...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who is the lightweight's lightweight...
will not act as a representative for the five-member committee nominated by the Pak Taliban to further dialogue with government negotiators, said a statement issued by the party's core committee, DawnNews reported.
A meeting of the PTI's core committee, chaired by Khan, was held in the federal capital on Monday.
During the meeting, the committee focused on Khan's nomination among five other political and religious leaders by banned Death Eater organization Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) as representatives to facilitate peace talks with government negotiators.
Khan has been a vocal supporter of negotiating with the myrmidons.
However,
denial ain't just a river in Egypt...
the core committee meeting decided that Khan would not represent the Taliban committee.
According to the party's statement, the negotiations should be held within the framework of the Constitution in a transparent and open environment, adding that there should be a ceasefire between the government and the Taliban.
PTI spokeswoman Shireen Mazari told AFP that because a senior party figure, Rustam Shah Mohmand, was already on the government team, Khan's presence was not needed.
"The core committee of Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaaf appreciated Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain's offer to our chairman Imran Khan to become part of their committee," Mazari said.
Separately, the meeting stressed that Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
should increase pressure on the US government to stop drone attacks on Pak soil.
Earlier on Saturday, the Pak Taliban had nominated the names of PTI chief Imran Khan, Maulana Samiul Haq
...the
Godfather of the Taliban,leader of his own faction of the JUI. Known as
Mullah Sandwichfor his habit of having two young boys at a time...
, former chief holy man of the Lal Masjid in Islamabad Maulana Abdul Aziz, Professor Mohammad Ibrahim of the Jamaat-e-Islami
...
The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka
The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an
independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
(JI), and Mufti Kifayatullah, a former politician of the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...the political wing of the Pak Taliban...
(JUI-F) from Mansehra
...
a city and an eponymous district in eastern Khyber-Pakthunwa, nestled snug up against Pak Kashmir, with Kohistan and Diamir to the north and Abbottabad to the south...said to have close ties with the Taliban.
Earlier last week, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said his government had decided to pursue peace talks with Talibs to end years of violence despite a recent spate of attacks.
The premier had named a four-member committee comprising his Advisor on National Affairs Irfan Siddique, veteran journalist Rahimullah Yusufzai, former ambassador and expert on Afghanistan affairs Rustam Shah Mohmand and former ISI official Major (Retd) Amir Shah to facilitate the dialogue.