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Pakistan

PM Shehbaz orders police punished after Chinese dam worker attack

  • Minister of Information Attaullah Tarar says committee appointed by premier has identified regional official, three district officials, and the director of security at the Dasu dam project for 'negligence'
Published April 6, 2024

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered at least five senior police officials be punished for negligence after a suicide bomber killed five Chinese engineers at a major dam site last month, the country's information minister said Saturday.

The attack in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province forced Power China and the China Gezhouba Company to suspend work on two dam projects after the bombing killed the five workers and a Pakistani driver, sending their van into a deep ravine.

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Hundreds of Chinese people are employed at the Dasu and Diamer Bhasha dam construction sites, located around 100 kilometers (62 miles) apart in the mountainous region.

Minister of Information Attaullah Tarar said a committee appointed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif identified a regional official, three district officials, and the director of security at the Dasu dam project for their "negligence" in fulfilling their duties.

Police detain 12 over bombing of Chinese workers

"The prime minister has ordered immediate action against these officials," Tarar told a press conference in the city of Lahore, without specifying what their punishment will be.

"The prime minister himself will be monitoring the security of Chinese (nationals). Those individuals who have shown negligence will be set as an example."

Tarar said security matters regarding Chinese citizens would be "treated with utmost seriousness and any lapses will not be tolerated."

Operations by Power China have resumed at Diamer Bhasha while operations at China Gezhouba Group Company at Dasu remain closed.

Pakistani police have detained more than 12 people, including Afghan nationals, in connection with the bombing.

Beijing is Islamabad's closest regional ally, frequently offering financial assistance to support its often-struggling neighbour and pouring more than $2 trillion into infrastructure projects.

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KU Apr 06, 2024 05:17pm
Its not that easy an excuse. If every sense related to remembering is called upon, Chinese security was promised and taken care by the armed forces, where did that go? Intelligence agencies too?
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Jk Apr 06, 2024 08:48pm
Every time this happens you hear the same thing over and over again. Wake up Chinese are the only one building dams and no country will tolerate their people being slaughtered.
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Àaqib ali Apr 06, 2024 10:54pm
Bike
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Idahmed Apr 06, 2024 11:50pm
Pemra should conduct a fare audit where load shedding is continued due to false statements of KE, many areas are exempted although they have much loses, and many areas in F.B.AREA faced load shedding with minor loses/recovery but KE knows why!!!
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Ch. K A Nye Apr 07, 2024 09:29am
@Idahmed , precisely what does your comment have to do with the article?
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Ch. K A Nye Apr 07, 2024 09:32am
Typical of speedy, find some scapegoats to blame for and put his head back in the sand and pretend that all is going to be OK as he is personally supervising security.
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