Khurshid Shah says if Taliban ready for talks, we support it

SUKKUR: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and leader of the opposition in national assembly, Khurshid Shah Sunday said that if Taliban were ready for talks, then we support it, Geo News reported.

Talking to Geo News here, Khurshid Shah said that we consider Taliban the murderers of thousands of innocent persons including Benazir Bhutto, however, if Taliban were ready for talks and peace gets restored in the country, then we support it.

He said that PPP government had also held talks with the Taliban in Swat and added that we support talks. He further said that the government has now to be watchful whether Taliban fearing military actions were not seeking time to regroup themselves.