Five Chinese nationals working on dam construction and their Pakistani driver killed. The group had left the Dasu hydroelectric dam, whose construction was entrusted to a Chinese company.
The safety of Chinese employees working on Pakistan's various infrastructure projects has long been a concern for Beijing. In Pakistan, separatist groups in particular harbor strong resentment against Chinese-funded projects, seen as bringing no benefit to the local population, with most jobs going to Chinese labor. The Pakistani government had accused the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) of being behind this attack.