Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada

Pakistan has firmly rejected a media report that claimed Beijing had urged Islamabad to allow Chinese security personnel to protect the thousands of Chinese citizens working in Pakistan, following the bombing near Karachi airport. The report, published by Reuters on Monday, cited unnamed sources saying that China had requested its own security staff in response to a deadly car bombing that was seen as a significant security breach. The attack, which took place last month, killed two Chinese nationals among three victims in a suicide bombing near Karachi’s international airport. The Balochistan Liberation Army’s (BLA) Majeed Brigade claimed responsibility for…