Death of Pakistani student in China: Pakistan Foreign Office clarifies media report

Death of Pakistani student in China: Pakistan Foreign Office clarifies media report

ISLAMABAD - The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday has responded over news of the death of Pakistani student in China.

FO clarified that Usama Ahmad Khan, a Pakistani Student at Shenyang Jianzhu University in China’s Liaoning province, committed suicide and the video being circulated on the social media is fake and is not that of him.

Earlier on Sunday, a video sufficed on social media, according to which, Usama Ahmad Khan was beaten to death in Beijing.

However, in a statement issued today, the Foreign Office said that Usama Ahmad Khan committed suicide at Shenyang City in Liaoning province.

The Foreign Office said that upon receipt of information, the Ambassador of Pakistan to China Masood Khalid deputed an officer of the embassy to visit Shenyang.