Government, Taliban committees hold informal meeting

ISLAMABAD: The committees formed by the government and Taliban held an informal meeting at an undisclosed location here on Tuesday.

During today meeting the agenda for Wednesday’s formal meeting was discussed.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Irfan Siddiqui who is the coordinator of the government’s committee said the response from the Taliban’s political shura over the demands of the government was satisfactory.

Maulana Samiul Haq who is a member of the committee nominated by the Taliban said the demands of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were placed in front of the government’s committee and in the first stage attempts at a ceasefire would be made.

The meeting was held after Professor Ibrahim and Maunala Yousaf returned from North Waziristan after informing the Taliban political shura and receiving their response regarding the demands of the government.

During a news conference on Monday, Professfor Ibrahim said the dialogue process had entered a critical phase and he had received a positive response from the TTP leadership to the government’s demands.