Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, also referred to as the Pakistan Taliban, is an umbrella organisation of assorted Islamist militant teams working alongside the Afghanistan-Pakistan border
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, also referred to as the Pakistan Taliban, is an umbrella organisation of assorted Islamist militant teams working alongside the Afghanistan-Pakistan border
A 3-month ceasefire deal facilitated by the Taliban Government in Afghanistan has been struck between the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and tribal leaders from Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province bordering Afghanistan, in line with a media report on June 4.
The settlement was made throughout the first spherical of talks between the outlawed TTP and a 53-member jirga consisting of outstanding Pakistani tribal jirga (council), which concluded in Kabul on Friday, in line with the News International newspaper.
The TTP, also referred to as the Pakistan Taliban, is an umbrella organisation of assorted Islamist militant teams working alongside the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. It has pledged allegiance to the Afghan Taliban. The outfit’s important purpose is to impose its strict model of Islam throughout Pakistan.
During the talks, each side agreed to three-month ceasefire and continuation of the dialogue course of, a member of the jirga informed native media right here on return from Kabul.
The TTP delegates remained agency on its demand of abolition of merger of tribal areas into settled components of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. They additionally demanded the return of the outfit’s members to Pakistan from Afghanistan.
However, no conclusion was reached on their return throughout the talks. The challenge will probably be deliberated upon by the Pakistan authorities and safety businesses sooner or later of time, the jirga member stated.
Pakistan wished the Taliban to dissolve their community, TTP — a conglomeration of various militant factions, disassociate themselves with different militant organisations, settle for Pakistan’s Constitution and return with out arms, the News International reported.
The TTP, which is believed to be near al-Qaeda, has been blamed for a number of lethal assaults throughout Pakistan, together with an assault on military headquarters in 2009, assaults on navy bases and the 2008 bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad.
Meanwhile, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on June 3 stated the federal government welcomed the ceasefire between the tribal jirga and the TTP below the continued negotiations, which started in October 2021.
Source: www.thehindu.com
