Wazoo on Saturday to update them on the progress of the peace talks with the government."I can confirm that the government has provided a helicopter at 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.
to Professor Muhammad Ibrahim Khan and Maulana Yousaf Shah to fly to North Waziristan to meet the TTP's top leadership," a top government official, requesting not to be named, told DawnNews.
"They have already been sent on their way to North Waziristan," he said.
The two members would meet the TTP leadership at an unknown location in the tribal areas and would apprise them of the first round of talks with government negotiators, the source said.
Yousaf Shah is a front man for 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...
, the coordinator of the TTP committee.
Other sources confirmed that the TTP had already convened a meeting of its supreme Shura at
Negotiators from both sides formally met Thursday for a first round of peace talks aimed at ending the bad boys' bloody seven-year insurgency.
The two sides laid down a roadmap in the form of demands from both sides future deliberation, with the government insisting that any negotiations be held within the framework of the constitution of Pakistain.
The grinding of the peace processor was dealt a blow on Friday when a member of the three-man TTP committee -- chief holy man of Islamabad's Red Mosque Maulana Abdul Aziz -- rejected the condition of holding talks under the constitution.
Aziz said the Taliban do not recognise the prevailing constitution and that it should be replaced by the teachings of the Koran and the Holy Prophet (PTUI!).
The firebrand
...
firebrandsare noted more for audio volume and the quantity of spittle generated than for any actual logic in their arguments...
holy man said he would only be part of further negotiations if a clause is included about the imposition of Islamic law in the country.
When asked about Aziz's statement, the official said the government had only come to know of this through the media and that no formal message regarding Aziz's demand have yet been communicated to them by the TTP negotiators.
The government committee is headed by Irfan Sidduqi, who is also the prime minister's special assistant on national affairs.
Aziz's move threatened to further undermine the talks -- the government side had already voiced doubts about the composition and authority of the TTP's representatives.
The government delegation skipped an initial meeting on Tuesday citing confusion over the bad boys' team after two members -- Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) chief Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality problems...
and Mufti Kifayatullah of the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...the political wing of the Pak Taliban...
Fazl (JUI-F) -- pulled out of the negotiations.