Eleven member jirga to hold talks with Mehsud Taliban
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PESHAWAR: A Mehsud tribal jirga, likely to be headed by the father-in-law of the slain Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, will negotiate for peace talks between the Taliban’s Mehsud faction led by Khan Said ‘Sajna’ and the government, sources said.
Well placed sources confirmed that the jirga will comprise of eleven key Mehsud tribal elders and that a consensus has been reached on its name.
The sources also said that a secret meeting was held on Saturday by the Mehsud tribal jirga in Tank, where they agreed to negotiate between the government and the Mehsud Taliban.
Khan Said became Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) deputy leader following the death of Wali-ur-Rehman in May 2013.
He is believed to be involved in the attack on a Naval base in Karachi, and is also credited with masterminding a 2012 jailbreak in which the Taliban freed 400 inmates from a prison in Bannu.
The Mehsud faction, which Said leads, split from the TTP in May 2014. In a public statement following the split, Said had stated his commitment to continue carrying out terrorist acts in the country.
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Oct 26, 2014 06:47pm
Talibans and peace? Something is not right here.
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Oct 26, 2014 06:51pm
Another opportunity to waste time and money.
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Oct 26, 2014 07:03pm
These people only understand language of power.
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Oct 26, 2014 07:05pm
Do not trust these terrorists
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Oct 26, 2014 07:11pm
There has to be complete deweaponsiation in Pakistan.
Only the Army and Police should be armed.
We need to really improve our legal system.
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Oct 26, 2014 07:18pm
For God sake no more talks!!!!!!!
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Oct 26, 2014 07:44pm
What nonsense. Aftedr all that has happened, government still wants to negotiate. Defeatist mindset of the government!
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Oct 26, 2014 07:54pm
Here we go again.......Another peace talk with snakes. The only thing to do is to crush these terrorists' head. What would you negotiate about? And, should you arrive at an agreement; would that involve any sort of punishment at all for these killers of innocent Pakistani men, women and children? The answer any one knows is emphatic NO. So all these killers would be free to go. The only negotiations should be for these terrorists to surrender and receive proper, but may be reduced, sentence.
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Oct 26, 2014 08:00pm
Send Imran Khan. They will only listen to him.
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Oct 26, 2014 08:40pm
Door for talks must always be open..
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Oct 26, 2014 08:52pm
Not again....
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Oct 26, 2014 09:01pm
The reality is that there is no place for talibans in a pluralistic society. Pakistan should not tolerate any armed militancy in whatever name or reason. They should crush these rebels...
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Oct 26, 2014 09:02pm
We need peace.
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Oct 26, 2014 09:14pm
They will be consumed by the fires of the outdated ethos that they live by. Peace shall not come by such jirgas.
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Oct 26, 2014 10:01pm
Imran Khan vindicated! There has to be talks.
Armchair warriors and desi liberals don't understand the nature of the conflict.
Political motivations must be addressed through policies and talks, while ideological motivations must be confronted head on.
To the extent the state can take away the the causes of fighting, the state must.
Armchair warriors don't lose their lives in conflict, it's the poor mostly who do that.
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Oct 26, 2014 10:01pm
nation dont want talks any more... plz
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Oct 26, 2014 10:05pm
Peace with Taleban? They must be joking!
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Oct 26, 2014 10:20pm
Talking with terrorists? Rather than India or US, this is an insult to an average Pakistani who has lost so much to them. Why does the Pakistani government keep insulting everyone's intelligence?
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Oct 26, 2014 10:41pm
It seems Zarb-e-Azb has started hurting TTP. From our side, nothing short of unconditional surrender of weapons and a pledge of loyalty to Pakistan.
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Oct 26, 2014 11:06pm
Good news. If peace can be achieved by talks, so be it.
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Oct 26, 2014 11:22pm
These ttp criminals have killed more civilians and army personnels than India. Why waste time and money again. Talks just give them time to regroup and plan.
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Oct 26, 2014 11:33pm
Didn't the Taliban go through this same charade one year ago, as winter was coming....they supposedly negotiated much of last winter and reached no agreement...now they want more talks and no doubt, to get a government cease fire, for the winter...before they start killing again in the Spring...no more talks...surrender to the government or be eliminated...
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Oct 27, 2014 12:53am
(Quoting the article): "He is believed to be involved in the attack on a Naval base in Karachi, and is also credited with masterminding a 2012 jailbreak in which the Taliban freed 400 inmates from a prison in Bannu."
And he thinks the government of Pakistan will shake hands with him and say "all is OK now"? What kind of message would that send to other past, present and future killers?
Let's hope not.
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Oct 27, 2014 01:17am
Not again .
. No more talks
... end this Taliban once and forever! !!
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Oct 27, 2014 01:19am
No Talks, these terrorists must be eliminated by Pak Army.
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Oct 27, 2014 03:40am
Let Peace be given a chance to sustain.Let the environment of forgiveness and trust be created.
Everybody is fed-up with war and terrorism, Let the sources of Arms supply to the Tribals be checked.
Education ,Health and Civil Employment Activities should be promoted and let the Mehsuds and other tribes be integrated with the mainstream Pakistani people.
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Oct 27, 2014 03:55am
Is this means Jirga would let the murders go free? What kind of guarantee Jirga would give to people of Pakistan?
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Oct 27, 2014 04:58am
Pls. not again
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Oct 27, 2014 06:08am
@Imad -> which door? you leave your door open? try leaving it open and see if terrorist walks in..
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Oct 27, 2014 06:10am
useless talks... ELIMINATE these killers from this planet please
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Oct 27, 2014 08:03am
Negotiating with terrorists.... And we wonder why we have terrorism.
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Oct 27, 2014 09:54am
WHY??????????????????? After what he has done someone still willing to negotiate with him???!!! What's wrong with Pakistan and its military. Talking about defending the country from so called enemies India and Israel (they are not even the real threat) howa bout Taliban who are killing non stop our soldiers, policemen and common citizens. Have some shame general Raheel and bomb the whole jirga or ask US to send a drone.
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