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TTP announce conditions for ceasefire
[DAWN] The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) on Wednesday put forth their conditions for ceasefire, days after the bad boy group killed 23 Pakistain army soldiers in Dire RevengeĀ for the killing of their colleagues.Speaking from "Our fighters are being targeted, locked away Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! and killed in fake police encounters. The government's negotiations team should ensure to our committee that this would immediately stop," said the TTP front man. "The government has killed more than 60 Taliban since the start of the peace talks, in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... and the rest of Pakistain, under a secret operation codenamed Operation Root Out," Shahid said. Shahid said that a ceasefire may be reached if the government ensures to the committee that their demands will be met. "The killings of soldiers in Mohmand were in response to the onslaught on Taliban members by security forces during the talks between government and Taliban committees," he added. Peace talks between to end years of violence by the bad boy group reached a deadlock earlier this week after the killing of the 23 soldiers. The soldiers had been kidnapped from Shongari checkpost in Mohmand tribal region in 2010 and were killed in captivity to avenge what they called the custodial killing of their 'fighters' in various parts of Pakistain. Following the killings, a four-member team of government negotiators said it would not be able to carry forward the talks process in the wake of continuing deadly attacks by the bad boys. The announcement Wednesday came just after a member of the Taliban nominated peace talks committee, Maulana Yousuf Shah, vowed to break the deadlock in negotiations. "People should not be disappointed as the negotiations process is still ongoing. There was a deadlock before as well but we were able to break it with maturity," Shah told news hounds in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. "Maulana Samiul Haq ...the Godfather of the Taliban,leader of his own faction of the JUI. Known as Mullah Sandwichfor his habit of having two young boys at a time... is in direct contact with the Taliban. We will restore peace at any cost," he added. Posted by: Fred 2014-02-20 |
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