islamabad , afghanistan — the uneasy alliance between the provincial government and taliban militants in the swat valley appeared increasingly difficult on monday as government personnel attacked militants in a neighboring district for a fourth day , leading the main erakat for the taliban to keep off talks . maulana sufi muhammad , the pro - insurgents cleric who has been agreeing deal measures between the government and the taliban in swat , restarted plans on monday to protest the military deployment in the below dir district portion of swat , his lawyer stated .
Maulana Sufi Muhammad is the chief of Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi.