ISLAMABAD , Pakistan ( CNN ) -- The Pakistani Taliban -- under pressure in fighting with the military -- said Tuesday it wants to return to a peace deal that recently collapsed . The fighting in the Swat Valley region has forced thousands of civilians to abandon their homes . That collapse sparked the ongoing massive military operation , a Taliban spokesman said Tuesday . Taliban militants in Swat Valley have announced that they are willing to disarm if the Pakistani government allows sharia , or Islamic law , to be implemented in the region , a spokesman for Taliban mediator Sufi Mohammed said . The government rejected the offer , saying the Taliban must pull out of Swat or face arrest , state information minister Syed Sumsam Ali Shah Bukhari said Tuesday . According to Bukhari , the offer shows that the Taliban 's morale is down and they are retreating . The lastest round of fighting has killed an estimated 1,100 Taliban militants and 75 Pakistani security personnel , Pakistan 's military said Tuesday . Another 226 Pakistani security personnel have been wounded , the military said . Watch journalists tour of the Swat Valley battlefront » . Mohammed negotiated the previous deal between the Taliban and the government , which called for the same arrangement . That deal fell apart because the Taliban refused to disarm and moved into the Buner district , located outside of the region that the government allowed them to control . The government has said it will only allow sharia if it does not contradict Pakistan 's constitution . There are many interpretations of Islamic law , but the Taliban 's version has curbed human rights , forcing women indoors , men to grow beards , and shops to stop selling movies and music . The military operation against the Taliban in northwest Pakistan has resulted in the exodus of more than 2.4 million civilians since May 2 . The United Nations estimates that it 's the biggest movement of people in Pakistan since the country was formed in 1947 . It is also believed to be the fastest population flight in the world since the Rwandan genocide in 1994 .
Pakistani Taliban says it wants to return to peace deal that recently collapsed . Spokesman says they want return to sharia law in return for peace . Fighting has seen more than 2.4 million people register as displaced persons .