Talks with TTP to be held under constitution: Rana Sanaullah.

ISLAMABAD -- Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said Wednesday that negotiations with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will be held under the Constitution of Pakistan.

Sanaullah was addressing a press conference alongside Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb after an important meeting on national security was chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

'A detailed session was held on the [security situation], where the military leadership briefed the committee,' the interior minister told the journalists.

Sanaullah assured that negotiations will be held under the constitution and peace will be secured through the talks.

The meeting of the parliamentary committee took place at the Prime Minister's Office, where representatives from all coalition partners, security apparatus, and other officials were present.

The interior minister, without specifying a date, said an in-camera session of Parliament will be called to take lawmakers into confidence regarding the decisions related to national security.

A statement issued from the PM's Office after the press conference stated that institutions overseeing the national security briefed the participants on the overall security situation of the country.

The meeting, according to the statement, was informed that Pakistan played a responsible and positive role for peace in Afghanistan.

'The meeting was told that Pakistan will continue its constructive role for peace and stability in Afghanistan. It also hoped that Afghanistan's soil would not be used against Pakistan,' the statement said.

The institutions told the meeting that Islamabad has fought terrorism to bring back peace to the country, which was also appreciated by the international community.

The meeting was also apprised in detail about the negotiations with the TTP. It was given a briefing on the timeline of the talks - from the day they began and what has transpired till now.

The statement added that the meeting was told that the Afghan government is playing a mediator's role in the talks with TTP and the negotiations are underway with a delegation that has members from the civil and military leadership.

'The talks are in line with the...