Summary Sources claim the meeting between Taliban committee and TTP shura has been shifted to S. Waziristan.
NORTH WAZIRISTAN (Dunya News) - The venue of meeting between Taliban committee and shura of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been changed for the third time due to drones flights over the area.
According to Dunya News, the members of Taliban committee and leaders of TTP shura left for some undisclosed location in South Waziristan on Friday.
Along with TTP shura, other small groups of Taliban are also participating in the negotiation.
On the other hand, threat by Gul Bahadur Group has created a new situation amid peace talks.
A meeting of the group headed by its commander Abdul Rehman in Patangzai announced to take revenge of their companions' killing.
The three activists of Gul Bahadur Group were killed in a suicide attack.
It is worth mentioning here that members of Taliban committee arrived in North Waziristan on Thursday and met the TTP leadership.
TTP leaders including Sheikh Khalid Haqqani, Qari Shakeel, Azam Tariq, Shahidullah Shahid, Sajid Mohmand and Ahsanullah Ahsan represented Taliban shura while Taliban committee members Maulana Yusuf Shah, Professor Ibrahim, Maulana Abdul Haye were also present in the meeting.
According to sources, TTP shura and Taliban committee have agreed to hold direct talks with the government negotiators in FR Bannu Azad Mandi.
The meeting built consensus over several matters while a recommendation regarding extension in ceasefire was also put forward by Maulana Samiul Haq.
However, the Taliban leaders said that the decision in this regard would be made after the meeting of TTP shura.
Sources added that the Taliban shura also informed the Taliban negotiation committee about its reservation.
The government on Wednesday had announced a new four-member committee to hold talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Secretary Ports and Shipping Habibullah Khattak will lead the government’s negotiation committee while other members include Rustam Shah Mohmand, Additional Secretary FATA Arbab Arif and PM’s additional secretary Fawad Hassan Fawad.
