Police officials refuted the rumors that it was a sectarian attack. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
The incident, which occurred within the jurisdiction of Pirabad police station, killed Zeeshan Haider, the son of Jafria Imambargah trustee and Danish Rizvi.
The injured in the attack was identified as Maisam Raza.
Police also discovered an improvised explosive device planted near the Imambargah. Police cordoned off the area and the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was called in to defuse the device.
According to BDS officials, the bomb weighted around four kilogrammes and contained ball bearings.
Sectarian attack?
Police officials said that they could not immediately confirm if the incident was a sectarian attack, or there was some other motive behind it
Officials claimed that the target of the attack could have been one of the deceased, who is said to be the owner of a garment factory.
Police claimed that extortionists had demanded Rs1.5 million from one of two people killed in Wednesday's attacks and had threatened him of dire consequences.
Cracker attack near Imambargah in Kati Pahari
There were also reports that a cracker had exploded near an Imambargah in Kati Pahari area.
Officials, however, have denied that the incident took place.
Grenade attack on former UC Councillor's house
Unidentified armed men riding a motorcycle hurled a grenade at the house of a former UC Councillor in Patel Para area of Karachi late on Wednesday night, Express News reported.
No casualties have been reported from the incident.
According to Express News correspondent Nadeem Khan, police and BDS officials have reached the spot and cordoned off the area to collect evidence.
According to initial investigation, the former UC Councillor was the target of the attack.
The Councillor was home at the time of attack. His house has suffered partial damaged due to the grenade attack.
The motive of the attack is not yet known.
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What saddens me is the silence of majority moderate Sunni Muslims on this oppression of our Shia brethren considering it an issue between Shias and Deobandi extremists. Please wake-up people, you live in a country which is going towards anarchy and if you do not take any action at this stage your generations or may be very soon you and your family face the consequences!!!
@Mirza:
You are right Mirza sahib! the Jew and Hindus have disguised themselves as Saud Family showing themselves as Khadim-e-Harmain and wreaking havoc with the Ummah through their stooges of TTP LEJ etc. !!!
I deeply concerned that these terrorists are not going to spare anyone in the end, today they are killing shias tomorrow they will kill sunnis. Already there were slogan in Rawalpindi of Shia kafir and Sunni kafir from them. It is must for the nation to get united and punish them with full force. Unfortunately they are protected in judiciary by their friend CJ and in govt by their friends IK and Nawaz.
This cannot be from us Sunni Muslims. This is a conspiracy by minorities, Hindus, Jews, Ahmedis, Christians, RAW, CIA and other agencies who have grown to hate the mourners of our prophet's (PBUH) family. Only these enemies can love Yazid and his clan not our Sunni Muslims, Whabis, and Salafis.
Pakistani electronic media did not report it which show their level of freedom and impartialism,
One extremist cult has put the entire country to hostage. It operates with impunity under the banners of ASWJ, LeJ, TTP, SSP. It is responsible for the senseless slaughter of 60000 Pakistanis. While Imran Khan never stops making excuses for it's crimes, in case the victims of 60000 Pakistanis retaliate according to the same logic as Khan, this cult burns down the entire country. These violent Kharijis have become stronger than the state, and may essentially take it over some day.
Three people were injured, a 4 Kg bomb was found and defused, all of this right at an Imambargah ... what else is needed to make this event qualify as a sectarian attack?
And seems like the plot worked well to legalize the Shia Killing
Danish embraced martyrdom in Agha Khan hospital ...