Peace talks with Taliban: government demonstrating apathetic response: Ibrahim

A member of Taliban-nominated committee, Professor Ibrahim Khan has said it seems that government and Army already decided for operation due to which thousands of tribal families would be compelled to migrate, whereas terrorism would be spread. "We want to keep continue talks for peace and trying to bring both the parties at negotiation table aimed at amicably resolving the issues, but the government demonstrating apathetic response," Professor Ibrahim Khan said in a statement issued from Al-Markaz Islami on Saturday.
"Neither we are Taliban nor of their part but due to ban on them Taliban nominated us for negotiation with the government committee," he added. He said the Minister for Interior didn't order military for action rather Army had already the power to do so, adding that after military air strikes the Interior Minister's press conference was a joke with the nation, and actually meant to turn eyes from facts. "It was fact that neither the incumbent government has authority nor its nominated committee has the power to meet someone for negotiations," he maintained.
Criticising the recent jets' bombardment in Hangu, Professor Ibrahim Khan, who is also Ameer of Jamaat-i-Islami, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said "why our Air Force and Army had not come in action when the US jet fighters bombarded Pakistani security forces' check posts in Salala."
Regarding the future of the negotiating committees, he said "Almighty Allah better knows, but one who constituted the committees has the right to announce its dissolution." He also informed about the recent contact with Taliban leader Azam Tariq, who was prepared for dialogue in the light of teaching of the Holy Quran and Sunnat, he added.
"Still we are ready for result-oriented talks for peace, but it seems that they are not interested," Professor Ibrahim said, adding it was enough for the government to say that they didn't kill captives, rather if the government announced not to carry on extrajudicial killing of their detainees' associates, then ceasefire was not impossible, he maintained.
He also regretted Hungu air strikes and said common peoples were also affected in shelling, whereas killing of innocent children and women were also reported, which was quite injustice and against the law of the land.
JI Ameer further said "our forces are carrying out extrajudicial killing of its helpless citizens, while the same US administration was busying in the killing of innocent Pakistani people," he added. "But we still believe in dialogue to restore peace, but the immature response of the government committee depicts non-seriousness on part of the government," he added.
"Military action is not a solution at all rather bloodshed of innocent people. Hundreds of people would be killed and thousands others would be compelled to migrate, but even then negotiation and dialogue would be the only way to resolve the issue. We are still optimistic that the nation would soon hear good news and peace would soon be established."