Pakistani umpire dies of heart attack while supervising a match

Purnima Singh: Bachpan Express

A local umpire in Pakistan dies while supervising a club-level tournament on monday in karachi. According to a report from Pakistan's TV channel Naseem Sheikh suffered a heart attack while standing in a match at TMC ground in the Gulberg area of the city and was rushed to hospital. "He fell down while supervising the match. He was rushed in an ambulance to a nearby hospital but expired on the way," a match organizer said, Sheikh was 56 and was a butcher by profession but his love and dedication towards the game helped in reaching this level. He was a heart patient and had undergone Angiography earlier this year.