KARACHI, Oct 25: Funeral prayers of an activist of the Harkatul Mujahideen who was killed in US bombing in Kabul were held in Nazimabad on Thursday morning.

The funeral prayers of Ustad Farooq, who died along with others, in a US bombing raid on the Afghan capital a few days ago was attended by hundreds of people at Jamia Masjid, Gol Market, in Nazimabad No 3 amid tight security.

Personnel of law-enforcement agencies, including rangers and police, had been heavily deployed in the area even before the arrival of the body from the airport.

After the funeral prayers the enraged participants shouted anti-government and anti-US slogans on their way to the Qasba Colony graveyard, where Ustad Farooq was buried in the presence of hundreds of mourners.

People residing in and around Nazimabad and from other areas of the city had begun to assemble at the Jamia Mosque since early morning.

Besides activists, supporters and leaders of different jihadi organizations which are components of the Harkatul Mujahideen such as the Jaish-i-Mohammed, Tehreekul Furqan, Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan, and a large number of sympathizers also attended the prayers and the funeral.

The body of Ustad Farooq arrived at Karachi airport from Peshawar in the early hours of Thursday. It was brought to Nazimabad in a convoy of ambulances escorted by police.

Since Maulana Hafiz Idrees, a leader of the Harkatul Mujahideen, had announced on Wednesday night that the funeral prayers would be held at Numaish Chowrangi after Zuhar prayers on Thursday, people began to assemble there in the afternoon. They dispersed later shouting anti-US slogans.

Unlike Wednesday, large numbers of law-enforcement personnel were deployed at Numaish Chowrangi on Thursday.

At least 32 militants and commanders of the Harkatul Mujahideen died when US and allied forces dropped bombs on their camp in Kabul.