Senior cleric killed, 3 injured in blast at mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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A senior cleric was killed while three others injured in a blast at a seminary cum mosque in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, less than 24 hours after a bomb exploded during Friday prayers at another mosque in the province.

In a video message, Mohammad Asim, a spokesman for the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), said: Mufti Shakir was brought to LRH in a critical condition and succumbed to his injuries.

Cleric Mufti Munir Shakir, the founder of the outlawed Lashkar-i-Islam, succumbed to his injuries, according to hospital authorities.

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Published On: 2025-03-15 @ 21:41:19 (6 hours ago)

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