India, April 12 -- Talks between Iran and the United States in Islamabad ended early Sunday without a breakthrough, with Pakistan saying it will continue to facilitate dialogue while urging both sides to stick to the ceasefire.

In a brief statement after the marathon negotiations, Pakistan's deputy Prime Minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar said Islamabad had helped mediate multiple rounds of discussions over the weekend. Track US-Iran war talks live updates.

"I, along with the Defence Forces Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Sim Munir, helped mediate several rounds of intense and constructive negotiations between the two sides that continued through the last 24 hours and ended this morning," he said.

Even as the talks ended without agr...