Chinese citizens in Pakistan warned of possible terror attacks

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Chinese citizens in Pakistan warned of possible terror attacks

AP Published December 8, 2017

China has warned its citizens in Pakistan to be on alert after receiving intelligence reports about possible attacks targeting Chinese.

The Chinese Embassy in Islamabad said on its website on Friday that it had information about a “series of terror attacks” planned against Chinese organisations and personnel, without giving details. It urged its citizens to stay inside and avoid crowded places.

Thousands of Chinese workers are employed in development of about $60 billion worth of infrastructure projects under Beijing's 'Belt and Road' initiative. The port and road-building projects have come under frequent attacks in Balochistan.

The government has promised Beijing that it will deploy troops to secure the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and Chinese nationals in the country.

Earlier this year, two Chinese nationals who were believed to be Christian missionaries were abducted from Quetta and killed by the militant Islamic State group.

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Mark

Dec 08, 2017 07:59pm

This is govt responsibility to make sure about there security at any cost. The government already failed to to protect life and property of their own people and there is no more guarantee about overseas citizens

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B.C. khare

Dec 08, 2017 08:47pm

The state intelligence agency of Pakistan , itself organises rather singularly play a role in abductions of it's citizens and that of foreign nationals, remember the abduction of a Turkish family recently. Pakistan is so desperate in flattering it's friendly country and it's dictator president to the extent I can not describe in words. It is a shameful action on the part of a democratic sovereign nation if it is actually deserves to be called for so!

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AHAQ

Dec 08, 2017 09:00pm

If they have the information, then working with Pakistan, they should find out the real forces behind these terror groups and eliminate them before they act.

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Gaurav

Dec 08, 2017 09:20pm

The weather is getting stormy between the all-weather-friends.

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Seedoo

Dec 08, 2017 10:52pm

@Gaurav Does this mean your prayers and wishes are coming true? Does this make you happy?

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Riz1

Dec 09, 2017 01:42am

I wonder why we are simply unable to convince the Chinese, or for that matter anyone else, that the Indians are behind all those terror attacks against us and the Chinese workers and citizens in Pakistan. Maybe we do not believe it ourselves how much ever the overlords try to push it down our collective throats. Our maybe it's just another falsehood among the litany that their media machine conjures up day after day.

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Imtiaz Ali Khan

Dec 09, 2017 03:34am

We Pakistanis love our Chinese family, no force on earth can undo this friendship. Inshallah! Long live mother China and Pak land. SinoPak Iron brothers 4 life!

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PKS

Dec 09, 2017 04:22am

Why thousands of chinese workers have to work in pakistan? Why locals are not employed? These are basic civil, mechanical and electrical jobs which does not need great technical skills.

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Anurag

Dec 09, 2017 09:14am

Very pathetic

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Dr. Javed

Dec 09, 2017 11:10am

@B.C. khare Unfortunately you are correct in the analysis.

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Missing person

Dec 09, 2017 12:00pm

Who will build the roads yhen

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Ataf Ahemed Ansari

Dec 09, 2017 12:34pm

Its unfortunate. When both the country's are working hand in hand, for progress of the Pakistan,these kind of situations will hamper the outcome.

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Sesh

Dec 09, 2017 12:56pm

@Ataf Ahemed Ansari no country works for other country's progress. No one in this world is like that

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B.C. khare

Dec 09, 2017 08:43pm

@Dr. Javed , sir I am fortunate enough to elicit your comment, but more than that is my earnest desire for a strong democratic , prosperous Pakistan.After all we have a strong bond and genetically we are destined to tread a path of same culture.

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nizamuddin khan

Dec 10, 2017 08:14pm

We share nothing in common with the Chinese (culturally) and yet we are going to have a fairly large population of Chinese settling permanently in Pakistan. If we cannot guarantee their safety it is better to say so upfront than have innocent people killed. CPEC is necessary to Pakistan's future but let's not build our future on the lives of innocent hard working Chinese.

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friend

Dec 10, 2017 10:08pm

Chinese men with no chance of getting any women in China (due to unhealthy gender ratio), working in Pakistan would mean Pakistanis should protect their womenfolk better. There is always going to be problem

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Hyderabadi

Dec 10, 2017 11:01pm

@Imtiaz Ali Khan , I used to like your comments as they were related to our common ancestors in Indus Valley Civilization, now that you call Chinese as your mother, I am sorry Bhai, you just lost a family member in me. U shall still pray for a man among brothers but without Chinese mother's involved as we do not even remotely look like them and can't understand these rouge traders.

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Mohit

Dec 11, 2017 05:06am

@Riz1 You are unable to convince because its not true, simple.

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