2024-03-29 15:56:23
Pakistan: The government needs to implement international laws to prevent the movement of terrorists across borders
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif stressed the importance of applying international laws at the borders. To prevent the influx of terrorist elements into Pakistan, especially from Afghanistan, in light of the new wave of terrorism that the country is witnessing.
A photo made available by the Prime Minister’s Office shows Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (left) and Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir (right) during a meeting following the suicide attack on Chinese citizens in the capital, Islamabad, where Sharif pledged to bring to justice the perpetrators of the recent attack on Chinese citizens in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Justice quickly (EPA)
The Pakistani Geo channel reported that Asif called in a post on the X platform to make some necessary fundamental changes regarding the situation on the border in light of the rise in terrorist attacks.
He said that the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is different from any other border in the world, describing Afghanistan as a “source of terrorism” for Pakistan.
Pakistani security men outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad (IPA)
He added that the Afghan government is not making any progress towards eliminating terrorist elements who use Afghan territory to carry out attacks on Pakistan, despite Islamabad’s efforts.
He pointed out that the Afghan authorities know all their terrorist hideouts. Asif’s statements came following the suicide attack that took place on Tuesday, which claimed the lives of 5 Chinese and a Pakistani in the city of Bisham.
Pakistan accuses the Afghan authorities of not taking action once morest terrorist groups, including the Pakistani Taliban, which operate on its territory and have been involved in cross-border attacks once morest security forces and civilians.
A Pakistani security man searches people and vehicles at a checkpoint following an attack on Chinese citizens in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan (EPA)
Meanwhile, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held an emergency security meeting in his office in Islamabad; To review security protocols for Chinese citizens in Pakistan, a day following 5 Chinese engineers working on a water dam project were killed in a terrorist attack. A government statement following the meeting explained that Shehbaz Sharif ordered a comprehensive investigation into the terrorist attack that targeted Chinese engineers working on the Dassault Hydropower Dam project in northwestern Pakistan. He emphasized the use of all possible means; To reach the perpetrators and bring them to justice, adding that terrorism constitutes an international threat, and Pakistan’s enemies have exploited it to obstruct its progress and development. He said that such actions targeting Pakistan-China friendship are specifically aimed at creating a state of mistrust between the two strategic partners. Pakistan and China.
A Pakistani security man searches people and vehicles at a checkpoint following an attack on Chinese citizens in Peshawar, where at least 6 people, including 5 Chinese, were killed in the attack (EPA)
Pakistan has strengthened security measures for Chinese working on infrastructure projects in the northwest of the country, a day following five of them were killed in a suicide bombing, according to a regional official.
The security of Chinese crews working on facility projects in Pakistan has long been a source of concern for Beijing, which has invested billions of dollars in the country in recent years.
A Pakistani security man searches people and vehicles at a checkpoint following an attack on Chinese citizens in Peshawar, where at least 6 people, including 5 Chinese, were killed in the attack (EPA)
Five Chinese nationals working at the construction site of the Dasu hydroelectric dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and their Pakistani driver were killed in a suicide bombing that targeted their vehicle in northwestern Pakistan.
A senior official in the Ministry of Interior in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa told Agence France-Presse that security measures have been strengthened at sites where Chinese employees work in this province.
“I have issued directives to all law enforcement agencies to strengthen security measures surrounding Chinese citizens and all foreigners,” he added, requesting that his name not be revealed.
He continued: “Instructions were also issued to foreign citizens to restrict their movements.”
For his part, Pakistan’s Information Minister Atallah Tarar announced in a press conference in Islamabad that all security measures would be reviewed “to identify gaps and fix them.”
No party claimed responsibility for the attack, while the Pakistani Taliban, which is active in this region and has previously targeted Chinese interests, denied its involvement. Bakht Dhaher from the local police told Agence France-Presse that the victims of the attack were 4 men and a woman who were traveling in a convoy consisting of 12 vehicles.
He pointed out that “the suicide bomber drove his car into the middle of the convoy and blew himself up.” Which led to the car carrying the Chinese engineers falling into a valley and catching fire.
Beijing “strongly” condemned the suicide attack. The Chinese embassy said, in a statement, “The Chinese embassy and consulates in Pakistan strongly condemn this terrorist act, express their sincere condolences to the victims in both countries, and express their sincere sympathy to the families of the victims.”
Chinese institutions are regularly subjected to attacks by separatists in Balochistan Province, a large, poor and sparsely populated province in southwestern Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan and Iran.
The region is rich in fuel and minerals, but its residents complain of marginalization and not benefiting from its natural resources.
Last week, the separatist Balochistan Liberation Army carried out an attack on facilities in the strategic port of Gwadar, which constitutes the cornerstone of a huge Chinese project in the region.
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