Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said Islamabad had no interest in negotiating with terrorist groups responsible for killing Pakistani civilians and security forces.
Mrs. Baloch emphasized in a press conference with reporters: “We believe that such suggestions and recommendations are disrespectful to the families who have lost their loved ones due to the actions of TTP.”
The statement was made in response to a question about the remarks of Sardar Ahmad Shakib, the acting head of the Afghan embassy in Pakistan; Mr Shakib had earlier said the issue of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) needed to be discussed.
Ms. Baloch on Afghan migrants killed at border with Iran has not commented.
