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Pro-Taliban cleric killed in knife attack in Kohat

Sheikh-ul-Hadith Maulana Abdul Qadir Sahib, a pro-Taliban preacher from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, was stabbed to death by an unknown assailant in Kohat, Pakistan.

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Monday, 27 April 2026 at 09:09 UTC
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A prominent pro-Taliban cleric, Sheikh-ul-Hadith Maulana Abdul Qadir Sahib, was killed in a knife attack in Kohat, Pakistan. He was a senior member of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) party, which has close ties to the Afghan Taliban. The JUI suspects the killing may be linked to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), though no group has claimed responsibility. The attack occurred in the volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) maintains a strong presence.
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