Pakistan Wants Taliban Talks -- The AustralianPEACE talks with the Taliban were back on the agenda last night as a historic secret session of Pakistan's parliament revealed leaders of the country's ruling coalition now favoured dialogue over military action.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party that is a key component of the coalition dominated by the Pakistan People's Party, emerged as "a spokesman for the Taliban" yesterday as the parliament concluded its second week of debate on how to deal with the jihadi militants sweeping the country.
A spokesman for the Pakistan Taliban added to the momentum for negotiations by saying "unconditional talks" could be held if the Government stopped its military operations. Maulvi Omar, speaking from a hideout in the strategic valley of Swat, where intense fighting is going on between the Pakistan army and the militants, said peace talks would start if military action was halted.
"We are willing to negotiate with the Government ... we are also willing to lay down our arms once the military ceases operations against us," he said.
Negotiations are strongly opposed by the US, Pakistan's key ally in the conflict, and by elements in the army that remain loyal to ousted former president Pervez Musharraf.
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My Comment: This formula was tried before .... it is what has brought to the Pakistani people the present war situation.
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