Clarification: The Chinese Victims of Last Week’s Gun Attack in Karachi Were Pakistan Citizens, Not Dual Citizens

The Pakistani national identification card of Ronald Raymond Chou, one of there victims of a suspected terrorist attack last week in Karachi.

A number of international media outlets including Al Jazeera, Reuters, and the Associated Press, incorrectly reported last week that the three Chinese victims of a shooting attack at a dental clinic in the Pakistani port city of Karachi were dual nationals. This is not possible because dual nationality is not legal in China.

Instead, they were all Pakistani citizens who were also members of Karachi’s large Chinese diaspora community.

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