Pak-Sino ties become stronger after Dasu test

 

Sino-Pak ties emerge stronger after Dasu test

Both Pakistan and China vow to expose perpetrators of Dasu bus attack , joint statement after Yi-Qureshi meeting in Beijing 

July 24, 2021

ISLAMABAD:

On Saturday Pakistan and China promised to bring the culprits of Dasu bus deadly incident, before the media and give them exemplary punishment to prevent such kind of incidents in future.

" Leaders from both sides expressed their firm resolve to expose the culprits and their evil designs through the ongoing joint investigation,giving exemplary punishment to the perpetrators,ensure comprehensive security and safety of the Chinese projects , nationals and institutions , prevent reocurrence of such inhuman incidents." read a joint statement of Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing.  

On July 14, at least 13 people including nine Chinese nationals were killed in an incident that was initially considered as an accident but the joint statement made it clear that it was a terrorist attack.This incident has raised many questions about the Chinese future investment in Pakistan.But the joint readout suggested that the two sides were not deterred by the bus attack as the Pakistan side promised comprehensive security for the Chinese nationals.According to the joint statement, both sides vehemently condemned the terrorist attack in Dasu which become the cause of loss of precious lives and injuries to the Pakistani and Chinese workers. 

The Pakistan side conveyed its profound condolences and sympathies to the bereaved families, emphasised that the sacrifices of Chinese nationals would not be in vain, and that the China-Pakistan partnership would emerge stronger through this test. The Pakistan side promised to ensure medical treatment, care and comfort of the injured, said the statement further.After the bus incident, the crucial Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC), the apex forum for CPEC, was postponed.