Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef is an Afghan diplomat who was the Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan before the US invasion of Afghanistan. Mullah Zaeef had the immunity as an ambassador; that's why America was unable to detain him. America handed over this task to General Pervez Musharraf. Riaz Muhammad Khan was the Representative of the Foreign Office at that time. He took a stand against that order; his motive was that Ambassadors have immunity in wars then: Why do we have to arrest him? Secondly, he said that we confront two outcomes from that step: we lost Afghanistan and the world trust. After that step, Not a single country in the world sends its Ambassadors to Pakistan. If the Taliban comes again in power, how will we face him? Riaz gave a piece of advice to Musharraf that we inform the Ambassador about the current situation, and he comfortably flew from Pakistan. General Musharraf didn't accept his advice and ordered to arrest the Afghan Ambassador.
Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef writes down his biography "My Life With The Taliban." In his Biography, he mentioned that I m not disappointed that America arrested me; I m disappointed in the behavior of Pakistani Officials who handed me over to America. After spending five years in prison, he was released from Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
Today again Taliban is in power if he comes to Pakistan; How do our officials welcome him? Not only Mullah Zaeef there were a lot in numbers who were detained on the orders of Musharraf.
Now we are facing their vengeance in the shape of TTP. Some loose hand from the Pakistani government. How do they allow themselves to come on a table talk with TTP? Before negotiations, TTP wants the release of several hundred militants, many of whom were involved in terrorist attacks. It appears that it is the state that has virtually surrendered to a group that is also on the list of global terrorist networks. There is no indication yet that the TTP is willing to lay down its arms and accept the Constitution. The demand for the release of prisoners before talks would make it clear that the outfit seeks to negotiate from a position of strength.
The TTP benefited from the weak response of the security establishment and a series of peace deals, with the state virtually surrendering its writ. It was only after 2009 that the security forces launched massive operations against the militant group. It took more than six years before the tribal belt was cleared of the militants at a huge human and economic cost. Hundreds of thousands of troops were involved in the action. The massacre at Peshawar’s Army Public School that left almost 150 students and staff members dead was the most heinous terrorist attack in the country’s history.
These backchannel contacts were established after the Taliban came to power. The talks were facilitated by the Haqqani Network that has long maintained close ties with the Pakistani militant group. The real issue is that on which terms the state talks with TTP against a terrorist group that doesn't surrender yet. They just agree on a ceasefire to regain their space in the Northern areas. They are using this truce as their settlement in Pakistan.
On the other hand, the Pakistan government didn't have any strategic plan to deal with such militant groups. They are just post-ponding everything related to this issue. According to media reports, it seems to be pressure from the Afghan side to deal with the TTP.
But again, a question arises on which terms? We lost more than fifty thousand soldiers and civilians in this war. We confront our economic loss.
And we spend more than a decade fighting against terrorism. And the families of Shuhadas want it to sit down with that group who martyred their loved ones.
Even though they don't surrender yet, how they will accept the constitution?. An ordinary question to the Pakistani Officials!
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