Interior Minister Chuadhry Nisar Ali Khan says he does not trust the Taliban anymore as they are asking for talks and killing innocent people at the same time.
The interior minister made these remarks during his briefing to the PML-N parliamentary meeting at Parliament House on Monday.
Nisar said the decision, whether to hold talks or conduct an operation against the Taliban, will be made by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the country’s top leadership.
Nisar informed the PML-N parliamentary meeting that he had sent former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud a document containing the names of the seven member negotiation team and he (Mehsud) had crossed two names.
The minister added that was no coordination exists between the 26 intelligence agencies in the country.
Providing details regarding the ongoing operation in Karachi, the interior minister said the crime rate in Sindh had decreased by 35-40 percent. According to Nisar, due to legal loopholes the courts had to release terrorists and he called for specific legislation in such times.
There is a mechanism being formulated to identify terrorists’, Nisar informed the meeting. He added that the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) will play a pivotal role in tackling terrorism and a rapid response force will also be formed.
