ISLAMABAD -- A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) has announced the creation of a five-member delegation to represent the militant movement at talks with the government.
Spokesman Shahid Ullah Shahid told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal the delegation comprises: Imran Khan, leader of Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party; cleric Maulana Sami ul Haq; former cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz; Muhammad Ibrahim, a leader of the Jamat-e-Islami religious party; and Mufti Kifayatullah, a leader of Jumat-e-Ulama Islam religious party.
Shahid said TTP has gained the confidence of all five, who are ready to represent it.
On January 29, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced the formation of a government committee for negotiations with TTP.
The committee consists of journalists Irfan Siddiqui and Rahimullah Yusufzai‚ former ambassador Rustam Shah Mehmand, and former intelligence official Muhammad Amir.
Spokesman Shahid Ullah Shahid told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal the delegation comprises: Imran Khan, leader of Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party; cleric Maulana Sami ul Haq; former cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz; Muhammad Ibrahim, a leader of the Jamat-e-Islami religious party; and Mufti Kifayatullah, a leader of Jumat-e-Ulama Islam religious party.
Shahid said TTP has gained the confidence of all five, who are ready to represent it.
On January 29, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced the formation of a government committee for negotiations with TTP.
The committee consists of journalists Irfan Siddiqui and Rahimullah Yusufzai‚ former ambassador Rustam Shah Mehmand, and former intelligence official Muhammad Amir.
