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2002 Idara Amn-o-Insaf attack
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Terrorist incident in Pakistan
2002 Idara Amn-o-Insaf attack Christian community of Pakistan 24.8642 67.0230 type:event_globe:earth_region:PK ti 2002 09 25https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2279857.stm Gunmen 'execute' Pakistan Christians 25 September 2002 news.bbc.co.uk Shooting 7 1 8 2
On 25 September 2002, two gunmenhttps://www.dawn.com/news/58992 Seven Christians shot dead in Karachi 26 September 2002 conducted an attack on the Idara-e-Amn-o-Insaf near Rimpa Plaza in Karachi, Pakistan.https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/232532-Idara-e-Amn-o-Insaf-never-recovered-from-the-attack-that-left-seven-staffers-dead Idara-e-Amn-o-Insaf never recovered from the attack that left seven staffers dead www.thenews.com.pkhttps://tribune.com.pk/story/90612/rimpa-plaza-attack-surviving-christian-goes-to-court/ Rimpa Plaza attack: Surviving Christian goes to court - The Express Tribune 16 December 2010 The two gunmen entered the building with TT pistols and made the entire office staff hostage. Then, they blind-folded them and killed them one-by-one.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/09/26/gunmen-kill-7-christians-at-karachi-charity/75cd6853-9e1e-4f4b-a8fa-bfba60b2eb41/ Gunmen Kill 7 Christians at Karachi Charity Kamran Khan 26 September 2002 www.washingtonpost.com Six were killed on the spot while one died in the hospital.
Background
Idara Amn-o-Insaf is a Christian charity based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was formed in 1974 with financial assistance of the World Council of Churches.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2183204.stm Pakistan's Christians under siege 25 September 2002 news.bbc.co.uk
Victims
Following were the seven victims who died:
Iqbal Allah Rakha, 40
Benjiman Sadiq, 26
Kamran Anjum, 25
Jan Muneer, 30
Aslam Martin, 45
Mushtaq Roshan, 51
Edwin Foster, 20
References
Category:2002 murders in Pakistan
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Category:Persecution of Christians in Pakistan
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Category:Mass murders in Karachi
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Category:Hostage taking in Pakistan