Suicide Attacks
Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed “shock” and reaffirmed Beijing’s support for Pakistan’s security and stability after over 60 people died in suicide attacks in Mastung and Hangu.
President Xi conveyed sympathy to President Dr. Arif Alvi for the victims’ families and injuries, mourning deeply for them. He also reiterated China’s strong opposition to all forms of terrorism and firm support for Pakistan’s national security and stability.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang extended condolences to Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar earlier in the day.
Chinese President Reacts to Suicide Attacks
A suicide attack rocked Mastung, Balochistan, on Friday, marking the second major explosion in September. Terrorists carried out the attack near a mosque where 43 people died while preparing for an Eid Miladun Nabi procession.
The death toll reached 60 when an injured victim, Muhammad Rafiq, succumbed to injuries at the Civil Hospital Trauma Center in Quetta on Sunday.
On the same day, a blast occurred in a mosque in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing five people, including a policeman. The incident happened during the Friday sermon at a time when many believers gather at the mosque.
Two militants attempted to enter the police station and opened fire at the gate, with one of them being killed by police in retaliatory fire. Two policemen were injured during the firing, and the other militant detonated himself inside the mosque. Prompt police action resulted in fewer casualties after the blast.
A day earlier, Interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti, addressing a press conference in Quetta, implicated the Indian intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), in carrying out terror incidents in Pakistan.
Bugti asserted that the authorities knew those involved in these activities and vowed to avenge every drop of Pakistani blood.
He pledged to utilize all resources to eliminate terrorism and emphasized that there’s no place for militants and their facilitators in the country.
