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India-Pakistan

Fazl asks ECP to decide foreign funding case to maintain its credibility

2019-12-01

[DAWN] Chief of his own faction of the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...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 that was led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spent more time running his madrassah until his secretary rubbed him out in a jealous rage. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
(JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman

...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty...
on Friday warned that the Election Commission of Pakistain would lose its credibility if it failed to decide the foreign funding case against the ruling Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
He reiterated his demand that "fair and transparent" elections be held as early as possible since it was the only solution to the recent crisis in the country.

Addressing a protest demonstration in front of the ECP office here, Maulana Fazl was seen to stand firm on his demand of removing the PTI government and announcement of early elections, calling it a consensus decision of all opposition parties which had recently met in Islamabad.

He said the protest in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
was also part of the same strategy devised by the opposition parties, which decided to organise joint protest rallies and public meetings at district level throughout the country as part of their ongoing anti-government campaign.

"After a series of blunders, this incompetent government has now made the appointment on the most important and sensitive post in the country [chief of the army staff] a joke," he said referring to the recent order of the Supreme Court that suspended the federal government’s Aug 19 notification for extension/reappointment of Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa for another three-year term after completion of his tenure on Nov 28.

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India-Pakistan

JUI-F leader Mufti Kifayatullah injured after attack by unknown assailants

2019-11-27

[DAWN] Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...a Pak religious party. It is usually part of the govt, never part of the solution...
-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Mufti Kifayatullah was injured in an attack on Baidra road in Mansehra

...a city and an eponymous district in eastern Khyber-Pakthunwa, nestled snug up against Pak Kashmir, with Kohistan and Diamir to the north and Abbottabad to the south...
early Wednesday morning.

Along with Kifayatullah, two of his sons ‐ Shabbir Mufti, Hussain Mufti ‐ and friend Jan Mohammad were also injured in the attack. They were taken to King Abdullah Teaching Hospital.

Police front man Mohammad Sohail confirmed the attack and said more information will soon be shared with media.

According to medics, the injured JUI-F leader had sustained injuries on his back, hand and other parts of his body.

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India-Pakistan

JUI-F leader Mufti Kifayatullah taken into custody in Islamabad

2019-10-28

[DAWN] Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...a Pak religious party. It is usually part of the govt, never part of the solution...
's (JUI-F) leader Mufti Kifayatullah was taken into custody for 30 days under Section 3 (power to arrest and detain suspected persons) of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) and shifted to Haripur jail, sources in police confirmed to DawnNewsTV on Sunday.

Sources said that Mufti Kifayatullah was taken into custody in early hours from Islamabad's E-11 area by Mansera police with the help of Islamabad police after Mansera deputy commissioner issued his arrest orders.

Earlier in the day, conflicting reports emerged regarding the arrest of Kifayatullah. Ameer of JUI-F Islamabad Abdul Majeed Hazarvi told DawnNewsTV that Kifayatullah was arrested on Sunday morning.

The spokesperson for JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman

...Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty...
had also confirmed the arrest and said that Kifayatullah had been arrested under Section 3 (power to arrest and detain suspected persons) of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).

According to Hazarvi, Kifayatullah was arrested at 4am near Masjid Tooba in Islamabad's E-11 area. He had been ~~holed up~~ staying at a ~~hideout~~ friend's apartment.

He added that the JUI-F leader has been shifted to Haripur Jail.

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India-Pakistan

PML-N to take part in JUI-F’s anti-govt march

2019-04-27

[DAWN] The Pakistain Moslem League-Nawaz has announced that it will offer all-out support to the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...the political wing of the Pak Taliban...
-Fazl’s agitation against the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
government.

"Our leaders and workers will take part in the JUI-F’s million march to be held here on April 28 as we both agree to the idea of ousting the government over economic crisis, including inflation, caused by its wrong policies," PML-N district president Zafar Mehmood told news hounds here on Thursday.

A JUI-F delegation led by its district emir Mufti Kifayatullah met PML-N leader Sardar Mohammad Yousuf, district president Zafar Mehmood and district nazim
...small time big shot, the chief elected official of a local government in Pakistan, such as a district, tehsil, union council, or village council...
Sardar Said Ghulam here and sought their support for the April 28 million march to be addressed by JUI-F emir Fazl, older and even wider than he used to be...

Fazl, older and even wider than he used to be...

Maulana Fazlur Rehman
Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty ...
.

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India-Pakistan

Flawed foreign policy leading country to isolation: Fazl

2019-02-19

[DAWN] Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...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...
-Fazl chief Fazl, older and even wider than he used to be...

Maulana Fazlur Rehman
Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty ...
has said that the flawed foreign policy of Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
government is leading the country to isolation in the comity of nations, while its economic policy is increasing poverty and indigence in the country making life harder for the poor.

Addressing the ’million march rally’ organised by JUI-F here on Sunday, he came down hard on the PTI government and warned the rulers that any move to rollback the 18th Amendment and recognise Israel would be disastrous for the country.

Criticising the government for its failure to improve the economy despite tall claims during the election campaign, the chief of his own faction of JUI said poverty was on the steep rise with the result that life was becoming harder for the poor.

"Those who were claiming to change the very fate of the poor and bringing about revolutionary changes in their lives have now come up with hens and eggs and forgot and consigned to oblivion their glittering promises," he said

Mr Rehman alleged that the government was conspiring to amend the law that had declared the Ahmadis as a minority and the chain of events and the stance of the government had proved it beyond any shadow of doubt that the rulers were with the enemies of Islam.

"The government is guilty of conspiring to alter the blasphemy law, setting blasphemers free and playing to western tunes, and it was due to this reason that a former elected prime minister and politicians of the parties were sent to jail before the election," he continued.

The JUI-F chief said his party would not allow the implementation of any foreign agenda contrary to the teachings of Islam and that his party supporters would not hesitate to render any sacrifice for upholding Khatam-e-Nabuwwat.

The JUI-F chief accused the PTI of stealing the public mandate, alleging that the last general elections were rigged in favour of Imran Khan

... aka Taliban Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality problems...
-led party.

Regarding the Aasia Bibi case, he said it was not the legality of arrest or release of the Christian woman that was bothering the nation, but her release "under a deal" with the west.

He insisted that the PTI supported and appreciated NAB when it jugged
Please don't kill me!
the opposition leaders but started criticising the accountability watchdog when it began investigations against Imran Khan’s sister and Aleem Khan.

He announced that the next protest would be held on Feb 24 in Badin district of Sindh province and on Feb 28 at Nasirabad in Balocistan province.

MMA leaders Mufti Kifayatullah, Maulana Shah Awais Norani, Rashid Mehmood Sumro, Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai, Akram Khan Durrani, Maulana Amanat Shah, Maulana Shuja-ul-Mulk, Abdul Ghafoor Haderi, and other leaders also addressed the ’million march’.

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India-Pakistan

JUI-F leader held for ‘provocative’ speech

2018-12-16

[DAWN] TAXILA: Police on Friday jugged
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
senior Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...a Pak religious party. It is usually part of the govt, never part of the solution...
(JUI-F) leader Mufti Kifayatullah for allegedly delivering a provocative speech.

Mufti Kifayatullah ‐ formerly leader of the opposition in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly ‐ was taken into custody after he attended a religious conference organised by Wifaqul Madaris al-Arabia in the Hazro area at Nartopa village.

According to police, the mufti was arrested in a two-year-old case pertaining to hate speech. He said Mr Kifayatullah was arrested by a team comprising personnel of the police and counterterrorism department after he completed his address at the conference and was taken to the Hazro cop shoppe.

The JUI-F leader was produced before an antiterrorism court and sent to Attock jail after the court scheduled the hearing for Dec 17.

Police said a new case had also been registered against Mufti Kifayatullah for delivering another provocative speech.

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India-Pakistan

KP government's stipend for prayer leaders declared un-Islamic

2018-01-28

[DAWN] Around 300 holy mans from Deoband school of thought on Friday declared the Rs10,000 monthly stipend paid by the provincial government to prayer leaders haram (forbidden).

The declaration was made during a function organised by the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...a Pak religious party. It is usually part of the govt, never part of the solution...
-Fazl here.

Acting provincial emir of the JUI-F Mufti Kifayatullah told participants that the joint decree had barred prayer leaders from receiving the government stipend by declaring it haram.

He said the payment was planned under an ’international conspiracy’ against holy mans.

The JUI-F leader said the PTI government had secured money from international nongovernmental organizations to ’buy’ loyalties of holy mans and therefore, his party and religious scholars would raise voice against the move.

Another speaker, Maulana Saeed Abdullah, said the Imam Conference would be organised here on Feb 5 to persuade prayer leaders from all schools of thought to reject monthly stipend.

Meanwhile,
...back at the secret hideout, Scarface Al sneeringly put his proposition to little Nell...
the ruling Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
rejected the decree declaring it unjustified and unwarranted.

PTI Youth Wing president Mohammad Nisar told news hounds that the government had been paying monthly stipend to prayer leaders to help them manage their household affairs well.

He said the JUI-F should stop spreading false propaganda against the stipend’s payment.

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India-Pakistan

JUI-F leader held on hate speech charge

2015-09-12

[DAWN] A team of the Counter-Terrorism Department placed in durance vile
Please don't kill me!
JUI-F leader and former MPA Mufti Kifayatullah for allegedly making a hate speech here late on Wednesday night.

Mr Kifayatullah had come here from Mansehra
...

a city and an eponymous district in eastern Khyber-Pakthunwa, nestled snug up against Pak Kashmir, with Kohistan and Diamir to the north and Abbottabad to the south...
to attend the 'Istehkam Pakistain Conference' convened by Maulana Ilyas Chinioti, a PML-N MPA.

Sources said the CTD cop shoppe in Faisalabad
...formerly known as Lyallpur, the third largest metropolis in Pakistain, the second largest in Punjab after Lahore. It is named after some Arab because the Paks didn't have anybody notable of their own to name it after...
had started the paperwork but haven't done much else against him under the Anti-Terrorism Act for speaking against state institutions and praising terrorists.

The sources said that Mr Kifayatullah had criticised Zarb-e-Azb
..the Pak offensive against Qaeda in Pakistain and the Pak Taliban in North Wazoo. The name refers to the sword of the Prophet (PTUI!)...
operation and allegedly glorified Malik Ishaq, a leader of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
... a 'more violent' offshoot of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistain. LeJ's purpose in life is to murder anyone who's not of utmost religious purity, starting with Shiites but including Brelvis, Ahmadis, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Rosicrucians, and just about anyone else you can think of. They are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of al-Qaeda ...
killed recently in a police encounter, to stir up sectarian hatred. He also raised slogans against the state institutions.

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India-Pakistan

Peace process heading in right direction: JUI-F leader

2014-02-12

[DAWN] Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...the political wing of the Pak Taliban...
-Fazl leader Mufti Kifayatullah on Monday said the grinding of the peace processor was heading for success and the nation would soon hear a good news in this respect.

"(Pak) Taliban are serious about holding talks with the government. I'm confident that the dialogue between the committees of the two sides will soon reach a positive conclusion," he told a news conference at the 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.
Press Club.The JUI-F leader said the government's committee needed to show patience and play an effective role in the negotiation process with Taliban in order to resolve the issues amicably.

He said the impression about deadlock in talks was wrong and instead, grinding of the peace processor was very smooth and was heading for progress.

Mr Kifayatullah said it was a good chance to resolve the issues otherwise the situation would worsen in future as military operations were no solution to problems.

He said peace was the basic need for all, especially for the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
, who had suffered a lot over last many years.

The JUI-F leader said use of force was no solution to problems and instead, it was the need of the hour to resolve issues through peaceful means, especially dialogue, for durable peace in the region.

"Any deadlock in negotiations between the government and the (Pak) Taliban will prove detrimental for the country," he said.

Mr Kifayatullah said the US wanted to strengthen India to have supremacy all over the region as the two were anti-Pakistain.

He warned that if another military operation was launched, rustics would move Afghanistan complicating things instead of improving them.

The JUI-F leader said it would be very difficult to counter the US hegemony in the region if Fata was subjected to another military action.

He said he favoured peace talks as dialogue was the only solution to security crisis in the country.

Mr Kifayatullah urged all stakeholders to show 'decency' saying there was no chance of mistake on part of both sides (government and Pak Taliban) under the current circumstances.

He said the country's Constitution was completely Islamic and had complete room for enforcement of Shariah in the country.

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India-Pakistan

Negotiators to meet TTP leadership in North Waziristan

2014-02-09

[DAWN] Members of a team of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTTP) nominated negotiators are meeting with the bad boy group's top leadership in North

Wazoo on Saturday to update them on the progress of the peace talks with the government.

"I can confirm that the government has provided a helicopter at 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.
to Professor Muhammad Ibrahim Khan and Maulana Yousaf Shah to fly to North Waziristan to meet the TTP's top leadership," a top government official, requesting not to be named, told DawnNews.

"They have already been sent on their way to North Waziristan," he said.

The two members would meet the TTP leadership at an unknown location in the tribal areas and would apprise them of the first round of talks with government negotiators, the source said.

Yousaf Shah is a front man for Maulana Samiul Haq
...the Godfather of the Taliban, leader of his own faction of the JUI. Known as Mullah Sandwich for his habit of having two young boys at a time...
, the coordinator of the TTP committee.

Other sources confirmed that the TTP had already convened a meeting of its supreme Shura at ~~some holy man's guesthouse~~ an undisclosed location in North Waziristan. The session, chaired by Taliban capo Sheikh Khalid Haqqani, is to be attended by the two TTP committee members.

Negotiators from both sides formally met Thursday for a first round of peace talks aimed at ending the bad boys' bloody seven-year insurgency.

The two sides laid down a roadmap in the form of demands from both sides future deliberation, with the government insisting that any negotiations be held within the framework of the constitution of Pakistain.

The grinding of the peace processor was dealt a blow on Friday when a member of the three-man TTP committee -- chief holy man of Islamabad's Red Mosque Maulana Abdul Aziz -- rejected the condition of holding talks under the constitution.

Aziz said the Taliban do not recognise the prevailing constitution and that it should be replaced by the teachings of the Koran and the Holy Prophet (PTUI!).

The firebrand
...firebrands are noted more for audio volume and the quantity of spittle generated than for any actual logic in their arguments...
holy man said he would only be part of further negotiations if a clause is included about the imposition of Islamic law in the country.

When asked about Aziz's statement, the official said the government had only come to know of this through the media and that no formal message regarding Aziz's demand have yet been communicated to them by the TTP negotiators.

The government committee is headed by Irfan Sidduqi, who is also the prime minister's special assistant on national affairs.

Aziz's move threatened to further undermine the talks -- the government side had already voiced doubts about the composition and authority of the TTP's representatives.

The government delegation skipped an initial meeting on Tuesday citing confusion over the bad boys' team after two members -- Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) chief Imran Khan

... aka Taliban Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality problems...
and Mufti Kifayatullah of the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...the political wing of the Pak Taliban...
Fazl (JUI-F) -- pulled out of the negotiations.

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India-Pakistan

Govt, TTP negotiators chart roadmap for peace talks

2014-02-07

[DAWN] Negotiators for the Pak government and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) met Thursday for a first round of peace talks aimed at ending the myrmidons' bloody seven-year insurgency.

The two sides gathered at the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
House in Islamabad for a preliminary meeting to chart a "roadmap" for future discussions, amid deep scepticism over whether dialogue can yield a lasting peace deal.

Following the meeting which lasted almost four hours, Maulana Samiul Haq
...the Godfather of the Taliban, leader of his own faction of the JUI. Known as Mullah Sandwich for his habit of having two young boys at a time...
read out a joint statement to the media.

According to the blurb, the two sides met under a cordial environment.

The government committee demanded that talks be held within the framework of the constitution, and that the scope of the peace talks be limited to only the insurgency-affected areas of Pakistain.

The government committee also said that all activities which may affect peace efforts should immediately be stopped, and that talks should be smoothly concluded in a short timeframe.

Referring to the 10-member Taliban monitoring committee, the government negotiators sought clarification regarding scope and authority of both TTP teams.

On the other hand, the Pak Taliban committee urged the government to clarify the mandate and level of authority of its four member committee, and its ability to implement a peace pact.

The Taliban team also demanded that their meetings be held with Prime Minister

Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
, the army chief and the DG ISI.

Journalists were not allowed to ask questions following the joint blurb.

The government's negotiators include Irfan Siddiqui, special assistant to the prime minister and coordinator of the committee, Rustam Shah Mohmand, a former Pakistain ambassador to Afghanistan, 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.
-based journalist Rahimullah Yousufzai and retired Major Amir Khan.

Negotiators from the TTP's side include Maulana Samiul Haq, Maulana Abdul Aziz and Professor Mohammad Ibrahim.

Initial peace talks failed to get under way Tuesday when the government delegation refused to meet the myrmidons' negotiators, citing confusion about the make-up of their team.

The TTP had initially also nominated Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) chief Imran Khan

... aka Taliban Khan, who isn't your heaviest-duty thinker, maybe not even among the top five...
and former Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...the political wing of the Pak Taliban...
(JUI-F) politician Mufti Kifayatullah in their committee. However,
women are made to be loved, not understood...
both later refused to be part of the committee.

In a statement Tuesday, the TTP front man Shahidullah Shahid said that Mualana Samiul Haq and his two colleagues had their blessing to go ahead with the negotiations without Khan or Kifayatullah.

"The three-member committee is final now and we have our full confidence in it to hold talks," he had said.

The Taliban committee is now expected to travel to

Wazoo to convey the progress of the negotiations to the TTP leadership.

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India-Pakistan

Govt, Taliban committees to hold first meeting tomorrow

2014-02-04

[DAWN] Two committees, nominated by the federal government and the Pak Taliban, will hold a preliminary meeting in Islamabad on Tuesday (tomorrow) to chart a roadmap for peace talks, DawnNews reported.

Earlier last week, Prime Minister

Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
had announced that his government would pursue peace talks with the Taliban despite a recent spate of attacks.

The premier had named a four-member committee comprising his Advisor on National Affairs Irfan Siddique, veteran journalist Rahimullah Yusufzai, former ambassador and expert on Afghanistan affairs Rustam Shah Mohmand and former ISI official Major (Retd) Amir Shah to facilitate the dialogue.

Whereas, banned myrmidon organization Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) on Saturday had nominated Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) chief Imran Khan

... aka Taliban Khan, who is the lightweight's lightweight...
, Maulana Samiul Haq
...the Godfather of the Taliban, leader of his own faction of the JUI. Known as Mullah Sandwich for his habit of having two young boys at a time...
, former chief holy man of the Lal Masjid in Islamabad Maulana Abdul Aziz, Professor Mohammad Ibrahim of the Jamaat-e-Islami
...The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
(JI), and Mufti Kifayatullah, a former politician of the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam
...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...
(JUI-F) from Mansehra
...

a city and an eponymous district in eastern Khyber-Pakthunwa, nestled snug up against Pak Kashmir, with Kohistan and Diamir to the north and Abbottabad to the south...
to hold talks with government negotiators.

However,
Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried...
PTI chief Imran Khan backed out of the Taliban committee after his party declined a request for him to represent them in peace talks with the government today.

Moreover, Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazl, older and even wider than he used to be...

Maulana Fazlur Rehman
Deobandi holy man, known as Mullah Diesel during the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty ...
also announced that he would not participate in the dialogue process.

Speaking to DawnNews, the government's negotiator Irfan Siddique said the meeting between the two committees is scheduled to be held tomorrow at 2 pm.

Three Taliban-nominated committee members meet

Earlier today, the five-member committee, nominated by the Pak Taliban to facilitate the dialogue process with the government, had held its first meeting in the federal capital today.

The meeting, chaired by Maulana Samiul Haq, was attended by Professor Ibrahim and Maulana Abdul Aziz.

Mufti Kifayatullah could not partake in the meeting whereas Khan was chairing a meeting of his party's core committee.

Sources said that while addressing the meeting, Samiul Haq had said the four-member committee nominated by the federal government to further the dialogue process with the Taliban had not contacted them, adding that the negotiating team would soon finalise its strategy.

He expressed hope that the government would find a better solution to problems while holding dialogue with the Taliban.

Meanwhile,
...back at the chili cook-off, Chuck and Manuel's rivalry was entering a new and more dangerous phase...
Professor Ibrahim had said he was very optimistic about negotiations with the Taliban while underscoring that problems could only be resolved through dialogue.

He moreover said that the Taliban would first demand the implementation of Shariah law in Pakistain and said if the government really wanted to impose it in the country in a democratic manner, it could have easily been done in the past 65 years.

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