AS people hoped for peace in the wake of a ceasefire announced by Taliban, a suicide attack on an armoured personnel carrier of police in a market near Peshawar and a powerful explosion near a college in Quetta left at least 19 people dead and 60 others injured on Friday. The attacks dealt a fresh blow to the process initiated by the government for talks with the militants. The TTP distanced itself from the terrorist attacks but an increasingly active Taliban splinter group, Ahrarul Hind, claimed responsibility for both the dastardly incidents. The attacks took place on the day a negotiating team nominated by the Taliban reported that TTP leaders had agreed to meet the government’s representatives to present their demands.