Peshawar, Jan 9 (PTI) A senior cleric of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) was Friday injured in a powerful explosion near a religious seminary in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
The blast occurred near the Konra Cheena Madrassa in Wana Bazar, South Waziristan district. According to initial reports, JUI-F leader and Wifaq-ul-Madaaris official Maulana Sultan sustained serious injuries in the blast. He was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast.
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman strongly condemned the attack on Maulana Sultan, who is a senior JUI leader in Waziristan.
Rehman demanded transparent investigations into the incident. PTI AYZ ZH ZH
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