Sami-ul-Haq

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Maulana Sami ul Haq (Urdu: مولانا سمیع الحق, Samī'u’l-Ḥaq; 18 December 1937 – 2 November 2018) was a Pakistani religious scholar and Senator. He was member of the Senate of Pakistan from 1985 to 1991 and again from 1991 to 1997.[1] He was born in Akora Khattak, British India. Sami-ul-Haq was thought as the "Father of the Taliban".[2]

On 2 November 2018, Sami-ul-Haq was stabbed at his home in Bahria town, Rawalpindi.[3] He was 80 years old.[4]

References

  1. "Senate of Pakistan".
  2. Ali, Imtiaz (23 May 2007). "The Father of the Taliban: An Interview with Maulana Sami ul-Haq". Spotlight on Terror (The Jamestown Foundation website). http://www.jamestown.org/programs/gta/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4180&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=26&cHash=2feb32fe98a6250c9fa2ab6610564cec. Retrieved 21 May 2018. 
  3. JUI-S chief Maulana Samiul Haq assassinated in Rawalpindi. https://www.geo.tv/latest/217054-maulana-samiul-haq-killed-in-targetted-attack-in-rawalpindi. Retrieved 2 November 2018. 
  4. "Maulana Samiul Haq assassinated at Rawalpindi residence". 2 November 2018.

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