PESHAWAR/LAHORE/SWAT
Professor Ibrahim, member of Taliban committee, has said that neither military operation brought peace nor Taliban attacks could enforce Shariah in the country.
Talking to media in Swat, the cleric said the war had claimed thousands of lives from both sides; therefore, it should come to an end now. He said efforts were underway to hold a meeting between the TTP and government committees, adding that they were making efforts so that time and venue could be arranged for this purpose.
He said “hidden hands” would benefit if the talks failed. He said war cannot resolve issues and was hopeful of the success of dialogue process despite difficulties. Thousands of innocent people are present in the jails and they are not being presented in the courts, he claimed.
NO CONTACT WITH TALIBAN:
In the meanwhile, Yousuf Shah, a member of Taliban negotiating committee, said on Sunday that there had been no contact between the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and government committees.
Talking to reporters, Shah said that one of the government committee members had gone with the PM on the UK visit.
“Talks are expected to be resumed in next two to three days,” he hoped.
NO DEADLOCK EITHER:
Separately, Samiul Haq, Taliban committee head, said there was no deadlock in talks and hoped that the process would resume in the next couple of days.
Talking to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Central Secretary Information Asim Makhdoom over telephone, Sami said peace in the country depended on success of dialogue and the entire nation should therefore pray for the success of the talks. He said there should be no doubt that a number of internal and external forces were conspiring to sabotage the dialogue process. He, however, was confident that such elements would not succeed. He hoped that people would hear good news in the coming days. The cleric said establishment of peace was not the need of an individual or a party but of the entire country.