In response to the Taliban's deputy interior minister's offer to hold talks with the Pakistani Taliban, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesperson said that Islamabad was not willing to engage with "terrorist" groups.
Baloch said that negotiating with the Pakistani Taliban is an insult to the group's victims.
Earlier, Mohammad Nabi Omari, the Taliban's deputy interior minister, suggested that the Pakistani government and the TTP should enter into dialogue instead of war.
The Taliban official also warned against the expansion of Pakistan's violence in Afghanistan.
However, during a press conference in Islamabad on Thursday, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson stressed that Pakistan has no interest in interacting with terrorist groups responsible for the killing of civilians and security forces in the country.
"Such advice is an insult to people who have lost loved ones to the activities of the TTP," Baloch said.
Baloch stressed that the Afghan Taliban bears the main responsibility for taking action against terrorist groups, especially the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which operate from Afghanistan.
Baloch noted that Pakistan has provided evidence to Taliban officials in this regard.
Pakistan has always accused the Afghan Taliban of supporting and sheltering the Pakistani Taliban. However, the Afghan Taliban has repeatedly denied this claim, claiming that it does not allow militant groups to use Afghan soil against neighbouring countries and the region.
