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Maulana Samiul Haq assassinated in Rawalpindi; prominent Pakistani cleric known as 'godfather of Taliban' dies at 82

Press Trust of India November 2, 2018, 21:07:16 IST

Haq was killed by unidentified attackers in a house where he was staying, his son was quoted as saying by the report.

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Maulana Samiul Haq assassinated in Rawalpindi; prominent Pakistani cleric known as 'godfather of Taliban' dies at 82

Islamabad: Prominent Pakistani cleric Maulana Samiul Haq, who was also known as the godfather of Taliban, was killed in a gun attack in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Friday, according to media reports. Haq, 82, was the head of the Islamic religious seminary Darul Uloom Haqqania in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Akora Khattak town and also the chief of the hardline political party Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Sami (JUI-S), Geo News reported. He was killed by unidentified attackers in a house where he was staying, his son was quoted as saying by the report. JUI-S’ Peshawar president also confirmed Haq’s death.

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