Reiterating assistance to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government to counter militancy, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Central Secretary Information Senator Mushahidullah Khan said on Monday the process of dialogue with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was on way and the interior minister will brief on it at an appropriate time.
“Talks are being held with some groups of the TTP and the interior minister will inform about it when he deems appropriate,” he said in the Senate, speaking on the issue of terrorism with particular reference to Sunday’s attacks in the KP.
“The government is aware of its responsibilities. We are talking to them (TTP). But anybody spraying bullets on us will be replied with bullets. Dialogues can only be held with human beings and not the guns,” he added.
He reiterated assistance to the KP government in countering militancy though he was critical of the conduct of the provincial government, which he said, could not show the political will to resolve the problem.
“We offered help the Sindh government, which showed political will and now the situation is improving,” the senator said as he described assassination of Karachi CIA SSP Chaudhry Aslam as a revenge by terrorists because the officer had inflicted massive losses to the TTP and other terrorist groups.
He said the situation in KP was understandable because the provincial government was not capable enough to cope with it.
“Tsunami Khan has now become ‘Desperate Khan’. But, desperation alone will not work and his party’s government will have to seek some solution to the problem.”
Referring to the remarks of the ANP leaders, Mushahidullah Khan said criticism at each other was no solution to the problems like terrorism. Rather, it needed ‘suitability’ and ‘consensus’ instead of running the government in a childish manner.
