Nisar phones Sami, discuss Taliban ceasefire
Chaudhry Nisar and Maulana Samiul Haq discussed TTP month-long ceasefire announcement on telephone.
ISLAMABAD (Online) - Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar and Taliban committee member Maulana Samiul Haq, Saturday, on telephone discussed the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) month-long ceasefire announcement.
Official sources said Chaudhry Nisar assured Maulana Sami, who is in Madina Munawara (Saudi Arabia), that a positive response would be given to the Taliban's announcement. Maulana Sami told the interior minister that the government should benefit from the announcement.
Meanwhile, media reports say both sides were also agree for the government and Taliban committees to meet in the next few days.
Earlier, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) announced a month-long ceasefire with the Pakistani government. The Taliban’s decision was confirmed by TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid.
