The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (CTD) has announced a monetary reward for information about the unidentified suicide responsible for the deadly attack on a seminar in the Nowshera district.
Maulana Hamidul Haqqqani, son of the late Mulana Samiul Haq and head of her own faction of Jamiat Ulema-Islam (JUI-S), was among the six victims who died in the suicide bombing in the Darul Ulom Haqqania on Friday.
Another 18 people were injured when the bomber detonated the explosives after the congregation of sentences on Friday.
A vision of the people who meet as the funeral of the Chief of Jui-S, Maulana Hamidul Haqqani, is celebrated in Darul Uuloom Haqqania. Photo courtesy: AP
On Saturday, thousands of mourners gathered for the funeral of Haq in Jamia Haqqania, the seminar where he served as head. The bombing, which was specifically addressed to Haq, also killed another six.
Haq, son of Maulana Samiul Haq, who was killed in 2018, was an outstanding figure in Pakistan’s religious and political landscape. This bombing is part of a series of four attacks in Pakistan the same day, two of which occurred in the mosques, which generated concerns about the moment just before Ramadan.
Haq’s son, Maulana Abdulhaq Sani, presented a first information report (FIR), who was also injured in the attack. The FIR, archived before the CTD Mardan Police Station, includes charges under the anti -terrorism law, along with other sections of the Pakistan Criminal Code.
The authorities have published a photograph of the alleged suicide terrorist and offer a reward of RS500,000 (approximately $ 1,787) to obtain information that leads to the identification of the attacker. They look for details about the name, paternity and place of residence of the bomber.
People cries the death of the chief of Jui-S Maulana Hamidul Haqqani, one of the six victims killed in the suicide bombing in Darul Ulom Haqqania on Friday. Photo: AFP
A KP police statement assured that the identity of any informant would remain confidential. The public can contact the authorities through numbers 0315-9135456 and 091-9212591.
Haq’s funeral was carried out in the seminar, with the mourners filling the main hall and shedding in the street. Thanks to a strong police presence and the protection provided by the students of the seminar, the sentences were peacefully without any incident.
Life of Mauna Hamidul Haqqqani
MAULANA HAMIDUL HAQQQANI, Deputy Chief of Darul Uuloom Haqqania and son of the late religious leader MAULANA Samiul Haq, was born on May 26, 1968 in Akora Khattak.
He received his religious education in Darul Uuloom Haqqania, the same institution where his paternal uncle, Maulana Anwar-Ul-Haq Haqqani, served as a head.
The grandfather of Maulana Hamidul Haqqqani, Maulana Abdul Haqqani, was the founder of Jamaat-E -ulema Pakistan, a prominent political figure and former member of the National Assembly.
His father, Mulana Samiul Haq, was a member of the Senate and played a fundamental role in the formation of new religious alliances in Pakistan.
A student of the Darul Uuloom Haqqania Seminary is seen in Akora Khattak, leaving the institution on October 19, 2020. Photo: AFP
Hamidul Haqqqani was instrumental in the creation of United Majlis-E-Amal, a coalition of religious parties. In 2001, after the American invasion of Afghanistan, he founded the Council of Afghanistan of Defense, which then evolved towards MMA, a key political alliance of religious groups.
In 2002, Hamidul Haqqqani was chosen as a member of the National Assembly (MNA) of Nowshera, where he represented his constituency until 2007.
After the tragic murder of his father in 2018, Hamidul Haqqqani assumed the leadership of Jamiat Ulema-E-Islam-Sami (JUI-S) and became the deputy head of Darul Ulom Haqqania.
