Jamat-e-Islami chief Syed Munawar Hassan on Monday urged the Pakistani government to accept the talks offer by the Taliban.
Talking to reporters, he said the option of using force had been unsuccessful in the past. “The only solution to the problem of terrorism is to hold talks with the Taliban.”
The JI chief said if talks could be held with India, they could be held with the Taliban as well, “who are our own”.
Hassan said the JI had completed homework ahead of a meeting with Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan.
Earlier, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan on Saturday expressed willingness to hold talks with the government if it constituted a committee of intellectuals and religious leaders of impeccable credibility.
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said the Taliban wanted Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Jamat-e-Islami chief Syed Munawar Hassan to be made representatives of the government for the talks.