[Pak Daily Times] The Pakistain Mohammedan League-Nawaz (PML-N) is in a fix over reaching out to Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP), particularly after the latest spiral of violence by snuffies and subsequent claims of involvement.According to sources, the latest episode of terror acts has badly hampered the government's resolve to contact snuffies and put them in a quandary as how to proceed ahead in the given circumstances.
PML-N remained a supporter of negotiations with snuffies operating under the umbrella of TPP and during its stint as opposition in the center, it repeatedly called for holding dialogues with them.
Immediately after winning the historic May 11 polls, PML-N hinted at entering into dialogue with snuffies and even approached JUI-F Maulana Fazalur Rahman and JUI-S head Maulana Samiullah Haq to act as a bridge between the government and the TTP krazed killers.
Soon after taking over the helm of affairs, PML-N government faced the wrath of snuffies who carried out terrorism activities at a massive scale especially the incident of Nanga Parbat in which many foreign tourists were slain, has really put a serious question mark on any chance for holding talks with TTP.
Sources said the latest lethal wave of terrorism had badly hampered the stance of PML-N government to hold dialogue as civil society is also opposing the negotiations with krazed killers.
The insiders revealed to the Daily Times that PML-N government had been constantly in touch with people who have krazed killer links and asked them to convince to bring to halt barbaric activities to enter into dialogue.
"The government has clearly conveyed to them dialogues could only be held once they accept the Constitution and law of the country, sources disclosed and added that government had also made it clear to snuffies to behave like obedient citizens and abide by the law.
Regarding the demands of krazed killers, sources said government would consider their conditions once they show a gesture of dialogue by stopping their activities.
Also, government is also seriously working on identifying the supply routes of arms and ammunitions to these krazed killer from foreign countries because the indications are such that they are getting the supplies from foreign destinations.
"The sophisticated weapons used by snuffies against security forces is a sheer proof of their connections with foreign countries," sources added.