Pakistan Official Says China Halted Work on Two Projects After Deadly Attack

Security personnel inspect the site of the attack near Besham in the Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. AFP

By Lehaz Ali

Chinese contractors have halted construction on two major dam projects in Pakistan after a suicide bomber killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver this week, a provincial official told AFP on Friday.

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