The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, says he is prepared to hold peace talks with the Government.
But he says his group will continue to target Americans and their allies.
The BBC reports that Hakimullah Mehsud has wreaked havoc across Pakistan and he may have been responsible for killing thousands.
Now he says if the Government wants to talk it has to send a team to him.
In a rare interview he gave some indications of what his demands might be, including the imposition of Sharia law.
He says any ceasefire would have to include an end to American drone attacks.
What's clear is that Hakimullah Mehsud feels he's talking from a position of strength and just by the Government in Islamabad pursuing talks with him and with more coalition troops due to leave Afghanistan he already feels he and his fellow militants in the region are in the ascendancy.
