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Pakistan govt releases over 100 TTP members as 'goodwill gesture'
Islamabad: The Imran Khan-government in Pakistan has freed over 100 Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) prisoners as a “goodwill gesture” to reciprocate the ceasefire announced by the group earlier this month, local media reports said on Tuesday.
Most of the released Taliban prisoners were undergoing de-radicalisation and rehabilitation at the internment centres set up by the Pak government, officials told The Express Tribune on the condition of anonymity since they were not authorised to speak on record.
“Most of the released inmates have not completed a six-month mandatory de-radicalisation and rehabilitation programme,” an official said.
“The rest were ordinary foot soldiers,” he added.
The officials also clarified that the prisoners were not released in compliance with any demand from the TTP, which is currently engaged in negotiations with the Pakistani government.
“The Taliban prisoners were released as a goodwill gesture,” the official told the newspaper.
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