CHINA has backed Pakistan’s probe into the March 26 suicide attack on its engineers in Bisham, saying eliminating terrorism is within the “curiosity of all international locations”, the Xinhua information company reported on Monday.
The Chinese language overseas ministry spokesperson’s response got here a day after Pakistan pinned the assault’s duty on the management of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), based mostly in Afghanistan, and hostile overseas intelligence businesses.
Whereas Pakistan demanded Afghanistan to behave in opposition to terrorists working out of its soil, the Chinese language official’s remarks didn’t particularly title Kabul.
“China attaches nice significance to the essential progress made by the Pakistani facet on the investigation of the terrorist assault,” Mao Ning stated in a press convention on Monday. “China helps Pakistan in persevering with to get to the total backside of what occurred, and searching down and bringing to justice all of the perpetrators.”
She stated the 2 nations “will proceed to work” to strengthen safety cooperation and make sure the security and safety of Chinese language personnel, tasks, and establishments in Pakistan.
Ms Ning referred to as terrorism a “widespread enemy of humanity and a scourge in opposition to regional growth and stability” and urged all nations to spice up efforts to remove it.
“China calls on international locations within the area to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation, root out all terrorist organisations, take away their breeding floor, and shield the widespread safety and growth pursuits of all international locations.”
Earlier on Sunday, Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi additionally demanded the Afghan interim authorities arrest three alleged terrorists named Bakhtiar Shah, Qari Abdullah and Khan Lala, together with TTP chief Noor Wali Mehsud, its Malakand Commander Azmatullah and all the management of the outlawed group for his or her involvement within the assault.
“We wish good ties with Afghanistan, however for that, it’s important they arrest these terrorists, prosecute them or hand them to us,” he stated.
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