China has warned its citizens in Pakistan to be on alert
after receiving intelligence reports about possible attacks targeting
Chinese.
The Chinese Embassy in Islamabad said on its
website on Friday that it had information about a “series of terror
attacks” planned against Chinese organisations and personnel, without
giving details. It urged its citizens to stay inside and avoid crowded
places.
Thousands
of Chinese workers are employed in development of about $60 billion
worth of infrastructure projects under Beijing's 'Belt and Road'
initiative. The port and road-building projects have come under frequent
attacks in Balochistan.
The government has promised
Beijing that it will deploy troops to secure the China-Pakistan Economic
Corridor and Chinese nationals in the country.
Earlier this year, two Chinese nationals who were believed to be Christian missionaries were abducted from Quetta and killed by the militant Islamic State group.