RAWALPINDI/ KARACHI : The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in its statement on August 13 said “On 13 August 2023 at 1000 hrs, terrorists attacked a military convoy in district Gwadar. The terrorists used small arms and hand grenades during the activity”,
However, it added that due to efficient and swift response, two terrorists were sent to hell with no harm to any military or civil persons.
Security Forces of Pakistan were determined to weed out terrorists from Pakistan .
In a separate statement , China’s consulate in Karachi said the attacked convoy was carrying Chinese workers.
“A Chinese convoy from the Gwadar port project was hit by roadside bombs and gunfire on its way back to the port area from the Gwadar Airport,” it said in a statement on its website, adding that “no Chinese citizens were killed or injured”.
According to it, the attack took place at 9:17am.
The consulate asked Pakistan to “severely punish the perpetrators and take concrete and effective measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens, institutions and projects”.
The statement said the Chinese consulate general “has activated the contingency plan as soon as possible, reminding local Chinese citizens, enterprises, and projects to be vigilant, upgrade security measures, prevent security risks, and pay close attention to the security situation to ensure safety”.
An international network is targeting Chinese nationals and workers in Pakistan with an objective to harm not only Pak-China relationship , but force Chinese to quit Pakistan . In the past , Chinese were targeted all across Pakistan by the same network.
Pakistan and China are fully aware of the malicious plan and take all possible measure to thwart the plan of hitting Chinese nationals in Pakistan . Despite , a best possible security plan, anti Pakistan forces managed to target Chinese nationals and workers in Pakistan . In the recent past , Chinese high level delegation was attacked by terrorists in Gwadar . Later , Chinese teachers were killed in a suicide bombing in Karachi University.
Now a day before Pakistan’s independence day, the enemy tried to attacked Chinese workers again in Gwadar.