Coordinator of the TTP committee Jamiat Ulema Islam-Samiul Haq group (JUI-S) spokesperson Maulana Yousaf Shah. PHOTO: CPS
His statement came after TTP intermediary Professor Muhammad Ibrahim announced that the government committee will meet the TTP shura in two to three days for the second round of their face to face talks.
Prof Ibrahim told Express News that the release of Professor Ajmal, sons of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and late Governor Punjab Salmaan Taseer as well as other prisoners in TTP custody was on the agenda for the meeting.
He further added that the TTP committee has been in constant communication with the Taliban and was trying to determine the location of the next meet.
On the night of April 3, the government had publicly admitted that 19 Taliban ‘non-combatant’ prisoners were released. Taliban spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid, however, later denied that these men were on TTP's list of 300 non-combatants they wanted to be released.
After yesterday's meeting with the TTP committee, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar had said that they have decided to release 12-13 more Taliban prisoners.
The release of “non-combatant” detainees, as demanded by the TTP, has been a contentious issue from the outset – with some officials having earlier denied that security forces were even holding any non-combatants.
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with "brothers" like these who needs enemies
yup. . And bros have killed about 50k people. . How trivial!
I wonder who is then a terrorist? Why we have anti terrorism courts? For people falsely implicated in blasphemy charges?
What else can we expect in a country where we trail our patriots & negotiate with criminals & traitors, and call them out brothers?
Where is the constitution now? Where is out states sovereignty?
You want to talk with the criminals, then do it, if you think that brings peace. But at least have the decency of not painting them angels.
Tell me Moulana, will it be Okay if I go out on the road and start firing randomly because I'm angry for some reason? Is this allowed in Islam?
Angry brothers only killed >50,000, maimed >100,000, destroyed property worth Rs >100 billion, damaged economy to the tune of $ >100 billion.
They are just angry - Pakistanis are so lucky. TTP are not furious!! Thank Almighty.
I could have never imagined that we would touch these levels of insanity! What else is left now?
Quote of the century. We have misunderstood them all the time. Come home we have a military guard of honour waiting for you. Your brother's (PM) house is empty.
well angry brothers killing innocent pakistani
My brother disagrees with me and I with him.........BUT NEITHER DOES HE KILL MY CHILDREN NOR I HIS.............this again is strategy by the TTP to achieve its end to sit on the 'power seat ' and as I have always said religion is just the excuse to achieve this.
Criminals behind the bars are also Pakistani and Muslim too and with u r logic they are also our brothers too.So plz set them free and why not dismental all police and court system at all and just establish negotiations committee to save millions of Rs.
TTP is not terrorist?? TTP is the government's angry brother??.. Read it multiple times before commenting... @ ET... is there are typo here?
Which brother kills other brother's family in case of a difference of opinion? Which religion allows such action?? Islam does not (and neither any other religion as far as I know).
@ Govenrment... This is a trap... The government should clarify that they are NOT brothers to TTP or any other group which kills innocent people any where in the world.
TTP is 100% terrorist and the worst state enemy organization.There is no second opinion. Dont make us fool,they are not even human being and you are saying they are the Govt's angry brother.They way they have been treating people, and the soldiers will remain alive in our mind and heart.
You do your politics dont justify TTP's status.
Taliban terrorists are PML N's brothers - not just voters - what is untrue about it?
@Junaid.. Exactly.. We live in the utopia that majority of the Pakistanis hate these guys but the truth is pretty ugly.. We love these bigots and we want to be sacrificed for them.. Apparently, you are allowed to do everything forbidden if you do it in the name of Islam.
Our angry brothers have killed more Pakistanis than all the wars with India and because of that we have suffered the biggest financial loss of the history of this country. If this is their brotherhood than how would be their enmity.
And I am the Editor of The Express Tribune, Yes.. I am also the King of Oz.. I am also the gladiator who killed the Loch Ness Monster.. And I am also the warrior who beheaded Ghidorah..
Brothers??? We should have had them aborted right from the start. Paying for the sins of our fathers.
This is absolutely true!
When the Tribune gives a lead to this story we know that the battle for rationality has been lost already.
TTP is not terrorist...??? Angry brothers of the government.... WTH... Who kills a brother's family in case of a difference of opinion. Which religion allows such act? Islam (and probably any other religion as I know) does not allow this. @ Government... This statement is a trap and the government should clarify that they are not brothers with the killers of innocent people beit in Pakistan or else where.
Actually, Taliban are a part of Pakistani society. I am stunned as to the level of support especially among the poor people for the Taliban. And now they are getting media coverage that they wouldn't have even dreamed of.
Angry brother, murders 50,000 people. Well, that escalated quickly.
I don't get it why people like him defend TTP so much, don't they fear Allah? Blowing up and killing innocent people - including kids - is not an act of terrorism? Blowing up mosques and places of worship isn't an act of terrorism? To people like him I can only say, 'Fear Allah, not TTP because He is the giver and taker of life'. ET, publish my comment, don't impede my right of speech.
Taliban winning all along .
What a shame that the party who's young leaders were kidnapped by the terrorists did not surrender to TTP but the rightwing ruling parties have. Now they should be happy that TTP has given them another few days before they start killing Pakistanis and behead our foot soldiers. What good are our million man army, war toys and billions spent of defense? We could have surrendered without wasting that much money.