Militants shoot and martyred three Shia Muslims in southeastern Pakistan
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Pakistani police personnel cordon off an area in Karachi, southeastern Pakistan, for an Ashura procession to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (PBUH), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), October 23, 2015. (Photo by AFP)
A group of unidentified militants have shot and martyred three Shia Muslims in Pakistan’s troubled southeastern province of Sindh, security sources say.
According to Press TV, senior police official Arab Mahar said the victims had just completed Friday prayers at the Najaf Imambargah (mosque) in the northern part of the city of Karachi — which is located 1,146 kilometers (712 miles) east of the capital, Islamabad — when militants opened fire on the motorbike they were riding.
The slain Shia Muslims were identified as 40-year-old Hashim Rizvi, Ali Sajid, 27, and 30-year-old Shamim Rizvi.
No group or person has yet claimed responsibility for the killings, but pro-Taliban militant groups have been blamed for such attacks in the past.
It was the first major incident of sectarian violence in Karachi in 2016.
On July 25, 2015, unknown assailants opened fire on Shia activist Syed Rais Jafferi, 57, in the Marton Quarters area of the port city. They later fled the scene on board a motorbike. Jafferi was rushed to a nearby hospital with fatal injuries following the assault. However, he was pronounced martyred upon arrival at the medical center.
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