RAWALPINDI: JUI-S chief Maulana Sami ul Haq was shot dead in a gun attack in Rawalpindi on Friday, ARY News reported.
According to initial reports, unidentified assailants opened fire at his vehicle, causing fatal injuries to him.
He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
However, the deceased’s son, Maulana Hamid ul Haq, contradicted this account of his father’s demise, saying his father was stabbed to death at his Rawalpindi residence. He said his father was ill and taking rest when he came under the attack.
Maulana Sami-ul-Haq comes from the spiritual family of Akora Khattak where he was born in 1936. A holder of Sanad-e-Fazilat-o-Faraghat and Sanad Daura Fafseer-e-Quran from Darul Aloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak and Sheik-ul-Hadith (Honorary) of Deo Band, Maulana Sahib imparted religious education at his almamater, to the students and holds important positions in the academic and administrative staff of the Darul Aloom.
As a member of Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam, he conducted, with success, the election campaign for his father Maulana Abdul Haq in 1970,1977 and 1985 and assisted him in carrying out his obligations as a Member of the National Assembly.
He was an active protagonist of Tahreek-i-Khatam-e-Nabowat in 1974 and Tahreek-i-Nizam-i-Mustafa in 1977. He was a member of the Majlis-i-Shoora in 1983-85 and was a member of the Presidential Committee on religious matters.
He was elected to the Senate in 1985 and was one of the principal movers of the historic Shariat Bill in the Senate. He was re-elected as Senator in 1991 for another six year term.
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