TTP did not reject 'Constitution of Pakistan' during talks: Yousfzai

ISLAMABAD: Rahimullah Yousufzai, a member of government’s committee, has said the Taliban, during the talks, did not abnegate the constitution and had agreed to hold talks within the framework of the constitution. He said that the Taliban later changed their view and expressed will to hold negotiation in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah. However, Yousufzai said that talks were not halted over the issue of the constitution or Quran and Sharia. He said that the Taliban didn’t claim responsibilities of terror incidents as the talks began, however, he added the situation changed once the Taliban had started claiming responsibility for incidents in Karachi and Mohmand Agency.