Peshawar: A delegation of senior clerics of Pakistan is present here Afghanistan To hold talks with representatives of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTPb) As part of efforts to push for a peace deal with the dreaded terror group.
Delegation led by eminent Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani Hope to meet war-torn country too Taliban Leadership.
Other members of the delegation included a meeting with Maulana Tayyab, the cleric and Anwarul Haq, the Taliban leadership of the war-torn country. Mukhtarud Din Shah Karbogha Sharif, Hanif Jhalandri, Sheikh Idris and Mufti Ghulam ur Rehman.
The delegates will also meet with the Afghan government’s central leadership to promote the peace process between the Pakistani government and the TTP that began last year. The Pakistan Army is also supporting the peace talks.
Negotiations with TTP have been going on since last year but so far no major breakthrough has been announced from either side.
Efforts to strike a peace deal began in October last year when the Afghan Taliban offered to use their good standing for a political solution to the problem.
Initially, the talks led to a one-month ceasefire, but the process could not proceed after both sides accused them of not honoring the commitments. After that TTP resumed terror attacks targeting Pakistani security forces.
In April, following cross-border terrorist attacks by the TTP, Pakistan reportedly carried out cross-border air strikes targeting the organisation’s bases. Pakistani officials also sent a strong message to the Afghan Taliban that the country would no longer tolerate TTP attacks.
After that the Afghan Taliban once again brought the TTP to the negotiating table. After several meetings between Pakistani officials and the TTP leadership, the group eventually agreed to an indefinite ceasefire.
Pakistani authorities are demanding the disbanding of the terrorist organization, lay down arms and respect for the Constitution, while the TTP is demanding the withdrawal of security forces from the erstwhile tribal areas, scrapping the 2018 merger of tribal agencies with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has gone. The release of its fighters, and compensation for the damage caused.
According to the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies database, the TTP carried out around 46 attacks this year, mostly against security forces, in which 79 people were killed.
Delegation led by eminent Islamic scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani Hope to meet war-torn country too Taliban Leadership.
Other members of the delegation included a meeting with Maulana Tayyab, the cleric and Anwarul Haq, the Taliban leadership of the war-torn country. Mukhtarud Din Shah Karbogha Sharif, Hanif Jhalandri, Sheikh Idris and Mufti Ghulam ur Rehman.
The delegates will also meet with the Afghan government’s central leadership to promote the peace process between the Pakistani government and the TTP that began last year. The Pakistan Army is also supporting the peace talks.
Negotiations with TTP have been going on since last year but so far no major breakthrough has been announced from either side.
Efforts to strike a peace deal began in October last year when the Afghan Taliban offered to use their good standing for a political solution to the problem.
Initially, the talks led to a one-month ceasefire, but the process could not proceed after both sides accused them of not honoring the commitments. After that TTP resumed terror attacks targeting Pakistani security forces.
In April, following cross-border terrorist attacks by the TTP, Pakistan reportedly carried out cross-border air strikes targeting the organisation’s bases. Pakistani officials also sent a strong message to the Afghan Taliban that the country would no longer tolerate TTP attacks.
After that the Afghan Taliban once again brought the TTP to the negotiating table. After several meetings between Pakistani officials and the TTP leadership, the group eventually agreed to an indefinite ceasefire.
Pakistani authorities are demanding the disbanding of the terrorist organization, lay down arms and respect for the Constitution, while the TTP is demanding the withdrawal of security forces from the erstwhile tribal areas, scrapping the 2018 merger of tribal agencies with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has gone. The release of its fighters, and compensation for the damage caused.
According to the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies database, the TTP carried out around 46 attacks this year, mostly against security forces, in which 79 people were killed.