Summary Impression given by Maulana that the government did not listen to him is incorrect, the govt said.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - The government has denied that no specific mission had been assigned to JUI-S chief Maulana Samiul Haq.
In a statement issued on Thursday‚ a government spokesperson said that Maulana Samiul Haq s cooperation and his influence for elimination of terrorism had come under discussion at a meeting.
He said that it was agreed that Maulana may contact anyone if need arises.
The spokesman said that the impression given by Maulana that the government did not listen to him is incorrect as he has not reported any progress despite passage of three weeks after the meeting.
The clarification from government side came a day after Maulana Samiul Haq announced he would no longer act as a government-backed peace broker with the Taliban after airstrikes killed 40 in North Waziristan tribal agency bordering Afghanistan.
Nawaz Sharif s government announced its talks policy in September and began making preliminary contact with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan leadership, but the initiative ended after a US drone strike killed then-TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud in November.
The JUI-S chief on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Nawaz sought his help in initiating peace talks and he received positive signals after contacting the Taliban leadership, but “the lack of seriousness on behalf of the government” forced him to quit the process.
