Minister of Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar confirmed early Wednesday that the latest round of talks between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban in Turkiye's capital, Istanbul, had

Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan ended in Istanbul without a deal, Pakistan’s information minister said on Wednesday, blaming Kabul’s delegation for obstructing progress. The failure of the negotiations casts doubt on efforts to stabilise relations between the uneasy South Asian neighbours.

Attaullah Tarar said that Government of Pakistan will continue to employ all resources which are required in this regard to decimate the terrorists, their sanctuaries, their abetters and supporters.

Peace negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Istanbul have collapsed amid Pakistan's accusations against the Taliban for harboring militants linked to cross-border attacks. Despite mediation by Qatar and Turkey,

Officials from Afghanistan’s Taliban government, its defence ministry, and Pakistan’s army and foreign ministries have not yet commented publicly on the failed negotiations.

The latest round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, held in Istanbul, collapsed without any breakthrough despite weeks of mediation by Saudi Arabia and the United States.

According to sources, Pakistan remained firm on the “reasonable demands it has presented”, but the Afghan Taliban delegation was not fully willing to accept them”

Afghan and Pakistani negotiators were locked in talks to hammer out a lasting ceasefire Saturday, with Islamabad warning that if the Istanbul talks failed it could lead to "open war". “The (Istanbul) talks are going on,