ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday visited the Embassy of China and said that hostile enemies were behind the suicide attack that targeted Chinese instructors at Karachi University.

He claimed that it was a bid to sabotage the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and harm the friendship between the two nations. He also offered his heartfelt condolences over theloss of precious lives of Chinese nationals in terrorist attack that took place on April 26.

Talking to the Charge d` Affaires, Pang Chunxue and officers of the Chinese Embassy, the president said entire Pakistani nation was in deep pain and shock over the unfortunate incident and shared the grief of Chinese brothers and sisters.

He reiterated the resolve that Pakistan would leave no stone unturned to ensure the safety of Chinese nationals and bring to justice the elements involved inthe heinous incident.

Condemning the incident, the President stated that some hostile enemies were behind it which wanted to harm Pakistan-China friendship and CPEC project but they would not succeed in their designs as both countries enjoyed deep friendship and were strongly committed to further strengthening the all-weather friendship.

He asked the Charge d` Affaires to convey his heartfelt condolences to the Chinese people, Communist Party andPresident Xi Jinping.

Charge d` Affaires thanked the president for visiting the embassy and expressing solidarity with the people and government of China.

She said that both countries had shared future and had a long history offriendship and close cooperation.

She condemned the attack and expressed the hope that the culprit behind this incident would be apprehended and punished.

The president also wrote remarks in the Visitor`s Book of the embassy.