Pakistan Kills Taliban Militants One Year After Attack On Chinese Textile Workers
Three militants from the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), who allegedly masterminded a targeted attack on Chinese engineers in November last year, were killed during a counterterrorism operation in Karachi's Manghopir area, according to local reports.
Two Chinese employees of a textile factory in Karachi were severely injured when a Pakistani security guard fired on them on November 5, 2024. While authorities denied it was militancy-related, it raised concerns and brought new scrutiny to security measures.
'A terrorist who masterminded an attack on Chinese engineers in November last year has been killed during an operation in Karachi's Manghopir area," Azad Khan, the Additional Inspector-General of Police of Pakistan's Counter-Terrorism Department, told Dawn.
Khan said the terrorist was identified as Zafran, while two of his accomplices were also killed in the operation jointly carried out by the CTD and intelligence agencies. Senior CTD official Raja Umer Khattab confirmed that the trio belonged to the banned TTP.
Pakistan has experienced a sharp rise in terrorist incidents, particularly in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, following the TTP's decision to end its ceasefire with the government in November 2022. Several of these attacks have also targeted Chinese nationals within the country.
A number of attacks in recent years have brought the sensitive position of Chinese citizens in Pakistan into focus. China has always demanded 'strict action" by Pakistani authorities following every attack and applied diplomatic pressure – right up to the level of government – to express its annoyance and call for greater protection of its citizens.
According to a report by the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) published in 2024, 20 Chinese citizens have been killed and 34 injured in terrorist attacks in the country since 2021.
A month before the November incident, a suicide blast near Karachi airport killed two Chinese citizens and wounded at least 10 others. The suicide bomber targeted a Chinese engineers' convoy. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), which opposes large development projects in Balochistan, claimed responsibility.
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