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PAKISTAN Senior most religious scholar and former Senator Maulana Samiul Haq has been assassinated at his residence in Rawalpindi, REPORTS GEO NEWS.
The religious scholar’s family and Jamiat Ulema Islam-Sami (JUI-S) officials confirmed the news of his death.
Maulana Samiul Haq’s death comes at a sensitive time, with religio-political parties out on the streets protesting the Supreme Court’s acquittal of AsiaBibi, a Christian woman, in a blasphemy case.
“He was trying to reach the protest in Islamabad but came back home due to roads being blocked. He was resting in his room during Asr time when his driver-cum-guard went out for 15 minutes,” Haq’s son Maulana Hamidul Haq said.
“When he returned, he found Maulana Samiul Haq dead in his bed and his body covered in blood.”
Hamid added that his father had been stabbed multiple times.
JUI-S leader Maulana Abdul Majeed said there was no one present at the house when Haq was killed. “We do not know who attacked him. He was alone, the person who was supposed to be with him had gone to the market,” Majeed said.
Pakistan ‘deprived of important religious leader’
Prime Minister Imran Khan has condemned the assassination of Maulana Samiul Haq, stating that the country had been deprived of an important religious leader. He said that Haq’s services would always be remembered.
The prime minister has sought a report and directed that an investigation be carried out immediately to find the perpetrators.
Maulana Samiul Haq killed inside his room at Rawalpindi residence
Haq was one of the senior most religio-political figures in Pakistan
Son confirms Haq was stabbed multiple times, no one was at home during attack
PM Imran Khan condemns attack, orders probe to find killers
Haq had served as a senator twice (1985-1991) (1991-1997)
He was head of Darul Uloom Haqqania in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa