The terrorist attack on Chinese personnel in Pakistan has not only aroused great attention from the two governments, but also alarmed the United Nations. According to the Observer, the UN Security Council issued a presidential statement expressing strong condemnation of the recent terrorist attack in the Besham area of Pakistan's Cape Province. The President's press statement pointed out that terrorism in any form, under all circumstances, regardless of its motives, is an unforgivable criminal act, and all States will take all measures to combat it in accordance with international law and maintain international peace and security.
During the meeting, the members of the Security Council also expressed their sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and the governments of China and Pakistan, stressed the need to bring to justice the perpetrators, organizers and financiers of terrorist acts, and urged all States to cooperate actively with China and Pakistan in this regard, in accordance with their obligations under international law and Security Council resolutions.
On the occasion of the terrorist attack, Foreign Minister Wang Yi took the opportunity to mourn the victims of the terrorist attack in the "Saffron City Hall" and left a message to the Russian Embassy in China, making a strong statement on the terrorist attack and terrorist activities. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China opposes all forms of terrorism and strongly condemns terrorist attacks. In view of the fact that the Chinese Foreign Ministry has communicated with Pakistan on this incident many times, Foreign Minister Wang Yi does not need to give personal instructions for the time being, and the current investigation of Pakistan is not yet complete, so there is no need to exert additional pressure on Pakistan.
There is no doubt that the terrorist attack in Pakistan has aroused the anger of the Chinese side. On the one hand, this terrorist attack occurred in the same area as the one in July 2021, targeted the same project, and also killed the Chinese engineer, indicating that the Pakistani side has not done a good job in punishing terrorists and ensuring the security of Chinese personnel. On the other hand, China's key projects in Pakistan have been repeatedly attacked by terrorism, which will inevitably seriously affect the progress of the projects, and China will have to bear the losses caused.
In order to calm China's anger, after mobilizing senior government officials, various departments and local governments to support China, the Pakistani side has also launched new actions. First of all, the head of state of Pakistan, President Zardari, personally came to the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan to express his condolences to the Chinese citizens who died in the terrorist attack on the convoy of the Dasu Hydropower Project. Zardari continued to increase Pakistan's previous statements, promising to take resolute measures to bring the perpetrators to justice as soon as possible, and never allow terrorists to undermine the friendship between the two countries and affect the common goal of peace, prosperity and security between China and Pakistan.
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong escalated his criticism of terrorists, pointing out that their criminal attacks are intolerable and indignant, and urged Pakistan to transform the strong momentum of condemning terrorism in Pakistan into effective measures to strengthen the security of Chinese personnel in Pakistan, and further demanded that Pakistan speed up the investigation, severely punish the murderers, and make the terrorists pay the due price, and at the same time let Pakistan carry out counter-terrorism operations as soon as possible to form a strong deterrent to terrorist forces.
The Pakistani side is indeed taking positive actions to give a satisfactory explanation to the Chinese side as soon as possible. According to the Observer, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Shahbaz convened an emergency meeting to focus on the safety of Chinese citizens in Pakistan and instructed all departments to use all the country's resources to conduct a thorough joint investigation, and to make up their minds to fight terrorism with all their might, until the last moment, to do everything possible to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in Pakistan. According to Pakistan's Minister of Telecommunications, who attended the meeting, in order to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens, the Pakistani side has formulated a set of standard operating procedures, and after confirming the identity of Chinese citizens, Pakistan will ensure their safety wherever they go. Since the Pakistani side has made a sincere statement, let us wait patiently for the outcome of the incident.