NOWSHERA: Maulana Yousaf Shah was re-elected as provincial amir and Maulana Mohammad Israel as general secretary of Jamiat Ulema-iIslam-S for the next three years through a secret ballot here on Wednesday.

The election was held during the party`s provincial general body meeting at Darul Uloom-i-Haqqania, Akora Khattak, attended by a large number of party workers.

JUI-S chief Maulana Samiul Haq attended the meeting as the chief guest.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Haq, who is also the Taliban negotiation committee chief, stressed upon the party leaders and workers to extend full support to internally displaced people of Waziristan and other tribal areas, who were compelled to leave their areas.

He said that JUI-S was establishing special committees in the southern districts of the province, including Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu, Laki Marwart, Kohat, Hangu, for this propose.

He also appealed to all religious leaders to provide shelter to IDPs in their religious seminaries as the institutions were lying empty due to summer vacations.