PESHAWAR: Member of the Taliban mediating committee, Professor Ibrahim Khan, said on Tuesday that talks were still favourable despite the war that had erupted from the government and Taliban's side, DawnNews reported.

The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) leader said attempts were underway to resume the dialogue process which had entered a deadlock and informal talks were being held with the members of the government committee in this regard.

He further said that there was a possibility of a meeting between the two negotiating teams in the next few days.

Professor Khan also said that no stance of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had come forward as yet regarding the issue of an operation.

Earlier, Professor Ibrahim had said: “I don't rule out the possibility of resumption of talks at any stage.”

”We will keep appealing to both the government and the Taliban to stop following the path of violence and resume the stalled dialogue.”

Moreover, Rahimullah Yousufzai, a member of the government mediating team, said the process could resume if the Taliban agreed to a ceasefire without preconditions and explain the deaths of the abducted soldiers.