Islamabad (Web Desk): Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday said that the dialogue process with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will be taken forward under the supervision of parliament.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he termed the briefing of the military leadership to the Parliamentary Committee on National Security on Tuesday as comprehensive one.
"It was decided to constitute a committee comprising not only government officials but also representatives from political parties, in order to move forward on the matter of dialogue, with political consensus," the minister said, adding that anything will be accepted or rejected after approval from the parliament.
Responding to questions, the interior minister said that former prime minister and Imran Khan cannot scare anybody through his threats, blackmailing and narrative.
He said that the former premier should respond to the corruption done in his tenure.
On Tuesday, the parliamentary committee on national security formally approved the process of negotiations with the TTP within the framework of the constitution.
According to details, the committee, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, underscored the importance of the national grand reconciliation dialogue and called the meeting as the first step in that direction.
The committee also approved the formation of a parliamentary oversight committee which would be responsible for monitoring the process within constitutional framework.
The committee, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, underscored the importance of the national grand reconciliation dialogue and called the meeting as the first step in that direction.
The committee also approved the formation of a parliamentary oversight committee which would be responsible for monitoring the process within constitutional framework.
It was told that for the stability of regional and internal peace, a government committee was holding talks with the TTP with the Afghan government’s cooperation and led by the civil and military leadership while observing the constitutional limits.
The committee said that the final outcomes of the talks would be implemented after the government’s approval and the fulfillment of the formalities within the ambit of the constitution.
The meeting was attended by the national parliamentary and political leadership, Senate chairman, members of the National Assembly and Senate standing committee related to the parliamentary committee on national security, and defence, federal ministers, chief ministers of provinces and Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir prime minister and the military leadership.