Another attack on BRI project in Pakistan

The security situation for Chinese citizens in Pakistan appears to be deteriorating further. On Friday, two Pakistani children died in a suicide attack on a convoy transporting Chinese engineers near the southwestern Pakistani port of Gwadar. A Chinese man was among the injured. A separatist militant organization called the Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack. China’s embassy in Islamabad urged Pakistan to investigate the attack and to step up cooperation with Beijing in countering terrorism. The embassy advised its Chinese citizens to avoid public places.