Death of Pakistani Taliban Chief Spawns Martyr Debate

ISLAMABAD—The death of the Pakistani Taliban chief in a U.S. drone strike this month is spawning a divisive debate within the country about whether the militant leader, or the country’s soldiers who die in the fight against terrorists, should be considered true Islamic “martyrs.”
At its core, this debate is challenging the religious underpinning of the Pakistani Taliban and the legitimacy of their jihad, or holy war, against…

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