ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has deported five Chinese nationals after a brawl with police deputed for their security.
Police investigated the matter and suggested to higher authorities that the Chinese nationals should be deported.
According to Pakistani media, they were deported on Tuesday.
The incident took place in Khanewal district of Punjab province on April 3. A bystander captured the brawl through a smartphone and it went viral on social media.
The Chinese engineers and other staff are seen in the video getting into an argument with police that escalated into a physical scuffle. The men are clearly seen moving toward policemen in an aggressive manner while one of them stands on a police vehicle.
The Chinese national were working on the M-4 Motorway project in Kabirwala, Khanewal, and wanted to leave the camp without security, but when the police tried to stop them the spat ensued.
Khanewal police also took administrative action against the policemen involved in the brawl, a local policeman told Arab News.
China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a $50 billion project that connects Kashgar in western China with Gwadar port in Pakistan’s southwest.
Islamabad considers this as a major economic development project and thousands of Chinese nationals are working on this project in Pakistan.
