ISLAMABAD: The committees formed by the government and Taliban to hold peace talks are holding their meeting here on Friday.
It is expected that the letter written by the government committee seeking a halt to Taliban activity will be discussed during the meeting.
Prior to the start of Friday’s meeting, Maulana Samiul Haq who is a member of the committee nominated by the Taliban told reporters Pakistan’s enemies and external forces did not want peace talks in the country.
Maulana Sami added the Taliban had accepted that attacks were being carried out in their defence and he would urge them to stop them.
The Taliban committee member had also expressed his reservations over the government committee conducting a media trial of the peace talks.
In Sukkur, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Khursheed Shah said after the recent wave of terror attacks in the country the utility of talks had ended. Shah urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to think like a leader and announce the next course of action.
The meeting is being held following a car bombing targeting the police in Karachi on Thursday. The responsibility of the bombing which resulted in the death of 13 policemen was claimed by the Taliban. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman, Shahidullah Shahid in the statement claiming responsibility said the Taliban would continue to carry out attacks in their defence until a ceasefire was announced.
Following Thursday’s attack, parliamentarians voiced their concern over the dialogue process stating that acts of terrorism and talks could not coexist.
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