India, Feb. 28 -- Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) chief Hamidul Haq Haqqani and four others died after a suicide blast occurred at a mosque during Friday's prayer in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reports said.

The blast tore through the main prayer hall of the madressah as worshippers gathered for Friday prayers, KP Police Inspector General Zulfiqar Hameed confirmed to Dawn.com.

"It was a suicide blast. Three policemen were also injured in the attack," Hameed said.

The mesrassah is known for training Afghan Talibans.

Security officials rushed to the spot and shifted the bodies to the hospital.

An emergency has been declared across all hospitals in Peshawar.

No group has claimed responsibility for the incident so far...