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Pakistani Taliban militants announce indefinite ceasefire with Islamabad

Last updated: June 3, 2022 1:34 pm
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The Pakistani Taliban has announced an indefinite ceasefire with Pakistan’s government, after talks brokered by the Afghan Taliban government.

The Pakistani Taliban, (TTP), said substantial progress had been made at the talks in Kabul, and the truce was extended until further notice.

A Pakistani government official, however, said the talks were moving in a positive direction,

The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, (TTP), has been fighting Pakistan’s armed forces for years.

The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan – wants to impose its ultra hard-line interpretation of sharia law in Pakistani regions, along the border with Afghanistan.

The group has enjoyed a close but ambiguous relationship with the Afghan Taliban.

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last year, the TTP has stepped up its attacks in Pakistan, killing dozens of government soldiers in 2021.

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The ongoing talks in Kabul, are between the militants and a Jirga, an assembly of Pakistani politicians and tribal elders.

It is not clear what the terms of any settlement could be.

A truce previously agreed between the two sides for an Islamic festival, expired on 30 May.

In the past, similar agreements have quickly broken down.

The TTP was founded in 2007, in response to a Pakistani military operation, clearing the Lal Masjid Mosque in Islamabad, where a radical preacher held sway.

(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)

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