FO dismisses reports of Pakistani student being killed in China

Usama Ahmad Khan committed suicide at Shenyang city in Liaoning province in China, says FO


News Desk November 19, 2018
Dr Mohammad Faisal. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE

The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday dismissed reports that a Pakistani student was killed in China after a video went viral on social media and clarified that it was a case of suicide.

"A Pakistani student Usama Ahmad Khan committed suicide in Shenyang city of the Liaoning province in China. He was a student of Shenyang Jianzhu University," said the FO statement.

The office asserted that the video circulating online showing a Chinese woman weeping over a body was not of Usama.

“The video being circulated on social media is fake and is not that of Usama Ahmad Khan. We request all to help us in exercising caution in such matters, avoiding sensationalism and stop spreading of ‘fake news.”

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The FO added that a Pakistani embassy officer had been deputed to Shenyang and he had met with students and faculty of the university as well as police authorities.

“Throughout this process, he remained in close contact with the family of the deceased and got full support from the Chinese authorities,” the press release added.

The body was transported from Liaoning to Beijing on November 17.

“In close coordination with the family, the Mission will send the body to Pakistan… All arrangements are now in place for transportation of the body to Pakistan tonight."



 

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