Mohammad Ali Gandapur, the area police chief, said that the engineers were on their way from Islamabad to their camp at the dam construction site in Dasu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
A bridge flying the flags of China and Pakistan spans the Indus River, at the Dasu hydroelectric dam area in Kohistan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Photo: Akhtar Soomro
“Five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver were killed in the attack,” Gandapur said.
Dasu is home to a large dam and the area has been attacked in the past. An explosion on a bus killed 13 people, including nine Chinese citizens, in 9.
Chinese engineers are working on several projects in Pakistan, after Beijing invested more than $65 billion in infrastructure projects as part of the transparent China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Belt and Road initiative is wider.
No side has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack, nor has anyone claimed responsibility for the 2021 attack.
A separate police source said that the convoy carried employees of construction company China Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC) working on the Dasu hydroelectric project - the company was also targeted in 2021.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar condemned the attack and said the country would continue to fight insurgents and terrorist groups.
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