PESHAWAR: According to Afghan Taliban sources, the PTI-led administration has requested the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to lay down their guns and surrender.

According to insiders, Afghan Taliban commander Sirajuddin Haqqani is playing a significant role in ceasefire discussions and is attempting to ensure the success of negotiations between the PTI-led government and the banned organisation.

According to reports, Mufti Noor Wali, the proscribed TTP’s chairman, is leading the group’s part of the negotiations.

The outlawed group has insisted that it is “too early” to lay down guns and has requested that the government free its members who are now imprisoned.

According to Afghan Taliban sources, the government has yet to respond to the outlawed outfit’s requests, but discussions might be fruitful if powerful guarantors are supplied and the outfit’s criteria are approved.

They went on to say that while some elements of the proscribed TTP want discussions with the Pakistani government, others remain staunchly opposed.

Pakistan is in negotiations with TTP groups about disarmament, according to Prime Minister Imran Khan.
It should be noted that Prime Minister Imran Khan confirmed last month that his administration was in disarmament discussions with some sections of the proscribed TTP as Pakistan sought stability in the face of a rapidly changing scenario in Afghanistan.

In an interview with TRT World’s Ali Mustafa in Islamabad, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated: “Some Pakistani Taliban organisations, I believe, want to talk to our administration. You know, for a little peace and reconciliation.”

Pakistan is in negotiations with TTP groups about disarmament, according to Prime Minister Imran Khan.
It should be noted that Prime Minister Imran Khan confirmed last month that his administration was in disarmament discussions with some sections of the proscribed TTP as Pakistan sought stability in the face of a rapidly changing scenario in Afghanistan.

In an interview with TRT World’s Ali Mustafa in Islamabad, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated: “Some Pakistani Taliban organisations, I believe, want to talk to our administration. You know, for a little peace and reconciliation.”

He emphasised that he expects some form of agreement with the TTP, saying: “I am not a supporter of military options. I am opposed to military solutions. So, as a politician, I always feel that political conversation is the way ahead, which I always felt was the case in Afghanistan with the US.”

The premier stated that he has always thought that a non-military solution was the best way ahead for Afghanistan, and he has stated this on several national and international venues.

The declaration by the premier was received with intense opposition and fury from the opposition.