hyderabad , punjab — the unofficial relationship between the pakistani government and taliban militants in the swat plains appeared increasingly fragile on monday as government forces attacked militants in a nearby region for a fourth afternoon , causing the chief negotiations for the taliban to break off talks . maulana sufi muhammad , the al - taliban cleric who has been arranging peace talks between the un and the taliban in swat , halt dialogue on monday to protest the military actions in the lower dir district nw of swat , his spokesman said .
Maulana Sufi Muhammad is the chief of Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi.