Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb disclosed on Tuesday that Chinese engineers killed in a recent suicide attack in Karachi were part of ongoing energy debt restructuring negotiations with the Pakistani government. He also claimed that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s strike caused Rs190 billion daily loss to the economy.

A massive blast outside Karachi Airport in Pakistan on Sunday killed two workers from China and injured at least eight others. Videos showed flames engulfing cars and a thick column of smoke rising from the scene.

Karachi police have identified Shah Fahad as the suicide bomber behind an attack near Jinnah International Airport, killing two Chinese nationals and