On 26 April 2022, a suicide bombing hit a van near the University of Karachi's Confucius Institute, killing three Chinese academics and their Pakistani driver.
[7] The Balochistan Liberation Army, a group internationally designated as a terrorist organization,[3] claimed responsibility for the bombing, which it said was done to discourage Chinese development programs in the region.
[8] The bomber was identified as Shari Baloch, a 30-year-old female and secondary school science teacher from Kech District in Balochistan.
[8][13][10][12][14] In 2019, Shari Baloch landed a job in the Balochistan Education Department and was employed at a government secondary school in Kalatak, near Turbat, where she taught science to female students.
[10] Soon after the bombing occurred, her husband posted a Tweet in which he eulogised and praised Shari, describing her action as a "selfless act".