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Government reciprocates Taliban ceasefireISLAMABAD: The government has formally announced to stop surgical strikes against militants, reciprocating Tehrik-I-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) declaration of a month-long ceasefire to resume peace talks.
In a statement issued by the Interior Ministry, the decision was taken after Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan held consultations with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif.
The statement noted that the government had responded positively to Taliban offer. However, it reserved the right to respond to any violent activity carried out by the banned outfit.
On Saturday, the TTP announced the ceasefire and asked its offshoots to stop their activities.
The military had launched aerial and ground raids on militants' havens in the country’s tribal belt, after over 20 paramilitary soldiers were killed by the TTP despite peace talks.
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