Police Personal Relations Officer Safiullah told Dawn that Idrees left for Darul Uloom Noumania from his home in Tarangzai. He said that shortly before he arrived at his destination, armed assailants fired at the vehicle in the Tariqabad Utmanzai area.
He said that two officials were also injured in the incident, adding that police had obtained CCTV footage of the incident.
The cleric’s body was subsequently shifted to the District Headquarter Hospital.
Meanwhile, KP Inspector General Zulfiqar Hameed took notice of the incident. According to a post on X by KP police, the IG sought a report from the Mardan regional police officer. He also told the official to take the necessary steps to arrest those responsible for the incident.
IG Hameed also expressed his condolences to the bereaved family and expressed his resolve to arrest those responsible soon. Awami National Party central president Senator Aimal Wali Khan also condemned the incident, stressing that it was “clear evidence” of the “deteriorating” law and order situation in the province.
“Target killing and terrorism incidents have become a norm in KP now,” Khan said, calling on the federal and provincial governments to put their differences aside and take steps towards restoring peace in KP.
Meanwhile, former senator Mushtaq Ahmed Khan said that he was deeply saddened by the news of the cleric’s killing.
“Can the provincial and federal governments, security agencies, and intelligence agencies tell us when terrorism will end in KP? No one is safe from terrorists,” he said
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