Govt-Taliban Shura meeting postponed due to bad weather

ISLAMABAD: The first direct meeting between the government appointed negotiating committee and the Taliban Shura scheduled to take place today (Tuesday) in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) has been deferred due to bad weather.

According to sources both teams, the government committee and the Taliban liaison committee were set to leave in a helicopter this morning for North Waziristan to start the first round of formal talks with the Taliban Shura, but they had to postpone their plans due to bad weather.

Member Taliban liaison committee, professor Ibrahim said he is ready to go by road, but it is not advisable for all the members. He further added that as soon as the weather turns favourable for flight, the committees will proceed for talks with the Taliban Shura.

Professor Ibrahim also said that the agenda of the meeting will be finalized when the two sides meet the Taliban Shura and it would not be proper to make anything public through media at this juncture.