Heart and Soul: The Deadly Sacrifice at Hawkes Bay

In 1983, a group of 42 Shia devotees left Pakistan and embarked on an epic journey to Karbala in Iraq. This pilgrimage had been ordained by Mahdi, the last spiritual leader or Imam of Shia faith, communicated to the faithful in miraculous messages channeled through an 18-year-old woman. The caravan arrived at the port city of Karachi set to cross the Arabian Sea for Iraq. What happened next is a story of extreme sacrifice in the name of the Shia Islamic faith and would result in the deaths of 18 people. Shumaila Jaffery discovers what happened on that night, exploring what the sacrifice of the devoted may reveal about Shia Islam today