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Religious scholar affiliated with JUI-F shot dead in Lower South Waziristan
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Religious scholar affiliated with JUI-F shot dead in Lower South Waziristan

From Dawn · () English

Summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Maulana Muhammad Ismail, a religious scholar affiliated with JUI-F, was shot and killed by unidentified armed men in Lower South Waziristan.
  • The incident occurred after Friday prayers when assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Ismail, who was a teacher at a local seminary.
  • This killing follows similar attacks on other JUI-F leaders in recent months, including Maulana Muhammad Idrees and Maulana Sultan Muhammad Wazir.

A religious scholar affiliated with the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Maulana Muhammad Ismail, was killed by unidentified armed men in the Azam Warsak area of Birmal tehsil in Lower South Waziristan. The incident took place shortly after Friday prayers.

District Police Officer Muhammad Tahir stated that assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Ismail, resulting in his immediate death. The attackers managed to escape the scene. Police have registered a preliminary report and launched an investigation, examining the incident from all angles.

the incident occurred after Friday prayers when unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Ismail, killing him on the spot.

— Muhammad TahirDistrict Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Tahir described the circumstances of the attack.

Local officials and tribal elders identified the deceased as a resident of Kazha Panga and a teacher at a religious seminary in the area. This assassination is part of a disturbing pattern of violence targeting JUI-F members.

In May, renowned cleric Maulana Muhammad Idrees, also a former JUI-F MPA, was killed in Charsadda under similar circumstances. Earlier, in January, JUI-F leader Maulana Sultan Muhammad Wazir died from injuries sustained in a bomb blast near a madressah in Wana bazaar, South Waziristan.

police were examining the incident from all angles.

— Muhammad TahirDistrict Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Tahir commented on the ongoing investigation.
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