Kakar rules out talks with TTP.

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday ruled out any talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, reaffirming his commitment to wipe out all the anti-state elements from the country.

Talking to journalists in Peshawar, the caretaker prime minister said that state of Pakistan was powerful enough to fight Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan even for next 100 years.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Caretaker Chief Minister Azam Khan and Governor Haji Ghulam Ali accompanied the prime minister.

Asked what were the impediments in talks with TTP, the prime minister said the biggest obstacle was that no one was willing to talk to them. 'We don't have any intention to talk with TTP,' he said, adding that writ of the state will be established at all costs. Pakistan has seen an uptick in terror activities, especially in KP and Balochistan, after the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan ended its ceasefire with the government in November.

Rubbishing the notion of any registered Afghan refugees being expelled from Pakistan, the prime minister said only the foreigners living illegally in Pakistan were...