Security personnel inspect the blast site of the terrorist attack inside a university in Karachi, Pakistan, April 26, 2022. Photo:Xinhua

A special fund was given by the Chinese International Education Foundation for rehabilitation of the Confucius Institute at the University of Karachi, Pakistan, in the wake of the terrorist attack on its shuttle bus killing 3 Chinese Tuesday.

The fund of 500,000 yuan ($75,660) on April 30 will be also used to offer relief to the victims and their families.

Police inspect a site around damaged vehicles following a suicide bombing near the Confucious Institute affiliated with the Karachi University, in Karachi on April 26, 2022. Photo:VCG

The statement issued by the United Nations Security Council condemning the terrorist attack at the University of Karachi in Pakistan reflects the international community's strong indignation and severe condemnation of this act of terrorism, as well as its sympathy and condolences to the civilians of China and Pakistan who were tragically killed, representing the common sentiment of all countries in the world, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Friday. 

"Justice will not be absent, evil will be severely punished," Zhao said, noting that terrorism is the common enemy of all mankind, and combating terrorism is the common responsibility of the international community.

Zhao stressed that the current international terrorism continues to pose a serious threat to the security of people and social stability of all countries, calling on all parties to strengthen coordination and cooperation and take all measures to combat terrorism and jointly maintain world peace. 

The members of the UN Security Council on Thursday issued a press statement that strongly condemned the terrorist attack in the University of Karachi in Pakistan, which led to the deaths of three Chinese nationals and one Pakistani in addition to several injuries. 

In the statement, the UN Security Council members extended their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and the Governments of China and Pakistan, and reiterated that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, stressing that the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and supporters of the terror attack should be brought to justice, urging the countries to cooperate with the Chinese and Pakistani governments on this matter.

The Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in the University of Karachi in Pakistan, which led to the deaths of three Chinese nationals and one Pakistani and several injuries.

In a press statement, the members of the council condemned in the strongest terms Tuesday's heinous and cowardly terrorist attack, which was claimed by the Majeed Brigade of the Baloch Liberation Army.

The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the governments of Pakistan and China, and they wished a speedy and full recovery to those who were injured, said the press statement.

The council members reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. They underlined the need to hold perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice. They urged all states to cooperate actively with the governments of Pakistan and China, as well as all other relevant authorities in this regard.

The council members reiterated that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed. They reaffirmed the need for all states to combat by all means, in accordance with the UN Charter and other obligations under international law, threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari (left) and Xie Guoxiang, Minister Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan. Photo: Chinese Embassy in Pakistan

After claiming responsibility for the terror attack that struck the Confucius Institute within the University of Karachi on Tuesday and killed three Chinese teachers and a Pakistani driver, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant separatist group, warned China of more deadly attacks, and Chinese experts urged the Pakistani government to take immediate and firm actions on protecting Chinese nationals and projects and to strengthen counter-terrorism efforts. 

Pakistan is working hard investigating the case to bring the perpetrators to justice. Terrorism is the shared enemy of all humans, and China and Pakistan have the resolve and capability to cut the black hands of terrorists and make them pay the price, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a press conference on Thursday. 

"The Pakistani government has promised to strengthen safety for Chinese nationals, projects and organizations. We will not allow any force to sabotage the great China-Pakistan friendship and cooperation. We believe Pakistan will take stronger measures to ensure smooth China-Pakistan cooperation. Any attempts to destroy this cooperation will be smashed by the two peoples," said Wang.

Police inspect a site around a damaged vehicle following a suicide bombing near the Confucius Institute affiliated with the Karachi University, in Karachi on April 26, 2022. A woman suicide bomber from a Pakistan separatist group killed four people, including three Chinese nationals, in an attack on a vehicle carrying staff from the Confucius Institute affiliated with the Karachi University. Photo: AFP

The violent attack targeting Chinese teachers has shocked people in China and Pakistan and the international community. Before any investigation results on the terror attack were released, the spokesperson of the BLA said in a statement in English that "Hundreds of highly trained male and female members of the Baloch Liberation Army's Majeed Brigade are ready to carry out deadly attacks in any part of Balochistan and Pakistan." He continued to threaten China that "even harsher" attacks will be made if it does not halt projects in Pakistan. 

There used to be threats from terror groups toward Chinese nationals in Pakistan. But it is rare to see such barefaced threats soon after such a violent and heinous terror attack, Qian Feng, director of the research department at the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University, told the Global Times. 

Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari (left) and Xie Guoxiang, Minister Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan. Photo: Chinese Embassy in Pakistan

 
Pakistan's newly appointed Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday, the day he was sworn into the post, visited the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan to send condolences to the Chinese victims of the terror attack at the Confucius Institute in the University of Karachi in Pakistan. 

Three Chinese nationals and a Pakistani man were killed, and another Chinese was injured in a targeted suicide bombing at the University of Karachi's Confucius Institute on Tuesday afternoon local time in Karachi.

Bilawal said he directly came to the Chinese Embassy to mourn the victims after being sworn in earlier in the day. 

He said that Pakistan strongly condemns terror attacks that target Chinese citizens and sends the sincerest condolences to the people who died or got hurt in the attack as well as their families. 

"Terrorism is definitely intolerable," Bilawal said, vowing for a deep investigation into the issue to arrest the murderer no matter the cost and punish them severely.

Police inspect a site around damaged vehicles following a suicide bombing near the Confucious Institute affiliated with the Karachi University, in Karachi on April 26, 2022. Photo:VCG

A day after the terror attack at the Confucius Institute in the University of Karachi in Pakistan which killed three Chinese nationals and a local and injured another Chinese, Sichuan Normal University that co-hosts the institute urged Pakistan to bring the perpetrators to justice, as many Pakistani students mourned the victims.  

The three Chinese teachers killed were Huang Guiping, the Chinese director stationed in the Confucius Institute, Ding Mufang and Chen Sai, a volunteer. Another teacher, Wang Yuqing, was injured.

On Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a press conference that the Tuesday incident was a suicide terror attack targeting Chinese citizens. It was very vile in nature for making teachers, the promoter of culture exchanges and carriers of human civilization, the direct target. 

The Chinese government has attached great importance to the security of Chinese people and organizations. The Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan had started an emergency response and deployed staff to the site, said Wang, noting that the Consul General in Karachi had visited the injured Chinese national last night.

Wang reiterated that the blood of the Chinese people should not be shed in vain and China will work with Pakistan to bring the perpetrators to justice. The Pakistan government also promised to improve security on Chinese nationals and projects and not allow any forces to destroy the friendship and cooperation between China and Pakistan. 

Police inspect a site around a damaged vehicle following a suicide bombing near the Confucius Institute affiliated with the Karachi University, in Karachi on April 26, 2022. A woman suicide bomber from a Pakistan separatist group killed four people, including three Chinese nationals, in an attack on a vehicle carrying staff from the Confucius Institute affiliated with the Karachi University. Photo: AFP

Chinese businesses in Pakistan are operating without disruption, though they are ramping up precautions to ensure the safety of personnel and projects in accordance with official guidelines, after a terrorist attack in Karachi killed three Chinese nationals on Tuesday afternoon.

A suicide attack on a shuttle bus used by Karachi's Confucius Institute occurred on Tuesday afternoon, killing three Chinese teachers and their local driver and injuring another person, according to a release from the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan.

After the attack, several state-owned companies that are deeply involved in Belt and Road projects in the country assured the Global Times that their local employees are safe and the projects have not been disrupted.

PowerChina, a major participant in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the flagship cooperation project, told the Global Times on Wednesday that their personnel and projects have not been affected by the attack.

"We have military personnel stationed at our construction sites to guarantee our safety," the company said.

Pakistani investigators gather evidence at the site of an explosion in Karachi, Pakistan, on April 26, 2022. Photo: VCG

 

On Wednesday, Sichuan Normal University released the names of its teachers who were killed and injured in the terrorist attack taking placing on Tuesday at the entrance to the Confucius Institute affiliated with the University of Karachi in Pakistan, strongly urging Pakistan to thoroughly investigate the case and bring the perpetrators to justice.

The three Chinese teachers who were killed are Huang Guiping, who was stationed in the Confucius Institute as its director, the other two are Ding Mufang and Chen Sai, a volunteer. Another teacher named Wang Yuqing was injured.

"After hearing the news of the tragedy, we were greatly shocked and felt grieved. We deeply mourn the victims and send sincere condolences to the families and the injured," read the statement from the Sichuan Normal University.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday condemned the attack in the University of Karachi in Pakistan that led to multiple deaths, said his deputy spokesman.

"I can tell you the secretary-general strongly condemns the attack in Karachi today," said Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman.

The secretary-general expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and wished those injured a quick recovery, he told a daily press briefing.

Haq said UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Pakistan, Julien Harneis, also strongly condemned the attack and was deeply saddened by the loss of life.

Harneis said attacks that deliberately target education, teachers, and places of learning are particularly condemnable and sent his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, both in Pakistan and in China, according to Haq.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon to express his condolences to the victims of a terrorist attack and wrote a message, vowing to do whatever it takes to bring the perpetrators to justice, according to a release from the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan.

The terrorist attack against a shuttle bus used by the Confucius Institute in Karachi, the country's largest city, took the life of three Chinese teachers and their local driver, and injured one Chinese teacher, read the release from the Embassy.

"We are deeply shocked and distressed at this dastardly attack on our Iron Brothers," read the note written by Sharif at the embassy, in which he reiterated that "we remain committed to eliminating all militarists and terrorists from Pakistani soil. We won't rest until the culprits are hunted down and given exemplary punishment."

Sharif said the Pakistani government, its people and himself were deeply shocked and saddened beyond words. The Prime Minister extend his deepest condolences to the victims and sincere sympathy to the bereaved families and the injured on behalf of the Pakistani government and people.

The Pakistani government will fully cooperate with China in handling the aftermath of the incident, use all its resources to conduct an in-depth investigation into the incident as soon as possible, arrest the perpetrators at all costs and punish the perpetrators severely, the Prime Minister said.

Hours after the blast, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan to express his condolences to the Chinese nationals killed in the terrorist attack.

Police inspect a site around damaged vehicles following a suicide bombing near the Confucious Institute affiliated with the Karachi University, in Karachi on April 26, 2022. Photo:VCG

Three Chinese nationals and a local man were killed after what appeared to be a targeted suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan outside the University of Karachi's Confucius Institute on Tuesday afternoon local time.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement that China strongly condemns and expresses great indignation over this major terrorist attack, conveys deep condolences to the victims and sympathies to the injured and bereaved families. 

The Foreign Ministry and Chinese diplomatic missions in Pakistan will continue to urge relevant Pakistani departments to deal with the aftermath, treat the injured and resolutely crack down on the terrorist organizations involved. 

"The blood of the Chinese people should not be shed in vain and those behind this incident will pay the price," the ministry said. 

The Chinese Embassy in Islamabad condemned the terror attack and immediately launched its emergency response. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid a visit to the Chinese Embassy in the country's capital to express his condolences and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice on Tuesday afternoon, hours after the deadly blast. 

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he is deeply grieved on the loss of precious lives including of his Chinese friends in the heinous attack in Karachi. “I strongly condemn this cowardly act of terrorism. The perpetrators will surely be brought to justice,” he said.

3 Chinese nationals were killed in a blast in Karachi, Pakistan outside the University of Karachi's Confucius Institute on Tuesday afternoon local time, Chinese embassy in Pakistan told GT.