The Govt is to hold talk with Taliban

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The government is to hold talks with Taliban militants after a “de facto” ceasefire in a troubled tribal area between rebels and security forces, officials said.
A Taliban spokesman in South Waziristan tribal district said a day earlier that Baitullah Mehsud had ordered an indefinite truce in the region.
“There is no announced ceasefire, there is a de facto ceasefire between militants and government troops. Both sides are currently holding the fire,” Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz said.
The minister said a Jirga “comprising representatives of the government and tribal elders will be formed to negotiate peace but I cannot give you any timeframe in this regard”.
He said however that negotiations were the only way to achieve peace in the troubled region. will have to involve tribal elders, influential people and government representatives in the process of forming the Jirga,” Hamid said.
“There are so many things involved. If we look at the past, several peace agreements were signed with militants but they violated all of . “However, there is no doubt that negotiation is the only way to convince these people to give up arms.”

 

[araz]

Bad move. They should be wiped out or surrender unconditionally and the rule of Law restored in tribal areas. It would be a lot better in the long run than taking the easy route out of this crisis now. When will our leaders understand!!!!
Araz

 

[MOSABJA]

Bro believe me or not !! ARMY KNOW IT WELL.Thats why they never finish off Taliban.

They know Pakistan would need taliban in future to gain strategic depth in Afghanistan.They are a genie in bottle.

ISI knows.Army knows.Musharraf knows.GoP knows.

dont like Mushy but I think the guy is very clever.

He will never finish off Taliban.

If he does then why will US NEED us
for what the hell will the give us $$$$$$$$$
We have to keep this genie alive .
To say to americans .hey behave with us and give us dammn $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ other wise we are gonna open the Bottle .

lolololol

Musharraf will never finish off taliban as he knows.

1) If NATO give INDIA to much space.
2) If they give India the bases to operate in Afghanistan.
3) If they stir up balochistan.

Then Pakistan would need a TRUMP CARD TALIBAN.


So bro my relatives in ARMY tell me that Army will NEVER FINISH TALIBAN.

Its an ATM card.PUT IT IN MACHINE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ will come.
If the world Mis behaves FREE THEM and let NATO face the music.


If we kill them we are gonna lose $$$$$$$$$$
If we kill them NATO will MISBEHAVE and bloody Indians will

 

[fatman17]

The government is to hold talks with Taliban militants after a “de facto” ceasefire in a troubled tribal area between rebels and security forces, officials said.
A Taliban spokesman in South Waziristan tribal district said a day earlier that Baitullah Mehsud had ordered an indefinite truce in the region.
“There is no announced ceasefire, there is a de facto ceasefire between militants and government troops. Both sides are currently holding the fire,” Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz said.
The minister said a Jirga “comprising representatives of the government and tribal elders will be formed to negotiate peace but I cannot give you any timeframe in this regard”.
He said however that negotiations were the only way to achieve peace in the troubled region. will have to involve tribal elders, influential people and government representatives in the process of forming the Jirga,” Hamid said.
“There are so many things involved. If we look at the past, several peace agreements were signed with militants but they violated all of . “However, there is no doubt that negotiation is the only way to convince these people to give up arms.”

there is no ceasefire and no talks are planned...


Ceasefire call offers possible respite for Pakistani forces
Farhan Bokhari JDW Correspondent - Islamabad

Key Points
A prominent Taliban commander has called a ceasefire, according to reports, easing the pressure on Pakistani forces

Up to 120,000 Pakistani troops are to receive counterinsurgency training from the US


Baitullah Mehsud, a leading Taliban commander fighting Pakistani forces in Waziristan, has ordered an indefinite ceasefire, according to 7 February reports.

A ceasefire from Mehsud - who is also accused of orchestrating Benazir Bhutto's assassination - would bring respite to Pakistani troops under considerable pressure in the tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.

Major General Athar Abbas, the Pakistani military's chief spokesman, said there had been a lull in fighting during the previous two days, but he told Jane's he was not in position to confirm that a ceasefire had indeed come into effect.

Separately, up to 120,000 of Pakistan's military and paramilitary troops engaged in the country's northern region bordering Afghanistan will receive training from United States military instructors, a senior Pakistani official has told Jane's .

While Pakistan still opposes US attempts to undertake joint military operations in its territory along the Afghan border, senior Pakistani officials have said there is now a fundamental understanding of the need to reorient the country's military to become a force that fights terrorists and militants.

"The Pakistani military's fundamental focus has all along been as a territorial force which fights a frontal enemy," a senior Pakistani official told Jane's . The military now accepts that it needs to broaden that focus if it is to overcome insurgent threats.

However, the government of President Pervez Musharraf has made it clear that US trainers will only come to the country in the tens rather than the hundreds and that their tenures will last for a couple of months at most, the Pakistani official said.

Western diplomats have increasingly pointed the finger at the apparent failure of Pakistani troops to seal the Afghan border. This has enabled Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters to freely cross into Afghanistan to attack NATO forces, before returning to the relative security of Pakistani territory.

However, this week, a European defence official told Jane's that General Ashfaq Kiyani, Pakistan's newly appointed military chief, has been increasing the pressure on his troops to tighten border controls. "In the past, there was an issue of the quality of determination but now, under Gen Kiyani, the issue is one of capacity, which needs to be addressed," said the official.