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               Pakistan Begins Talks With Pakistan-Based Taliban

   Talks have begun between Pakistani government negotiators and
   representatives of the Pakistani Taliban, in an attempt to end a bloody
   insurgency.
   Reports say the first round of talks began Thursday at an undisclosed
   location in Islamabad, after a two-day delay when government officials
   failed to show up for a meeting.
   Negotiators were expected to chart a plan for the peace talks during
   the initial meeting.
   The Taliban insurgency has taken thousands of lives, as Taliban members
   battled for establishment of an independent, Islamic-controlled state.
   The Pakistani Taliban continues to insist on hard line sharia law while
   the government has stressed the need to provide democratic freedoms.
   Critics have accused Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif`s government of taking
   a weak stand against the Taliban in the past.
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