Government could not wait more, Prime Minister told British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in London. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
The Prime Minister was talking to the British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in London.
The two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest and Nawaz apprised Clegg on talks with militants, relations with India, the energy situation and economic reforms, a press release from the Pakistan's High Commission said.
Nawaz said the government could not wait while innocent people and members of law-enforcement agencies were killed on the streets of Pakistan.
He said his government was strengthening its counter-terrorism forces and intelligence agencies to make them fully capable of rooting out extremism and terrorism from the country.
The premier also briefed Clegg on the recently promulgated Protection of Pakistan Ordinance, explaining how it was specifically designed to deal with terrorists threatening the people and the state of Pakistan.
On Pakistan-India relations, Nawaz said that he had made sincere efforts to resolve all outstanding issues with India.
"We have made India bashing a non-issue in Pakistan but unfortunately, Indian politicians are still engaged in unwarranted Pakistan bashing", he added.
UK Deputy Prime Minister Clegg told Nawaz that he and his government admired his economic reforms agenda and pro-active approach of reaching out to India before and after the elections.
No direct contact yet, says Nisar
Chaudhry Nisar briefed all political parties who participated in the All Parties Conference of September 9 that though the dialogue process with the Taliban had begun, no formal talks have occurred as yet.
"The formal talks are yet to take place but the process of dialogue has been started," said Nisar.
"We expect that the formal dialogue with Taliban will also take place very soon."
The government excused the delay in negotiations with the killing of Major General Sanaullah, the church attack and other terrorist acts, according to opposition leader Khursheed Shah, who was part of the meeting along with Farooq Sattar, Chaudhry Shujaat, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Abdul Ghafoor Haidri, Aftaf Sherpao and Sheikh Rashid Ahmed.
Shah also said that according to Nisar, that the 'official Taliban' have 37 groups, whereas the 'unofficial Taliban' groups number over 50.
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No hope of good result. Taliban know only one language and its Money OR Gun
@Ch. Allah Daad: waiting your response.
He said the bitter truth in one sentence. Period.
Pakistan will eventually become like Iran, with Sunni Supreme council - led by mullah Omar and SSG & ISI will be like Iran's revolutionary guards. we will still have president, PM and parliament - everybody hand selected by supreme council.
This may not happen right away, this is the path we are going, maybe in another 3 to 5 years
Let me try to visualize the setting
on one side of the table, Chief Negotiator of Pakistan, with a replica of the national flag in front, assisted by generals, diplomats and analysts on the other side, Ehsanullah, with the replica of the flag of Emirate of Islamic Taliban, assisted by unknown males with their faces coveredWhat a reassuring sight, it is like a dream come true !
Mubarak ho Pakistan ko . Congratulations to Taliban on their talks with their Taliban brothers , who after all are strategic assets of Pakistan.
Srilankan Government did not spoke to Tamil Tigers for years and rooted out Tamil Tigers from the grass root level, but Government of Pakistan wants to speak to Taliban to restore peace in Pakistan? It is a very strange thinking.
Now what would the outcome of Government of Pakistan if the Government will speak to Taliban?
I think that after Government will talk to Taliban, it would mean that Government of Pakistan kneeled down before Taliban and it begging to Taliban that it should not strike any more to Pakistanis and Taliban should not attack the US troops who would be leaving Afghanistan in 2014.
Government of Pakistan fought US war on terror in Pakistan against Taliban for more than a decade and now Government of Pakistan wants to talk to Taliban to give safe passage to US troops from Afghanistan in 2014.
Under these circumstances Taliban are going to become more aggressive while talking to the Government of Pakistan and will start dictation to Government of Pakistan as which law should be imposed in Pakistan and which not.
There is also a probability that once the Government of Pakistan will start negotiating peace with Taliban, they will always pay offensive.
Congratulations !! Let us hope something comes out of it for Pakistani people(Taliban are always the winners)
I have looked at his pictures so many times trying to understand him (compared to my favorite Arab heroes, Gaddafi and HE Royal King & Munificent Monarch Abdullah Al Saud). Boy, does he look clueless like a little boy. Kim Barker was right!
@Muhammad Hasnain Yousaf: "Indians only understand one language. Power. Like how Chinese continuously bully them". Is one of your legs amputated that you want a clutch of China to stand on? Or is it that Pakistan is a colony of China.
NS is a seasoned politician and can not afford/ will not ignore the sentiments of Taliban ( ideology ) sympathizer for present and future scenario. So he agreed to the process of peace negotiation with TTP / Taliban ( groups) and the result was APC. simultaneously and every time in future talks will be proposed to be conducted / remain in constitutional framework of Pakistan.There may be certain hitch and lastly may agree for Sharia law too but with its interpretation be vested in some scholars nominated/ selected by the government only with some restriction and or check on them. If all the groups agree on it with laying down of their arms, well and good, else these existing Taliban ideology sympathizers will back NS and a consensus in the majority populace may emerge to go against TTP / Taliban groups selectively. Army all the time will remain in the same page with Federal government..
@Ch. Allah Daad: Much batter than rest of the Junk lurking around.
@Hussain: No Sir, actually most of the people in Pakistan become mentally handicapped after getting education.
@Uza Syed: Actually who is being harbored by UK, we all know.....You know what I mean.
@TeraBaap: Indians only understand one language. Power. Like how Chinese continously bully them. Latoon key Bhoot Batoon se nahi mantay. And Indians are Latoon key bhoot
Sharif will create a "Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice" to please the Taliban, in exchange for a cease-fire.
@Ch. Allah Daad:
Well said brother man! Haters would continue to get charbroiled in the fire of jealousy and emanating that stink.
A brave and visionary leader.
who is the dehati aurat now ???
@Saad: IT IS VERY NICE! if i wear it ofcourse
So now if there is Drone strike, will PTI block the roads for NATO, as IK has announced? Wait and see!!!
Nooooooooooo. . Stop this instantly!
One brother goes to China leaving all the affairs of his province to his son, the hire-apparent. Other goes to across the Atlantic leaving whole of Pakistan at the mercy of high-on-testosterone Interior Minister. This time around Sharief family is wasting no time expanding their business empire and when they speak about terrorism its only for public consumption.
The talk with taliban is the talk of surrender by pakistan government.Taliban will dictate what pakistan have to do and not to do.We surrendered on Indian forces and now surrendering to taliban
@Uza Syed: Correct perhaps. He answers to the same people all PML-N, MQM, PPP answers to, unfortunately. No one thinks they would have to answer to The One above the skies.
Who wants to bet that the Taliban are going to deny that their talking to the govt? Sharif doesn't have much credibility and it's going to take confirmation from the Taliban for most people to believe that real discussions have commenced.
So our Prime Minister "briefed" the Deputy Prime Minister of the UK. What happened to the protocol? Would the UK Prime Minister ever brief our Deputy whatever? The answer is no, and that is the answer NS should have given i.e. he should only brief at his own level.
COngratulations Pakistan!
what is the reason of breaking this news ( talks with Taliban ) in London and not in Pakistan?
@Saad: I like the tie he is wearing.
Obama gave this as a gift but asked for the return gift ie Dr Afridi.
Talk with the terrorists? who brought this government in power, so now is the payback time.
Ok talks have begun to finalize the terms of surrender. Pakistan will fare well, as they have previous experience of it.
Just wait for the denial or a blast.
@TeraBaap: They have to talk to baap (India) to solve issue with bacha (taliban).
Please always be positive and hope that Mr. NS is doing some thing better
Suffice to say that IK as usual has been yapping from his backside. Instead of being a cheap and rusted mouthpiece of TTP, he can get first hand account of the most recent developments from his Prime Minister.
my problem with with so called "seasoned" politician is, what is he doing travelling around the world, when he needs to be in his own house to clean it! What an embarrassing prime minister of an embarrassed nation! Go back and clean Pakistan NS, the world will know when its cleaned!
Why does a PM of Pakistan go to London and "apprise", "brief" the deputy PM of UK on matters relevant to Pakistan ? Looks like Nawaz thinks he is the Viceroy of Pakistan, and Britain is the colonial master...
"Talks with Taliban have begun: Nawaz Sharif"
Another lie. Did Taliban confirm that talks are on?
So NS did a good job of briefing / reporting to the people who matter and would decide whether or not he is suitable for his job or should be fired and a new & better person be put in NS position. Seems, his assignment has been extended for now at least.
Shameless! Protect your own, others can be killed and their killers called stakeholders.
i like the tie he is wearing.
First solve issue with taliban then talk about india.