It is heartening to note that the Chinese company concerned has resumed work on 4,300MW Dasu hydropower project. On July 14, 2021, thirteen people - nine Chinese engineers, two local civilians and two personnel of the Frontier Constabulary - were killed and over two dozen sustained injuries when a bus carrying the team working on the project fell into a ravine after it was hit by an explosives-laden car. This terrorist attack brought the ongoing works on this hydropower project to a halt. The Chinese government and people deserve a lot of praise for their patience and understanding. To be understanding is to be sympathetic to someone's woes or challenges and terrorism is still a major challenge for us. No doubt, China is Pakistan's understanding friend. Our government, however, is required to step up security arrangements for all the Chinese working on a number of development projects in the country without any further loss of time.

Sarwar Jahangir (Lahore)

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