Shia politician businessman Ali Raza Abidi killed in terrorist attack

Renowned Shia politician and a businessman Syed Ali Raza Abidi embraced martyrdom when terrorists opened fire upon him at the main gate of his house in Defence Housing Authority scheme on Tuesday night.

Renowned Shia politician and a businessman Syed Ali Raza Abidi embraced martyrdom when terrorists opened fire upon him at the main gate of his house in Defence Housing Authority scheme on Tuesday night.

Two ferocious terrorists riding a motorcycle were chasing his car which he was driving and opened fire upon him in the car. Three bullets hit him: two in neck and one in head. 

First, his father Akhlaq Hussain Abidi took him to PNS Shifa and then Jinnah Hospital but he succumbed to fatal wounds. After postmortem, the body of the martyr was shifted to Imam Bargah at Masjid Yasrab premises in Defence phase IV where his funeral prayers will be held on Wednesday. 

Martyr Abidi had served Pakistan as legislator on Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) platform since 2013 to 2017.