India condemned an attack on the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, saying there was no justification for such violence.

Pakistani security forces successfully foiled an attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi's Clifton Block-4. Two police officers were martyred in the attack.

“The perpetrators of this heinous attack should be brought to justice expeditiously,” the Indian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

India and Pakistan regularly blame each other for violence in each other’s countries.

Pakistan has in the past accused India of supporting the separatist insurgents in Baluchistan, which is on the Afghan and Iranian borders. India denies any involvement in the decades old insurgency there.

India has long accused Pakistan of supporting Islamist separatist militants fighting Indian security forces in the Indian-Held Kashmir.

Two policemen were martyred and a security guard injured as three gunmen tried to enter the consulate around 9:30am but were intercepted by security guards at a checkpoint, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Karachi Javed Alam Odho said.