Summary Says Nisar’s invitation to Taliban hurt sentiments of families of martyrs soldiers and civilian.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has submitted an adjournment motion in the National Assembly Secretariat against Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar’s offer of cricket match to Taliban for restoration of peace.
The motion submitted by PPP opposition leader in National Assembly Khursheed Shah stated that interior minister’s statement has hurt sentiments of the nation which has been suffering from terrorism conducted by Taliban terrorists.
The motion stated that Chaudhry Nisar invitation to Taliban also hurt sentiments of families of martyrs soldiers and civilian who have been killed by Taliban terrorists.
On Monday, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan invited the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to a cricket match, saying that various TTP members watch cricket matches with great interest.
The interior minister was invited as the chief guest to witness a cricket tournament in the city.
Talking to media after the event, Chaudhry Nisar said if a cricket match with the Taliban does take place, the outcome will be positive.
He said Pakistan is a peace loving country; however‚ some forces are attempting to give the impression that people of Pakistan are not peace loving.
He said that intelligence agencies‚ armed forces and the government will not rest till the restoration of complete peace.
The Minister said that entire nation will have to stand united at this defining moment of history.
He said cricket is the game of peace‚ brotherhood and harmony and playing politics on it will only damage the game.
Later, the Pakistani Taliban rejected an offer to swap their guns for cricket bats and play a match for peace, saying the sport was responsible for turning youth away from jihad.
The militant group were responding to a call made earlier in the day by a top Pakistani minister who offered to host a match with the militants to revive stalled peace talks in comments which provoked derision on social media.
Pakistan s government entered into a formal dialogue with the Taliban earlier this month, but the process faltered after the militants executed 23 kidnapped soldiers.
The military has retaliated with a series of air strikes in the tribal areas that border Afghanistan and are home to the Taliban s top leadership, killing dozens.
