Afghanistan, Nov. 6 -- Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said the Islamabad delegation's only objective in the Istanbul talks is to ensure Taliban action against cross-border TTP attacks.
The Taliban, however, maintain that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan's activities are an internal issue for Islamabad and deny harboring or supporting the group's fighters on Afghanistan soil.
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Wednesday that a delegation has arrived in Istanbul for a third round of talks with the Taliban, expressing hope that the Afghanistan side would act "wisely" to ease tensions between the two neighbours.
Asif said Pakistan's sole demand is for the Taliban to prevent militant groups from launching cross-border attacks...