Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Samiul Haq (JUI-S) chief, Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq, was tragically among three individuals who were martyred following a powerful and devastating suicide blast that tore through the halls of Akora Khattak’s renowned Darul Uloom Haqqania in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
. Both the chief secretary and the Inspector General confirmed this heart-wrenching incident on Friday.
Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq had assumed the leadership of JUI-S following the assassination of his father, Maulana Samiul Haq, in 2018. Maulana Sami-ul-Haq was brutally stabbed multiple times at his home in Rawalpindi, a crime that shook the nation.
Details reveal that the explosion occurred within the seminary walls soon after the solemn Friday prayers, as reported by the city police officer. The attack appeared to have specifically targeted Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq at Darul Uloom Haqqania, according to KP Inspector General of Police, Zulfiqar Hameed. He solemnly confirmed to reporters that the head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami, Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq, was indeed deceased and emphasized that the explosion was a suicide blast.
Earlier, during a conversation with news media, Rescue 1122 spokesperson Muhammad Asim revealed that at least 20 people suffered injuries from the explosion.