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'''Darul Uloom Haqqania''' ({{lang-ur|دار العلوم حقانیہ}}) is an [[Islamic]] religious [[seminary]] located in [[Akora Khattak]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province, [[Pakistan]]. The seminary propagates the [[Deobandi]] trend of [[Sunni Islam]] and was founded along the lines of [[Darul Uloom Deoband]].
It is most famous for having many senior leaders of the Afghanistan [[Taliban]] among its [[alumni]], including [[Mohammed Omar|Mullah Omar]], and its role in supporting the Taliban. The seminary is run by [[Maulana Sami ul Haq]] of the [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam]].
The seminary has sometimes been dubbed the "University of Jihad".
Pakistan's [[Federal Investigation Agency]] has claimed that the plan to [[Assassination of Benazir Bhutto|assassinate Benazir Bhutto]] was hatched at Haqqania Akora Khattak
Darul Uloom Haqqania gave [[Mohammed Omar|Mullah Omar]] an [[honorary doctorate]].
==See also==
* [[Madrassas in Pakistan]]
* [[Darul uloom]]
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