Seven people, including Leader of JUI (S) Maulana Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani, were martyred while fifteen others injured in a suicide bomb blast in Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak, Nowshera today (Friday).

According to police, the suicide attacker blew himself up in the hall of the Jamia Daru ul Uloom Haqqania after Jumma prayer.

Inspector General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Zulfiqar Hameed said the target of suicide bomber was leader of JUI (S) Maulana Hamid Ul Haq Haqqani.

The injured have been shifted to hospitals in Nowshera.