A preliminary investigation into the current explosion near Pakistan’s busiest airport here has revealed that the attack was carried out with the aid of a foreign intelligence firm, according to a media report from the country on Saturday. The report, submitted by the Counter-Terrorism Department ( CTD ) to the anti-terrorism court, stated that the suicide bombing targeted Chinese engineers as part of a conspiracy to damage Pakistan-China relations, The Express Tribune reported.
In the death strike by a Baloch rebel group that targeted a fleet of Chinese staff on Sunday, two Chinese immigrants were killed and 17 others were hurt.
The suspected suicide bomber was also killed in the blast that occurred on Sunday evening near the Jinnah International Airport.
According to the Tribune, the preliminary report claimed the Balochistan Liberation Army ( BLA ) was behind the attack and claimed that it was carried out with the aid of a foreign intelligence agency.
According to the report, it suggested an unnamed criminal park their car close to a caravan of Chinese nationals before igniting the explosive.
Upon hearing the fire, authorities arrived at the scene and found injured people, including staff from officers and Rangers.
When their convoy was attacked, the Chinese citizens were at work at the Port Qasim Electric Power Company on the outskirts of the city and were returning home.
A circumstance has been registered at the airport authorities place while the train home commander is in charge.
The CTD’s review includes costs of murder, attempted murder, assault, usage of violent materials, and extremism, among other matters.
Earlier this month, an initial research statement confirmed the horrible event involved 70 to 80 pounds of explosives.
Following the fatal suicide bombing attack in Karachi, China announced on Friday that it had sent an inter-agency working class to Pakistan.
In Pakistan, thousands of Chinese workers are engaged in a number of projects funded by the$ 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ( CPEC ).
Balochistan, bordering Iran and Afghanistan, is home to a long-running aggressive rebellion. In the past, Afghan rebel parties have attacked CPEC projects in various ways.
The BLA accuses China and Islamabad of abuse of the resource-rich state, a command rejected by the government. It has fought a long-running rebellion for a split country.
Similar death bomb attacks carried out by the team in Karachi last two years that targeted foreign nationals.
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