Shia Genocide Events
Multan, February 20, 1997 : Attack on Iranian Cultural Center, Iranian Director and 6 others killed
Date : February 20, 1997
Location : Multan
Casualties :7
Narrative of the Event
MULTAN: February 20, 1997:An Iranian diplomat and six Shia’ Pakistanis were killed on Thursday when gunmen attacked the Iranian Cultural Centre. Later, Lashkar-i-Jhangavi, the death squad of Sipah-i-Sabaha, the SSP, owned up to the attack. Diplomat Muhammad Ali Rahimi, who held the rank of consul and worked as the director at the cultural center for three years, was shot dead along with six local employees by four gunmen who stormed the center, spraying bullets inside the building. An electrician in the building was also injured and was being treated at a local hospital.
Sources:
1-Daily Jang Lahore, 20 February 1997; daily Nawa-i-Waqat Multan, 20 February 1997
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