*Source: Int'l Media
(NSI News Source Info) LAHORE, Pakistan - June 14, 2009: Thousands of people attended the Namaz-i-Janaza of Allama Dr Sarfaraz Naeemi at Nasir Bagh here on Saturday.
He was later laid to rest in the compound of Jamia Naeemia, beside the grave of his father Maulana Muhammad Hussain Naeemi. Dr Naeemi was killed in a suicide attack at Jamia Naeemia on Friday. 
A policeman stands atop Punjab University while keeping guard over a crowd of thousands attending the funeral prayers for Muslim cleric Sarfraz Naeemi in Lahore June 13, 2009. Naeemi was attacked by a suicide bomber in his mosque complex after leading Friday prayers a day earlier. Pakistani warplanes struck a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud on Saturday in retaliation for the killing of the anti-Taliban cleric, the military said.
Major markets in Lahore and some other cities and towns of Punjab and other provinces remained closed in mourning for Dr Naeemi.
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud was nominated in the First Information Report (FIR) lodged by Raghib Hussian Naeemi, son of late Dr Sarfaraz Naeemi, with Qilla Gujjar Singh police in Lahore.
A ‘day of mourning’ observed in Karachi virtually brought the city to a standstill, with most markets remained closed and transport off the road in many areas. 
Armed supporters of a religious group 'Sunni Tehreek' provide security to their leaders who attend the funeral prayer of a prominent religious leader Sarfraz Naeemi, who was died in a suicide bombing, Saturday, June 13, 2009 in Lahore, Pakistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility Saturday for recent suicide attacks in Pakistan, including the assassination of a leading moderate cleric and the bombing of a Peshawar hotel frequented by foreign aid workers.
Four vehicles were reportedly torched and a few incidents of firing were reported in which about half a dozen people were injured. Other cities and towns of Sindh observed a complete strike.
There was a curfew-like situation in Hyderabad, Larkana, Nawabshah, Sukkur, Shikarpur, Mirpurkhas, Khairpur, Umerkot, Dadu, Sanghar and Thatta.
In Balochistan, Sunni Tahreek and Jamaat-i-Ahl-i-Sunnat held protest rallies in Quetta, Nasirabad, Sibi and some other towns.
A policeman stands atop Punjab University while keeping guard over a crowd of thousands attending the funeral prayers for Muslim cleric Sarfraz Naeemi in Lahore June 13, 2009. Naeemi was attacked by a suicide bomber in his mosque complex after leading Friday prayers a day earlier. Pakistani warplanes struck a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud on Saturday in retaliation for the killing of the anti-Taliban cleric, the military said.
Major markets in Lahore and some other cities and towns of Punjab and other provinces remained closed in mourning for Dr Naeemi.
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud was nominated in the First Information Report (FIR) lodged by Raghib Hussian Naeemi, son of late Dr Sarfaraz Naeemi, with Qilla Gujjar Singh police in Lahore.
A ‘day of mourning’ observed in Karachi virtually brought the city to a standstill, with most markets remained closed and transport off the road in many areas. Armed supporters of a religious group 'Sunni Tehreek' provide security to their leaders who attend the funeral prayer of a prominent religious leader Sarfraz Naeemi, who was died in a suicide bombing, Saturday, June 13, 2009 in Lahore, Pakistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility Saturday for recent suicide attacks in Pakistan, including the assassination of a leading moderate cleric and the bombing of a Peshawar hotel frequented by foreign aid workers.
Four vehicles were reportedly torched and a few incidents of firing were reported in which about half a dozen people were injured. Other cities and towns of Sindh observed a complete strike.
There was a curfew-like situation in Hyderabad, Larkana, Nawabshah, Sukkur, Shikarpur, Mirpurkhas, Khairpur, Umerkot, Dadu, Sanghar and Thatta.
In Balochistan, Sunni Tahreek and Jamaat-i-Ahl-i-Sunnat held protest rallies in Quetta, Nasirabad, Sibi and some other towns.
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