Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and a 50-member jirga (council) consisting of prominent tribal elders from the troubled region of bordering Pakistan Afghanistan Sources told CNN-News 18 that a three-month ceasefire agreement has been signed on the Durand Line. The talks were mediated by the Afghan Taliban government.
Sources said the TTP has agreed not to attack any civilian and Pakistani security personnel along the border or elsewhere in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during this period.
development comes after days a global exclusive interview Along with CNN-News18, Afghanistan’s Defense Minister Mullah Yacoub said that the border disputes between the two countries were not enough to disrupt bilateral ties.
“Our relations with Pakistan on the Durand Line and on a regional basis are political in nature. Inshallah, we have good relations and there is no major problem between us. On the issue of borders, I would like to mention that the two countries are different and issues are about to emerge as is evident with other countries. However, these incidents are not serious enough to cause disruption in our relations. We have tried to resolve the issues arising between us through dialogue.
The Durand Line passes through the present-day Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (NWFP), the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Balochistan. It also includes 10 provinces of Afghanistan.
TTP is an umbrella organization of various Islamic extremist groups working with Afghanistan-Pakistan border, It has pledged allegiance to the Afghan Taliban.
Former senator Maulana Saleh Shah was leading the jirga in Afghanistan, which included elders from all major tribal districts of Pakistan including South Waziristan, North Waziristan, Orakzai, Kurram, Khyber, Mohmand and Bajaur as well as the Malakand Division. ,
People’s representatives including former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor Shaukatullah Khan, Senator Dost Mohammad Khan Mehsud and Senator Hilal Mohmand were also reportedly part of the delegation.
Sources said the jirga has returned to Pakistan and will act on the TTP’s demands.
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