ISLAMABAD: Maulana Muhammad Khan Sheerani along with other estranged leaders of JUI-F has announced to separate their faction from Maulana Fazlur Rehman's group.

Addressing a news conference along with other estranged leaders in Islamabad on Tuesday, Maulana Sheerani said they inherited Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) from their elders and it was Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who established separate group in his own name.

He said they are very much there as members of the JUI as per constitution of the party. He said no member will take any step against the Quran and Sunnah.

Without naming Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the estranged leader expressed the resolve to isolate their opponents through tolerance.