It has been said by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that the attack on Chinese nationals, coupled with the demonstration in the Federal Capital, is a replicate of the events that occurred in 2014-2015, when the visit of the Chinese President was delayed owing to the sit-in that was organized by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

He stated, when addressing the meeting of the Federal Cabinet, that we would not accept a replay of the events that occurred in 2014 and 2015 and that we will leave no stone unturned in order to ensure the safety and security of Chinese engineers.

In September of this year, the State Bank of Pakistan reported that remittances from overseas Pakistanis amounted to 2.8 billion dollars, reflecting a 29% increase compared to the remittances received in September of the previous year.

The SBP reports that, with a cumulative inflow of 8.8 billion US dollars in the first quarter of the financial year, workers’ remittances increased by 38.8 percent compared to the first quarter of the previous year.

Remittance inflows in September 2024 were primarily derived from Saudi Arabia at $681.3 million, the United Arab Emirates at $560.3 million, the United Kingdom at $423.6 million, and the United States of America at $274.9 million.

In response to claims in the media that linked the two Chinese engineers who were killed in an explosion in Karachi to the ongoing IPP talks, the Finance Division has provided clarification.

The Finance Division issued a statement in which it stated that the government has been in negotiations with independent power producers (IPPs), one of which being the power plant for whom both of the Chinese engineers worked.

The engineers who passed away, on the other hand, were not taking part in the IPP discussions. Consequently, any impression that is formed to this effect by reporting in the media is incorrect and has no basis in reality.