Foolproof security arrangements were made to avoid any untoward incidents.
Maulana Samiul Haq, 82, was the head of the Islamic religious seminary Darul Uloom Haqqania in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Akora Khattak town and also the chief of the hardline political party Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Sami (JUI-S). (Photo: Twitter | ANI)
Islamabad: The funeral prayers of slain religious scholar, known as the father of Taliban, Maulana Samiul Haq were offered in Akora Khattak on Saturday. Foolproof security arrangements were made to avoid any untoward incidents. Additional contingents of security forces were summoned.
Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Khurshid Shah, Asfandyar Wali and others attended the funeral. prayers.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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