Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia

Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia is an Islamic University in Banoori Town, Karachi, Pakistan. The university was established in 1954 by Allama Muhammad Yousuf Banuri.
The university continues the tradition of the Darul Uloom system initiated by Darul Uloom Deoband.
, there are about twelve thousand students in different departments of the Jamiah and its branches, including a number of foreign students from over sixty countries.

Assassinations of preachers

On 2 November 1997, Habibullah Mukhtar and Abdus Sami, were martyred when two motorcyclists hurled an explosive device at their van.
On 18 May 2000, Yousuf Ludhianvi, was shot dead by gunmen in Karachi.
On 30 May 2004, Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai, was martyred when armed men ambushed his vehicle in front of the Mosque.
On 9 October 2004, Jameel Ahmad Khan, was killed when his vehicle was fired upon by two gunmen on motorcycles.
On 13 May 2012, Aslam Sheikhupuri was killed when gunmen on two motorcycles shot at his car. He had been associated with the school for 25 years.