UAE condemns attack in Karachi

The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Karachi, Pakistan, which killed two Chinese citizens and a Pakistani national.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that the UAE expresses permanent rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism aimed at undermining security and stability in contravention of international law.

The Ministry expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the government and people of Pakistan, to the government and people of China, and to the families of the victims of this terrorist crime, as well as its wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured.

On Sunday, a bomb attack targeted a Chinese company's convoy near Karachi's international airport, killing two Chinese citizens, a Pakistani national, and injuring several others. 

In a statement emailed to journalists, separatist insurgent group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed the explosion was an attack carried out by them using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting Chinese nationals, including engineers.

The BLA seeks independence for the province of Balochistan, located in Pakistan's southwest and bordering on Afghanistan and Iran. In August, it launched coordinated attacks in the province, in which more than 70 people were killed.