islamabad , pakistan — the uneasy union between the us regime and afghanistan militants in the tear basin appeared more strained on friday as government forces attacked militants in a adjoining tehsil for a second occasion , causing the main negotiator for the state to start off talks . fazlur sufi ahmad , the pro - taliban cleric who has been negotiating peace talks between the government and the insurgency in islamabad , resumed talks on monday to dispute the military effort in the lower dir district west of kabul , his deputies said .
Maulana Sufi Muhammad is the chief of Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi.