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Pakistan set to free 13 more Taliban prisoners to bolster peace process

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ANI Islamabad
Last Updated : Apr 06 2014 | 1:10 PM IST

Pakistan has decided to free 13 more Taliban prisoners in a bid to carry forward its peace initiative.

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said he urged the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leadership to reciprocate to the government's action for the success of peace talks.

Speaking to media representatives after chairing a joint meeting of the government and Taliban negotiating committees, Khan said the next round of talks will be held next week and the number of released prisoner may rise to 30 before that.

According to Dawn News, the government is holding talks with the Pakistani Taliban to bring an end to the ongoing insurgency in Pakistan that has killed thousands of people in recent years, the report said.

Meanwhile, Maulana Samiul Haq, head of the TTP coordination committee told media representatives that next round of direct talks with Taliban Shura will take place in a day or two, it added.

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First Published: Apr 06 2014 | 12:52 PM IST

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