China concerned over 'killing' of kidnapped nationals in Pakistan

Web Desk - Pakistani army said on Thursday a recent operation has broken up an attempt to set up an Islamic State group network in the country.

China is "gravely concerned" about the reported killing of two kidnapped Chinese nationals in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province late last month, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday.

"Islamic State fighters killed two Chinese people they had been holding in Baluchistan province, southwest Pakistan", Amaq said. A young couple teaching Chinese in a town in Balochistan were kidnapped last month, while a third Chinese national escaped.

There had been no claims of responsibility until Thursday, when the Syria-based terrorist group's global media outlet, the Amaq News Agency, announced the executions.

A Baluchistan government spokesman said officials were in the process of confirming "whether the report is true".

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According to a press release, the operation killed 10-15 "hardcore terrorists" from the Lashkar-e Jhangvi group, who allegedly meant to help Isis establish a foothold in the area.

The military released images and video footage of the base spread over 10 kilometers (6 miles), which has a 250 meter (273 yard) long gorge with steep heights and multiple caves where the operation was started with an air-born commando force landing there first. The army confirmed that five soldiers were wounded during the three-day operation, which ended Sunday.

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC, consists of a network of roads, rail links and power plants.

China has also expressed concern about militants in Pakistan linking up with what China views as separatists in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang, where hundreds have been killed in violence in recent years.