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| Imambargah trustee shot dead in Karachi: police |
| 2015-07-26 |
| [DAWN] An Imambargah ...since Pakistain is very religiously correct, Shia Moslems can't call their houses of worship 'mosques,' which are reserved for Sunnis. It's not clear if imambargahs are used for explosives storage like mosques are... trustee was rubbed out in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... 's PIB Colony on Saturday in a suspected sectarian attack while he was on his way to Central Prison to attend a court hearing, police said. Syed Rais Jafferi, 57, was travelling on a cycle of violence when armed pillion riders attacked him near Marton Quarters, said Gulshan Superintendent of Police (SP) Abid Qaimkhani. The victim sustained critical injuries and was transported to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) where doctors pronounced him dead He's dead, Jim! . The SP said that the victim was a trustee of Imambargah Jafferia in Rizvia Society. "It appeared to be a sectarian killing and police are probing as to whether the same suspects targeted him," said the senior police officer. |
| Posted by:Fred |