Share:| Interior minister says chances of talks success dim as banned group unwillingto withdraw from its demandsISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Friday said that the government was making another effort to negotiate with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to pursue the group to shun violence but chances of any success looked slim. “But we are receiving reports that talks would not be successful as the group is not willing to withdraw from its demands,” he said. He said that Pakistan was now at war with the banned TTP as there was no other solution of the matter. The interior minister explained that earlier talks with the TTP could not move ahead because it was impossible for the government to fulfil some conditions set by the group. He also said TTP militants had cells in border areas of Afghanistan and some new militant groups have joined them.

Source: The Nation February 05, 2022 21:49 UTC