PESHAWAR
The banned terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has agreed to extend its ceasefire period, which expired on April 10.
A private TV channel reported that the decision was taken by the Taliban Shura at a meeting in North Waziristan Agency on Monday.
Taliban factions have given consent to extend the ceasefire. A formal announcement in this regard will be made by TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid.
The meeting, headed by Khalid Haqqani, reviewed the government’s response to their demand for the release of non-combatants and establishment of a peace zone. Several Taliban commanders and leaders attended the meeting.
Moreover, reports say various Taliban factions expressed their reservations about the government’s failure to set up a peace zone in the tribal region.
Earlier, on Sunday, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan refuted reports that there was any deadlock in talks with the Taliban. He had said that a third round of comprehensive talks between the government and Taliban negotiators would kick off in a couple of days.