PESHAWAR – Pakistan government has freed over 100 Tehreek-e-TalibanPakistan prisoners after the militant group agreed to a one-monthceasefire, *Express Tribune* reported.
The reportlinkthat many of the freed detainees were undergoing rehabilitation at theinternment centers formed by the government while some of the inmates havenot completed the mandatory de-radicalization programme.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the officials told the news outletthat the militants were not released in wake of any demand from the bannedoutfit, and were released as a ‘goodwill gesture’.
A report of the state broadcaster quoting the federal Information Ministersaid Pakistan and banned TTP have agreed on a ceasefire. The ruling partyminister said the focus of the agreement was on “state sovereignty,national security, peace, social and economic stability in the areasconcerned”.
Both sides also formed committees to take the process forward and try toconvert the ceasefire into a permanent peace deal.
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Earlier, Supreme Court grilled PM Imran Khan during the hearing on the 2014terror attack for bringing those guilty to the negotiating table while therecent development also sparked controversy as many questioned thecontentious move of the incumbent government.
Meanwhile, a recent report cited that TTP wants to open a political officein a third country as a part of one of the three demands the banned outfitmade to Pakistani authorities during their initial talks.
It was earlier reported that the Taliban government in Kabul facilitatedthe temporary truce between Pakistan and the banned outfit which could bepotentially be extended.
