Chinese embassy asks nationals to curtail movement after suicide attack

Islamabad: The Chinese Embssy in Pakistan early Saturday asked the Chinese nationals in Pakistan to avoid unnecessary outings amid growing security threats after the fresh suicide attack in Gwadar that wounded a Chinese engineer and killed two Pakistani children on Friday evening.
“The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan reminds the Chinese citizens in Pakistan to be vigilant, strengthen safety precautions, reduce unnecessary outings, and take effective security protections,” said a statement issued here by the embassy early Saturday morning .
It said: “Recently, the security situation in Pakistan has been severe. There have been several terrorist attacks in succession, resulting in the casualties of several Chinese citizens.”
The embassy reminded that in August 20 (Friday) at the Gwadar East Bay Expressway project in Balochistan, Pakistan, a motorcade carrying Chinese personnel was attacked by a suicide bomber.
“One Chinese was injured, two local children were killed and several others were injured. After the incident, the Pakistani side sent the wounded to the hospital in Gwadar for treatment at the first time,” it said.
The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan strongly condemns this act of terrorism, extends its sincere sympathies to the injured of both countries, and expresses its deep condolences to the innocent victims in Pakistan, said the statement.
The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan launched the emergency plan immediately, demanding Pakistan to properly treat the wounded, conduct a thorough investigation on the attack, and severely punish the perpetrators, it further said.
“At the same time, relevant departments at all levels in Pakistan must take practical and effective measures to accelerate to implement strengthened whole-process security measures and upgraded security cooperation mechanism to ensure that similar incidents will not happen again,” the embassy demanded.