Shia Target Killing

Karachi: May 16, 2023, Custodian of Imambargah shot dead near Shia Mosque

Date : May 16, 2023

Location : Karachi

Casualties :1

Gender : male ,

Narrative of the Event

On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, Syed Safdar Rizvi, custodian of Imambargah ‘Azakhana Sughra’  was gunned down near Imambargah ‘Azakhana Sughra’ and Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in Zaman Town, Korangi district of Karachi division, Sindh.

Unidentified armed men riding by the motorcycle shot Syed Safdar Rizvi in the head near Imambargah ‘Azakhana Sughra’ and injured him seriously. He was shifted to hospital, where he was succumbed to his injuries.

Before 5 days his son Azhar Hussain Rizvi also was gunned down by unidentified armed men riding by motorcycle.

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