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Pak govt. likely to ask Saudi Arabia to facilitate Taliban peace talks

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ANI Islamabad

Pakistan is reportedly planning to ask Saudi Arabia for help in facilitating a peace deal with the militant outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

The government is going to explore the possibility of Riyadh's role in the peace dialogue with the Taliban during a meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal, the Express Tribune reports.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government has been struggling to revive the peace efforts with the group ever since the killing of TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone strike in November last year.

According to the report, Mehsud's successor Mullah Fazlullah has so far refused to respond to the government's peace efforts.

 

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First Published: Jan 06 2014 | 2:10 PM IST

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