China was “shocked and outraged” by the suicide bombing attack in Karachi that killed three Chinese nationals and a Pakistani national, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told his Pakistani counterpart on May 16.
Li spoke by phone with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and urged him to “make every effort to deal with the follow-up matters of the casualties” following the April 26 bombing near the Karachi University.
He also urged Shahbaz to increase security measures to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel and institutions in Pakistan, according to a statement from China’s foreign ministry.
In response, Shahbaz reassured Beijing that his government will do “its utmost to investigate the truth of the incident” and take robust security measures to protect all Chinese personnel in Pakistan.