Pakistan umpire dies of heart attack during match

Umpire Nasim Sheikh suffered a heart attack while officiating the match played in Karachi

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Karachi: 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.

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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