#Pakistan_TTP_Talks 1/5 - Senior Pak military officer s finetuning peace agreement wth leadership of da banned Tehrik-e-Taliban aka #TTP aka #PakistaniTaliban n Kabul. Efforts on 2 arrange a face-2-face meeting between the top military officer & #TTP chief Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud
#Pakistan_TTP_Talks - Points agreed: 2/5 - Release of #TTP prisoners; 60% military withdrawal from tribal areas; No implementation of the “un-Islamic” articles of the constitution on #TTP; Implementation of Nizam-e-Adl in Malakand; Withdrawal of cases against #TTP leadership
#Pakistan_TTP_Talks - Points being discussed: 3/5 - #TTP return to the tribal areas with its existing organizational structure and arms/weapons; End to #FATA merger in #KhyberPakhtunkhwa; End to #drone strikes; Complete military withdrawal;
4/5 - A govt/military-sponsored #jirga of 150+ tribal elders from all FATA/Malakand will be visiting #Kabul on May 29 to sign the agreement if the #TTP, military officials agree on the points mentioned in tweet 3/5
5/5 - A senior #TTP leader is opposing the agreement and wants more concessions while the top military officer is asking for a face-to-face meeting with #MuftiNoorWali – fingers crossed
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Pakistan released 46 #TTP prisoners to continue progress towards a permanent ceasefire and peace agreement with the banned group 1/5
2/5 - The release of the 46 #TTP prisoners came as a result of the efforts of the tribal Jirga that first met the Taliban leadership in Paktika province on January 9&10 and then again in Khost province of #Afghanistan on February 17 & 18.
3/5 - Haqqani Network leader and #Taliban Interior Minister Siraj Haqqani played important role in breaking the ice. #TTP confirmed release of their 46 prisoners, but say they want release of 102 men, which also include leaders of Swat Taliban & only then will think of ceasefire