Shia Target Killing

Islamabad, September 12,1996 : Shi’a cleric Allama Mureed Abbas Yazdani shot dead

Date : September 12, 1996

Location : Islamabad

Casualties :1

Gender : male ,

Narrative of the Event

On September 12, 1996, two members of the Lashkar-i-Jhanghvi-L J death squad of Sipaha-Sahabah Pakistan-SSP opened fire on Allama Mureed Abbas Yazdani at his house in Sector I-10/4, Islamabad. He was a distinguished Shi’a cleric in Pakistan.

Source:

  • Daily Jang Rawalpindi, 13 September 1996
  • Daily Dawn Lahore, 13 September

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