TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid declared a one-month unilateral ceasefire on saturday . According to him the TTP top leadership has directed all groups to fully honour the ceasefire with the government, and to “refrain from all Jihadi activities during this period”.
Meanwhile, the coordinator of the government committee for peace talks, Irfan Siddiqui, welcomed the announcement by the militant group. He said that, after the Taliban mediators formally inform them, the government committee would soon hold a meeting to decide on their next step.