Azam Tariq | |
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Born | July 10, 1962 |
Died | October 6, 2003 | (aged 41)
Place of birth | Chichawatni, Pakistan |
Place of death | near Islamabad |
Allegiance | Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan |
Azam Tariq (Urdu: اعظم طارق March 1962 – 6 October 2003) was the leader of the politico-religious organisation Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, a Deobandi organization, which was officially banned by the government of Pakistan in August 2001.On 26 June 2018, Pakistan lifted ban on Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan.[1]
After his death in 2003, Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi was selected as the president of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan.
Early life and education[]
He was born to a poor farmer Mohammad Fateh in Chichawatni.[1] He studied at a local madrassa and then enrolled in the Jamia Uloom Islamia in Binori Town, Karachi.[1] Maulana Moawiyah Azam is his elder son, currently active somewhere.
Career[]
Azam Tariq was elected three times to the National Assembly of Pakistan in Jhang.[2]
In August 2001, Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf banned seven alleged Islamic organizations, including Sipah-e-Sahaba, and Azam Tariq was arrested and jailed on charges of terrorism.
Assassination[]
Azam Tariq was shot and killed in an attack on October 6, 2003 near Islamabad as he left the M2 Motorway to enter the city.[3] The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), on May 11, 2017, arrested a proclaimed offender after 13 years who murdered him.[4]
See also[]
- Haq Nawaz Jhangvi
- Isar-ul-Haq Qasmi
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/in-death-as-in-life/
- ↑ https://www.middle-east-online.com/en/pakistan’s-sunni-shia-rift
- ↑ "Azam Tariq gunned down in Islamabad". 7 October 2003. https://www.dawn.com/news/118945.
- ↑ "Former ASWJ leader Maulana Azam Tariq's suspected murderer arrested from Islamabad airport". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2017. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1406951/suspect-azam-tariqs-murder-arrested-islamabad-airport/.
External links[]
- Shia News: a partisan account of Azam Tariq's release in 2001, with a background of the history of Sunni-Shia violence in Pakistan
- Pakistan Daily Times October 7, 2004
- Shia News report of Azam Tariq's assassination
- An Eye for an Eye? Azam Tariq's assassination news by Newsline (Pakistan).
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