Pakistan: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) decides not to extend ceasefire
The banned terror outfit, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) announced on Wednesday its decision of not extending the ceasefire, saying the government had failed to respond positively to the militant organisation’s ceasefire of more than 40 days.
In a statement, TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shaihid said that the Taliban Shura had decided not to extend the ceasefire because more than 50 of their activists were killed in custody during the past 40 days. He claimed that the government had failed to meet even the “justifiable demands” of the militants.
Shahid, however, said that the Taliban would be willing to hold meaningful dialogue if the government was ready for serious talks.