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Summary Pakistani Taliban have declared a cease-fire to seek peace talks with government, said an AP report.
The Associated Press report quoted senior commanders as saying that appears to show the deadly groups willingness to strike a deal with state.The commander said the cease-fire has been in effect for the past month and was valid throughout the country.We are not attacking the Pakistan army and government installations because of the peace process, he said late Monday.The commander is close to Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Taliban. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not the official spokesman of the insurgent network.The Pakistan Army has earlier denied striking any preliminary peace deal with the Taliban. The ISPR said that talks with militant groups was the responsibility of the government.
