Not received serious response for peace talks: Pak Taliban

January 08, 2013 03:34

The Taliban Monday claimed it had not received a "serious response" from the Pakistan government to its offer for peace talks, which could be jeopardised by the stance adopted by the army.

The outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan clarified its position on the proposed peace talks in an email sent to journalists by spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan, who said the group had not got "any serious response on our offer for talks". The Taliban "do not have any trust in (the) army for talks being successful, so we need some surety about (the) army", Ihsan said.

Current steps towards talks "are in danger (because of) the mood of the army", he claimed.

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