(AFP/File)Pakistan has decided to compensate the 36 Chinese nationals, who died and were injured in a terrorist attack last year -- aimed at removing a major irritant in bilateral relations. Read: Fawad gives talks offer another pushThe Dasu Hydropower Project is funded by the World Bank and does not fall in the scope of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). It is the second time that Pakistan has decided to compensate Chinese nationals, who had died in a terrorist attack. In 2004, one Chinese national lost his life and another was injured in a terrorist attack while working on the Gomal Zam Dam Project. After the attack, the Chinese contractor demobilised from the site and had raised several demands as preconditions to resume work.

Source: The Express Tribune January 19, 2022 08:43 UTC