ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday released a list of six Pakistanis who died yesterday’s terror attack on two mosques in the quiet New Zealand city of Christchurch.
The attack on the Al Noor and Linwood mosques, that left at least 49 people dead, has been labelled terrorism by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and is thought to be the deadliest attack directed against Muslims in the West in modern times.
The dead were said to include women and children. Around 48 people were treated for gunshot wounds at Christchurch Hospital, including young children, with injuries ranging from critical to minor.
Terrorism in #NewZealand: Mr. Sohail Shahid, Syed Jahandad Ali, Syed Areeb Ahmed, Mr. Mahboob Haroon, Mr. Naeem Rashid and his son Mr. Talha Naeem have been announced dead by #NewZealand authorities. Other 3 missing are still being identified. #ChristchurchMosqueShooting
— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@DrMFaisal) 16 March 2019
In a tweet FO Spokesperson, Dr Mohammad Faisal said that the dead identified by the New Zealand authorities as Sohail Shahid, Jahandad Ali, Areemb Ahmed, Mehboob Haroon, Neem Rashid and his son Talha.
Earlier in a tweet FO issued list of nine missing Pakistan as the identification of the other three being continued.
