Dasu bus attack

On 14 July 2021 a bus carrying Chinese workers in the Dasu area of Upper Kohistan District fell into a ravine after an explosion, killing 13 people, including nine Chinese residents and 4 Pakistanis, and injured 28 others.[1][2][3] On 12 August 2021, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that "Afghanistan’s soil was used for the terrorist attack and the investigators were “clearly looking at the traces of its planning and executing meeting with the nexus of NDS and RAW revealing 'Indian-Afghan nexus' behind this attack".[4][5]

Dasu bus incident
Date14 July 2021
Time(UTC+05:00)
LocationUpper Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Deaths13
Non-fatal injuries28

References
  1. "9 Chinese, 4 Pakistanis killed in Dasu bus tragedy". 15 July 2021.
  2. "Chinese company stops work on Dasu project after bus incident".
  3. "Dasu bus incident investigation in 'final' stage: Rashid". 17 July 2021.
  4. "'Indian-Afghan nexus' behind Dasu bus attack: Qureshi". Dawn(Newspaper). Islamabad. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. "RAW, NDS nexus behind Dasu attack: FM". The Express Tribune. Islamabad. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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