Bomb attack in Pakistan, China joins probe of incident as it's citizens killed

Beijing has invested more than USD 65 billion...

In the wake of the suicide bomb attack that claimed the lives of five Chinese nationals, Chinese investigators arrived in Pakistan to probe the incident, as per reports.

According to the report, the incident happened on March 26 was the third major attack in little over a week on China-invested infrastructural projects, in which Beijing has invested more than USD 65 billion as part of its wider Belt and Road initiative.

At Beijing's embassy Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met the Chinese team of investigators and briefed them on the investigation so far, the statement said.

At present, no one has claimed responsibility for the recent attack, in which a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into a convoy of Chinese engineers working on a hydropower project at Dasu in Pakistan's northwest, killing six people

During his interaction with the Beijing's probe team at Chinese Embassy in Islamabad, the security czar informed them about the progress made so far in the investigations into the tragic incident, The News International reported.

Measures pertaining to protection of Chinese nationals and overall security were also discussed in the meeting

The federal minister also met the Chinese ambassador and updated him on the probe into Besham incident.

However, the GM of Mohmand Dam Asim Rauf said that 250 Chinese continue to work on the Mohmand Dam and they have not stopped work. "Chinese have shown satisfaction over the security situation in the project area and they are working on the site," the official said.