Professor Ibrahim (L) addresses the media during a press conference in Peshawar on Sunday. PHOTO:PPI
He added that the Taliban are investigating Ahrarul Hind, the splinter group that has said it will not comply with the ceasefire declared by the TTP.
Ahrarul Hind claimed responsibility for the March 14 attacks in Quetta and Peshawar that killed a total of 19 people, and the March 3 Islamabad court attacks that killed 11.
Professor Ibrahim also suggested that the government release captive women and children of the Taliban as a gesture of goodwill, echoing earlier suggestions by another Taliban intermediary Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Samiul Haq (JUI-S) chief Maulana Samiul Haq.
The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) has denied that the army has any women and children of Taliban members.
“No women or children are in the custody of security forces,” Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Sunday afternoon.
He assured that if the Taliban committee presents evidence the government will investigate.
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