Islamabad: Constitutional cover sought for suspected talks with banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Pakistan’s military establishment, has engaged the civilian government for the formal conclusion of a pact with terrorists through Parliament’s approval. except TTPAn indefinite ceasefire and the release of the group’s members by Pakistan’s security forces, negotiators are yet to make public other key points of the possible deal that Islamabad reached with militants in the recently concluded riot in Kabul. Afghan announces the end of Islamabad’s formal talks with the terrorist organization Taliban The spokespersons are expecting a positive outcome.
Pakistan began talks with the TTP in October last year, but the process broke down in December, triggering frequent terrorist attacks by the group from across the Afghan border. According to thinktank Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies, TTP has carried out 46 attacks this year, mostly against security forces, in which 79 were killed.
In April, the Afghan Taliban again facilitated talks, culminating in a vague deal that required approval from parliament to become a legal document. The secrecy surrounding the talks had prompted some progressive lawmakers in the ranks of the PPP, a key coalition ally, to express their objection. The PPP also opposed its non-inclusion in the talks.
The protests prompted the military high command to inform the national political leadership on the issue. Last Wednesday, Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Faiz Hamid, who was leading the TTP talks, and ISI Director General Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum informed about the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. After the meeting, the Prime Minister’s Office said that all talks with the TTP would be within the ambit of the Constitution. interior minister Rana Sanaullah It also assured that a closed-door session of the House would be convened to take the MPs into confidence on decisions related to national security.
In talks with the TTP, the Pakistani had called for the disbanding of the terrorist organization, to lay down arms and respect the constitution, while the TTP called for the withdrawal of forces from the erstwhile tribal areas, along with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2018. There was a demand to cancel the merger of the agencies.
Pakistan began talks with the TTP in October last year, but the process broke down in December, triggering frequent terrorist attacks by the group from across the Afghan border. According to thinktank Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies, TTP has carried out 46 attacks this year, mostly against security forces, in which 79 were killed.
In April, the Afghan Taliban again facilitated talks, culminating in a vague deal that required approval from parliament to become a legal document. The secrecy surrounding the talks had prompted some progressive lawmakers in the ranks of the PPP, a key coalition ally, to express their objection. The PPP also opposed its non-inclusion in the talks.
The protests prompted the military high command to inform the national political leadership on the issue. Last Wednesday, Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Faiz Hamid, who was leading the TTP talks, and ISI Director General Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum informed about the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. After the meeting, the Prime Minister’s Office said that all talks with the TTP would be within the ambit of the Constitution. interior minister Rana Sanaullah It also assured that a closed-door session of the House would be convened to take the MPs into confidence on decisions related to national security.
In talks with the TTP, the Pakistani had called for the disbanding of the terrorist organization, to lay down arms and respect the constitution, while the TTP called for the withdrawal of forces from the erstwhile tribal areas, along with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2018. There was a demand to cancel the merger of the agencies.