Foreign Office on Monday confirmed the killing of two Chinese nationals in Balochistan after their abduction from Quetta in May 2017 and also reiterated Pakistan's commitment to work with China and the international community to enhance counterterrorism cooperation for regional peace.
"The government of Pakistan strongly condemns the death of two innocent Chinese nationals. The DNA reports have confirmed that the two persons killed in Balochistan in June 2017 were the same two Chinese nationals, who were kidnapped from Quetta in May 2017," Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said in a statement.
"The government of Pakistan expresses its deep sense of shock and grief on this brutal act of terrorism, and extends condolences to the government and people of the People's Republic of China and sympathies to the families of the victims," he said, adding that the government of Pakistan would continue to conduct thorough investigation and apprehend the perpetrators of this crime and bring them to justice. He further said that Pakistan strongly condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestation. "We are grateful to the government of China for its strong support for our fight against the menace of terrorism. Pakistan will continue to work with China and the international community to enhance counterterrorism cooperation as well as regional and global peace and security," the spokesperson added.
In a statement on June 12, 2017, former Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had stated that the slain Chinese nationals were involved in preaching Christianity under the guise of business. "A group of Chinese citizens, including the slain couple, had entered Pakistan on business visas, but instead of engaging in any business activity they went to Quetta and under the garb of learning Urdu language, were actually engaged in preaching," Nisar had further stated.
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