DHAKA: The first formal meeting between Pakistan government and a Taliban-nominated team has begun in an undisclosed location, local media say.

They are due to start charting a ‘roadmap’ for peace talks, reports the BBC.

The talks were delayed earlier in the week after the government side asked for clarification about the composition of the Pakistan Taliban team.

Militants from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been waging an insurgency inside Pakistan since 2007.

BDST: 1608 HRS, FEB 06, 2014