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| Pakistan Taliban Set Preconditions for Peace Talks |
| 2013-09-16 |
| [An Nahar] The Pak Taliban on Sunday announced preconditions for talks to end an insurgency that has killed thousands of people, demanding that troops withdraw from tribal areas and that prisoners are freed. Shahidullah Shahid, front man for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP), had earlier welcomed the new government's move to begin peace talks, but on Sunday listed the myrmidons' prior demands. "First of all, troops in the entire tribal area should go back to barracks and then our prisoners should be released," Shahid told Agence La Belle France Presse. "The Pakistain government must take steps which can develop an atmosphere of trust and can remove the doubts and suspicion." "We cannot move forward unless the governments accepts these two demands," Shahid said. He was speaking after the Taliban's shura or decision-making council held three days of talks about the government offer of dialogue. Shura members from across the country took part in the meeting, Shahid said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > PAKISTANI TALIBAN SET 10 CONDITIONS FOR PEACE TALKS. Such demanded pre-conditions or pre-requisites which may ask the question why are there Govt-Militant peace talks taking place anyhoo??? As indic by ... * RELATED SAME > PAKISTANI ARMY SAYS TALIBAN MUST NOT SET TERMS FOR TALKS. * SAME > ISLAMABAD WILL NOT BE COERCED INTO ACCEPTING MILITANT TERMS FOR TALKS: ARMY CHIEF. PAK Army CoS Kayani. * SAME > TEHREEK-I-TALIBAN PAKISTAN TTP SAY THAT ISLAMABAD MUST RELEASE [any + all Mujahid] PRISONERS + WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM THE GROUP'S TRIBAL SANCTUARY AHEAD OF ANY SUSTANIABLE [successful] PEACE AGREEMENT. * SAME > TTP COMEBACK: TALIBAN HAVE CREPT BACK INTO THEIR STRATEGIC FOOTHOLD, SAYS ANP. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-09-16 23:57 |
| #1 To show the TTP's good faith in negotiations... * BHARAT RAKSHAK > [Pak Tribune] TTP HANDS OVER LIST OF [4,752 kept] PRISONERS TO GOVERNMENT, which they have not yet released or beheaded. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-09-16 00:13 |