World News | China seeks to broker ‘feasible solution’ between Pakistan, Taliban over TTP ban

Islamabad [Pakistan]May 14 (ANI): China is trying to broker a “feasible solution” between the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban to resolve the banned Pakistani Taliban Movement (TTP), according to the Express Tribune.

According to official sources familiar with the plan, the Chinese foreign minister and the Afghan interim government recently held a tripartite meeting in Islamabad to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan.

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Issues on the agenda include terrorist safe havens in Afghanistan. While Pakistan is concerned about the existence of the TTP and its affiliates, China wants the Afghan Taliban to eliminate the threat posed by the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), Tribune Express reported.

In addition, China has a vested economic interest in the region. China’s trade with Afghanistan has been growing rapidly, and it may become Afghanistan’s second largest trading nation after Pakistan in 2023, which heralds the continuation of the CPEC part of the Silk Road initiative to Afghanistan. briefing (SRB).

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In order to break the impasse, China is seeking agreement on a “feasible solution” between the two sides, the source said.

The Afghan Taliban previously proposed to transfer TTP militants from the Pakistani border area, but asked the Pakistani side to bear the relevant costs. It is believed that the Afghan Taliban offered China a similar solution to the ETIM issue.

Sources said that China hopes that both sides will not lose sight of the overall situation when resolving the TTP issue. Essentially, China does not want the TTP issue to disrupt bilateral relations between the two countries, which would be detrimental to regional connectivity, sources said, according to Tribune Express.

At a news conference last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang hoped that “both Pakistan and Afghanistan will focus on the overall situation and try to resolve their problems through dialogue and consultation.”

According to officials, his statement showed that the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban must not push the TTP issue to the point of no return.

Meanwhile, the Taliban government in Afghanistan is thought to be working on a plan to address Chinese concerns as it has moved what are believed to be hundreds of ETIM fighters across the border. But TTP issues still loom large, The Express Tribune reported.

After the Taliban took power, Pakistan expects the TTP issue to be resolved once and for all.

While Pakistan sought action against the TTP, the Afghan Taliban instead made an offer to strike a deal with the militant group. Islamabad reluctantly accepted the offer, and initially, negotiations with the TTP progressed, declaring a ceasefire in exchange for the release of certain militants by Pakistan.

Pakistan has allowed hundreds of TTP fighters to resettle in the country as part of confidence-building measures. However, the process quickly ran into trouble as returning fighters began targeting security forces.

Moreover, the surge in TTP terrorist attacks has forced Pakistan’s civilian and military leaders to abandon the peace process. The current civil and military leaders openly admit that the policy of summing up with the TTP is wrong. The government has decided not to pursue peace talks with the TTP. (Arnie)

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