Hyderabad, April 14 -- Pakistan has proposed hosting a second round of talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad in the coming days, before the end of the ceasefire, two Pakistani officials said.

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated that the next round of negotiations was expected soon.

The 21-hour talks between the US and Iran on Saturday, April 11, were the first of their kind since 1979 due to the involvement of top-level officials from both sides. The two sides, however, failed to secure a lasting peace deal to end hostilities following their talks in Pakistan over the weekend.

Speaking to the media outside Parliament House on Monday, April 13, Asif said there had been a sense of satisfaction after ...