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Pakistan enters peace talks with Taliban
Source: BBC
6 February 2014 Last updated at 13:28 GMT
Pakistan enters peace talks with Taliban
The first formal meeting between the Pakistan government and a Taliban-nominated team has been held at an undisclosed location, officials say.
The session, which has now ended, was aimed at charting a "roadmap" for peace talks to end a decade-long insurgency.
The government side entered the talks "wholeheartedly", the interior ministry told the BBC.
Militants from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been waging an insurgency inside Pakistan since 2007.
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Pakistan enters peace talks with Taliban
The first formal meeting between the Pakistan government and a Taliban-nominated team has been held at an undisclosed location, officials say.
The session, which has now ended, was aimed at charting a "roadmap" for peace talks to end a decade-long insurgency.
The government side entered the talks "wholeheartedly", the interior ministry told the BBC.
Militants from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been waging an insurgency inside Pakistan since 2007.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26065385