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India-Pakistan
Shia couple killed in Karachi
2013-11-26
[Pak Daily Times] KARACHI: A devout Shia man along with his wife was slain in North Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
on Monday.

43-year-old Munir Hussain, son of Ashiq Hussain, along with his wife Razia Hussain, 40, was bumped off near Sanobar Cottage, North Karachi, within the jurisdiction of New Karachi cop shoppe. Both were on their way on a cycle of violence when unidentified armed riders intercepted them and opened indiscriminate firing, resulting in both the victims dying instantly. Their bodies were taken to a hospital for an appointment with Dr. Quincy and later handed over to their heirs.

Their funeral prayers were offered at Khair-ul-Amal Imambargah
...since they're religiously correct™, Shia Moslems in Pakistain can't call their houses of worship 'mosques,' which are reserved for Sunnis. It's not clear if imambargahs are used for explosives storage like mosques are...
in Ancholi Society, Federal B Area Block-20, which was attended by a large number of Shia Ulema, workers and family members. Both the victims were later laid to rest at Wadi-e-Hussain graveyard with deep sorrow.

Body found: A perforated carcass of a man was found from a graveyard in Kati Pahari, within the remits of Pirabad cop shoppe. The body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed hospital and later moved to mortuary for identification.
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