Pakistani 'Father of Taliban' keeps watch over loyal disciples


  • World
  • Sunday, 15 Sep 2013

AKORA KHATTAK, Pakistan (Reuters) - He is known as the Father of the Taliban, a radical Pakistani cleric who calls the Taliban's one-eyed leader an "angel" and runs a seminary described as the University of Jihad.

Bespectacled and soft-spoken, Maulana Sami ul-Haq is a revered figure in Pakistan and Afghanistan whose views carry enormous weight among the Taliban on both sides of the border.

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