The overnight trouble with these Chinese travellers in the capital has not only drawn a formal note of protest but has put a finer point on how secure guesthouses here really are. The ones who were bound and robbed say the owner of the place was in on the plan. A criminal case is open and an investigation is under way.
You can see the details in the First Information Report put in at Kohsar Police Station on May 22, 2026. It puts the time of the raid at about 3:00am at the Shasha (Xiaoxia) guest house in F-7/4. There were more than one armed man present and they didn’t let the occupants get in the way of what they were after.
Diplomatic response and business optics
Word is that the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad has made its disapproval known to the Pakistani side. It’s a move that gives the matter some heft and means law enforcement will be expected to act with some speed and credibility.
From what we’ve been told by sources and officials, this is where things stand:
– A protest has been put in with the Embassy in Islamabad
– Case No. 268/26 is on the books with Kohsar Police
– A probe is in motion for both the suspects and any enablers
How the raid went down
Hansen, the Chinese national who filed the complaint, said he and another, Sara Borouk, had only come in from Lahore a few hours before. He was in his room when three men with guns came in, put him down with their weapons and cuffed his hands with some plastic ties.
Then they made their way to the upper floors for the other Chinese in the house, like Borouk. The FIR has it that they put the restraints on everyone in the rooms before making off with the money and the gadgets.
What was taken
Hansen says 150,000 PKR in hard cash was his loss. They also took 15,000 PKR from Borouk. As for the rest, there’s a laptop, an iPhone 13 Pro Max, an iPhone 14, a Vivo and a Samsung Note 10 Plus all reported missing.
All in, the police put the tab at more than 700,000 PKR. The men left in a black car before the cops could get there.
Allegations and legal case
When they talked to the police, the victims didn’t hold back on the guesthouse management. They have no doubt the owner, ‘Xiaoxia’, was the one who set the stage for the job. That’s something the inquiry is now looking at.
So Kohsar Police have put together Case No. 268/26, citing Sections 324, 382, 457 and 114 of the PPC. You have attempted murder, theft with intent to cause harm, trespassing in the night and abetment to name a few.
After the fact, the injured were put in a van for the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital. Now the investigators are trying to put some faces to the suspects and see if the story of an inside job holds water.
What comes next
For an area as well-to-do as this part of the federal capital, it’s a stark reminder of the kind of security visitors should expect. And with a protest in the record book, there is an onus on the authorities to show they are on top of it.
We’ll be watching to see if the black car or the 700,000 PKR in stolen goods turn up, or if forensics back up the claims of facilitation. The owner’s part in this is being followed, as is the trail of the intruders.
The FIR makes for a straightforward story: a 3:00am break-in, some restraints, and a clean run through for the valuables. The open question is who was behind it and how they felt so bold in a place with staff around.
The Embassy’s protest, as you might expect, has put some pressure on those questions to be answered. How Case No. 268/26 is handled will be a good indicator of how much the authorities are willing to do to protect their foreign guests and make an example of any who help out the bad guys.
