Pakistani Taliban extends ceasefire with military until May 30
The Hindu
In a meeting with a Pakistani delegation led by former ISI chief and current Peshawar Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militant group agreed to extend the ceasefire until May 30 on the demand of tribal elders, TTP spokesman Muhammad Khurasani said
Following a meeting with a high-level security team in Afghanistan, the dreaded Pakistani Taliban terror group has extended the ceasefire with the Pakistan Army until May 30, the media reported on May 18.
In a meeting with a Pakistani delegation led by former ISI chief and current Peshawar Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group agreed to extend the ceasefire until May 30 on the demand of tribal elders, TTP spokesman Muhammad Khurasani said.
According to the Express Tribune newspaper, the Pakistani military delegation included officials of the Military Intelligence (MI) and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
It reported that the terror outfit also held talks with the Mehsud tribe and Malakand tribal jirgas to reach a peace deal amid an increase in terror incidents in the tribal districts bordering strife-torn Afghanistan.
Sources close to the development told the newspaper that Gen Hameed-led delegation held direct talks with the TTP top leadership on the assurances of the dreaded Haqqani Network.
“The Pakistani military and later the Mehsud and Malakand jirgas have held separate meetings in the compound since Monday,” the sources added. In its meeting with the military leadership, the Taliban put forth a series of demands in exchange for a ceasefire. The Taliban's demands included the release of their commanders, including the mid-stage commanders facing life terms and death sentences, financial support to militants repatriated from Afghanistan and a general amnesty for the families of the Taliban fighters.
The Taliban also demanded an end to Pakistani military operations in North and South Waziristan tribal districts along with an end to search operations in the merged tribal districts.
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