| Says fighting terrorism shared responsibility of international community | UNSC seeks cooperation with Pakistan, China to investigate KU blast | Expresses deepest condolences to families of victims and to Islamabad, Beijing
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BEIJING: China call for united front to combat terrorism across the World in order to ensure Global peace.
This was stated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Friday during a regular press briefing, saying fighting terrorism is a shared responsibility of the international community, calling for coordination and cooperation to combat terrorism.
Zhao made the remarks in response to question about the UN Security Council’s condemnination of the terrorist attack on the University of Karachi, which claimed the lives of three Chinese nationals and one Pakistani and left several people injured.
A press statement from the council expressed deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to the governments of Pakistan and China, while underlining the need to hold perpetrators, organisers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice.
The statement also urged all states to actively cooperate with the governments of Pakistan and China, as well as all other relevant authorities in this effort.
Zhao said the press statement reflects the strong indignation and severe condemnation of the terrorist act by the international community.
“Justice will not be absent, and evil acts will be severely punished,” Zhao said, emphasizing that terrorism is a common enemy of all mankind, and combating terrorism is the shared responsibility of the international community.
He called on all parties to strengthen coordination and cooperation, take all possible measures to combat terrorism, and jointly maintain world peace and tranquility.
Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said on Thursday that the Pakistani government has pledged to strengthen security for Chinese personnel, projects and institutions in Pakistan.
Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Wang Wenbin, responding to a question at a regular news briefing, said Pakistan has vowed to not to allow any force to undermine the great China-Pakistan friendship and cooperation following the Karachi suicide attack. “We believe that the Pakistani side will earnestly take robust measures to ensure that China-Pakistan cooperation moves ahead in a safe and smooth manner,” the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said that Beijing and Islamabad had the capability of cutting off the claws of terrorists who were involved in the Karachi suicide attack.
Four people, including three Chinese nationals, were killed Tuesday while four others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber targeted their van on the premises of the University of Karachi.
