- Pakistan, China works in close collaboration to share information, explains Env.
- “We hold Chinese friends informed of the measures we take.”
- “We have the ability to […] Overcoming these terrorist forces, ”he adds.
Pakistan and China’s discussions on security measures to protect Chinese nationals working in the Southern Asian country are ongoing work, Islamabad ambassador in Beijing said on Wednesday.
It is the “national responsibility” of Pakistan and the country “does everything that is possible,” said ambassador Khalil Hashmi at the sidelines of the Boao forum in the Chinese province of Hainan.
“I think our two countries work very closely in terms of information sharing, in terms of the development of standard operational procedures” to ensure that Chinese nationals working in Pakistan are safe, he said.
“We hold our Chinese friends informed of the measures we take, so it’s a work in progress.”
Hashmi said these talks were underway, with a high degree of confidence between the two countries.
“It is a complex security environment,” he said, “we have the capacity to solve, counter and fight and defeat these terrorist forces.”
Two Chinese citizens among three people were killed in a suicide explosion near Karachi airport in November of last year and forbidden – the major Balutchistan Liberation Army (Bla) – claimed its responsibility.
Later in February of this year, President Asif Ali Zardari met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, where it was promised that improved security measures for Chinese nationals and infrastructure projects in Pakistan would be taken.
A joint statement has mentioned that the Pakistani party will continue to make all efforts to investigate terrorist attacks involving Chinese personnel and translate the perpetrators into court.
It will also increase contributions in security and will take targeted and improved measures to effectively ensure the safety and safety of Chinese personnel, projects and institutions in Pakistan, and create a safe environment for cooperation between the two countries.
