7 people have died as a result of an alleged suicide attack on a vehicle at Basham in the Shangla region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to media reports, DIG Malakand Muhammad Ali says that the attackers rammed a vehicle full of explosives into a passenger vehicle. Many people were also injured in the attack on the vehicle. He said that the passenger vehicle was going from Islamabad to Kohistan. The attack appears to be suicide,
further investigations are underway. After the attack, the vehicle fell into the ditch. According to DIG Malakand Muhammad Ali and the Reuters news agency, 5 Chinese nationals were also among those killed in the explosion. According to the sources, those killed were related to the Dasu Dam project. Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi reached the Chinese Embassy immediately after the blast and met the Chinese Ambassador. The Home Minister briefed the Chinese Ambassador about all the details of the blast and the casualties.
The Chinese ambassador was also informed about the ongoing rescue operation at the scene. The interior minister said that in this hour of sorrow, the entire Pakistani nation is an equal participant in the grief of its Chinese brothers. We will deal with the elements involved with an iron hand by ensuring a comprehensive investigation into the incident. The attack on the brotherly relationship between Pakistan and China is intolerable. These great bilateral relations will not be affected.
