Tag: peace talks

Shah advises PM to take parliament into confidence over peace talks

Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khurshid Shah on Monday advised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take parliament into confidence over issues...

Experts see no future of govt-TTP ‘peace talks’

Defence and security analysts, who are closely monitoring Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to the United States (US), see a major shift in his...

US drones must stop before peace talks begin: TTP

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Wednesday insisted US drone strikes in the country's northwest must stop before they start considering peace talks with the...

US supports peace talks with local Taliban: Olson

United States Ambassador to Islamabad Richard Olson on Tuesday said he supported Pakistan’s initiative of holding dialogue with elements spreading unrest in the country...

Fazal demands jirga’s role in proposed peace talks with Taliban

    Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has demanded inclusion of jirga’s role in the proposed peace talks with the Taliban. In a statement issued...

Mullah Baradar unifying militants for peace talks

Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Bradar has reached North Wazirstan Agency (NWA) after his recent release and has started efforts for a dialogue process...

Imran for opening Taliban office to facilitate peace process

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday urged the government to declare a ceasefire if it was serious about holding peace talks with...

Terrorists should be separated from those ready for peace talks: Khan

If peace talks are to be given a chance, the people who are dedicated to an agenda of violence should be separated from those...

Vested interest trying to sabotage peace talks: Fazl

    JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said hidden hands had started their nefarious endeavours to sabotage efforts to promote peace and harmony in Pakistan. Addressing...

Fazl, Munawar, distraught as TTP severs ties

Statement made up to end Fazl-TTP trust: JUI-F spokesman  With the government finalising its preparations for holding talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the lack...

India faces pressure to scrap peace talks after Kashmir attack

  India's government faced mounting pressure on Wednesday to put proposed peace talks with Pakistan back in deep freeze after a deadly cross-border attack on...

Afghan peace talks should not cross ‘red lines’: India

India has cautioned Afghanistan over peace talks with the Taliban, saying the new initiative should not violate the "red lines" drawn by the international...

Afghanistan to kick off Taliban peace talks in Qatar: Karzai

  Afghanistan will send a team to Qatar for peace talks with the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday, as the US-led NATO coalition...

No peace talks anytime soon: TTP

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has said it will not change its decision of withdrawing peace talks offer to the government for now, as “we...

Hopes weak for Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks

A high-level Afghan delegation arrived in Pakistan on Monday for talks on peace in the war-torn nation, but analysts warned that without Taliban involvement...

US-Taliban peace talks likey to resume with Obama’s re-election

In a major breakthrough, the United States and the Taliban are highly likely to resume peace negotiations which broke down early this year due...

Architects of the endgame

They’re all ‘coping with frogs’ The two-day trilateral summit of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, which concluded in Islamabad on Friday, 17 February 2012, has exposed...