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Sectarian Violence in Sindh - 2015

S.N.

Date

Place / District

Incidents

killed
Injured
1
January 30

Karbala Maula Imambargah / Lakhi Dar / Shikarpur District

At least 61 Shias were killed and 50 others were injured in a bomb explosion at Karbala Maula Imambargah in Lakhi Dar area of Shikarpur District of Sindh.

61
50
2
February 1

Malir Halt / Malir Town / Karachi

Two carders of the ASWJ, identified as Naseem Khan (28) and Mohammed Asif (24), were killed in a sectarian attack on the main National Highway near Malir Halt in Malir Town.

2
0
3
February 1

Pakistan Bazaar / Orangi Town / Karachi

A shopkeeper and a cadre of ASWJ, identified as Akhtar Hussain (55), was shot dead while his son, Athar Hussain (26), was injured when unidentified militants opened fire at them at Islam Chowk near the Farooq-i-Azam mosque in Pakistan Bazaar area of Orangi Town.

1
1
4
February 18

Ali Garden / North Nazimabad Town / Karachi

Two people, including an Ismaili Shia, identified as Karim Hashwani, and his driver, Nawaz (45), were shot dead in a sectarian attack at Ali Garden in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh.

2
0
5
February 24

Korangi Town / Karachi

The District President of ASWJ Molana Sahbir Ahmed Haidri was shot dead in Korangi Town of Karachi.

1
0
7
February 27

Orangi Town / Karachi

Two Shia men, identified as the employees of Qatar Hospital, Saleem Akbar and Ali Haider Rizvi, were shot dead at Ghausia Chowk in Orangi Town of Karachi, while they were returning home from their duties.

2
0
8
February 27

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi

A leader of ASWJ and a Peshimam (prayer leader) of a mosque, identified as Yaseen, was killed in a sectarian attack at Safoora Chowk next to Johar Complex in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town of Karachi.

1
0
9
March 4

Paracha Chowk / Sher Shah / Karachi

Two persons, including the General Secretary of ASWJ, identified as Dr Muhammad Fayaz, and his driver, were killed when unidentified militants opened fire at his vehicle near Paracha Chowk in Sher Shah locality of Karachi.

2
0
10
March 4

Korangi Town / Karachi

A senior Shia lawyer, who was also a counsel for several activists of the MQM, identified as Advocate Ali Hasnain Bukhari, was shot dead by two unidentified militants in Korangi Town of Karachi.

1
0
11
March 20

Saleh Mosque / Saddar Town / Karachi

Two Shia Bohras were killed and several others were injured in a sectarian attack when an IED fixed to a motorcycle exploded outside Shia-Bohra community's Saleh Mosque in Saddar Town of Karachi during the Friday prayer.

2
NS
12
March 20

Bahadurabad / Gulshan Town / Karachi

ASWJ militants killed two Shia Bohras and injured four others in a sectarian attack in Bahadurabad area of Gulshan Town in Karachi.

2
4
13
April 13 Gulberg Town / Karachi

The Deputy Director of KMC, identified as Ashraf Abbas (50) alias Ashu, was shot dead and his daughter who was accompanying him in his car was injured in a targeted sectarian attack in Azizabad area of Gulberg Town in Karachi of Sindh. Ashraf was a Shia and was the trustee of Azizabad Imambargah Sakina.

1
1
14
May 9

Eidgah Ground / Shah Faisal Town / Karachi

Unidentified assailants opened fire at Shia Police officer, DSP Syed Zulfiqar Abbas, and his friend, identified as Shahzad, killing them on spot in a targeted sectarian attack at a restaurant near Eidgah Ground in Shah Faisal area of Shah Faisal Town.

2
0
15
May 9

Paposh Nagar / North Nazimabad Town / Karachi

A Shia homoeopathic doctor, Dr Anwar Ali Abidi, was shot dead while another person sustained injuries when unidentified militants opened fire at his clinic in Paposh Nagar area of North Nazimabad Town.

1
1
16
May 13

Safora Chowrangi / Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi

At least 45 Ismaili Shias were killed and 24 others were injured when unidentified militants opened fire on their Bus in Safora Chowrangi area near Dow Medical College in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town of Karachi.

45
24
17
May 15

Pehlwan Goth / Gulistan-e-Johar / Karachi

A Shia SSP, Ejaz Haider, was killed in a sectarian targeted attack on May 15 when unidentified assailants opened fire his vehicle near Pehlwan Goth in Gulistan-e-Johar area of Karachi.

1
3
18 May 21 Malir Town / Karachi

Three persons, including a local leader of the ASWJ, identified as Syed Abdul Wahab (65), and his two sons, were shot dead by unidentified armed assailants at Khyber Hotel in Bagh-e-Malir near Malir City in Malir Town. A 'spokesman' for ASWJ Umer Muavia claimed that Syed Wahab was their leader of Malir District and termed it an act of sectarian violence.

3
0
19 May 21 Liaquatabad Town

An unidentified man was shot dead near Bab-e-Fatima Imambargah at Liaquatabad furniture market in Liaquatabad Town.

1
0
20 June 9

Shah Latif Town / Karachi

A Shia DSP Majeed Abbasi was killed when militants belonging to Swat Chapter of TTP opened fire at his vehicle in Shah Latif Town of Karachi in Sindh.

1
0
21 July 25

Marton Quarters / PIB Colony / Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi

An Imambargah trustee, identified as Syed Rais Jafferi (57), was shot dead while he was on his way to Central Prison to attend a court hearing near Marton Quarters in PIB Colony of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town in Karachi.

1
0
22 August 18 Orangi Town / Karachi

The Deputy Secretary of the ASWJ, Dilshad Moavia (40), was shot dead in a sectarian attack near Noorani restaurant in Orangi Town.

1
0
23 August 28

Hassan Square / Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi

A Shia advocate of Sindh High Court (SHC), identified as Syed Ameer Hyder Shah, was shot dead by unidentified militants while he was travelling in his car near Hassan Square in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town.

1
0
24 September 9

Hassan Square / Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi

A shopkeeper, identified as Imran Iqbal (30), and his employee Waqas (27), were shot dead in a sectarian attack at their Al-Madina Bakers in Sector-5-B-1 of North Karachi Town in Karachi.

1
0
25 September 9

Shah Faisal Town / Karachi

A cadre belonging to the ST, identified as Mohammed Qasim (28), was shot dead in a sectarian attack in Shah Faisal Colony of Shah Faisal Town in Karachi.

1
0
26 September 18

Astana Zinda Pir shrine / Korangi Town / Karachi

At least two devotees were shot dead while four others were injured in an attack on Astana Zinda Pir shrine in Korangi Town of Karachi.

2
4
27 September 18

North Nazimabad Town / Karachi

A Shia general store shopkeeper, identified as Syed Irfan Zaidi, was shot dead in a targeted sectarian attack in the North Nazimabad Town of Karachi.

1
0
28 October 12

Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi

Three Ahmadis, identified as Saleem Rafaqat (55), and his nephews, Shahmir Ahmad (17), and Moaaz Ahmad (20), were shot at and injured in a targeted gun attack while they were returning home in their car in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town of Karachi.

0
3
29 October 23

Lashari / Jacobabad District

At least 22 persons including eight children were killed in a suicide blast targetting a 9th Muharram (Shia mourning period) procession near a park in the Lashari area of Jacobabad District in Sindh in the evening. 40 others including several children, have been injured in the attack.

22
40
30 November 14

Sachal / Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town / Karachi

Two Shia Policemen, identified as Police constables Ali Raza (50) and Ghulam Jaffer (46), guarding Ismaili community's residential complex were shot dead by four unidentified militants at a checkpoint outside Jeewani Heights in the Sachal area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town in Karachi.

2
0
Total*
164
131
*Data till December 31, 2015

Note:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

 

 

 

 

 
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