Azam Tariq (religious leader)


Azam Tariq 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 the ban.
After his death in 2003, Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi was selected as the president of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan.

Early life and education

Tariq was born to a poor farmer Mohammad Fateh in Chichawatni. He studied at a local madrassa and then enrolled in the Jamia Uloom Islamia in Binori Town, Karachi.

Career

Tariq was elected three times to the National Assembly of Pakistan in Jhang.
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

Tariq was shot and killed in an attack on October 6, 2003 alongside Islamabad as he left the M2 Motorway to enter the city.
The assassination was part of a growing wave of violent incidents in Pakistan between the sectarian Sunni dominance and the smaller community of the Shiah Muslims. Violence peaked in July 2003 with the Quetta mosque attack and the massacre of more than 50 people.
On May 11, 2017, the Federal Investigation Agency arrested a proclaimed offender after 13 years who murdered him.

Books by Tariq