US drone hovers over NWA amid Taliban committee session: Reports
Reports say that Taliban Shura had to change venue a number of times to dodge the drone.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya Web Desk): Taliban ‘political Shura’ and committee members changed the venue a number of times as an unmanned US drone reportedly hovered in the tribal area, sources said on Sunday.
Taliban’s ‘political Shura’ and negotiations committee met at an undisclosed location in North Waziristan for the second consecutive day under Taliban deputy chief Sheikh Khalid Haqqani. Professor Ibrahim, Maulana Yousaf and Maulana Haseeb had informed TTP about the demands of the government committee. TTP had put forward its own set of conditions in response, Dunya News reported.
US drone strikes had allegedly jeopardized the negotiations process when Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in one such strike. Pakistan government had strongly protested against the attack terming it a hurdle in the peace process. Following the requests of Pakistani government, United States had reportedly agreed to ‘reduce’ drone strikes amid the negotiation process.
