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India-Pakistan
JUI-F leader gunned down in Hangu
2014-09-22
[DAWN] District Leader of Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spends more time running his madrassah. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
Fazl (JUI-F) Mualana Sher Alam Farooqi was bumped off in Tor Gundai area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
Hangu district
... Hangu is famous for its greenery, hills, beauty and water. Most of the people of this area are Bangash & Orakzai Pashtuns. Part of the Bangash are Shia. The Orakzai and the Sunni Bangash are determined to kill them...
on Sunday.

JUI-F Information Secretary Jalil Jan told Dawn.com that gunnies opened fire on Mr Farooqi outside his residence. He was struck down in his prime. Rescue teams rushed to the site of the incident and shifted the body to a local hospital for his appointment with Doctor Quincy.

The 55-year-old Farooqi graduated from Haqqania Madrassa and was the Deputy Emir of Thall Tehsil of Hangu district.

Mauala Sher Alam Faroqi was a close associate and class fellow of Mulana Gul Naseeb Khan.

'PTI government responsible'
The JUI-F has held the PTI government responsible for the death of their leader.

The provincial president of the JUI-F Mulana Gul Naseeb Khan in a statement said that the K-P government has failed to protect its citizens.

JI General Secretary Maulana Shuja-ul-Mulk said the provincial government is not serious in controlling the law and order situation. He said murders and kidnapping for ransom continue unabated.
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