Karachi: Nine Chinese were killed when a bus carrying Chinese engineers exploded in pakistan a few days ago. One person was injured in a shootout with Chinese nationals in Karachi today (July 28).
China has maintained a very close relationship with pakistan for the past few years. china has been implementing multi-billion rupee infrastructure projects under the pakistan Economic Corridor. Work is underway with the involvement of Chinese engineers in the water, energy, and road sectors. But for the past few months, the Chinese have been in a precarious position in Pakistan. Targeted incidents are happening.
In mid-July, a bus carrying Chinese engineers traveling to the khyber pakhtunkhwa province for a dam work exploded. 9 Chinese were killed. pakistan blamed the accident on a gas leak caused by a mechanical failure. Without trusting them, Pakistani technicians also came in person and conducted an investigation. Defense experts suspect that balochistan may be the work of militants or the Pakistani Taliban.
Following the incident, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang asked the government to have more consideration on the safety of its compatriots abroad. In this situation, masked persons who came on a bike towards 2 Chinese who were going by car in Karachi, the main city of pakistan today, shot at them and escaped. One of them sustained a hand injury. Stating that it was a personal incident, he said he fully believed that pakistan would ensure the security of the Chinese.
