...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spends more time running his madrassah. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
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...
said on Monday the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain had responded positively to the recommendations forwarded by the government.
Speaking to media representatives at Madrassa Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
's Nowshera district after holding talks with Professor Ibrahim Khan and Maulana Yousuf Shah, Sami said the matter was a national issue which should not be dealt with emotionally.
He added that the war had spanned for years and could not be resolved in a matter of minutes.
Maulana Sami further said nothing would be concealed from the public and the whole situation would be presented before the government's committee tomorrow.
Professor Ibrahim Khan and Maulana Yousuf Shah had met with the Taliban leadership at
Wazoo tribal region. Both had stayed overnight at the residence of Siraj Ahmed, the tribal region's political agent.Yousuf Shah told news hounds that there were four to five drones encircling the locality upon their arrival for talks.
In other related news, political administration officials reached Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
and held a meeting with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah and apprised him of the progress on peace talks.