JUI-F holds protest rallies across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over killing of Maulana Idrees PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Wednesday held protest rallies across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against the killing of prominent cleric and former MPA Maulana Muhammad Idrees, said a statement issued by the party’s media cell. On Tuesday, JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced that the party would hold protests all over the country on Wednesday and Friday against the “martyrdom” of the cleric. “At the call of JUI-F, protest rallies were held in all districts across the province against the killing of Maulana Idrees.

Sheikh Idris, a senior member of Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), was shot dead by armed motorcyclists in Charsadda on May 5 while traveling to a religious school. The Islamic State in Khorasan Province claimed responsibility, though initial findings suggest the attack was planned in Afghanistan. The killing has sparked widespread protests across Pakistan, with JUI-F demanding immediate arrests and accusing the government of failing to protect citizens.