Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif presided a high level meeting in Islamabad on Friday, discussed Taliban’s demands, a day after 16 non-combatants were released by the government and discussed the coming phase of direct negotiations with Taliban and reviewed the militants’ demands and suggestions.
The meeting was attended by Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and Director General ISI Lt. Gen. Zaheer-ul-Islam, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi,