Following the killing of Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani in a suicide blast at the Darul Uloom Haqqania on Friday, Maulana Rashidul Haq Haqqani has been appointed as the deputy superintendent of the seminary based in Akora Khattak.

Moreover, according to an official statement, Maulana Abdul Haq Sani, the son of Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani, has been designated as his political successor. The statement further noted that Maulana Rashidul Haq Haqqani is the son of Maulana Samiul Haq, the founder of the seminary.

It is also worth mentioning that Maulana Abdul Haq Sani sustained injuries in Friday's blast, but he has now been entrusted with carrying forward his late father’s political legacy.

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At least five people were killed and over 20 injured in a blast that occurred during Friday prayers at Darul Uloom Haqqania, a well-known seminary in Akora Khattak, Nowshera. Maulana Hamidul Haq, the chief of Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Sami (JUI-S), was among the victims.

Police claimed several people sustained serious injuries in the blast. Rescue 1122 teams reached the scene, and made efforts to transfer the injured to nearby hospitals, they added.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah confirmed the death of JUI-S chief Maulana Hamidul Haq, the son of the founder of the madrassa - Maulana Samiul Haq, in the explosion. An emergency was declared in all hospitals in Peshawar.