Summary Sources say that the government and Taliban committees will meet within next two days.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Members of government’s negotiation committee called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif here on Monday.
All four members of the committee including Irfan Siddiqui, Rustam Shah Mohmand, Major (r) Amir and Rahimullah Yusufzai were present on this occasion.
Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan also attended the meeting.
The committee briefed the PM on the progress regarding peace talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
According to sources, the members of the committee held an informal meeting before their meeting with the PM.
Meanwhile, the sources claimed that the negotiation committee of Taliban also contacted government’s committee and informed about its meeting with the Taliban leaders.
The sources further said that both the committees would hold formal meeting within next two days.
Earlier, talking to the media persons in Akora Khattak on Monday, Taliban negotiation committee member Maulana Samiul Haq said that negotiations with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in North Waziristan have so far been positive and encouraging.
He said his committee members presented the demands of the government committee before the Taliban.
Maulana Samiul Haq said the Taliban have also given their demands which will be shared with the government committee on Tuesday.
He said nothing will be kept secret from the nation, however details cannot be made public at this stage to save the dialogue process. He said our desire is to bring an end to bloodshed and revive peace through the dialogue process.
The three-member team representing the TTP returned after meeting the Taliban s 10-member council at their headquarters in the mountainous tribal district of North Waziristan over the weekend.
The negotiating team was led by Professor Ibrahim Khan of the Jamaat-e-Islami religious political party and also included Maulana Yousuf Shah and Maulana Abdul Haseeb.
Addressing a press conference in Peshawar on Monday, Professor Ibrahim said that Taliban have responded positively to the government’s initiative. He said that Taliban also want to hold the talks in a sincere way.
Professor Ibrahim said that positive results were expected from the process of peace talks. He expressed the hope that unrest will end and peace will restore in the country. Professor Ibrahim said that the nation would receive good news soon.
