Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the Taliban will have to renounce terrorism and put down arms if they want peace talks to move forward.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal during his visit to New York, he said that they have evolved a consensus on a joint strategy to put an end to terrorism in Pakistan through peace talks.
According to the Express Tribune, he said that the Taliban offered a dialogue themselves and the political parties decided to respond to their offer positively.
However, he added that the Taliban will have to renounce terrorism.
He said that the terrorists will have to abide by the Constitution of Pakistan to proceed with peace talks.
