Islamabad- Peace talks between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban ended without any agreement to tackle the thorny issues of cross-border terrorism as the deadlock persisted, according to top officials.

The third round of talks began on Thursday and continued for two days, but it failed to get a written commitment from Kabul to take action against Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants accused of launching an attack against Pakistan by using Afghan soil.

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told a private TV channel on Friday night that the negotiations were suspended, with “no programme for the fourth round of talks”.

“There is a complete deadlock. The negotiations have entered an indefinite phase,” he said, reported Geo TV.

The minister thanked Turkiye and Qatar for their “sinc

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