Pak PM Imran Khan faces flak after his govt starts talks with TTP

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing flak after he said that his government started talks with some groups of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) with the aim of having the group lay down their weapons.

On Friday, Imran Khan had said that the government would forgive TTP members and they would become normal citizens if they lay down



arms.

Reacting to this statement, Pakistan People Party (PPP) rebuked Imran Khan for holding talks with banned TTP, terming the move similar to sprinkling salt on the wounds of dead soldiers families. 

The party questioned why Pakistan's Parliament was not taken into confidence over this sensitive issue.