Summary Members PPP who advocate military operation are not well-wishers of Gilani and his son, he said.
MULTAN (Dunya News) – Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Sami (JUI-S) and patron Taliban committee Maulana Samiul Haq said on Thursday that peace will restore tomorrow even without negotiating with Taliban if government announces withdrawal from America’s war, Dunya News reported.
Addressing ‘Tahafuz e Madaris o Dinia’ (Protection of religious schools and religious curriculum) and ‘Paigham-e-Aman’ (message of peace) conference organized by Wafaqul Madaris Al-Arabia, Samiul Haq said that all groups of Taliban are on the same page reiterating that military operation is not the solution to the problem and that it will bring further destruction.
He said that venue to hold negotiations will be determined by today and that the groups that deviate from negotiations will be dealt with by Taliban.
Samiul Haq said he won’t support military option even if the negotiations fail.
He said that those members of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) who advocate military operation are not well-wishers of Gilani and his son.
He further said that no action of any kind against ‘madarasas’ will be tolerated adding that religious schools are torchbearers of peace and have nothing to do with terrorism.
Earlier, Taliban committee patron Maulana Samiul Haq said on Wednesday that there is no delay in negotiation process between government and Taliban.
Addressing media personnel in Multan, Samiul Haq said that the nation should not be disappointed over negotiation process, adding that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is hopeful of successful negotiations despite ‘thousands of difficulties’. He claimed that Prime Minister believes military operation will not solve the problem.
Samiul Haq claimed that all groups of Taliban are on same page adding that even Taliban are looking for the supposed groups who claimed responsibility of recent terrorist attacks.
He said that the terrorist attacks in the country have reduced following the ceasefire.
If talks are held with sincerity, they will succeed, he said.
Taliban committee member Maulana Samiul Haq said that Taliban are not afraid of the government and that they just don’t want to hold negotiations process in government buildings whereas government members are reluctant to go to Waziristan.
He said that he will try to escort the government delegate to Waziristan. He further said that he did not meet with Prime Minister on Wednesday
It is pertinent to mention here that Samiul Haq had proposed the creation of a ‘peace zone’ to facilitate travel of negotiators for direct talks.
He also said that no list of prisoners has been provided to Taliban by the government.
