Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the government was ready to hold negotiations with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) but warned that any group posing threat to country’s national security will be dealt with an iron fist. Rashid said no talks were under way with any groups at the moment and added that negotiations with any outlawed group would be held within the ambit of Constitution. I will warn you about security threats and Covid threats. Rashid added that if the TTP chose to fight then they would receive an “equal response”. “The Afghan Taliban had facilitated the talks with some TTP groups, but their conditions and demands were harsh and unacceptable,” he had said.

Source: The Express Tribune January 25, 2022 02:14 UTC