Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast


Mourners attend the funeral prayer of a senior Muslim cleric, Hamidul Haq who was killed in the Friday's suicide bomb attack at a pro-Taliban seminary in Akora Khattak, Pakistan, Saturday March 1, 2025. - Photo: AP

AKORA KHATTAK: Thousands of mourners attended a funeral on Saturday (March 1) for a Taliban-linked cleric slain in a suicide bomb attack on a seminary in Pakistan’s northwest.

Hamidul Haq, the head of Jamia Haqqania seminary, was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on Friday at a mosque inside the compound. Police said Haq was the target of the attack.

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