Pro-Taliban cleric killed in knife attack in Kohat

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.