Islamabad [Pakistan], December 22 (ANI): Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary said on Tuesday that the rise in "religious extremist" political parties such as recently unbanned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) would ultimately harm the country.

Kohima Sep 22 PTI The Core Committee on Naga Political Issue CCNPI after a meeting with NSCNIMs leadership on Wednesday expressed happiness on the resumption of peace talks between the Centres new interlocutor A K Mishra and the Naga rebel group a senior minister said The CCNPI including Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton and Leader of NPF Legislature Party T R Zeliang held talks with the NSCNIM general secretary Th Muivah and other leaders of the rebel group at Chumukedima Police Complex in Dimapur state minister Neiba Kronu said The Core Committee appealed to the NSCNIM leadership to continue talks for an early solution to the Naga problem the minister said Asked if the Core Committee would be meeting the Working Committee of Naga National Political Groups NNPGs comprising seven different factions he said it would be decided in the next meeting of the CCNPI Meanwhile the former governor of Nagaland R N Ravi on Wednesday resigned as the Centres interlocutor for Naga peace talks R N Ravis resignation as interlocutor for the Naga peace process submitted by him today has been accepted with immediate effect by the Government of India stated a tweet of the Ministry of Home Affairs Ravi was transferred as governor of Tamil Nadu on September 9 The former interlocutor had signed a framework agreement with Muivah on August 3 2015 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi This was seen as a major step towards the final settlement However the NSCNIM has refused to hold talks with him since last year accusing him of trying to sabotage the peace process The Centre has been holding parallel talks with the Working Committee of NNPGs since 2017 and entered into an Agreed Position with them Talks were said to have concluded on October 31 2019 while Ravi was the interlocutor However the final solution is still pending with NSCN IM remaining firm on its demand for a separate flag and Constitution for the Naga people Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Nagaland counterpart Neiphiu Rio had also met the NSCNIM general secretary in Dimapur on Tuesday PTI NBS MM MM