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Renowned cleric Muhammad Idrees killed in targeted attack in Charsadda
- On Tuesday, prominent religious cleric Sheikh-ul-Hadith Maulana Muhammad Idrees was killed in a targeted attack in the Utmanzai area of Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, after assailants on motorcycles opened fire on his vehicle, injuring two police constables.
- The Central Police Office described the incident as a planned targeted killing, noting that attackers trailed the vehicle before firing nine 9mm bullet casings, while investigators obtained CCTV footage to identify suspects.
- President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the killing, with Zardari stating, "Such cowardly acts cannot demoralise the nation," while stressing the country's resolve to eradicate terrorism remains "strong and unwavering."
- JUI-F provincial emir Senator Maulana Ataur Rehman held the provincial government responsible for the killing, warning that attacks on religious scholars are unacceptable and will trigger province-wide protests.
- Protesters staged a sit-in at Farooq-e-Azam Chowk, while Awami National Party president Senator Aimal Wali Khan condemned the incident as "clear evidence" of the "deteriorating" law and order situation in the province.
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Prominent cleric Muhammad Idrees gunned down in KP's Charsadda
CHARSADDA: Renowned cleric Maulana Muhammad Idrees was killed on Tuesday after unidentified assailants opened fire on him, police said. Police Personal Relations Officer Safiullah told Dawn that Idrees left for Darul Uloom Noumania from his home in Tarangzai. He said that shortly before he arrived at his destination, armed assailants fired at the vehicle in the Tariqabad Utmanzai area. He said that two officials were also injured in the incident…
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