China will investigate about the Chinese abducted pair being missionaries
China will investigate about the Chinese abducted pair being missionaries: The Foreign Ministry of China has said that they will work with the Pakistani government in order to investigate reports that the two Chinese nationals abducted by the Islamic State in Quetta were missionaries.
A statement which was released late on Tuesday 13th June 2017, ministry spokesman Lu Kang had said that China attached great importance on protecting the safety and legal rights of Chinese nationals overseas, however they must adhere to local laws and regulations, and respect local traditions and customs.
Mr Lu added that “As for reports that the relevant Chinese nationals were suspected of illegal missionary work in Pakistan, we will cooperate with the Pakistan government and launch and investigation in accordance with the law”
The Chinese pair, who were identified by Pakistan’s authorities as Lee Zing Yang, 24, and Meng Li Si, 26, had been abducted by armed men who were pretending to be policemen on May 24 in Quetta. However Last week, Islamic State’s Amaq news agency had said that members belonging to Islamic State had killed the Chinese couple.
The kidnapping had been a rare crime against the Chinese nationals in Pakistan, the Chinese community has long standing ties with Pakistan, but the incident had alarmed the growing Chinese community in the country.
Interior Minister of Pakistan on Monday, 12th June 2017 had alleged that the couple were preachers who had abused the visa system by posing as business people to enter the country.
The ministry in a statement had said “Instead of engaging in any business activity they went to Quetta and under the garb of learning Urdu language from a Korean national…were actually engaged in preaching.”
The ministry did not clarify as to what sort of preachers were they, nor did it clarify that which Korea were the national from.
In his statement, Lu reiterated that China opposed all forms of terrorism and commended the Pakistan government’s pledge to continue protecting Chinese people and businesses in the country.
China will investigate about the Chinese abducted pair being missionaries
China will investigate about the Chinese abducted pair being missionaries
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