The Pakistan Taliban, have withdrawn their offer of peace talks, following the death of the group’s deputy leader in an United States Drone strike.
The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, made on offer of talks with the government under the condition that his men would not lay down his arms.
Speaking to the Associated Press following the US drone strikes, Taliban spokesman, Ahsanullah Ahsan, outlined suspicion that the Pakistani government were complicit in the drone strikes, stating,
“We had made the offer for peace talks with the government with good intention but we think that these drone attacks are carried out with the approval of the government so we announce the end of the talks process.”
