China strongly condemns Karachi terrorist attack

Beijing: China has condemned the suicide attack in the University of Karachi and urged Pakistan to “resolutely crackdown on the terrorist organization involved.”

Four people including three Chinese nationals were killed and three others injured in the blast carried out by a female bomber inside the university Tuesday.

In her remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying condemned the attack and expressed sympathies with the victims’ families.

“The Chinese Foreign Ministry and diplomatic missions in Pakistan have activated the emergency response mechanism immediately after the incident,” said Chunying.

Chinese foreign ministry and diplomatic missions in Pakistan will continue to urge Pakistani authorities to resolutely crackdown on the terrorist organization involved, added the spokesperson.

We strongly condemn the terrorist attack targeting Chinese teachers at University of Karachi and express our condolences to the victims. Nothing will undermine China-Pakistan friendship.

— Hua Chunying 华春莹 (@SpokespersonCHN) April 27, 2022

She said the Pakistani government will conduct an in-depth probe into the incident, give exemplary punishment to the perpetrators, and strengthen the security of Chinese personnel, projects, and institutions in Pakistan.

“The blood of the Chinese people should not be shed in vain, and those behind this incident will surely pay the price,” she said.

China’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Wu Jianghao made a telephone call to the Pakistani Ambassador to China and demanded a “thorough investigation of the incident.”

He demanded that the Pakistani side should immediately make a thorough investigation of the incident, apprehend and punish the perpetrators to the full extent of the law, and take all possible measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in Pakistan and prevent such incidents from happening again.

“The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan and Consulate-General in Karachi are working with the Pakistani side to deal with the follow-up matters of the casualties,” the spokesperson said.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan on the evening of April 26 to convey condolences, saying that the Pakistani government will conduct an in-depth probe into the incident, give exemplary punishment to the perpetrators, and strengthen the security of Chinese personnel, projects and institutions in Pakistan in an all-round way.

He said his government will never allow any force to undermine the Pakistan-China friendship. Local authorities in Sindh and Karachi have launched a full-scale investigation to hunt down the perpetrators.

The spokesperson said that the Chinese Foreign Ministry and Chinese diplomatic missions in Pakistan would continue to urge relevant Pakistani departments to handle properly the follow-up matters of those killed, treat the injured, and resolutely crackdown on the terrorist organization involved.

“The blood of the Chinese people should not be shed in vain, and those behind this incident will surely pay the price,” he added.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque has expressed shock and mourned the loss of precious lives including Chinese nationals in the Karachi terrorist attack.

“The entire nation is in shock and mourns the loss of these precious lives including our Chinese friends,” he said in a message.

He said that this cowardly act was a direct attack on the Pakistan-China friendship and ongoing cooperation.