Islamabad: Pakistani Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Tuesday that the government was willing to provide an opportunity to make peace for militants who were willing to avoid violence and accept the constitution.
Giving media direction after a cabinet meeting among the other issues that discuss the state security situation in the country, Chaudhry said that certain groups were related to the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which were prohibited to leave violence and the government too want to give them.
The opportunity to return to normal life.
“There are various groups in TTP; there are (some) ideologists, while there are other people who join organizations under coercion.
The state of Pakistan wants to give its citizens opportunity if everything, some of them or a small portion of them., Want to return and show loyalty They are to the Pakistani Constitution, “Minister said.
His statement came a day after the top military brass gave a direction of parliamentarians about the national security situation.
According to political resources, the head of the Qamar Gen Army Javed Bajwa explained that talks with TTP would be held in the constitutional framework.
It was said in the briefing that TTP had to attend the constitution, surrender weapons and made the activist registered in the National Data Base Registration Authority (NADRA) to obtain a national identity card, according to the source.
TTP also in a statement has acknowledged that the ceasefire throughout the month was agreed on November 9 during talks with the government, which was under the mediation of the Afghan Taliban.
Chaudhry said on Monday that the ceasefire had been achieved between the government and militant groups was prohibited.
In his press direction, the minister said that the new government in Afghanistan wanted Pakistan to negotiate an agreement with TTP.
“We believe new authorities in neighboring countries want peace in Pakistan,” he said.
Speaking of Afghanistan, the minister said Pakistan would not accept the Taliban government until all regional forces agreed to recognize the new Afghan government.
But he added that Pakistan will continue to provide assistance.
He also said that the cabinet decided to form special funds to help Afghanistan to overcome the towering food crisis.
Chaudhry also announced that Pakistan will send enough grain and rice to Afghanistan and also cut all taxes on the import of Afghanistan.