Last rites of Chinese teachers performed
Last rites of the Chinese teachers, who died in a suicide explosion at the University of Karachi, were performed at a cremation ground in Pak Colony's Golimar area on Sunday.
Top Sindh government officials, Chinese envoy and members of the Chinese consulate’s staff attended the final rituals were arranged by the Government of Pakistan. The mortal remains of Confucius Institute Director Huang Guiping, Ding Mupeng and Chen Sai were cremated at the Hindu cremation site in the Golimar locality.
A contingent of Sindh Police presented guard of honour to the deceased.
A female suicide bomber blew herself up beside a van of Chinese teachers outside the main entrance of the Foreign Language Center at the University of Karachi on April 26. Four people, including three Chinese teachers, were killed, and four others, including Rangers personnel, were injured.
The cremation ceremony was attended by CM Murad Ali Shah, Chinese Consul General in Karachi, Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput, IG Mushtaq Mehar, DG Rangers Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhry, Commissioner Iqbal Memon and KU VC Nasira Khatoon.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 10th, 2022.