Pakistani student committed suicide in China: FO

Dunya News

Usama Ahmad Khan committed suicide in Shenyang city.

BAHAWALPUR (Dunya News) – The funeral prayer of a Pakistani student, who allegedly committed suicide n China, was offered in Dera Bakha area of Bahawalpur on Tuesday.

"Usama Ahmad Khan committed suicide at Shenyang city in Liaoning province in China. He was a student of Shenyang Jianzhu University," the Foreign Office stated in a press release. 

Upon receipt of information, the Ambassador of Pakistan to China deputed an officer of the Embassy to visit Shenyang. In Shenyang, he met students and faculty of the University, as well as, the police authorities. Throughout this process, he remained in close contact with the family of the deceased and got full support of Chinese authorities.

In close coordination with the family, the Mission sent the dead body to Pakistan last night. The body was transported from Liaoning province to Beijing in the morning of 17 November, 2018.

According to Foreign Office, the video being circulated on the social media is fake and is not that of Usama Ahmad Khan.

FO has requested all to help them in exercising caution in such matters, avoiding sensationalism and stopping spreading of "fake news".