Prime Minister Imran Khan assured China that Pakistan would spare no effort to fully investigate the Dasu bus tragedy.
The prime minister held a telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart, Li Keqiang, during which he assured him that the security of Chinese nationals, workers, projects and institutions in Pakistan was the top-most priority of his government.
He also assured the Chinese premier that the government was providing the best possible medical care to Chinese nationals injured in the incident.
During the call, Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed heartfelt condolences over the loss of precious lives of Chinese nationals caused by the tragic incident in Dasu.
The prime minister said the people of Pakistan shared the grief and pain of the bereaved families. He underlined that the government of Pakistan was providing the best possible medical care to the injured Chinese nationals.
The prime minister told his Chinese counterpart that “Pakistan and China have an iron-clad friendship which has withstood the vicissitudes of time.” He added that “no hostile forces would be allowed to damage brotherly relations between Pakistan and China.”
Thirteen people, including nine Chinese nationals, two personnel of the Frontier Constabulary and two locals, were killed and 28 others were injured when a bus carrying them to an under-construction tunnel site of the 4,300-megawatt Dasu hydropower project fell into a ravine in the Upper Kohistan area after an explosion on Wednesday.