Peshawar, May 5: Prominent cleric Maulana Muhammad Idrees, a senior religious scholar and district chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) in Charsadda, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, police said.
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Officials said motorcycle-borne attackers ambushed his vehicle in the Utmanzai area while he was on his way to deliver a lecture. He sustained critical injuries and died at a hospital. Two security personnel accompanying him were also injured.
Police said four attackers were involved, and a manhunt has been launched. No group has claimed responsibility.
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The killing sparked protests in the area, with demonstrators demanding swift action. Top leaders, including President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, condemned the attack.
