CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Another terror attack rocked Pakistan on Sunday night, killing two Chinese nationals who were working at the Port Qasim Electric Power Company a coal-powered power plant that’s a joint China-Pakistan venture. An IED tore through the convey around 11 p.m. killing them and other Pakistani nationals.
The attack that came a week before Pakistan is to host a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has cast doubt about the security threats prevalent in the conflict-ridden country.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) took responsibility for the attack and the militant group’s spokesman Junaid Baloch said on Monday that one of their suicide bombers targeted the convoy of Chinese engineers and investors as they left the airport. BLA, a separatist group based in the restive southwestern Balochistan province, has been seeking independence for Balochistan, the province bordering Afghanistan and Iran.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he was shocked and saddened by the attack and called the attackers enemies of Pakistan. “I strongly condemn this heinous act and offer my heartfelt condolences to the Chinese leadership & the people of China, particularly the families of the victims,” he wrote on the social media platform X.
He vowed to safeguard Chinese workers, stating that the country will leave no stone unturned to ensure their security and well-being.
