Government to resume talks at the earliest to end the terrorism: Munawar Hasan

Lahore: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Syed Munawar Hasan, has welcomed the month-long cease fire announced by the Taliban and the positive response by the government stopping military action.

In a statement issued from Jeddah on Sunday, he urged the government to resume talks at the earliest for bringing and end to terrorism and restoring peace in the region. He pointed out that the government had already wasted a long time  in starting talks  despite the APC’s collective decision in this respect.

He counseled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to personally lead the talks instead of depending on coordination committees. Similarly, he said, the Taliban should involve their leading persons in the talks process so that they could take important decisions.

SyedMunawar Hasan said that those who were still talking of operation and the use of force did not want peace in the country and were keen to push Pakistan into chaos and anarchy, while the nation wanted peace.

He said that for the last twelve years, Pakistan had been in the grip of  terrorism, while the US and India missed no opportunity to sabotage the talks.  He said that the US and India had been confounded over the Taliban’s sudden announcement of unconditional ceasefire because they had been trying hard that the Taliban and the Pakistan government should not reach a ceasefire so that the hatred between the people and the armed forces could get deeper. However, he said, their scheme had failed.