Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. PHOTO: AFP
The prime minister met Nisar today in Islamabad.
Nawaz said that the "political parties should also express their opinion and give suggestions with regards to the peace talks.”
“Peace is important for the social and economic prosperity of the country,” he further said.
Despite the fact that all political parties were in favour of peace talks, there have been several terrorist attacks in the country.
All Parties Conference
Political parties had unanimously reached a resolution on September 9 at the APC, stating that negotiation with the militants should be pursued as their first option to counter terrorism.
The draft, drawn up at the end of the conference was signed by all the political parties in attendance.
Prime Minister Nawaz had said that holding negotiations with terrorists was their own decision.
It was decided that if the negotiations with the militants don’t work, “action” will be taken against them.
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So Mian saab and Imran khan wants to talk to the TTP, while the people of Pakhtunkhwa who want the government to operate against them are ignored. This violence will not stop at Attock Mian saab, Raiwand is gonna be gripped soon.
Its now October still no serious and concentrate steps to come up comprehensive strategy to deal terrorism. Lots of hot air and overseas trip.
Talks for the talks and then more talks for the talks.. Rest assured this will continue. Mian Sahab simply does not have guts to deal with TTP as they are all his boys. All sorts of delaying tactics will be used till Dec 2014 US withdrawal from Afghanistan. @ Babablacksheep: Fully agree with you. This drama will continue as neither of them have the will or guts to deal with this problem. They will just be using all sorts of diversion tactics.
Got his "TO DO" list from the white house.
he and imran khan will consume their 5 years in this "topi drama"
How many times they have to take all parties into confidence when they already have been empowered to lead. The sooner they decide to talk, the earlier they would conclude that it is all futile to be sitting with criminals on the same table.
Lets see if the parties take Ch. sahib in confidence.
Good step. Formalize the Taliban resistance, bring the peaceful elements on board and use their aid to pinpoint the violent foreign-funded elements. Once they are jotted down, it will be much easier to understand them and their weaknesses. Bring education, employment, health services, and infrastructure to war-ridden areas. Give them a happy life to live for, radicalism will be uprooted completely. No one wants to go and blow themselves up with a filled belly and a safe family. P. S. I am waiting to see a few of my blind PML-N supporters to put forth that it was their premier's idea in the first place to talk with Taliban. IK bashing will continue as usual for some fabricated misunderstood reason.
so what was apc all about