{"id":99046,"date":"2021-07-26T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T07:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=99046"},"modified":"2021-07-26T14:14:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T08:44:11","slug":"media-outlets-falsely-share-old-images-as-chinese-engineers-carrying-ak-47s-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-outlets-falsely-share-old-images-as-chinese-engineers-carrying-ak-47s-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Media outlets falsely share old images as Chinese engineers carrying AK-47s in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 14 July, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/14\/world\/asia\/pakistan-bus-explosion-blast.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a bus explosion<\/a> killed nine Chinese workers and four others near a hydroelectric project in Pakistan. Pakistani officials said that the blast could be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/pakistan-admits-bus-blast-that-killed-9-chinese-could-be-terror-attack-101626364869958.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorist attack<\/a>. Against this backdrop, several Indian media outlets churned out reports with two images to claim that Chinese workers have started carrying AK-47s to defend themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Republic <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/pzpAi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, &#8220;Chinese engineers carry out maintenance work at CPEC project in Pakistan\u201d which was later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicworld.com\/world-news\/china\/chinese-engineers-carry-out-maintenance-work-at-cpec-project-in-pakistan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">changed<\/a> to &#8220;Chinese Engineers Take AK-47s To Work At CPEC Project In Pakistan; Embarrass Imran Govt&#8221;. CPEC is an infrastructural project that stands for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and it has been operational since 2013.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99049 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-16_07_34-Chinese-engineers-take-AK-47s-to-work-at-CPEC-project-in-Pakistan-embarrass-Imr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-16_07_34-Chinese-engineers-take-AK-47s-to-work-at-CPEC-project-in-Pakistan-embarrass-Imr.jpg 713w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-16_07_34-Chinese-engineers-take-AK-47s-to-work-at-CPEC-project-in-Pakistan-embarrass-Imr-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The report says that these photos are doing the rounds on &#8220;social media&#8221; and depict &#8220;Chinese workers carrying out maintenance tasks at various CPEC projects in Pakistan, armed not with their toolkits but AK-47s, to protect themselves&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>A similar report was carried out by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/news\/world\/chinese-engineers-working-on-cpec-spotted-carrying-ak-47s-days-after-attack-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-721078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India TV<\/a> that said, &#8220;Several photos are doing the rounds on social media platforms that show Chinese workers carrying AK-47s on their shoulders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/5cc63ac5-5f0f-454d-9fbe-48c4cc4d208c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1212\" height=\"896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/5cc63ac5-5f0f-454d-9fbe-48c4cc4d208c.jpg 1212w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/5cc63ac5-5f0f-454d-9fbe-48c4cc4d208c-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/5cc63ac5-5f0f-454d-9fbe-48c4cc4d208c-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/5cc63ac5-5f0f-454d-9fbe-48c4cc4d208c-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1212px) 100vw, 1212px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WION published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wionews.com\/pakistan\/after-dasu-bus-blast-in-pakistan-chinese-engineers-working-on-cpec-spotted-carrying-ak-47-guns-399707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> with the headline, &#8220;After Dasu bus blast in Pakistan, Chinese engineers working on CPEC spotted carrying AK-47 guns.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-16_23_13-After-Dasu-bus-blast-in-Pakistan-Chinese-engineers-working-on-CPEC-spotted-carr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1057\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-16_23_13-After-Dasu-bus-blast-in-Pakistan-Chinese-engineers-working-on-CPEC-spotted-carr.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-16_23_13-After-Dasu-bus-blast-in-Pakistan-Chinese-engineers-working-on-CPEC-spotted-carr-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-16_23_13-After-Dasu-bus-blast-in-Pakistan-Chinese-engineers-working-on-CPEC-spotted-carr-1024x847.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-16_23_13-After-Dasu-bus-blast-in-Pakistan-Chinese-engineers-working-on-CPEC-spotted-carr-768x635.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1057px) 100vw, 1057px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The photos were also carried by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/world\/story\/photos-show-chinese-workers-in-pakistan-carrying-ak-47-rifles-1831245-2021-07-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India Today<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.news18.com\/news\/world\/pakistan-chinese-personnel-scared-after-bus-attack-working-with-weapons-on-cpec-projects-3665732.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News18<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.abplive.com\/news\/after-dasu-bus-blast-in-pakistan-killing-9-engineers-images-show-chinese-nationals-carrying-ak-47-guns-1471459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABP Live<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/navbharattimes.indiatimes.com\/world\/pakistan\/cpec-chinese-engineers-scared-of-pakistan-dasu-bus-blast-protecting-themselves-with-ak-47\/articleshow\/84636213.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navbharat Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv9hindi.com\/world\/pakistan-news\/chinese-workers-in-pakistan-seen-carrying-ak-47-rifle-for-safety-after-bus-bomb-blast-746912.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/hindi\/pakistan-china\/chinese-engineers-in-pakistan-arm-themselves-in-backdrop-of-dasu-attack\/947588\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zee News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aajtak.in\/world\/story\/china-engineers-in-pakistan-working-with-ak-47-cpec-project-ntc-1295358-2021-07-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaj Tak<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.punjabkesari.in\/international\/news\/international-news-punjab-kesari-pakistan-ak-47-rifle-china-social-media-1423829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Punjab Kesari<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livehindustan.com\/viral-news\/story-chinese-worker-with-ak-47-at-cpec-project-in-pakistan-htgp-4247601.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hindustan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prabhasakshi.com\/international\/chinese-engineer-with-running-ak-47-rifle-ambush-can-happen-anytime-in-pakistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prabha Sakshi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bharat.republicworld.com\/world-news\/pakistan-news\/chinese-engineers-take-ak-47s-to-work-at-cpec-project-in-pakistan-embarrass-imran-govt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republic Bharat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.oneindia.com\/news\/pakistan\/chinese-engineers-carrying-ak-47-rifles-in-pakistan-after-bus-blast-photo-viral\/articlecontent-pf360279-629979.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One India<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationtv.com\/viral\/news\/china-engineers-in-pakistan-working-with-ak-47-cpec-project-196334.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News Nation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.asianetnews.com\/world-news\/chinese-engineers-and-workers-keeping-ak-47-while-working-in-pakistan-know-the-reason-dha-qwnbh4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asianet News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/swarajyamag.com\/news-brief\/chinese-nationals-working-on-cpec-projects-in-pakistan-take-up-arms-to-protect-themselves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swarajya <\/a>(republished IANS story).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-99046 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-outlets-falsely-share-old-images-as-chinese-engineers-carrying-ak-47s-in-pakistan\/india-today-chinese\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/India-today-chinese.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/India-today-chinese.jpg 738w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/India-today-chinese-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-outlets-falsely-share-old-images-as-chinese-engineers-carrying-ak-47s-in-pakistan\/news-18\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1082\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/news-18.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/5e5ba5ae-4954-47d9-bdb6-ee23f60cc8a4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/5e5ba5ae-4954-47d9-bdb6-ee23f60cc8a4.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/5e5ba5ae-4954-47d9-bdb6-ee23f60cc8a4-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-outlets-falsely-share-old-images-as-chinese-engineers-carrying-ak-47s-in-pakistan\/eddacf9f-18da-47df-bbe3-be14407c9ddb\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/eddacf9f-18da-47df-bbe3-be14407c9ddb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/eddacf9f-18da-47df-bbe3-be14407c9ddb.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/eddacf9f-18da-47df-bbe3-be14407c9ddb-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-outlets-falsely-share-old-images-as-chinese-engineers-carrying-ak-47s-in-pakistan\/1c917041-3f94-469a-8abd-799b02807af2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1c917041-3f94-469a-8abd-799b02807af2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1c917041-3f94-469a-8abd-799b02807af2.jpg 938w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1c917041-3f94-469a-8abd-799b02807af2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1c917041-3f94-469a-8abd-799b02807af2-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Regional media outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gujaratsamachar.com\/news\/international\/china-engineers-in-pakistan-working-with-ak-47-cpec-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gujarat Samachar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/gujarati\/world\/chinese-engineers-in-pakistan-arm-themselves-in-backdrop-of-dasu-attack-166234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zee News Gujarati<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/hindi\/zeeodisha\/national-international\/pakistan-fails-to-provide-security-chinese-engineers-working-with-guns\/947864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zee Odisha<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/banglahunt.com\/china-engineers-in-pakistan-working-with-ak-47-cpec-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bangla Hunt<\/a>amplified the claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-99046 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-outlets-falsely-share-old-images-as-chinese-engineers-carrying-ak-47s-in-pakistan\/e52208d0-2a8b-4c76-83cb-b67e4ddfa133\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1115\" 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height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-16_39_27-6-Chinese-engineers-seen-carrying-AK47-rifles-in-Pakistan-search-results-_-F.jpg 685w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-16_39_27-6-Chinese-engineers-seen-carrying-AK47-rifles-in-Pakistan-search-results-_-F-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Old, unrelated images<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Image 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the first image, we used TOR browser to use the reverse image functionality on Baidu which led us to a blog that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.163.com\/dy\/article\/DKU3CGR20519E34R.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uploaded the same photo in 2018<\/a>. We also found a <a href=\"https:\/\/zhuanlan.zhihu.com\/p\/367219247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> where the man doing the survey was interviewed and he said that he took the picture in 2006 in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99133 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/d9dfe8ae-d635-45f0-a024-3e1a73322347.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"846\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/d9dfe8ae-d635-45f0-a024-3e1a73322347.jpg 846w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/d9dfe8ae-d635-45f0-a024-3e1a73322347-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/d9dfe8ae-d635-45f0-a024-3e1a73322347-768x734.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below we have added excerpts of the interview translated using Google translate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99095 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-25-09_26_41-2021-07-24-18_49_29-Google-Translate-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.png-\u200e-Photos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1056\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-25-09_26_41-2021-07-24-18_49_29-Google-Translate-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.png-\u200e-Photos.png 1056w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-25-09_26_41-2021-07-24-18_49_29-Google-Translate-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.png-\u200e-Photos-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-25-09_26_41-2021-07-24-18_49_29-Google-Translate-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.png-\u200e-Photos-1024x593.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-25-09_26_41-2021-07-24-18_49_29-Google-Translate-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.png-\u200e-Photos-768x445.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1056px) 100vw, 1056px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Image 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the second image, we performed a reverse image search on Google and came across a fact-check by the defence.pk <a href=\"https:\/\/defence.pk\/pdf\/threads\/fact-check-indian-media-lies-again-and-busted-chinese-workers-in-pakistan-seen-carrying-ak-47-rifles.717976\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>\u00a0dismissing the claims circulating in Indian media.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-19_05_08-FACT-CHECK-INDIAN-MEDIA-LIES-AGAIN-AND-BUSTED-Chinese-workers-in-Pakistan-see.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1617\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-19_05_08-FACT-CHECK-INDIAN-MEDIA-LIES-AGAIN-AND-BUSTED-Chinese-workers-in-Pakistan-see.png 1617w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-19_05_08-FACT-CHECK-INDIAN-MEDIA-LIES-AGAIN-AND-BUSTED-Chinese-workers-in-Pakistan-see-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-19_05_08-FACT-CHECK-INDIAN-MEDIA-LIES-AGAIN-AND-BUSTED-Chinese-workers-in-Pakistan-see-1024x406.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-19_05_08-FACT-CHECK-INDIAN-MEDIA-LIES-AGAIN-AND-BUSTED-Chinese-workers-in-Pakistan-see-768x304.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-19_05_08-FACT-CHECK-INDIAN-MEDIA-LIES-AGAIN-AND-BUSTED-Chinese-workers-in-Pakistan-see-1536x609.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1617px) 100vw, 1617px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fact-check mentioned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.163.com\/dy\/article\/FBR5C1BN0528CJEP.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog<\/a> where photos of different Chinese professionals was uploaded to show the training they had received after being stationed in the African continent. The blog is from May last year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99066 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-19_12_07-Google-Translate-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"686\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-19_12_07-Google-Translate-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg 686w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2021-07-24-19_12_07-Google-Translate-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Old, unrelated photos were therefore shared by a plethora of media outlets as Chinese engineers carrying AK-47s while working on the CPEC project. Alt News was unable to find any credible reports supporting the news. After the bus explosion that killed nine Chinese nationals, China sent its own investigation team to Pakistan. &#8220;China and Pakistan will work together to find out the truth,&#8221; Chinese public security minister Zhao Kezhi said in a statement after a phone call with his Pakistani counterpart, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/china-sends-investigators-to-pakistan-over-deadly-bus-blast-2490173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AFP<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 14 July, a bus explosion killed nine Chinese workers and four others near a hydroelectric project in Pakistan. Pakistani officials said that the blast could be a terrorist attack. Against this backdrop, several Indian media outlets churned out reports with two images to claim that Chinese workers have started carrying AK-47s to defend themselves. 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