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Pakistan Umpire Dies Of Heart Attack During Match
A local umpire in Pakistan died while supervising a club-level tournament match in Karachi.
- Indo-Asian News Service
- Updated: October 08, 2019 01:24 PM IST
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Umpire Nasim Sheikh passed away on the way to the hospital.© AFP
A local umpire in Pakistan died while supervising a club-level tournament match on Monday in Karachi.
According to a report in Pakistan's Samaa TV, umpire Nasim Sheikh suffered a heart attack while officiating in the match played in the Gulberg area of the city.
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He passed away on the way to the hospital.
Sheikh, 52, was a heart patient and had undergone an angiography earlier this year.
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