ISLAMABAD-
The government on Thursday denied the media reports that it has released at least 16 Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) prisoners with the approval of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, private news channels reported.
Earlier on Thursday, foreign news agency reported that 16 TTP prisoners had been released by the Pakistan authorities in a move designed to invigorate a shaky peace process with the militant group.
The news agency quoted the political agent of South Waziristan confirming the the government has started releasing non-combatant prisoners to boost reconciliation efforts.
“South Waziristan’s political administration released sixteen men on April 1,” Islam Zeb told a foreign news agency.
“They are not major commanders. They are innocent tribals who were arrested during different search operations in South Waziristan in the last two to three years.”
Zeb said all the released prisoners belonged to the Mehsud tribe, a major Pashtun tribe living in South Waziristan.
Another 100 prisoners on the Taliban’s list were being processed and would be released in the next few days, the news report added.
However soon after the national media picked up the news, the spokesperson of Prime Minister House denied the reports, adding that the political agent had free a few ordinary criminals only and none of them were part of TTP.
TTP called a one-month ceasefire on March 1 but said this week they would not extend the truce because the government was not serious about meeting their demands.
The demands include releasing 800 prisoners the insurgent group describes as innocent family members and withdrawing the army from parts of the semi-autonomous tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan.
the first of many many more released to create more havoc on the innocent pakistani's- whilst little nawaz is safe and well protected in his fortress
These people are responsible for killing of dnt know how many Pakistanis and we are releasing them. They must have made so many orphans, widows and yet we are releasing them. WTF!!!
instead of getting rid of all of them we are freeing the ones who are, i mean were behind the bars…?? WOW! that is called strategic planning…!! no wonder why we are so screwed up
The only cease fire in place was the one by the corrupt Govt forces the Taliban were still carrying out their un-Islamic activities by killing innocent Muslims. As Taliban Commanders openly admit they are so fragmented they have no control on the Scum they hire. Their Men can go into any village or town and wreack havoc by looting and raping knowing that they will not be rebuked.
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