Summary Dunya News has obtained proposed agenda of Taliban for peace talks with the government.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – According to the sources, banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has finalized its demands after three days meeting of its shura.
The TTP has demanded to promulgate rule of Sharia instead of democracy in the country. It also demands to introduce interest-free financial system.
The TTP have also demanded withdrawal of troops from tribal areas and abolishment of military check posts. It has further demanded the release and exchange of prisoners and ending all cases against TTP activists.
The TTP has also demanded compensation of losses it faced during military operation. It has demanded of the government to quit US war on terror and an end to drone attacks in Pakistan.
Equal rights for all have also been demanded.
According to the sources, the TTP has prepared a list of its activists detained in different jails of the country.
The total number of TTP prisoners in the country is 4,752.
According to the list, 958 Taliban activists are imprisoned in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 1,191 in Sindh, 782 in Punjab 870 in Balochistan and 951 Taliban activists are detained in the jails of FATA.
The list also contains the names of those who have been served death sentence by the courts.
Former Punjab governor Salman Taseer’s killer Mumtaz Qadri has also been included in the list demanding release of prisoners.
The government and the Taliban have formed peace committees to discuss the proposed process of peace talks.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif constituted a four-member committee comprising Irfan Siddiqui‚ Rahimullah Yusufzai‚ Rustam Shah Mehmand and Major (retired) Amir.
Tehreek-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Sunday announced a five-member negotiation committee comprising Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam- Sami (JUI-S) chief Maulana Samiul Haq, Mufti Kifayatullah of JUI-F, Lal Masji cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz and Professor Ibrahim of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) to negotiate with the government.
However, PTI’s core committee announced that its chief Imran Khan would not represent Taliban’s committee during the peace talks. The PTI assured its full support for the success of the peace dialogue.
On the other hand, Maulana Fazlur Rehman also announced the JUI-F would not become part of peace process.
Meanwhile, regretting Imran khan and JUI-F decisions of not jointing the committee, the TTP spokesperson said that names of two journalists including Orya Maqbool Jan and Ansar Abbasi are being considered to represent negotiations committee.
