Talks should be held with everyone, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti said on Saturday.Speaking on Aaj TV, Hoti admitted that the NWFP provincial government had requested the federal government to launch a military operation in Bara. He said jirga was part of Pashtun traditions, which had nothing to do with the Bara operation.
He said the army would remain in Swat until peace was restored in the region. He said peace talks in Swat were yielding good results, adding that the Fazalullah group had accepted responsibility to maintain peace in the area.
The chief minister said parliamentary leaders from all political parties, including the Pakistan Muslim-Quaid (PML-Q) and PML-Nawaz, had been consulted on the steps being taken to maintain order in the NWFP and FATA. He said it had been made clear on the United States that the security situation in the NWFP and FATA was Pakistan's internal matter.