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2022-04-28 India-Pakistan
Pakistan separatist group warns China of more deadly attacks
Follow up to this story from yesterday.
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A Pakistain separatist group warned Wednesday of more deadly attacks on Chinese targets, a day after a woman jacket wallah killed four people - including three teachers posted from Beijing.

The Baloch Liberation Army - one of several groups fighting for independence in Pakistain’s biggest province - grabbed credit for Tuesday’s blast, saying it was the first time a woman had "self sacrificed" for the group.

Chinese nationals and interests have regularly been targeted by separatists in Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
, where Beijing is involved in lucrative mining and energy projects.

"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 Pakistain," front man Jeeyand Baloch said in a statement published in English.

He threatened Beijing with "even harsher" attacks unless the neighboring country halted its "exploitation projects" and "occupying of the Pak state."

Three Chinese teachers and a Pak driver were killed near the gate of the Confucius Institute at Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
University, when the bomber detonated explosives next to their minibus.

A security official at the university told AFP he had previously raised concerns about the safety of 15 Chinese staff on the campus.

"Reports emerged in February that an attack might be carried out on campus," the source, who asked not be named, told AFP.

The bomber was named as 30-year-old Shaari Baloch, a married mother of an eight-year-old girl and four-year-old boy, the BLA said, adding that she was a science teacher studying for a master’s degree.

Police confirmed the details.

Suicide attacks by women are very rare in Pakistain, reported only four times in recent years.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Pakistain to ensure the safety of all Chinese citizens and interests in the country and to launch a full investigation.

It also advised citizens to "take strict precautions, and do not go out unless necessary."

China is upgrading energy links and infrastructure as part of a $54 billion program known as the China-Pakistain Economic Corridor, with both nations wary of security threats to the projects.
Dawn adds:
CTD official Raja Umar Khattab said that the jacket wallah, identified as Shari Baloch alias Brimash, was born in Turbat in 1991. She was married and had two children.

He said that her husband, Dr Haibatan, originally hailed from Kech, was currently doing a public health course at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) and was staying at a nearby five-star hotel. However,
a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package...
his wife lived in Gulistan-e-Jauhar with her children.

He said that she and her husband had left their places a week before the attack and the husband’s whereabouts were not known. Raids were being carried out to find the husband and other controllers, he said.

The CTD official also clarified that the suicide bomber was not a student of KU. He said she got all her education up to university level in Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
and later she was employed as a government schoolteacher.

The officer added that the outlawed BLA had grabbed credit for the attack and shared details about the attacker on their social media platforms.

INJURED OUT OF DANGER
Separately, SSP-East Syed Abdul Rahim Sherazi said the condition of all four injured persons, including one Chinese, was out of danger.

He said two Rangers personnel escorting the van of the Chinese faculty members suffered minor injuries. One private guard, Hamid, suffered injuries in the leg and face. Chinese teacher Wang Yuqing underwent surgery.

Additional Police Surgeon at the JPMC Dr Summaiya Syed said that four charred bodies and remains of a fifth person were brought to the hospital on Tuesday evening for a post-mortem examination.

She said that four bodies — two males and two females — were beyond recognition and 100pc burnt. Their multiple samples for DNA profiling were taken.

Posted by Fred 2022-04-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [15 views ]  Top
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