Taliban should throw away arms to initiate dialogues, says Interior Minister Rehman Malik

Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, has revealed that Pakistan tried to initiate dialogues with Taliban. However, he asserted that the dialogues could not take place until or unless Taliban throw away their arms.

“There is nothing formal regarding talks with Taliban. Taliban usually send messages to us and I also sometimes conveyed them a message so that peace could be prevailed. But it is clear that if the Taliban want to shake hand with us they would have to get
rid of their arms”, Malik said.

The Interior Minister was talking with the journalists after inaugurating a ceremony where 50 new Mobile Registration Vans (MRVs) have been added in the fleet of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to facilitate population in remote areas.

While responding to the questions of media personals, he added: “Few days back we also received a message from Taliban for talks and yes we also offered them. We are happy they have realized that killings of innocent people is wrong and the only way forward
is the path of peace”.

The Interior Minister then went on to say that he cannot say much on this national issue and added all the stakeholders would sit together to find the amicable solution.

He also mentioned Pakistani Prime Minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani’s three-D policy which is development, deterrence and dialogue.

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Posted by Haris Ansari on Nov 22 2011. Filed under National. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry