Surge in Attacks on Chinese Nationals, Projects Amid Pakistan’s Dire Security Situation

Surge in Attacks on Chinese Nationals, Projects Amid Pakistan’s Dire Security Situation

On March 26, a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a convoy of Chinese engineers near Besham in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The convoy was en route from Islamabad to the site of the Dasu hydropower project, a 4,320-megawatt power project on the Indus River. The attack left five Chinese engineers and their driver … Read more

IS Claims Responsibility for Bombing at an Election Rally in Pakistan

IS Claims Responsibility for Bombing at an Election Rally in Pakistan

Advertisement An Afghan branch of the Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed at least 54 people at a pro-Taliban party’s election rally, in one of the region’s worst attacks in recent years. Islamic State in Khorasan Province claimed in a statement posted on its Amaq website. … Read more