Hussain was shot dead outside of his office near
Ayub National Stadium, on June 16, 2011, by unidentified gunmen on a motorbike. He was shot several times and also received a bullet in the head he was rushed to the nearest hospital but died before any medical assistance was given to him. The banned Pakistani
sectarian,
terrorist militant group
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed the responsibility for his killing.
Funeral Hussain's body was taken to his home in a procession, and a very large number of people attended his funeral. He was buried in Behesht-e-Zainab Hazara cemetery on
Alamdar road, Quetta.
Responses No arrests were made by
police and a demonstration was held by a large number of people from the Shia Hazara community demanding the arrest of the killers. The
Chief Minister and
Governor expressed grief at his death. The
Pakistan Boxing Federation named his death
an irreparable loss to the sport. Pakistani boxer
Muhammad Waseem expressed grief and said that it was a huge loss. The
PBF postponed the national tournaments including NBP National Ranking Tournament in Quetta and the Youth boxing tournament in
Karachi. ==References==