PESHAWAR – Haqqania Madrasa led by Maulana Samiul Haq has rejected thereports suggesting that the deputy chief of the religious seminary MaulanaAnwarul Haq has called on Taliban group to join intra-Afghan peace process.

A spokesman for the religious seminary has told The Daily Times in Pakistanthat Maulana Anwaru Haq has not made such a call as he rejected the reportsattributed to him as false.

This comes as reports emerged on Friday suggesting that Maulana Anwarul Haqhas called upon Taliban group to stop war and join peace process in a bidto end the ongoing violence in Afghanistan.

Maulana Anwarul Haq was among a number of the Pakistani religious clericswho attended the religious clerics conference on Afghanistan hosted byIndonesia on Friday.

Famous as the father of the Taliban, Maulana Samiul Haq and his religiousseminary, Haqqania Madrasa, have long been publcy supporting theTaliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan.

The participants of the conference however issued a joint declaration atthe end of the summit urging the Taliban to end violence and accept theAfghan government’s offer for peace process.