Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan called off reconciliatory talks with the government on Thursday, a week after a court handed him a 14-year jail term on graft charges, his party's chairman said.

A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced the country’s already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail after finding them guilty of corruption, officials and his lawyer said.

Pakistan Prime Minister's Adviser on Public and Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, blamed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for ending the negotiations. He said that the government cannot be held responsible for it as they entered the dialogue and still seek to continue,