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...
urged the government on Thursday to take the Taliban offer for talks seriously and immediately start the dialogue process.
"The government should pay serious attention to the talks offer by Taliban and begin a serious, meaningful and result-oriented dialogue without any delay," a statement issued here on Thursday by the former prime minister said.
"Though the government does not hold such a (good) track record that one can stand a guarantor for it, we support the talks' process," he said, referring to the Taliban's condition of three guarantors for the talks.
In a video message issued on Feb 3, the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain's front man Ehsanullah Ehsan had said that they could engage in talks only if three senior politicians acted as guarantors.
"We need solid guarantors who can assure us about the army, because the army is the real power in Pakistain," he had said.