Pakistani Taliban looking for words
Expressing their willingness for conditional peace talks with the government, the Pakistani Taliban have called for three politicians of the country to act as guarantors for its proposed negotiations with the government for putting a stop to the conflict in the tribal areas of Pakistan.
In a video interview, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsnaullah Ehsan said that if Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif, chief of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam – Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hasan acted as guarantors for the talks, the group would be willing to negotiate with the government.
How should the government react to this position? Should it approach the politicians that the TTP wants to act as guarantors in order to facilitate the peace talks? What can be the implications of involving the above-mentioned politicians to act as ‘mediators’ instead?
The TTP spokesman has put forth another condition calling for the government to release Muslim Khan, Maulvi Omar and five other Taliban leaders.
Would it be wise to agree to these terms without knowing the TTP’s motive behind the proposed talks? Should a special negotiating team be set up by the government to finalise a set of conditions considered viable by both sides?
The army is clearly in talks with the Taliban and now want the politicians to own it. Any smart politician would realize the threat peace deals between the army and Taliban can pose to the country.
Pakistan should talk to Taliban, and end this hostility with them. Army should stop allowing other nations to drop drone strikes on our soil and territory and make peace within our country. We should look to safeguard our own interests and it cannot come without talking to these people and then concentrate on building our economy from scratch with long term planning. Otherwise asking for donations from international powers and money and going to IMF will never set peace in our country. Army can only work when we keep peace with these rebels whose families are also suffering. Let them embrace them and make peace and progress in our dear homeland. Dawn post my comment
Next they will want to be President
There are no good Talibans except the dead Talibans. They have have almost destroyed Pakistan and have destabilized the whole region. Peace treaty with taliban is just like peace with a devil.
It is pathetic that the civilian government has crippled our army to the level that now they can not go and summarily execute these criminals like they executed the TPP founder Abdullah Mehsood.