PESHAWAR: Chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Maulana Samiul Haq said on Monday the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan had responded positively to the recommendations forwarded by the government.

Speaking to media representatives at Madrassa Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Nowshera district after holding talks with Professor Ibrahim Khan and Maulana Yousuf Shah, Sami said the matter was a national issue which should not be dealt with emotionally.

He added that the war had spanned for years and could not be resolved in a matter of minutes.

Maulana Sami further said nothing would be concealed from the public and the whole situation would be presented before the government's committee tomorrow.

Professor Ibrahim Khan and Maulana Yousuf Shah had met with the Taliban leadership at an undisclosed location in the North Waziristan tribal region. Both had stayed overnight at the residence of Siraj Ahmed, the tribal region's political agent.

Yousuf Shah told reporters that there were four to five drones encircling the locality upon their arrival for talks.

In other related news, political administration officials reached Peshawar and held a meeting with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah and apprised him of the progress on peace talks.