Islamic State has killed two Chinese teachers it kidnapped in Balochistan last month, the militant group's Amaq news agency said on Thursday. Armed men pretending to be policemen kidnapped the two language teachers in Quetta, on May 24. The kidnapping was a rare security incident involving Chinese nationals in Pakistan, where Beijing has pledged $57 billion for its "Belt and Road" plan. "Islamic State fighters killed two Chinese people they had been holding in Balochistan province, southwest Pakistan," Amaq said.
A Balochistan government spokesman said officials were in the process of confirming "whether the report is true". China's embassy in Pakistan could not be reached and there was no immediate comment from Pakistan's interior ministry or its foreign office. China's ambassador to Pakistan and other officials have often urged Islamabad to improve security, especially in Balochistan, where China is building a new port and funding roads to link its western regions with the Arabian Sea.