Tariq Saeed Peshawar
Pledging that no stone would be left unturned to punish the terrorists behind the attack on Chinese nationals in Bisham, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday observed that the cowardly attack was aimed at creating a wedge between Pakistan and the time tested friend China.
In an extremely gory incident a suicide explosion targeting foreigners’ vehicle on Karakoram Highway in Bisham district Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 26, it may be recalled, had left at least six people including five engineers of the brotherly country China dead. Those killed also included a Chinese lady.
The Chinese were on their way from Islamabad to Dasu Dam, upper Kohistan, where they were working at the gigantic Dasu Hydropower Project being carried out with the help of China and is close to completion.
“The incident was aimed to damage an extraordinary friendship between Pakistan and China”. Prime Minister Sharif said while addressing a condolence reference for the deceased Chinese nationals in Dasu upper Kohistan division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.
On this occasion Shehbaz Sharif vowed to provide maximum security to the Chinese engineers and their families who were working on different development projects in Pakistan.
He said that the sole purpose of his visit was to offer deep condolences to the Chinese nationals in Dasu who lost their beloved colleagues following the terrorist attack and promised that the government would leave no stone unturned to punish the terrorists behind the coward attack in Bisham. 30-seconds silence was also observed for those who lost lives in the tragic incident.
The prime minister said that he had also ordered a high-level probe through a joint investigation team to ascertain facts and responsible persons which would be brought to justice. He hoped Pak-China friendship would move forward and the enemies of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor would be defeated.
Terming it a job of the enemies of Pakistan, he said that it was a dastardly act on the part of the perpetrators who found every opportunity to harm this friendship, which was strengthening with each passing day and expanding and moving forward with speed.
