ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the death of two innocent Chinese nationals in Balochistan. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office spokesperson, the Chinese couple Lee Zing Yang, 24, and Meng Li Si, 26, had been killed in June ? a month after they were kidnapped from the Jinnah Town area of Quetta on May 24 this year. “The government of Pakistan expresses its deep sense of shock and grief on this brutal act of terrorism,” the FO’s statement read, while extending condolences to Beijing and to the Chinese couple’s relatives. The Foreign Office vowed that the government would “continue to conduct a thorough investigation and apprehend the perpetrators of this crime and to bring them to justice”. He said the government of Pakistan expresses its deep sense of shock and grief on this brutal act of terrorism, and extends condolences to the government and people of China and sympathies to the families of the victims. He said the government would continue to conduct thorough investigation and apprehend the perpetrators of this crime and bring them to justice. He said Pakistan strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestation. He said Pakistan is grateful to the government of China for its strong support for its fight against terrorism. He said Pakistan will continue to work with China and the international community to enhance counter terrorism cooperation as well as regional and global peace and security. In June, the interior minister was informed that the Chinese were involved in preaching instead of business activities – their declared purpose for visiting Pakistan. However, it was not clear what the interior ministry suspected them of ‘preaching’.
Published in Daily Times, October 31st 2017.
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