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A view of shattered window panes of Jamia Naeema Mosque, where a suicide bomber blew up himself targeting a pro-government cleric Dr. Sarfraz Naeemi, in Lahore Pakistan on 12 June 2009. Photo by EPA/BGNES
A leading anti-Taliban cleric has been killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack at his Islamic religious school in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
The explosion struck the Jaamia Naeemia madrassa around the time of Friday prayers, killing Sarfraz Naeemi, who often spoken out against extremists.
The other blast hit a mosque close to a military depot in the north-western garrison town of Nowshera.
At least three people were killed and several others injured in Nowshera, the BBC reported.
The town is close to Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province.
In Lahore, a spokesman for the Jaamia Naeemia madrassa confirmed that the school's senior cleric, Sarfraz Naeemi was killed by the blast. There were other reports of injuries.
A religious scholar opposed to the Taliban, he was known for his outspoken views against suicide bombings and militancy.
He was one of the few scholars who had openly supported the ongoing military operation in Swat.
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