Slain Chinese engineers took last ride in car lacking bullet and bomb-proofing

A second report on the attack on Chinese engineers in Bisham was sent to the federation and that revealed the vehicles of Chinese engineers were not bomb-proof and bullet-proof.

Islamabad: Slain Chinese engineers took last ride in car lacking bullet and bomb-proofing. As per the second police report, based on preliminary tests, the vehicle carrying the Chinese appeared not to be bulletproof and not bombproof.

Police Station Bisham is about 6 km while Dasu Dam is 77 km from the site of the incident. The bus that crashed was about 15 feet away from the other bus. The vehicle plunged 300 feet deep in the wake of the suicide blast.

All the buses involved in the Chinese convoy were fitted with CCTV cameras. The wreckage of the vehicle used by the suicide bomber has been recovered.

“A female engineer is also among the dead Chinese nationals,” as per the report submitted to the federal government.

‘An aerial photograph of the blast site was also acquired,” the report said.

Earlier, the joint committee formed by the prime minister to investigate the recent attack on Chinese engineers in Bisham received a comprehensive report from both the police and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).

Sources have revealed that the report was submitted to the federal government, outlining key findings and actions taken in response to the incident.

According to the report, authorities have diligently collected evidence from the crime scene to aid in the investigation process, sources said. Additionally, significant arrests have been made based on the evidence gathered, the sources added.

One notable detail highlighted in the report is that the suicide attack was reportedly planned in Afghanistan, suggesting potential cross-border implications. Furthermore, it has been disclosed that CCTV footage of the incident has been acquired.

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PM Shehbaz orders police punished after Chinese dam worker attack

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered at least five senior police officials be punished for negligence after a suicide bomber killed five Chinese engineers at a major dam site last month, the country’s information minister said Saturday.

The attack in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province forced Power China and the China Gezhouba Company to suspend work on two dam projects after the bombing killed the five workers and a Pakistani driver, sending their van into a deep ravine.

Hundreds of Chinese people are employed at the Dasu and Diamer Bhasha dam construction sites, located around 100 kilometres (62 miles) apart in the mountainous region.

Minister of Information Attaullah Tarar said a committee appointed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif identified a regional official, three district officials and the director of security at the Dasu dam project for their “negligence” in fulfilling their duties.

Slain Chinese engineers took last ride in car lacking bullet and bomb-proofing