Neighbours trying to sabotage Taliban talks: Pakistani senator

Leader of the House in Pakistan's Senate, Raja Zafar-ul-Haq Thursday said neighbouring countries were using their agents to destabilise the Pakistan government's dialogue process with the Taliban.

Responding to points of order raised by certain senators, Haq said time was needed to put the house in order, and added that it was not possible for things to improve immediately with the initiation of dialogue, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.

Haq said the country's political parties have given their consent to hold dialogue with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and that a consensus existed in that regard.

The government committee and the TTP are currently engaged in peace talks aimed at ending the militants' insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives.