Peace process with Taliban on in Pakistan?

November 23, 2011 13:05

Conflicting accounts emerged today of a possible nascent peace process between Pakistani authorities and the Taliban, with a militant spokesman
confirming preliminary peace talks while denying the announcement of a ceasefire.

Ehsanullah Ehsan, a spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan led by Hakimullah Mahsud, confirmed that "initial peace talks" had been held with the government but strongly denied that any ceasefire was in place in the tribal areas or in settled districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

Ehsan and several unnamed senior Taliban commanders told The News daily they were surprised at media reports of a ceasefire with the government.

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