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Army reluctance to be part of negotiations appreciable: WattooISLAMABAD: Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo, President Punjab PPP has appreciated the reported reluctance of the army to be associated in the negotiations with TTP as a part of government negotiation team. In a statement issued here on Saturday he said how can they sit with TTP whose hands are stained with the blood of about fifty thousand of Pakistanis and five thousand brave soldiers. He said that the demand of the TTP for army involvement in negotiations was fabricated by them with pernicious intentions as it would clearly imply that the democratic government was ineffective and would not be able to implement the potential outcome of the talks. Manzoor Wattoo cautioned the government that it should desist from involving army in the talks for the obvious reasons. In case of failure of the negotiations the government and the army would end up in blame game leading to immense tactical and strategic advantages to the TTP, he added.
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