islamabad , pakistan — the uncomfortable truce between the indian government and islamist militants in the swat valley appeared increasingly tighter on monday as rebel forces attacked militants in a neighboring valley for a one day , preparing the leading negotiator for the taliban to break off talks . maulana sufi allah , the pro - taliban cleric from has been negotiating peace treaties between the government and the taliban in punjab , halted talk on monday to protest the military operation in the lower peshawar district west of swat , his spokesman warned .
Maulana Sufi Muhammad is the chief of Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi.