Strategy chalked out to tackle anti-talks Taliban

 

ISLAMABAD: The government has prepared a strategy to tackle the Taliban who are not willing to take part in the peace talks.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting of the civil and military leadership here on Friday to review the security situation in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and Balochistan.

The meeting was attended by Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt General Zahirul Islam, Chief of the General Staff Lt General Ashfaq Nadeem, Secretary to PM Javaid Aslam and Additional Secretary to PM Fawad Hasan Fawad.

The meeting prepared a strategy to deal with the Taliban unwilling to hold the peace talks with the government.The meeting also discussed the recent military action in North Waziristan, split within the Taliban leadership and prime minister’s visits to India and Afghanistan.

The interior minister briefed the meeting on the status of the Rapid Response Force being raised at the federal and provincial levels.The prime minister appreciated the improved coordination within the law enforcement and intelligence agencies in Balochistan, which has led to an improvement in the law and order situation there.