Summary The government is determined to go ahead on talks with Tehrik Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - According to sources, the federal government is determined to continue peace talks with Taliban and all possible steps would be taken in this regard.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ahmad Khan has said that the US drone strike in Dande Darpakhel area of North Waziristan is a conspiracy to sabotage process of peace talk with Taliban.
He said that it had been decided by the government that a delegation would be sent today (Saturday) to initiate the process of dialogue with Taliban.
Sources said that Ch Nisar also made telephonic contact with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif‚ Opposition Leader‚ Syed Khurshid Shah‚ leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan‚ JUI (F) Chief Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman and Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan and discussed the situation following Friday s drone attack in North Waziristan.
On the other hand, a foreign office spokesman has termed the US drone strike in North Waziristian on Friday as a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
There is an across the board consensus in Pakistan that these drone strikes must end." the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had stated.
