Friday, November 1, 2013

Pakistani Taliban say ‘no contact’ yet over peace talks


Miramshah: The Pakistani Taliban said Friday they have had "no contact" with the legislature, a day after authorities said a procedure
to launch peace talks had been begun. Pm Nawaz Sharif said Thursday that the "procedure of discourse" had begun, and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said "organized, formal" chats with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (Ttp) aggressors might soon be started. Shahidullah Shahid, the principle representative for the Ttp told news org Afp on Friday that there had been no suggestions. "Not a single person has yet reached us. The legislature is making affirmations just by media, no peace talks have yet been begun," Shahid said. "The start of peace talks means sitting at a table and talking about issues, no such thing has yet happened." The Ttp have pursued a bleeding six-year war against the Pakistani state, which has left thousands dead. The legislature of Prime Minister Sharif has been edging towards peace converses with finish the slaughter. A month ago Sharif won the support of the fundamental political gatherings to run ahead with peace discourse with the Ttp, and the compelling guard head has voiced his backing. After the political gatherings gave their support to talks, the Ttp issued a rundown of preconditions incorporating the arrival of all its parts held in Pakistani penitentiaries and the withdrawal of troops from the tribal ranges along the Afghan fringe, where the activists have alcoves. Shahid on Friday emphasized these requests and said the legislature must satisfy them to demonstrate they are serious about talks.

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