Summary Govt committee says the ambiguity about Taliban committee members is now removed.
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Government’s negotiations committee has conveyed to the Taliban’s counterpart to initiate the process.
After the press conference of Taliban committee Chief Maulana Samiul Haq, government’s committee member Rahimullah Yousafzai contacted coordinator of Taliban committee Yousaf Shah and conveyed the message for Samiul Haq. In the message he said that the confusion about Taliban committee has been removed and that government’s committee is ready. Yousafzai conveyed that Samiul Haq can initiate the process and inform the government committee when possible.
While talking to Dunya News, government committee member Rustam Shah Mohmand said that the 3-member committee nominated by Taliban will indeed be negotiating with the government committee. He further said that the process will begin in one or two days.
Earlier, addressing a press conference, Maulana Samiul Haq had said that Taliban committee wanted to meet government committee to discuss negotiations framework but government committee didn’t bother to contact.
Expressing his concerns, Samiul Haq had said that it appears that the government is retreating upon the pressure from America. He further said that he’s playing a critical role to farther the negotiation process so that the country could be prevented from potentially major warfare.
Samiul Haq further said that the ball is now in government committee’s court, will go whenever called.
