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Pakistani Taliban call for peace talks with new govt
0 Comments | AFP, February, 2008
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — Taliban militants said Sunday they were ready for peace talks with Pakistan's new government, but only if it rejects President Pervez Musharraf's "war on terror" in the country's tribal belt.
A rebel spokesman quoted Taliban warlord Baitullah Mehsud -- accused by Musharraf of masterminding the slaying of ex-PM Benazir Bhutto -- as calling for negotiations with parties that beat the president's allies in elections.
The announcement comes amid US concerns about Islamabad's commitment against extremists, following Monday's victory by Bhutto's opposition Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the party of former premier Nawaz Sharif.
"The Taliban movement welcomes the victory of anti-Musharraf political parties... and announces its willingness to...
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