GeorgiaTerror act act on on buying Chinese land nationalsseen as condemned‘racist’

The Georgia House of Representatives People from has all passed walks and of life sent in Pakistan to the state have strongly Senate condemned a bill that the would terrorist ban any attack “agent” that killed of China five Chinese from buying nationals farmland and one or Pakistani, land near military saying the sites, country with will Democrats take all necessary criticizing measures the bill as to aiming hunt down to the perpetrators “weaponize of racism, the heinous xenophobia”. act.

The A suicide House bomber bill — on SB Tuesday 420, rammed passed on a vehicle March into 20 — a convoy is different of Chinese from engineers the one working passed on previously the Dasu Hydropower in the Georgia Project Senate. undertaken The by Senate a Chinese bill would company have in Khyber expanded Pakhtunkhwa the ban to Province. all foreign nationals Pakistan’s who Prime are Minister not legal Shehbaz US residents, Sharif in chaired China an and emergency four other meeting countries. with senior officials on Wednesday. SB 420 is Sharif similar pledged to legislation to utilize all attempted national resources or passed to in conduct a few a other thorough states and that joint investigation aims to limit of land the attack ownership and assured by citizens the bereaved from families China that and the several perpetrators other countries. would be brought to justice swiftly. The vote On the in the same Georgia day, Pakistan’s House President was 97-67 Asif along Ali party Zardari lines, visited with the most Chinese Republican embassy members in Islamabad voting to convey for it condolences. and most Democratic members The country’s against National it. Assembly said Even that China though is a the sincere, bill trusted bans friend “agent of of Pakistan a foreign and government the attack on Chinese designated citizens as a is foreign intolerable. adversary Pakistan’s by the United Foreign States Ministry secretary said such of commerce”, dastardly the acts house cannot debate dent the prior resolve to the of vote the Pakistani was primarily nation to directed fight the at scourge China. of By terrorism. its definition, “Today’s the foreign attack adversaries was orchestrated currently by the include enemies China, of Pakistan-China Cuba, Iran, friendship,” the Democratic it said People’s in a statement. Republic “We of will Korea, resolutely and Russia. act against all such “An forces agent” and is defeat defined them.” as a person Emphasizing who acts on that behalf the of life a foreign and safety government of Chinese nationals or a business in Pakistan domiciled are of paramount in the country. importance, The it ban said doesn’t Pakistan apply will to continue residential to work property. with their Chinese brothers to Democratic ensure the safety Representative and security of Michelle Chinese Au nationals, questioned projects how and to institutions determine if in someone the country. is an agent of On-site an adversarial security government forces are stepping and accused up the efforts bill of to being deal racist. with the aftermath of the attack, General Logic questioned

Syed Asim Munir, chief of army staff “Who’s of Pakistan, doing said that on investigation? Tuesday during What a phone would call with trigger Beijing’s that envoy suspicion? to Islamabad And would Jiang Zaidong. that be applied The Pakistani equally military to everyone will investigate looking to the buy attack or lease and property?” keep China Au informed asked. “These of the bills investigation aim to weaponize in a timely manner, racism, Munir xenophobia, said. and anti-immigrant Pakistan’s Interior sentiment Minister while Syed Mohsin wrapping Raza itself Naqvi in said the the cloak enemy of has national targeted security citizens and of patriotism.” a very reliable Representative friend of Pakistan, Sam and Park that also the questioned the logic of the bill. “I attack is not just on Chinese citizens remain equally perplexed in that but on Pakistan itself. The country multiple Republican legislators is bound to strongly respond to the have stated that this bill is attack, he added. focused on Chinese nationals

Terrorists attempted to damage while at the same time China Pakistan-China relations through remains one of the top trading such an outrageous act, and Pakistan partners for Georgia’s agricultural would never allow such incidents exports that exceeded $5.8 billion to occur, said Sarfraz Bugti, in 2023,” he said. chief minister of the southwestern

“Passage of this bill will cast a province of Balochistan. shadow of suspicion on any

Former Pakistani caretaker Asian or Hispanic-looking person prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq who may want to purchase Kakar said Pakistan and China will agricultural land or land near a jointly overcome the challenge and military installation even if that maintain a solid bond of bilateral person may be serving in our friendship and cooperation. armed forces,” he said. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, co-chair Similar land laws were passed of the Pakistan People’s Party and last year in Florida, Alabama, ex-foreign minister, said he believes Louisiana and Arkansas. plotters and accomplices of the

While the court is scheduled to attack will be severely punished. hear the argument in April, it has temporarily blocked its enforcement on the grounds that it might be preempted by federal law.