Chinese contractors have halted construction on two major dam projects in Pakistan after a suicide bomber killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver this week, a provincial official told AFP on March 29. The companies have demanded that Pakistan authorities come up with new security plans before reopening the sites where around 1,250 Chinese nationals are working, the official said. The security of Chinese workers is a major concern to both countries, with nationals frequently targeted by militants hostile to outside influence.
Pakistani Official Says China Halts Work On Two Projects After Deadly Attack
Volunteers transport the coffins of a Chinese national from a hospital following a suicide attack the Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on March 26.