Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on June 22 said a meeting on national security, attended by civil and military leadership, had decided that the talks with the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will be held only under the framework of the Constitution, reports Dawn. He made the statement at a press conference after the meeting in Islamabad, and said it was also decided that an in-camera briefing will be held on the matter and later the Prime Minister will brief the parliament. "The talks [with the TTP] will be taken forward under the guidance of parliament," Sanaullah added.
According to a statement issued after the meeting, the institutions "responsible for national security" briefed the committee on the overall security situation of the country. The meeting was apprised of internal and external threats and the measures being taken by the agencies to handle the security situation. The meeting was informed that talks were underway with the TTP, facilitated by the government of Afghanistan, in which a government-led committee comprising civil and military representatives were negotiating within the framework of the Constitution of Pakistan. "The decision in this regard will be made in the light of the Constitution, and with the approval of parliament, which will also provide guidance for the future and strike consensus on the matter," the meeting was told.