Shia Target Killing
Karachi, February 27, 2003: Shi’a Bakery owner and his nephew shot dead at M. A. Jinnah Road
Date : February 27, 2003
Location : Karachi
Casualties :2
Gender : male ,
Narrative of the Event
On February 27, 2003, Ghulam Husain Sohrab, coffee house-cum-bakery owner, and his nephew, Baqar Raza Sohrab, both of Shi’a Muslim Iranian origin, were shot dead here on Thursday night at M. A. Jinnah Road.
Police said three young men riding motorcycles came to Subhanallah Coffee House and Bakery, situated opposite the former Lighthouse Cinema, at around 8:35 p.m. One of them went inside and opened fire on Ghulam Husain Sohrab, 45, and Baqar Raza Sohrab, 26, and fled with the two others on the bike. Both the victims were sitting at the cash counter.
Ghulam Husain Sohrab and Baqar Raza Sohrab were rushed to the Civil Hospital, where doctors pronounced them dead.
Hospital sources said that both men had suffered multiple bullet injuries to their heads and chests.
Sources:
1-Shuhada-e-Millat-e-Jafferia Karachi, by Hasan Murtaza, P. 519, Shia Ulema Council Sindh 2009
2-Daily Jang Karachi, February 28, 2003
3-Data of Shaheed Foundation Pakistan
4-Daily Dawn Karachi, February 28, 2003
5-https://www.geocities.ws/sipahisahaba/2003/27022003.htm
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