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Input: Pakistan to include Taliban in peace talks 
  
 Published time: October 30, 2013 19:48 Get short URL 
  
 Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wants the Taliban to become part of the political process and participate in peace talks. The move to involve the militant group comes as part of a push to revitalize the peace process with neighboring Afghanistan. 
  
 In an interview with a British television channel, Sharif said that he wants to include the Taliban in the peace council, adding that Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had been tasked with opening dialogue with the Islamist organization, reported the Daily Times. 
  
  
  
 “We are serious in our efforts to hold dialogue with the Taliban,” stressed Sharif, saying talks with the group were a necessary step to bring peace to the whole region. Furthermore, Sharif underlined he fully supported Afghanistan in its quest for peace and offered technical assistance in next year’s elections. 
  
  
  
 Minister Sharif is in London for peace talks with Afghan President Hamid Kharzai and UK Prime Minister David Cameron. All three parties confirmed their commitment to the ongoing peace process ahead of the final withdrawal of US-led NATO forces from Afghanistan in December 2014. 
  
  
  
 Moreover, Afghanistan said they had reached a breakthrough with Pakistan and would send a delegation to speak with the Taliban second-in-command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. One of the main aims of the negotiations for the Afghan side was to discern the whereabouts of Taliban commander Mullah Mohammad Omar’s right-hand-man who was released from a Pakistani prison last month. 
  
  
  
 The Afghan government believes he is a key figure in establishing dialogue with the militant group. 
  
  
  
 "The leaders of the three countries spoke about Pakistan's role in the peace process and it was agreed that the High Peace Council delegation would travel to Pakistan in the near future to meet Mullah Baradar," the Afghan presidential palace said in a statement. Baradar remains under close supervision by Pakistani authorities. 
  
  
  
 In the run-up to negotiations, the Afghan government said they also wanted Pakistan to play a role in preventing terrorists from crossing the border into Afghanistan. 
  
  
  
 "Pakistan can play a role to maintain Afghanistan security for upcoming elections because these terrorists are coming from the other side of the Durrand Line (border) to Afghanistan," Karzai's spokesman, Aimal Faizi told AFP. 
  
  
  
 The Karzai government has voiced concerns in the past that Taliban militants use areas close to the Afghan-Pakistan border as safe havens from which to launch attacks. Islamabad categorically denies that it harbors terrorists on its territory. 
  
  
  
 Tensions have been running high in Afghanistan as militant attacks continue unchecked ahead of next year’s scheduled pull out. President Karzai is attempting to establish a deal with the Taliban before the withdrawal of some 87,000 NATO forces in December of next year. 
  
  
  
 With alliance forces gone, security responsibilities will be left to Afghan forces whose limited resources and training may see them hard-pressed to maintain control of the country. 
  
  ||||| Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The BBC's John Simpson has this assessment of the different Taliban groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan 
  
 Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has told the BBC he is open to "serious talks" with the government but says he has not yet been approached. 
  
 In a rare interview, he denied carrying out recent deadly attacks in public places but said he would continue to target "America and its friends". 
  
 The chief loosely controls more than 30 militant groups in the tribal areas. 
  
 After being elected PM in May, Nawaz Sharif announced he would open unconditional talks with the Taliban. 
  
 The group has killed thousands of people in its war against the Pakistani state in recent years. 
  
 They control areas in the north-west and have been blamed for a wave of suicide bombings and other attacks. 
  
 'End drone strikes' 
  
 At the scene When I met Mehsud, I stayed for two days. I was surprised at his appearance. I assumed he was unwell because of his living conditions and perhaps the fear of being hunted. He has also not been seen in person or on TV for more than a year. However, he was in good health. Drones hovered above us and came down very low. This terrified me but he remained very calm and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, we all have to die one day." He was very relaxed in the time I spent with him. In the compound were some 70 men. They had travelled there to discuss internal tribal issues, grievances and regional conflict. It was clear he is powerful, feared and respected among the Taliban. He holds these daily meetings with tribal members to provide leadership and give direction on where attacks will occur. On the journey to meet Mehsud I talked to shopkeepers, drivers and civilians. They all hoped the talks would end their decade-long economic and security problems. While some in the Taliban still suspect the talks are a trick to lure them into arrest, many are more positive, given the government's repeated requests for negotiations. Last week, the Taliban supreme council sent a letter to all factions to seek their views on the talks. They are still awaiting the results. Talks offer divides Taliban 
  
 The interview with Hakimullah Mehsud was conducted by the BBC's Ahmed Wali Mujeeb this month in an undisclosed location in the north-western tribal areas. 
  
 Asked about the possibility of peace talks with the government, Mehsud said: "We believe in serious talks but the government has taken no steps to approach us. The government needs to sit with us, then we will present our conditions." 
  
 Mehsud said he was not prepared to discuss conditions through the media. 
  
 "The proper way to do it is that if the government appoints a formal team, and they sit with us, and we discuss our respective positions." 
  
 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud: "The government needs to sit with us, then we will present our conditions" 
  
 Mehsud said he would guarantee the security of any government negotiators. 
  
 He said that for any ceasefire to be credible "it is important that drone strikes are stopped". 
  
 The second-in-command of the Pakistani Taliban, or Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Waliur Rehman, was reportedly killed in a suspected US drone strike in May. 
  
 When pressed on why previous peace initiatives had failed, Mehsud blamed the government. 
  
 He said: "The government of Pakistan bombs innocent tribal people due to the pressure of America... Drone strikes conducted by Americans were [backed] by Pakistan. Then the Americans pressed Pakistan to start ground operations in these areas, and Pakistan complied. 
  
 "So the government is responsible for past failures." 
  
 Mehsud has a $5m FBI bounty on his head and is thought to be responsible for the deaths of thousands of people. 
  
 But in the interview he denied carrying out recent deadly attacks in public places. 
  
 He said: "We consider the safety of Muslims, of scholars, of mosques and madrassas as our sacred duty. 
  
 Hakimullah Mehsud Became overall leader of Pakistani Taliban in 2009, aged 30, after his predecessor died in a US drone strike 
  
 Masterminded campaign against Nato convoys in Khyber tribal region and Peshawar 
  
 Emerged as a prominent fighter after reputedly leading a raid that captured 300 soldiers 
  
 US authorities maintain a $5m on his head Profile: Hakimullah Mehsud 
  
 "As for explosions which cause damage to the life and property of Muslims, we have denied any link in the past, we deny any link today." 
  
 Mehsud added: "We have targeted those who are with the infidels, America, and we will continue to target them." 
  
 When asked again whether there would be any conditions for talks, Mehsud said he would not discuss this in the media. 
  
 However, when asked about the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan at the end of next year, he said: "America is one of the two reasons we have to conduct a jihad against Pakistan. The other reason is that Pakistan's system is un-Islamic, and we want it replaced with an Islamic system. 
  
 "This demand and this desire will continue even after the American withdrawal." 
  
 Escalating attacks 
  
 The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Islamabad says that whether it is the imminent withdrawal of coalition troops from Afghanistan or the Pakistani government's moves to open dialogue, there is an impression that the militants of this region feel that they have the upper hand. 
  
 It is clear that Hakimullah Mehsud believes he can now call the shots, he says. 
  
 As far as denying bomb attacks, our correspondent says that either the Taliban did carry them out or Mehsud is not in control of the militants - so in either case the question is, why bother talking to him? 
  
 After Mr Sharif's announcement that the government would open unconditional talks with the militants, the Taliban issued a list of demands, including the imposition of Sharia (Islamic law). 
  
 Attacks on the security forces have continued, prompting army chief Gen Pervez Kayani to warn that the military would not allow the Taliban to set conditions for peace. 
  
 Violent attacks on public places escalated last month, with the north-western city of Peshawar the worst hit. 
  
 The bombing of a church in September left dozens dead, while more than 40 were killed a week later in an attack on a market in the city. 
  
 Death claims 
  
 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Author Ahmed Rashid: "It's a very triumphal interview" 
  
 Hakimullah Mehsud came to prominence in 2007 as a commander under then Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, with the capture of 300 Pakistani soldiers adding to his prestige among the militants. He led a campaign of attrition against the Pakistani army and Nato convoys heading to Afghanistan. 
  
 After Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone strike in August 2009, Hakimullah was appointed leader. 
  
 Several claims of his death made by US and Pakistani intelligence sources have proven untrue. 
  
 There remains great suspicion among Western powers that any peace moves with the Taliban simply give the militants more time to regroup. 
  
 Pakistan's interior and foreign ministry were contacted about Hakimullah's interview but declined to comment. |||||
Output:
A US drone has taken out Hakimullah Mehsud, the head of the Pakistani Taliban, along with four other suspected militants, US and Pakistani officials tell the AP. Mehsud has been near the top of the CIA's most wanted list thanks to his alleged role in a December 2009 suicide bombing in Afghanistan that killed seven Americans, including CIA personnel. He's also believed to have had a hand in the failed Times Square car bombing, among other attacks. But two top Taliban commanders said they hadn't seen Mehsud's body at the site of the strike, and he's been reported killed before, only to resurface later. But if he is dead, the strike awkwardly comes just a day after Pakistan invited the Taliban to peace talks with the Afghan government, RT reports. In October, Mehsud told the BBC that he was open to "serious talks," but only if negotiators' safety was guaranteed. "It is important that drone strikes are stopped," he said.