Shia Target Killing
Karachi, February 21, 1998: Two Iranian construction workers shot dead
Date : February 21, 1998
Location : Karachi
Casualties :2
Narrative of the Event
On Saturday, February 21, 1998, two Iranian construction workers on the Clifton flyover project in Karachi were fatally shot by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terrorists, a death squad associated with the anti-Shia radical organization Sipah-e-Sahabah Pakistan (SSP). The incident took place near the chief minister’s house, the US consulate, and three five-star hotels. Notably, it coincided with the death anniversary of seven individuals, including the director of the Iranian Cultural Centre in Multan, who were killed exactly a year prior on February 21.
The victims, Murtaza Adeeb Zadey, 50, a foreman, and Ali Mohammad Habiby Zadey, 36, a storekeeper, resided in Clifton View apartments. They had arrived in Pakistan eight months earlier from Iraq Shehr in Iran and were employed by Masheen Sazi-i-Arak, an official Iranian construction company.
Eyewitnesses reported two unidentified individuals on a motorbike approaching the Clifton Bridge. After parking, they engaged in conversation with the victims at the flyover construction site, potentially confirming their identities. Following a brief chat, the assailants shot the workers multiple times, then swiftly fled towards Bath Island on their motorbike.
- https://asianstudies.github.io/area-studies/SouthAsia/SAserials/Dawn/1998/28Feb98.html
- Data of Shaheed Foundation Pakistan
- Daily Dawn Karachi, Sunday February 22, 1998
- Data of Shia-genocide in Pakistan by LUBP
- 5: Shi’a Genocide in Pakistan: Myth or Reality, P. 344,P.344,published in 2019, Aks Publications Lahore
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