The Pakistan government on Saturday invited Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party for holding “unconditional talks”, saying negotiations are part of the political process and complex problems are resolved when two sides hear each other out, PTI reported.

Addressing a joint press conference with Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party should sit down and negotiate with the government to resolve the impasse over holding early general elections.

At the same time, they said that threats and talks cannot go together.