| Taliban militants in North Waziristan have demanded the government abolish security check-posts before further talks for the revival of a peace deal with the government. A jirga trying to revive the peace deal in its report to local political officials said the condition had been put forth in talks between the local Taliban and Usmanzai tribesmen, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. Jirga sources said that the government’s reply was now awaited. They said the report had been submitted to Political Agent Aurangzeb Khan, and would soon be forwarded to NWFP Governor Ali Jan Orakzai. Earlier on the first day of two-day talks, members of the ‘Grand Jirga’ formed various committees which held talks with Taliban, Atmanzai elders and ulema in Dattakhel and Razmik in the vicinity of Miranshah. |