NOWSHERA: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Samiul Haq (JUI-S) chief Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq was among three martyred after a powerful suicide blast ripped through Akora Khattak’s Darul Uloom Haqqania, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the chief secretary and IG confirmed on Friday.
Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq took over JUI-S after his father, Maulana Samiul Haq, was assassinated in 2018. Sami-ul-Haq was stabbed multiple times at his residence in Rawalpindi.
According to details, the explosion took place inside the seminary after Friday prayers, according to the city police officer.
The attack targeted Maulana Hamidul Haq at Darul Uloom Haqqania, KP Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed said.
He confirmed the death of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami’s head, Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq, to reporters. The KP IGP added that it was a suicide blast.
Earlier, talking to ARY News, Rescue 1122, spokesperson Muhammad Asim confirmed injuries to at least 20 persons in the explosion.
He said the teams are continuing the rescue operation at the spot after the incident was reported.
Meanwhile, emergency has been enforced at Lady Reading Hospital.
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Earlier this month, a powerful explosion near a security convoy in Bannu, injured two security personnel.
According to police, the blast took place near the Domail police station, close to the Mangal Mela area.
Unidentified militants had planted explosives along the roadside, which detonated near the convoy. Following the incident, security forces and police launched a search operation in the area to apprehend those militants.
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