Prominent Pak cleric assassinated in Rawalpindi
Islamabad, Nov 2 : Prominent Pakistani cleric Maulana Samiul Haq, who was also known as the ‘Taliban leader’, was killed in a gun attack in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Friday, according to media reports.
Haq, 82, was the head of the 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), the Geo News reported.
He was killed by unidentified attackers in a house where he was staying, his son was quoted as saying by the report.
JUI-S's Peshawar president also confirmed Haq's death following an assassination attempt in Rawalpindi.
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Over 10 feared dead in blast at firecrackers manufacturing unit in TN
Virudhunagar (PTI): More than 10 workers were feared dead following a blast in a firecrackers manufacturing unit near here and some others were severely injured, police said.
The blast occurred when about 30 workers were engaged in routine manufacturing related processes at the firecrackers unit at Kattanarpatti near here, they said adding portions of the building too collapsed under the impact.
