Pakistan Shia Leader Dead
Pakistan: Prominent Shia leader gunned down in Karachi
Karachi: A top leader of the Shia community was shot dead by unknown men in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.
The victim of the target killing was identified as Syed Salman Haider Rizvi, general secretary of the Pasban-e-Aza and former president of the Masjid Khair-ul-Amal.
The tragic incident took place outside Rizvi’s residence near the Masjid Khair-ul-Amal in Ancholi Society within the jurisdiction of the Samanabad police station, reports The News International.
Rizvi, 43, was the son of the late SM Haider, prominent Shia leader and founder of the Pasban-e-Aza.
After the attack, he was seriously injured and taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.
“Two armed men riding a 125 motorcycle were already following him,” said Samanabad SHO Waqar Qaiser while talking to The News. “As soon as he stopped his Premio car near his residence, the armed motorcyclists fired multiple shots at him.”
Police also seized three empty shells of a 9mm pistol from the crime scene.
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