Share:ISLAMABAD - The government has recently re-initiated another process of talks with the banned militant group the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan. Last week, the elders met with TTP chief Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktika province. Pakistani security officials are pinning hopes on the tribal jirga for a breakthrough. A senior security official on condition of anonymity, stated, “As per our understanding, tribal elders have major influence on TTP chief and few other senior commanders. Perhaps due to the failed efforts of the past, tribal elders involved in the current process are tight-lipped and cautious.

Source: The Nation January 18, 2022 11:05 UTC