Pakistani government says talks have started with Taliban

[Shah-i-Kot]

Pakistani government says talks have started with Taliban
The Pakistani government has established contact with the Pakistani Taliban in an attempt to bring peace and an end to militancy, Interior Minister Chaudri Nisar Ali said Thursday.
Ali told main parties in the National Assembly that "procedure, agenda and venue for the proposed talks was being discussed" through contact with the Taliban group, an opposition leader in the assembly told reporters after being briefed by the minister.
GeoTV reported on Ali's communication to the parliamentary leaders.
Designated by the government as its point man to hold talks with the Pakistani Taliban, Ali told the parliamentary party leaders that between 37 and 57 militant groups were operating in Pakistan and not all of them were members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, informally known as the Pakistani Taliban, with whom government is holding talks.
Ali reportedly said that talks were delayed because of the killing of a three-star general and an attack on a church in Peshawar in September after a decision by all parties to hold parleys with the Pakistani Taliban.
==Kyodo

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/131031/pakistani-government-says-talks-have-started-taliban

[Bengal_Tiger]

1. The TTP and tribals started fighting the Pakistani state - which they were traditionally loyal to - on the basis of their support for the Americans in their war against Afghans/the Taliban.

If that Pakistani support is removed then it is possible there will finally be peace in Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan will become a normal country once again, free of terrorism.

2. If Pakistan finally sees an end to terrorism/militancy then it will probably experience more and more economic growth, which means more urbanization and integration of Pashtuns, amongst many others, into mainstream Pakistani society in Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi etc.

This will mean Pashtuns dropping their "Pashtun" identity in favour of a Pakistani identity (where Pashtun language and culture ares secondary).

Personally I think that Pakistan will never become a fully stable country even if TTP militancy ends, and there are a number of reasons for this.

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

seems like this time they are serious.

i hope peace is established.eager to have Pakistan growing with again the growth rate of over 8% like in 2004 when we started war on terror against our own people because of USA.

Pakistan will transform into a new country even with a growth rate of average 7-8% till 2020.

[Bengal_Tiger]

Now that Hakimullah Mehsud has been killed, I doubt talks will go ahead.

War will continue in Waziristan.

Muslims, Pashtuns, will continue to die and suffer.

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raajioon.

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

Now that Hakimullah Mehsud has been killed, I doubt talks will go ahead.

War will continue in Waziristan.

Muslims, Pashtuns, will continue to die and suffer.

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raajioon.

TTP is already weakened alot.

PTI is in power in KPK and i am sure they will try their level best to sort out this problem

But if peace talks would had happened.the situation of pakistan both economically and world infleuce would have change quite sooner

[Bengal_Tiger]

TTP is already weakened alot.

PTI is in power in KPK and i am sure they will try their level best to sort out this problem

But if peace talks would had happened.the situation of pakistan both economically and world infleuce would have change quite sooner

The Pakistani regime's foreign ministry has condemned this done attack and said it may ruin the possibility of peace talks.

[Da Bannu Mazdigar]

The Pakistani regime's foreign ministry has condemned this done attack and said it may ruin the possibility of peace talks.

Good response,very good i must say.

The other part is even the TTP knows that latif mehsud is captured by NATO last week suspected to be under the protection of northern alliance also known as afghan national army today.

they know the Hakim Ullah location might had been leaked to the nato/CIA by him which lead to this