Pakistani government official: Pakistani government and Pakistani Taliban agree to ceasefire indefinitely
On the evening of June 2, local time, Muhammad Ali Saif, a member of the Pakistan Loya Jirga and special assistant to the Chief Minister of Information and Public Relations of Cape Province, who was participating in peace talks in Kabul, Afghanistan, told a reporter from China Central Radio and Television that Pakistan The government has agreed to an indefinite ceasefire with the Pakistani Taliban, and the two sides will continue peace talks.
He said they agreed with the Pakistani Taliban to issue a ceasefire statement.
Earlier in the evening, Pakistani Taliban spokesman Mohammad Kurasani said in a statement that the ceasefire between the Pakistani Taliban and the Pakistani government would be extended indefinitely due to significant progress in the last two days of negotiations.
Mohammad Kurasani said that the Pakistani Taliban held talks with representatives of the Pakistani government and members of the Loya Jirga in Kabul and made significant progress. Therefore, the Pakistani Taliban decided to extend the ceasefire between the Pakistani government indefinitely.
There will be more talks between the two sides in a few days to advance the negotiation process.
Currently, a Pakistani government delegation, a Pakistani Taliban delegation and members of the Jirga from Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas are holding peace talks in Kabul, Afghanistan, with a view to ending 20 years of armed conflict in Pakistan's border tribal areas.
(Headquarters reporter Liu Chang)