A special monument will be built as a mark of respect for the Chinese engineers who became the victim of the recent bomb blast.
The monument to be at the site of the incident will be a standing tribute to their services which they rendered in construction of Gwadar seaport, a high pro-file project in the country, this was stated by Minister of Communication Babar Khan Ghauri.
Talking to APP, after his meeting held in Beijing on Saturday with his Chinese counterpart Zhang Chunxian, he said Pakistan government holds those in high esteem who lost their while serving a national cause. "We consider them as their heroes as well," he added.
The minister who arrived here last, accompanying the dead bodies conveyed deep sense of shock and grief to the Chinese side on behalf of the government and the people of Pakistan.
While reciprocating the sentiments, the Chinese minister conveyed special thanks to President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali for their personal care in treating the injured and handling the maters relating to the tragic incident.
He reassured that the Chinese engineers and workers would be working with same spirit and zeal for completion of the Gwadar project by the end of this year. China, he said, is prepared to further expand the areas of bilateral co-operation in the communication sector.
Babar Ghauri further said that the incident has shocked our entire nation. We appreciate our Chinese friends' faith in us and we assure them of complete security cover in future.
Pakistan, he said highly valued the contribution made by the Chinese people in the national development. The resumption of work at the Gwadar port reflects their sincerity as well as the existing close and abiding friendship between the governments and the people of the two countries, he added.
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