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Pakistan declared that it would not engage in negotiations with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Pakistan not hold talks with TTP: A spokesperson for the Foreign Office (FO) Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, was questioned about remarks made by Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban administration in Afghanistan, about mediation between Pakistan and the TTP during her weekly press conference.
Mujahid was quoted by Afghan news outlet Tolo News as saying, “If Pakistan wants us to mediate, and we know that it is beneficial, we will undoubtedly mediate as it benefits the region and we don’t want war in the region.”
Baloch underscored the clarity of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s position on this issue in her response, citing a prior remark by the foreign minister.
According to the FO spokeswoman, “Pakistan will not negotiate with people who are responsible for the murder of Pakistani civilians and law enforcement officers.”
In a January interview with The Washington Post, Bilawal stated that Pakistan’s leadership would not engage in negotiations with terrorist groups that did not uphold the Constitution and laws of the nation.
The FM stated, “We had hoped and they agreed that they would not allow their soil to be used for terrorism,” in response to a question about whether Pakistan expected the new Afghan government to take action against the TTP. In order to combat the terrorists who worry us, we do wish to work with them.
Additionally, We are both terrorism victims. I don’t think the Afghan government will be able to defeat terrorism on its own, and I don’t think we will either. We have to cooperate.
However, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Punjab have seen a rise in terrorist activity since the TTP broke its truce on November 28 of last year.