As lawmakers in parliament’s second joint sitting on Monday sounded alarm over surge in terrorist activities by the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), PPP Senator Raza Rabbani demanded that the military leadership provide an in-camera briefing on failed peace talks with militants. In a joint sitting chaired by National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf, the lawmakers rued the decision to enter into dialogue with militants and demanded that the military leadership be invited to the house for an in-camera briefing on the matter in light of resurging militancy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Earlier, Senator Raza Rabbani questioned the absence of Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah when the house was set to discuss law and order. He claimed the surge in militancy was driving the business class out of the province. He also questioned how the TTP managed to make its way back to Swat and attack the CTD office.

Source: The Express Tribune February 14, 2023 23:41 UTC