ISLAMABAD – Pakistani officials and the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan(TTP) have dismissed the media reports claiming that over 100 terroristswere freed following the recent ceasefire truce.
The clarification came in the wake of media reports that stated thePakistani government had released a group of prisoners as a ‘goodwillgesture’.
TTP spokesperson Muhammad Khorasani, speaking with a leading daily saidmedia reports claiming the release of prisoners are not true however TTP‘honours’ the ceasefire agreement. He further added that both sides havenot formally begun the talks yet, so it is untimely to say anything aboutthe conditions of the truce.
On the other side, Pakistani officials also rejected the reports claimingthe release of any TTP prisoner. “I can confirm that no one has been freedso far,” a local newspaper quoted a security official familiar with recentdevelopments.
Meanwhile, Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry didn’t confirm thereports saying he will revert soon after getting details from concernedpersons.
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Chaudhry earlier confirmed that a ceasefire had been reached with thebanned outfit, saying that talks were underway “in line with theconstitution” and the ceasefire could be extended keeping in view theprogress made in the talks.
National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf had also cleared that no decision hadbeen taken to grant amnesty to the terror organization emphasizing that thestate was very clear and sensitive on the matter.
