Pakistan, China to defeat forces that halt development: Pak FM

Pakistan Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi, while addressing the media after security forces foiled a terror attack targeting the Chinese Consulate in Karachi on Friday said that Pakistan and China 'will defeat the forces that wish to halt development in the country.'

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the foreign minister said that the attack on the Chinese Consulate was contained successfully by law enforcement agencies. "We have provided our embassy in Beijing with all the updates. As soon as China's foreign minister is available on the phone, I will personally inform him of the whole situation, Dawn reported.

"All Chinese Consulate staff remained safe during the attack," he said, adding that he would share more details as to who was behind the attack once "additional information comes forth".

"The good news is that all our Chinese friends and those officials who work at the consulate around 21 people, are all safe and they have been shifted to a safe place."