ISLAMABAD – Chinese nationals were killed in a suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan in third such attack and now Chinese officials landed in Pakistan to officially join the probe into the killing of its nationals.
Bisham attack was third major attack in a week on Biejing’s interests in Pakistan, in a bid to dent Sino-Pak relations. China is Pakistan’s key ally as Iron Brother invested more than $65 billion in infrastructure projects as part of its wider Belt and Road initiative.
In the wake of recent attacks, Chinese investigators started working with Pakistani authorities to look into investigation into the killing of Chinese nationals.
The stern move comes in light of assaults that threaten Pakistan’s economic modernization drive.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also engaged with Chinese investigative team at Beijing’s embassy, and had a word on progress of investigation. The two sides kick-started joint probe in late 2022 after an attack that year on Chinese nationals and interests.
Meanwhile, no group has taken responsibility for attack. The earlier two attacks were conducted by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) as Pakistan’s key port in Balochistan and naval air base came under attack.
Chinese army willing to work with Pakistan to deal with ‘security challenges’
