Summary JUI-Fchief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has welcomed the peace talks offer by Tehreek -i-Taliban Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD: JUI-F chief and Chairman of Parliamentary Kashmir Committee Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has welcomed “positive” demands by Pakistani Taliban for holding peace talks with the government.
Talking to media outside the Parliament House on Monday, Maulana Fazl said the conditions set by the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) of making Nawaz Sharif, Munawar Hasan and himself guarantor for holding peace talks with the government was a progress in the right direction.
The JUI-F chief recommended using the platform of FATA’s grand Jirga for peace negations with the outlaw group.
Maulana Fazl said that the nation by observing Feb 5 as Kashmir Solidarity Day in a befitting manner should prove that the Pakistani nation stands by the oppressed Kashmiris who are fighting for their independence.
He said that for the past 65 years the Pakistani nation is standing by their Kashmiri brothers who are fighting a war to get their right to self determination.
He said he would appeal to the Pakistani media to portray the true sentiments of the nation on Kashmir issue and play their role in highlighting this issue.
Maulana Fazl also called upon the International Community to play its vital role in resolution of longstanding Kashmir issue.
He emphasized that resolution of the `Kashmir Dispute is must for sustainable peace in the region.
He said the offer of negotiation on part from Pakistan should not be considered a weakness.
Maulana Fazl- ur- Rehman said that the Kashmir issue was the basic problem between the two countries and it should be resolved for the peace of the region.
He said that India has always blamed Pakistan for terrorism but now Indian Home Minister admitted that Hindu terrorists training camps were involved in fanning Hindu extremism.
He said that now it is responsibility of Indian authorities to take stern action against such terrorists camps on Indian soil.
Maulana Fazl said Kashmir was a human and political issue and Pakistan was fighting a war of rules rather than of land.
He said the committee has submitted its recommendations to the government on the Kashmir issue.
