At least 4 dead, 20 injured as blast rips through Darul Uloom Haqqania in KP’s Nowshera
- Deceased include religious school's head Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq
At least four people were killed and 20 were injured after an explosion occurred on Friday at the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Nowshera District’s Akora Khattak, Aaj News reported.
The blast occurred during Friday prayers. Head of the religious school, Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq, son of late Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, was among the killed in the attack.
Rescue 1122 officials reached the site of the incident and an investigation was launched.
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“Terrorists are the enemies of the country, nation and the humanity,” President Asif Ali Zardari said as he strongly condemned the attack.
Moreover, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also condemned the explosion and prayed for the recovery of the injured individuals.
He instructed that the injured be provided with all possible medical assistance, as per Radio Pakistan.
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Such cowardly and reprehensible acts of terrorism could not weaken the nation’s resolve against terrorism, the prime minister said, as he summoned a report regarding the blast.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also denounced the blast and expressed deep sorrow and regret over the loss of precious human lives.
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