ISLAMABAD: Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the Chinese Embassy Zhao Lijian Monday clarified that the Pakistani student Usama Ahmed Khan had committed suicide and was not killed by some Chinese nationals in open public during a fight as was claimed in a video that went viral on the Internet.
Pakistan Defence Command, a Twitter account (@PDCMDOfficial), claimed that “21 year old Usama Ahmed Khan, belongs from Bahawalpur, went to Shenyang University for Civil Engineering, brutally killed by 2 Chinese in open public in Beijing”.
The 37 second post was watched by over 70,000 viewers and generated a commentary on subjects like Pakistan-China relationship, CPEC etc. In a series of tweets, the Chinese diplomat said: “Fake news! The fight was in Quanzhou, not Beijing. All are Chinese, no Pakistani. The man lying on ground is husband who attacked two brothers of his wife with a knife.
The two brothers were trying to restrain him. One brother’s hand got cut & got several stitches later.” In another tweet, he said: “I regret to learn about death of Usama Ahmad Khan. According to police, he committed suicide by drowning in a river due to personal reasons. This was recognized by his family &Pakistan Embassy official. He sent a message before his death, ‘please forgive me everyone’. May he RIP.” The Chinese diplomat further clarified that no one was murdered in the incident.
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