ISLAMABAD: China’s ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong called on Pakistani army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday, who assured the Chinese official about the security of the country’s citizens working in Pakistan.
Nine Chinese workers employed at the Dasu Hydropower Project were killed in a bus attack in northwestern Pakistan last week. The project is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $65 billion investment plan aiming to link western China to the southern Pakistani port of Gwadar.
Beijing had initially called it a bomb attack but backed away from the assertion after Pakistan stated it was an accident. Later Beijing sent a team to help investigate the matter jointly with Pakistan.
“In wake of the recent Dasu bus incident involving Chinese citizens, COAS [chief of army staff] extended heartfelt sympathies and deepest condolences to the government and the people of the Republic of China, particularly the bereaved families,” the Pakistani military’s media wing said in a statement. “COAS said that Pakistan Army greatly values its brotherly relations with our time-tested friend and also assured full support /cooperation and security of Chinese citizens working in Pakistan.”
“COAS said that while we work for peace, we need to stay strong to thwart designs of all inimical forces challenging our resolve particularly those threatening China-Pakistan strategic cooperation,” the statement added. “Both agreed on need for continuous engagement and coordination for peace and stability in the region.”
The blast in Dasu occurred when a bus came under attack while it was on its way to the under-construction dam site in the area. Thirteen people in total were killed.
Army chief assures China of ‘full support, security’ of Chinese workers in Pakistan
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Army chief assures China of ‘full support, security’ of Chinese workers in Pakistan
- Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong calls on Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa
- Nine Chinese workers were killed in a bus attack in northwestern Pakistan last week
Security forces kill four militants in Pakistan’s volatile southwest, military says
- Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province by land area bordering Iran and Afghanistan, has long been the site of a low-level insurgency
- The Balochistan government has recently established a threat assessment center to strengthen early warning, prevent ‘terrorism’ incidents
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces gunned down four militants in an intelligence-based operation in the southwestern Balochistan province, the military said on Tuesday.
The operation was conducted in Balochistan’s Kalat district on reports about the presence of militants, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistani military’s media wing.
The “Indian-sponsored militants” were killed in an exchange of fire during the operation, while weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the deceased, who remained actively involved in numerous militant activities.
“Sanitization operations are being conducted to eliminate any other Indian-sponsored terrorist found in the area,” the ISPR said in a statement.
There was no immediate response from New Delhi to the statement.
Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province by land area bordering Iran and Afghanistan, has long been the site of a low-level insurgency involving Baloch separatist groups, including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF).
Pakistan accuses India of supporting these separatist militant groups and describes them as “Fitna Al-Hindustan.” New Delhi denies the allegation.
The government in Balochistan has also established a state-of-the-art threat assessment center to strengthen early warning and prevention against “terrorism” incidents, a senior official said this week.
“Information that was once scattered is now shared and acted upon in time, allowing the state to move from reacting after incidents to preventing them before they occur,” Balochistan Additional Chief Secretary Hamza Shafqaat wrote on X.
The development follows a steep rise in militancy-related deaths in Pakistan in 2025. According to statistics released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) last month, combat-related deaths in 2025 rose 73 percent to 3,387.
These included 2,115 militants, 664 security forces personnel, 580 civilians and 28 members of pro-government peace committees, the think tank said.
