Dr Mohammad Farooq was assassinated today in his clinic by unidentfied gunmen. Heard him a few times on tv, he was a moderate islamic scholar and a man of logic.
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According to police, Dr. Farooq was in his clinic when two unknown gunmen entered his clinic and started firing.
Dr Farooq was the Vice-Chancellor of the proposed Islamic University. He also served as a Shura member of Jamaat-e-Islami for some time. In the past he had also fought in the National Assembly elections from NA-6 constituency as a candidate of Islamic Front.
He was also an expert psychologist, running his own clinic in Mardan.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti condemned the murder of Dr. Farooq and said that he always spoke out against terrorism. – DawnNews