Pakistan, March 17 -- Maulana Abdul Haq Sani, son of the late Hamid-ul-Haq Haqqani, has been unanimously elected as the central emir of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami (JUI-S) during the party's Central Council meeting at Jamia Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak, The News reported on Monday. His appointment was made through mutual consensus, with representatives from all four provinces participating in the decision.

The leadership position became vacant following the tragic assassination of his father, Maulana Hamid-ul-Haq Haqqani, who was killed in a suicide bombing at the Jamia Darul Uloom Haqqania mosque on February 28, along with seven others. The seminary, home to nearly 4,000 students, provides free education, food, and clothing.

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