Funeral prayer of martyred religious scholar Mufti Munir Shakir offered in Peshawar

Funeral prayer of martyred religious scholar Mufti Munir Shakir offered in Peshawar

 

PESHAWAR: The funeral prayers of religious scholar Mufti Munir Shakir were offered in Bargh Naran, Peshawar, on Sunday afternoon. Mufti Munir was martyred in an IED blast outside a mosque on the outskirts of the Ormur area of Peshawar on Saturday.

The funeral prayers of Mufti Shakir were attended by thousands of people from different walks of life who came from various parts of the province.

Three people were also injured in the explosion. The Ormur police station has registered a case of the blast against unknown militants and started an investigation into the case.

It said that Mufti Munir Shakir succumbed to his injuries at Lady Reading Hospital LRH in Peshawar late on Saturday night.

Mufti Munir Shakir has been a vocal voice against the recent terror and highlighting the security crises and was famous for being a critical voice of the Pakhtun community.

 

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