| Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat leaders met the deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Malakand Range and district co-ordination officer (DCO) of Swat on Saturday to discuss the release of arrested Taliban members, withdrawal of cases registered against them and fledgling peace agreement with the government, sources said. They said a local Taliban delegation led by spokesman Haji Muslim Khan met Malakand DIG Tanvirul Haq Sipra and DCO Shaukat Ali Yousafzai and discussed the peace agreement in detail. The local Taliban demanded the earliest compliance with the treaty. They said that the Taliban spokesman told the meeting they would provide list of the people to the government who had been arrested during the operation in Swat, so that those held could soon be released. He also demanded the withdrawal of cases filed against Taliban members as soon as possible. Sources said that officials assured the Taliban their demands would be met soon. |