Summary Says the Taliban have given names of some unarmed prisoners to its committee as an evidence.
MIRANSHAH (Dunya News/Web Desk) - Banned organization Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Shahidullah Shahid has said when Federal Minister khawaja Asif is unaware about the exact location and number of secret detention centres run by security forces in Pakistan’s territory, how he can give exact number of detainees.
He said security forces’ secret centres established in various parts of the country including Balochistan, KPK, FATA are reality and no one can deny the fact.
Shahidullah Shahid maintained the government has been providing legal cover to all these centres and its’ role in the name of “Pakistan Protection Ordinance”, however, Defence minister should inform the nation that how many missing people have been presented in the courts.
The TTP spokesman stated it seems either the Defence minister wants to sabotage peace process on the direction of foreign powers or the government is confused about the process.
He said the Taliban have given names of some unarmed prisoners to its committee as evidence, adding that if the investigative committee takes the matter serious then more names will be given.
Earlier, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) intermediary Professor Mohammad Ibrahim stated that the Taliban has provided a 300-person list of women and children of TTP members - assumed to be in the custody of law enforcement agencies – to Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.
He also said that most of these women and children belong to the tribal areas and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
On the other hand, member of the government negotiation committee Rustam Shah Mohmand had said that the list of the women and children was not provided as of yet.
On March 16, Professor Ibrahim had said the Taliban have demanded the release of all ‘non-combatants’ affiliated with the group before face-to-face talks could begin.
The same day, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had strongly denied that the security agencies have any woman or child linked to the TTP in custody. At the same time, he had offered a government probe into the claims, if proof was provided.
On February 22, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) had also denied these allegations.
