Sadiq Hamshieri, secretary general of Imambargah-e-Husainia Iranian shot dead in Karachi
3-02-2002
KARACHI, Feb 3: Owner of a hotel and bakery and secretary general of Imambargah-e-Husainia
Iranian Sadiq Hamshieri was gunned down in a sectarian
target shooting at his shop in Kharadar police area.
Sources said he was standing outside his shop, when two
people riding a motorbike sprayed volley of bullets on
him and fled. Sustaining multiple bullet wounds Sadiq
died on the spot. The body was shifted to Civil Hospital
where a large number of irate youths and enraged people
also gathered and maltreated the staff and doctors at the
hospital. The body was later moved to Zainab Punjwani
Hospital for final rites where angry youths started
pelting the vehicles with stones but were stopped by
elders.