All Chinese staff at the consulate were safe, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and China's foreign ministry said. The assault was the most prominent attack in Pakistan against China, a neighbour and close ally which is pouring billions of dollars into Pakistan as part of its Belt and Road initiative. India and Pakistan regularly blame each other for violence in each other's countries and Pakistan has long accused India of supporting the Baluchistan insurgents. The Chinese government's top diplomat, Wang Yi, said he was "shocked" by the attack and urged Pakistan to prevent any more such incidents. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang, asked if the attack would affect Chinese investment in Pakistan, said China would "continue unswervingly" to work with Pakistan to develop CPEC projects.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 23, 2018 08:31 UTC