China on Monday urged Islamabad to investigate the Karachi blast in which two Chinese engineers were killed and a third was injured and ensure safety of its officials working in Pakistan.
A statement issued by the Beijing embassy urged Pakistani authorities to “conduct a thorough investigation of the attack and severely punish the killers, while at the same time taking practical measures to fully ensure the safety of Chinese citizens, institutions and projects”.
Beijing has repeatedly asked Islamabad to ensure the safety and security of Chinese nationals and its interests.
A massive blast on Sunday night that targeted a convoy of Chinese workers in Pakistan’s largest city killed two engineers in an attack claimed by a separatist group.
Sunday night’s attack comes a week before Pakistan hosts several heads of governments for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, a bloc established by Russia and China to deepen ties with Central Asian states.
