Nesar Ali Khan Chowdry, Pakistan's Interior Minister issued a statement whereby he described killing of Hakimullah Mahsood, Chief of Pakistani Taliban, as a clear opposition to Pakistan's announcement of readiness for peace negotiation with Tahrik-e Taliban. The Pakistani interior minister said the assassination of Hakimullah Mahsood was in line with sabotaging the official commencement of the negotiations.

The attack on the tribal regions of Pakistan by the American unmanned aircrafts occurred simultaneous with Prime Minister Navaz Sharif's announcement of starting negotiations between the government and Tahrik-e Taliban. The Pakistani premier stressed that the negotiations will aim at reducing casualties and violence. Although the Pakistani premier's statement confirmed these negotiations as per Pakistan's Constitution, Shahedullah Shahed spokesman of Taliban in Pakistan denied it. Assassination of Hakimullah Mahsood by the US can be paid attention from different aspects. First, the Pakistani government stance maybe correct as it calls it the attempt of saboteurs to stymie peace talks, for; the Pakistani government has always declared that the drone attacks have not been effective in the decrease of terrorism; it has rather increased it. During the rule of People's party, too, had emphasized on negotiations with Taliban and had signed agreements on the issue; but it failed due to continuation of the US drone attacks and protests of the tribal leaders. From the viewpoint of the Pakistani government the United States of America does not like the crisis be solved via talks and rapprochement; hence its constant obstructionism. That's why the killing of Mahsood, immediately after the announcement of starting negotiations with Taliban, instigated Islamabad's harsh reaction. However, the announcement of halting of peace talks between Taliban and the Pakistani government cannot be positive news; since this will be tantamount to ignoring several months of efforts to set the ground for negotiations with Tahrik-e Taliban.

Yet, some observers believe that Mahsood's assassination can be related with dismissing the Pakistani premier's announcement of negotiations. For, it seems that the Pakistani Taliban has faced internal discrepancy and the government wanted to talk with that part of Taliban which is intended to talk and that Mahsood- linked Tahrik-e Taliban had opposed it due to its likely weakening. Thus, assassination of Mahsood can be a decisive response to the opponents of negotiations. As some of the American media claim that there won't be any drone attacks without the cooperation of Pakistan's military and intelligence apparatus (ISI), it is not unlikely that killing of Mahsood was a coordinated measure to encounter Taliban hardliners and opponents of negotiations.