Prominent Pakistani cleric Maulana Samiul Haq killed in Rawalpindi
PTI | Updated: Nov 2, 2018, 20:50 ISTHighlights
- He was killed by unidentified attackers in a house where he was staying, his son was quoted as saying
- He was also known as the godfather of Taliban
File photo of Maulana Sami-ul Haq (Reuters)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), the 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's Peshawar president also confirmed Haq's death following an assassination attempt in Rawalpindi.
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), the 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's Peshawar president also confirmed Haq's death following an assassination attempt in Rawalpindi.
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