KARACHI, June 3: Another victim of the Imambargah Ali Raza blast died on Thursday morning while an unknown victim, who had died on Monday night, was identified on Wednesday raising the death toll to 24.

Ali Hasan, 35, was admitted in serious condition to Liaquat National Hospital on Monday night. Hospital sources said that he succumbed to his wounds on early Thursday morning. The victim was a resident of Liaquatabad.

Dr Shahid Habib, 45, was identified by his family members on Wednesday night at Edhi morgue when his body was shifted there from some private cold storage. Father of four children, Dr Shahid Habib had recently returned from Qum, a holy city in Iran, after completing his religious education. On Monday, he went to the Imambargah to offer prayers before going to his office at the Advance Radiology Centre.

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