A parliamentary committee has authorised the Army leadership to hold talks with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on July 2, reports Dawn. Speaking at a press conference, he said the Army leadership would inform the committee about any progress in the talks and the matter would then be debated in parliament. The minister said that talks would be held only under the Constitution of Pakistan, adding that neither anything over and above the Constitution would be negotiated nor would any such agreement be reached.