BEIJING – Chinese embassy in Pakistan strongly condemned Tuesday’s suicide attack on Chinese personnel and demanded of Pakistani authorities to conduct a thorough investigation.
The embassy called on Pakistani authorities to at all levels to take effective measures to strengthen the security of Chinese citizens in Pakistan and upgrade security cooperation mechanism to prevent any repeat of the incident.
In a statement, the Chinese embassy said around 1 pm on 26th March local time, a Chinese company’s bus carrying staff on the Dasu Hydropower Project in KP was hit by terrorist attack. Five Chinese nationals and one Pakistani citizen succumbed to the attack.
Chinese Embassy and Consulates General in Pakistan strongly condemn this terrorist attack, express deep condolences to the victims and sincere sympathy to the bereaved families, and are making every effort to handle the aftermath together with the Pakistani side.
It said Chinese officials are taking all necessary measures to protect the safety of Chinese citizens, institutions and projects in Pakistan, and to ensure such incidents will not happen again.
Embassy officials remind Chinese citizens, enterprises in Pakistan to pay close attention to the security situation, enhance security alerts, strengthen security measures, and make every effort to take safety precautions.
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