Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:47:37 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:47:37 +0500 60 ‘Will ask TTP to throw away weapons’: Pakistani jirga in Kabul for talks https://english.aaj.tv/news/30287802/will-ask-ttp-to-throw-away-weapons-pakistani-jirga-in-kabul-for-talks <p><strong>A Pakistani jirga has arrived in Kabul for talks with the banned outfit, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.</strong></p> <p>According to sources, the delegation comprising 53 members arrived in the capital of Afghanistan Wednesday.</p> <p>The jirga includes elders from the now-defunct tribal areas of Pakistan.</p> <p>PPP leader Akhundzada Chatta, who is part of the jirga, tweeted photographs of the delegation from the Islamabad airport ahead of their departure for Kabul.</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '> <span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/chattanppp/status/1531858232226074631"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '></figcaption> </figure> <p>They will hold negotiations with TTP through the Afghan government.</p> <p>The leaders of TTP agreed to the talks after pressure from the Afghan Taliban.</p> <p>The Pakistan jirga members said they will ask TTP to put down their weapons and peacefully stay in Pakistan.</p> A Pakistani jirga has arrived in Kabul for talks with the banned outfit, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

According to sources, the delegation comprising 53 members arrived in the capital of Afghanistan Wednesday.

The jirga includes elders from the now-defunct tribal areas of Pakistan.

PPP leader Akhundzada Chatta, who is part of the jirga, tweeted photographs of the delegation from the Islamabad airport ahead of their departure for Kabul.

They will hold negotiations with TTP through the Afghan government.

The leaders of TTP agreed to the talks after pressure from the Afghan Taliban.

The Pakistan jirga members said they will ask TTP to put down their weapons and peacefully stay in Pakistan.

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