ISLAMABAD, MAY 14 (Online): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said enemies of Pak-China all weather friendship will not be forgiven.
“The entire Pakistani nation expresses grief with the affected Chinese families, he said this while addressing a memorial service held for victims of Karachi University terrorist attack in Islamabad on Saturday.
He went on to say Chinese teachers were killed earlier in Karachi University. Terrorist incident took place in Karachi. We condemn this terrorist attack in Karachi.
He remarked terror incident took place under the pretext of rights of Baloch brothers Chinese are our guests; he said adding we will extend every possible facilities to them.
No Pakistan can tolerate that terror incident happens with the guests. People have witnessed terrorism themselves. People of all the provinces of Pakistan have seen terrorism.
He observed that people were targeted in terrorism in the name of religion.
Attack on Chinese is attack on Sino-Pak friendship, he underlined. All are aware of friendship between people of Pakistan and China. Pak-China friendship exists at the level of state and people.
He underlined that both Pakistan and China have always faced challenges. In the past we witnessed that the people were targeted in the terror attacks in the name of religion. We will succeed by countering these terrorists…
Pakistan can never tolerate terrorist’s attacks on its guests, he said adding we will give exemplary punishment to the elements involved in terror attack in Karachi University. The sacrifices of people of Pakistan and China will not go waste.
In his remarks, Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood said Pakistan and China relationship has grown from strength to strength despite changes on the global and regional landscape. He said Pakistan and China always stood by each other and overcame challenges with solidarity and mutual support. He said we will defeat terrorism whilst working together in the same spirit of mutual trust and close collaboration.
Chinese Charge D’Affaires Pang Chunxue, in her remarks, stated the Chinese killed in Karachi University attack were the cultural ambassadors between Pakistan and China, and their remarkable achievements will be written in the history of this friendship.
She said we will work with Pakistan to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident to bring the perpetrators to justice.
She said China and Pakistan all weather friendship is deeply rooted in the hearts of our two peoples. She said iron clad friendship between Pakistan and China is unbreakable.
Pang Chunxue said her country will continue to support socio economic development of Pakistan. She said any attempt to undermine the two countries mutual trust and cooperation and the construction of CPEC is doomed to fail.
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