Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said the PTI government had reached an agreement on a "complete ceasefire" with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Read More: Taliban promise military action if TTP talks failThe information minister said that the ceasefire will be extended in view of the progress in talks. Fawad made it clear that the negotiations with the banned TTP Pakistan were started in line with Prime Minister Imran Khan's announcement in an interview last month. If those efforts failed, the Taliban government would take military action against the TTP and other groups threatening Pakistan. Although there was no official confirmation, reports suggested that the TTP agreed to announce a month-long ceasefire in return for Pakistan releasing dozens of terrorist group's prisoners.

Source: The Express Tribune November 08, 2021 21:39 UTC