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Muslim cleric known as 'Father of the Taliban' killed in PakistanMaulana Samiul Haq may have been tortured before murder in an "organized attack," family members told NBC News.Nov. 2, 2018 / 12:19 PM CDT / Updated 12:54 PM CDTBy Mushtaq Yusufzai and Ethan SacksPESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Muslim cleric who was dubbed the "Father of Taliban" because of his close ties to the leaders of the terrorist group was killed Friday in Pakistan, two family members told NBC News.The bloodied body of Maulana Samiul Haq was discovered in his home in the city of Rawalpindi, though accounts differed as to whether he was shot or stabbed to death."It's seems to be an organized attack as they knew that Maulana Samiul Haq was alone in the house," said Mohammad Bilal, a nephew, who added that the murder had occurred during a window when his uncle's bodyguard had briefly left his post.Read more at: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/muslim-cleric-known-father-taliban-killed-pakistan-n930466
