Category: Terrorism
China Wants “Concrete Actions” From Pakistan on Security Issues, Says Ambassador
China's ambassador to Pakistan invited a small group of local journalists to the embassy on Friday for a rare press conference to deliver a blunt message to the government in Islamabad: the security situation in the country has to improve. Jiang ...
China Consulate in Myanmar Hit With Explosive Device: Local Media
China's consulate in Myanmar's city of Mandalay was attacked with an explosive device, local media said Saturday, adding that no deaths or injuries were reported. The blast occurred at the consulate office in central Mandalay, south of the sprawling Royal Palace, ...
China’s Paying a High Cost for Its “All-Weather” Relationship With Pakistan
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is in Pakistan this week to get ties with its South Asian neighbor back on track after a series of terrorist attacks this year. The latest incident occurred earlier this month near the airport in the southern ...
Blast Kills Two Chinese Nationals in Pakistan’s Biggest City
A massive blast on a road near the airport of Pakistan's largest city killed two Chinese nationals, Beijing's embassy said Monday, after a separatist militant group claimed an attack in the area. A local journalist heard the explosion in Pakistan's southern ...
Pakistan Announces Anti-Terrorism Campaign Amid Pressure From Beijing
The Pakistani government announced a military operation aimed at curbing violent terrorism. Dubbed Azm-e-Istehkam (‘Resolve for Stability’ in Urdu) the operation will likely focus on militants crossing from Afghanistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday: “Ensuring protection and security of both ...
Pakistan PM to Visit China Next Week: Beijing
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China and meet President Xi Jinping next week, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Friday. Beijing is Islamabad's closest regional ally, readily providing financial assistance to bail out its often-struggling neighbor.
Investigation Identifies Security Lapses in Pakistan Terror Attack
An investigation into the attack that killed five Chinese nationals last month found serious lapses in security and a failure to adhere to standard security protocols. A three-member committee of the Pakistani government reported that the vehicle carrying the Chinese nationals ...
Chinese Dam Project Reopens After Deadly Pakistan Attack: Officials
A Chinese contractor has resumed construction on a major dam site in northwestern Pakistan after being provided with extra security, officials said Wednesday, following a deadly attack on Chinese engineers. Power China and the China Gezhouba Group Company halted work on ...
Terrorism Tops the Agenda at Shanghai Cooperation Organization Meeting in Kazhakstan
National security advisors from the nine member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and several observer states gathered on Wednesday in the Kazakh capital, Astana, to discuss the growing threat posed by terrorism in Russia and Central and South Asia. ...
Pakistan PM Tries to Reassure Chinese Workers They’ll be Safe, Promises ‘Fool-Proof’ Security Following Attack
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sought to reassure colleagues of five Chinese nationals killed last week in a terrorist attack that they will be safe working in the country. The Prime Minister traveled to the northwestern city of Dasu on Monday ...
Remains of Five Chinese Workers Killed in Pakistan Terror Attack Arrive in Wuhan
A Pakistani Air Force jet landed in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Wednesday with the bodies of five workers killed in a killed a terrorist attack in northwest Pakistan. Chaudhry Salik Hussain, federal minister for overseas Pakistanis, accompanied the ...
Pakistan Official Says China Halted Work on Two Projects After Deadly Attack
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.