BARSIN CAMP: A senior Chinese investigator said that a high-level security delegation from the Chinese government visited the site of Dasu Bomb Blast to review standard operating procedures and the new security plan.
According to the report, the director-general of foreign security affairs at the Chinese Foreign Ministry, arrived in the Upper Kohistan district headquarters with Chinese officials.
Sources said that Chinese investigators interrogated Pakistanis and their citizens during a visit to the Barsin camp, while local police appeared unaware of the findings of the Chinese investigation team.
Investigative sources said the material used in the bus blast was a “home-made device” that did not contain ball bearings or sharp objects, which caused it to explode and change the direction of the bus.
It may be recalled that on July 14, a coach carrying the construction team on the 4,300 MW Dasu Hydropower Project under construction fell into the river after an explosion in Upper Kohistan, killing 9 Chinese, 4 locals and 28 others were injured.
A Chinese company has stopped work on Dasu Dam over the death of Chinese engineers in Kohistan.
A letter written to the government of Pakistan by China Gezhouba, a Chinese company working on the Dasu Dam, said that they could not work due to the July 14 incident.
The letter said that all Pakistani employees have been laid off but all employees will be paid gratuity and salary.
Anwarul Haq, project director of Dasu Dam, also confirmed the letter written by the Chinese company.
Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said that Pakistan has assured foolproof security to Chinese workers at the request of the government of China.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he said that China is our closest friend. The Prime Minister directed the Foreign Minister to visit China the next day. The Prime Minister also asked the Interior Ministry to increase the security of the Chinese people.
