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Talks (Peace Talks):2012
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January - 19 
Peace talks between Government and al Qaeda-linked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants have made little progress, a Senior Security Official told Reuters on January 19, reports Daily Times. The official said the group, seen as the biggest security threat to the strategic United States (US) al
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Peace talks between Government and al Qaeda-linked Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants have made little progress, a Senior Security Official told Reuters on January 19, reports Daily Times. The official said the group, seen as the biggest security threat to the strategic United States (US) ally, had flatly rejected a demand that it works through tribal elders to reach a deal whereby fighters approach authorities and lay down their arms. “They felt it would be humiliating,” the official said.
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March - 5 
Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah and the Chief Secretary visited Chilas, the headquarters of Diamer District, and met with elders and public representatives. It was agreed at the meeting that a jirga (council) from the District would make efforts for establishing durable peace in the region. Later, a
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Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah and the Chief Secretary visited Chilas, the headquarters of Diamer District, and met with elders and public representatives. It was agreed at the meeting that a jirga (council) from the District would make efforts for establishing durable peace in the region. Later, a 100-member jirga comprising notables from across the Diamer District was formed in Chilas.
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March - 13 
The elders of Salarzai tribe in Bajaur Agency assured local administration of continued support to its peace endeavors and said they wanted complete elimination of militants from the area. They were speaking during a jirga (tribal council) of Salarzai tribe elders with officials of SFs and local adm
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The elders of Salarzai tribe in Bajaur Agency assured local administration of continued support to its peace endeavors and said they wanted complete elimination of militants from the area. They were speaking during a jirga (tribal council) of Salarzai tribe elders with officials of SFs and local administration in Pashat area of Salarzai subdivision
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March - 22 
Proposals to set up a grand peace militia to tackle consistent militant attacks on the outskirts of Peshawar failed after locals expressed strong reservations, reports The Express Tribune. Elders of 10 villages bordering the confluence of Khyber Agency, Frontier Regions Peshawar and Kohat gathered a
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Proposals to set up a grand peace militia to tackle consistent militant attacks on the outskirts of Peshawar failed after locals expressed strong reservations, reports The Express Tribune. Elders of 10 villages bordering the confluence of Khyber Agency, Frontier Regions Peshawar and Kohat gathered at the Provincial Assembly’s conference hall to convince the locals to form a grand alliance against militants from various factions, who recently stepped up their attacks. An elder, who was privy to the meeting, told The Express Tribune that a consensus could not be reached because seven out of the 10 villages opposed the idea of a grand peace lashkar (tribal militia).
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July - 5 
Pakistan on July 5 rejected renewed Indian charges that Pakistani “state actors” were involved in planning and coordinating the 2008 Mumbai attacks, reports The Express Tribune. “I would very strongly reject any insinuation of any involvement of any state agency in acts of terrorism in India,” Pakis
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Pakistan on July 5 rejected renewed Indian charges that Pakistani “state actors” were involved in planning and coordinating the 2008 Mumbai attacks, reports The Express Tribune. “I would very strongly reject any insinuation of any involvement of any state agency in acts of terrorism in India,” Pakistani Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani told reporters after talks with his Indian counterpart Ranjan Mathai. The two top civil servants in their respective Ministries held two days of talks in New Delhi to bolster a peace dialogue undermined by fresh tensions over the Mumbai attacks and political flux in Pakistan.
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November - 4 
More than a 100 tribal elders from four major tribes in Mohmand Agency signed an agreement to support the Government’s initiatives for peace. A grand jirga held in at Sangar Gandhab, five kilometres away from Ghallanai, the headquarters of the agency, at the hujra of Malik Muhammad Ali Halemzai, vow
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More than a 100 tribal elders from four major tribes in Mohmand Agency signed an agreement to support the Government’s initiatives for peace. A grand jirga held in at Sangar Gandhab, five kilometres away from Ghallanai, the headquarters of the agency, at the hujra of Malik Muhammad Ali Halemzai, vowed to protect Government installations and support the Security Forces (SFs) for the restoration of peace. More than a 100 tribal elders from four major tribes, Wali Baig, Hamza Khel, Kadi Khel and Kamali Halemzai, signed an agreement to support the government’s initiatives for peace. The jirga also decided that tribesmen will be collectively responsible for maintaining peace and protecting Government installations from attacks.
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November - 13 
In lieu with Afghan High Peace Council Chief Salahuddin Rabbani’s three-day visit to Pakistan to re-start the peace process, Islamabad on November 13 agreed to release several Taliban leaders detained in the country’s jails, reports Dawn. However, the development hasn’t been made public by either si
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In lieu with Afghan High Peace Council Chief Salahuddin Rabbani’s three-day visit to Pakistan to re-start the peace process, Islamabad on November 13 agreed to release several Taliban leaders detained in the country’s jails, reports Dawn. However, the development hasn’t been made public by either side. It was unclear if the detainees, who are said to be numbering close to 10, have been set free or would be released at the conclusion of Rabbani’s visit. The group, according to a source, does not include Mullah Baradar — Taliban’s second in command — who was captured by Pakistani Security Forces (SFs) in Karachi in 2010. Talks between the peace delegation led by Rabbani and Pakistani officials would continue on November 14, 2012 when the two sides are expected to come up with a joint statement on the progress made by them. A Pakistani official, who had been briefed on the talks, told Dawn that “significant progress has already been made”. The release of Taliban detainees in Pakistan has been a longstanding Afghan demand for catalyzing the slow moving process. A keen follower of the negotiations, who didn’t want to be named, said the release of prisoners was a positive step, which would provide the right environment for reconciliation.
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November - 13 
The Haqqani Network, seen as the most lethal insurgent faction in Afghanistan, would take part in peace talks with the United States (US) but only under the direction of their Afghan Taliban leaders, a top faction ‘commander’ said on the condition of anonymity on November 13, reports Daily Times. Th
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The Haqqani Network, seen as the most lethal insurgent faction in Afghanistan, would take part in peace talks with the United States (US) but only under the direction of their Afghan Taliban leaders, a top faction ‘commander’ said on the condition of anonymity on November 13, reports Daily Times. The rare flexibility exhibited by an Afghan militant commander was accompanied by a warning that the Haqqanis would keep up pressure on Western forces with high-profile attacks and would pursue their goal of establishing an Islamic State. The Haqqanis, who operate out of the unruly border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan, say they are part of the Afghan Taliban and must act in unison in any peace process. The commander, who declined to be identified, accused the US of being insincere in peace efforts and trying to divide the two organisations. “However, if the central shura (council), headed by Taliban supreme leader Mullah Muhammad Omar, decided to hold talks with the United States, we would welcome it,” the unnamed ‘commander’ told Reuters over telephone from an undisclosed location.
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November - 14 
Deputy Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Lieutenant General Nick Carter met on November 14 with Chief of the General Staff Pakistan Army General Waheed Arshad in the latest of a series of engagements aimed to bolster the military-to-military relationship between and ISA
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Deputy Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Lieutenant General Nick Carter met on November 14 with Chief of the General Staff Pakistan Army General Waheed Arshad in the latest of a series of engagements aimed to bolster the military-to-military relationship between and ISAF and Pakistan, as well as collaboration to bring peace and security to the Afghan-Pakistan region, reported The Express Tribune quoting a press release from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). Carter and Arshad discussed their mutually shared goals to promote stability in the region, including pressuring militant groups and strengthening cross border cooperation along the Pak-Afghan Border. “ISAF and Pakistan are committed to peace and security on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, so these discussions are very important,” Carter said. “We are committed to achieving enduring solutions to security issues.”
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November - 14 
In a joint press statement released late on November 14, Pakistan, in a bid to support peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan and answering requests of the Afghan Government, High Peace Council (HPC), agreed to release a number of high profile Taliban detainees, reports The Express Tribune.
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In a joint press statement released late on November 14, Pakistan, in a bid to support peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan and answering requests of the Afghan Government, High Peace Council (HPC), agreed to release a number of high profile Taliban detainees, reports The Express Tribune. The joint statement had broadly said, “In support of peace and reconciliation process and in response to the requests of the Afghan Government and HPC, a number of Taliban detainees are being released,” adds Dawn. Nothing was publicly said about who was being freed or what was the criterion for their release. Sources said Pakistan had set free about 10 mid-ranking Taliban leaders in the first batch as a gesture of goodwill and support for the peace process. The Joint Press Statement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the HPC of Afghanistan issued after visit of the Afghan Peace Council to Pakistan stated that all concerned countries including Pakistan, Afghanistan and United States of America (USA) will facilitate “safe passage” to potential negotiators to advance the reconciliation process. Pakistan and Afghanistan will work closely with other international partners to remove the names from the United Nations (UN) sanctions list of the potential negotiators amongst Taliban and other groups to enable them to participate in peace talks. Pakistan and the HPC called on the Taliban and other armed groups to sever all links with al Qaeda, and other international terror networks.
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November - 15 
The Afghan Government on November 15 welcomed Pakistan’s agreement to release several Taliban prisoners, reports Daily Times. “We welcome this move as a positive step toward Afghanistan’s peace process,” Presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi said. However, the Taliban official dismissed the deal as “ju
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The Afghan Government on November 15 welcomed Pakistan’s agreement to release several Taliban prisoners, reports Daily Times. “We welcome this move as a positive step toward Afghanistan’s peace process,” Presidential spokesman Aimal Faizi said. However, the Taliban official dismissed the deal as “just a symbolic gesture to show the world that something happened in this meeting”.
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November - 16 
Pakistani authorities released Anwarul Haq Mujahid, a Taliban leader and the eldest son of late Afghan resistance leader Maulvi Yunus Khalis, following negotiations with an Afghan peace delegation on November 15, 2012, said his family on November 16, reports Daily Times. Pakistani security officials
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Pakistani authorities released Anwarul Haq Mujahid, a Taliban leader and the eldest son of late Afghan resistance leader Maulvi Yunus Khalis, following negotiations with an Afghan peace delegation on November 15, 2012, said his family on November 16, reports Daily Times. Pakistani security officials on November 14 said authorities released at least seven Afghan Taliban leaders in a move seen as a potential breakthrough in stalled peace negotiations before the withdrawal of United States (US)-led NATO troops in 2014. It is not clear if Mujahid was among that group. But he is the first Taliban prisoner recently released by the Pakistani authorities to be identified by name. “He was with us last night, he has rejoined his family members and his health is good,” the relative said. Another family member also confirmed the release. Mujahid, who is in his 40s, had formed his Tora Bora Mahaz (front) whose fighters are allied with Afghan Taliban. Mujahid, who hails from the eastern Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan, named his group after Tora Bora valley which was bombed by the US air force in December 2001 in its pursuit of Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda militants. He was arrested from north western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2009.
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November - 16 
Taliban sources said that the Taliban are supporting dialogue among various Afghan groups for peace and stability in Afghanistan. Amid efforts to convince Taliban for peace talks in Afghanistan, a Taliban Shura member on condition of anonymity told Daily Times that every Afghan-to-Afghan effort is
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Taliban sources said that the Taliban are supporting dialogue among various Afghan groups for peace and stability in Afghanistan. Amid efforts to convince Taliban for peace talks in Afghanistan, a Taliban Shura member on condition of anonymity told Daily Times that every Afghan-to-Afghan effort is respected. “Kabul regime’s existence depends on presence of foreign troops. Once the foreign troops withdraw, the regime would automatically collapse,” they said. Taliban are so far publicly declining to comment on the appeal by Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as the High Peace Council to join peace talks, but among Afghan groups probably the policy is under review. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid was approached to ask about the policy of Taliban after the visit of High Peace Council Chairman Salahuddin Rabbani to Pakistan, his demand of releasing detainees in Pakistan, and Islamabad’s positive response in support of the reconciliation. He did not reply to the question directly but sent a statement saying the Afghans who were in Pakistani jails had never harmed Pakistan or Pakistanis and their release was their right.
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November - 26 
Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on November 26 that the Government was ready to give a general amnesty for all proscribed organisations, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), if they renounced terrorism, reports Dawn. “If proscribed organisations agree to cooperate with the gov
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Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on November 26 that the Government was ready to give a general amnesty for all proscribed organisations, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), if they renounced terrorism, reports Dawn. “If proscribed organisations agree to cooperate with the government and give up terrorism, they will be removed from the list of banned organisations,” the interior minister said at a press conference in Islamabad. The Minister discussed in detail performance of law-enforcement agencies personnel in providing security to Aashura processions and gatherings. He invited all banned organisations, including the TTP, for talks and said it was time for Hakimullah Mehsud, whether he was physically fit or suffering from any disability, to apologise to the nation and stop playing into the hands of anti-Pakistan forces. Mr Malik said it was an opportunity for Hakimullah Mehsud to stop killing of innocent people and live a peaceful life. “Hakimullah don’t hide in one bunker or another. Today, I announce a general amnesty for you if you stop killing innocent people. The enemies you are working for will kill you too, one day,” the Minister said. He claimed the Government knew the forces which were using the TTP to fulfil their designs. “We know who they are. We know that those involved in the killing of Ms Benazir Bhutto are using you.” Mr Malik said proscribed organisations could take advantage of the amnesty offer and cooperate with the Government in eradicating terrorism from the country.
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November - 27 
The United States (US) ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson, on November 27 said that the US Government supported Pakistan’s peace talks with the Afghan Taliban and the release of some Afghan Taliban prisoners, reports The Express Tribune. He expressed concern over the security situation in North W
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The United States (US) ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson, on November 27 said that the US Government supported Pakistan’s peace talks with the Afghan Taliban and the release of some Afghan Taliban prisoners, reports The Express Tribune. He expressed concern over the security situation in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and affirmed that the US considers the operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in North Waziristan to be an internal matter for Pakistan. Both Pakistan and the US acknowledge extremism to be a common problem which should be addressed properly, added Olson.
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November - 28 
Pakistan and the United States (US) have restored full military and intelligence ties after relations hit a low point last year, and Islamabad will take further steps to support a nascent Afghan peace process, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on November 28, reports Daily Times. “There was a
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Pakistan and the United States (US) have restored full military and intelligence ties after relations hit a low point last year, and Islamabad will take further steps to support a nascent Afghan peace process, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on November 28, reports Daily Times. “There was a fairly difficult patch and I think we’ve moved away from that into a positive trajectory,” Khar said, adding, “We are coming closer to developing what could be common positions. We wish to see a responsible transition in Afghanistan.” Relations between the uneasy allies were severely strained by a series of incidents in 2011. Now, Khar said, relations were fully repaired, including military and intelligence contacts. “We are having very useful, deep conversations with the US,” she said, as the two countries try to find common ground on Afghanistan ahead of the scheduled 2014 pullout. Further, she said the Afghan and Pakistan Governments were discussing ways to strengthen military cooperation. Currently, relations are strained. Afghanistan still suspects elements in Pakistan of supporting the Taliban, despite denials from Islamabad. The Pakistan military, pursing Pakistani insurgents, has also shelled villages across the border in Afghanistan, prompting protests. In addition to improving ties with Afghanistan, Khar said Pakistan also wanted to pursue closer ties with arch-rival India. “The Pakistani leadership has shown a great willingness to move forward, sometimes at the cost of losing some political capital, because sometimes improving ties with India might not be the most popular thing to do,” said Khar.
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November - 30 
Pakistan on November 30 agreed to release another batch of Afghan Taliban prisoners in a bid to facilitate peace talks between insurgents and the Afghanistan Government, Daily Times reported quoting a joint Foreign Ministry statement. The announcement came after talks in Islamabad between visiting A
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Pakistan on November 30 agreed to release another batch of Afghan Taliban prisoners in a bid to facilitate peace talks between insurgents and the Afghanistan Government, Daily Times reported quoting a joint Foreign Ministry statement. The announcement came after talks in Islamabad between visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul and his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar. The number of prisoners to be released was not specified but is not thought to include the Afghan Taliban’s former deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was captured in 2010. A senior Pakistani security official earlier told AFP that “no decision” had been taken on his release. The joint statement said both sides agreed the “release of more prisoners, facilitating contacts and urging the Taliban to renounce ties to al Qaeda”. It was the second high-level delegation to visit Pakistan this month to press for the release of Afghan Taliban prisoners in a bid to kick start peace efforts. Talks two weeks ago between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s High Peace Council resulted in the release of nine Afghan Taliban.
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December - 12 
Peace talks between the Taliban and Afghanistan authorities should be held in Kabul and not on foreign soil, Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar said on December 12, reports Daily Times. She also told France’s Le Monde daily that Islamabad did not wish to control the Afghan peace process. “It’s up t
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Peace talks between the Taliban and Afghanistan authorities should be held in Kabul and not on foreign soil, Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar said on December 12, reports Daily Times. She also told France’s Le Monde daily that Islamabad did not wish to control the Afghan peace process. “It’s up to the Afghans to choose which method they think is good,” she said. “If they want to go to Washington, they can. “But we think that the best solution is to hold the talks on Afghan soil, in Kabul,” she said in remarks translated in French. “The talks and negotiations cannot be held in Paris or in Berlin.” “The national reconciliation between the Taliban and the Government, as well as the capability of the Afghan forces to control their territory, is two key points,” she said. “Otherwise, the hypothesis of civil war is not ruled out.”
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December - 31 
Awami National Party (ANP) ‘chief’ Asfandyar Wali Khan said that the Government should hold talks with the TTP following which if the terrorism problem was not resolved, other avenues should be explored. Asfandyar said the centre of terrorism was FATA which was under the jurisdiction of the Federal
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Awami National Party (ANP) ‘chief’ Asfandyar Wali Khan said that the Government should hold talks with the TTP following which if the terrorism problem was not resolved, other avenues should be explored. Asfandyar said the centre of terrorism was FATA which was under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government. He added that the ANP could only play a role in the dialogue process with the TTP when they are given the authority. According to the ANP chief, change can only come through the ballot box and those who were advocating a change by other means had a different agenda.
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December - 31 
Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on December 31 that the Government was ready to hold talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud if he renounced violence, reports Daily Times. “The TTP has given no response regarding renouncing violence. When a reply is rece
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Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on December 31 that the Government was ready to hold talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud if he renounced violence, reports Daily Times. “The TTP has given no response regarding renouncing violence. When a reply is received all stakeholders will be consulted and the nation’s emotions will be taken into consideration before implementing any policy regarding the TTP”. Malik said action would be taken if the TTP continued on its path of violence. In a video message, Hakimullah Mehsud had said that the TTP were ready to negotiate with the Government but unwilling to surrender arms.
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