BEIJING: A wary China today asked Pakistan to take necessary security measures to protect thousands of its nationals working in the country, a day after a Chinese shipping employee was shot dead in Karachi. "Recently the Pakistan government and the military has taken a series of counter terrorism and social security management actions," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said here when asked whether China is confident about the security of its nationals in Pakistan after yesterday's shooting. "We support Pakistan to promote relevant actions and safeguard domestic security and stability. We hope and believe Pakistan will continue to take measures to safeguard the security of the Chinese institutions and personnel in Pakistan," he said.A lone gunman opened fire at 46-year-old Chen Zhu's car in Clifton near Zamzama Park, in what police have called a targeted attack. Geng said Chinese diplomats in Karachi visited the hospital and urged Pakistani police solve the case as soon as possible and bring the criminals to justice.

Source: Economic Times February 06, 2018 09:33 UTC