20 August 2014
Last updated at 17:59 ET
The opposition leader told protesters holding a sit-in
outside parliament that the talks would be "no use" unless Mr Sharif
stepped down.
Fellow protest leader Tahirul Qadri sent a team to meet with officials, but the talks ended without a resolution.
Protesters say Mr Sharif is corrupt only came to power after widespread vote-rigging in last year's elections.
Mr Sharif's party won that election by a landslide in what was Pakistan's first peaceful transfer of power between two civilian democratic governments.
Mr Khan has led a week-long campaign in an attempt to bring
down the government, which culminated in thousands of protesters
breaching security to enter Islamabad's "red zone" on Tuesday.
The high-security area of the capital contains several key government buildings, including parliament, and foreign embassies.
Soldiers guarding the zone showed no resistance to the crowds of protesters and instead called on both sides to hold talks to end the impasse.
MPs were forced to use a rear exit to leave the parliament building on Wednesday. It has now been adjourned until Thursday.
Mr Khan and Mr Qadri, an anti-government cleric, have been summoned to appear before the Supreme Court on Thursday to explain the protests.
The government has accused protesters of attempting to derail democracy and both protest leaders have been criticised for their "unconstitutional" actions by other opposition leaders.
Although both protest movements are calling for Mr Sharif's resignation, they are not formally allied.
Correspondents say that if one group reached a settlement with the government, the other's protests would be severely weakened.
The demonstrations have remained peaceful so far but the crisis has raised fears that Pakistan's military could intervene if the government was unable to bring the protests to a halt.
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Mr Khan has come under pressure from other opposition leaders to end his "unconstitutional" protests
Imran Khan says he will not hold talks with the government until Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns.
Fellow protest leader Tahirul Qadri sent a team to meet with officials, but the talks ended without a resolution.
Protesters say Mr Sharif is corrupt only came to power after widespread vote-rigging in last year's elections.
Mr Sharif's party won that election by a landslide in what was Pakistan's first peaceful transfer of power between two civilian democratic governments.
The protests have remained peaceful so far but there are fears the military could intervene in the crisis
The BBC's Pakistan correspondent, Shahzeb Jillani, asked Mr Khan if his protests could derail Pakistan's fragile democracy
The high-security area of the capital contains several key government buildings, including parliament, and foreign embassies.
Soldiers guarding the zone showed no resistance to the crowds of protesters and instead called on both sides to hold talks to end the impasse.
MPs were forced to use a rear exit to leave the parliament building on Wednesday. It has now been adjourned until Thursday.
Mr Khan and Mr Qadri, an anti-government cleric, have been summoned to appear before the Supreme Court on Thursday to explain the protests.
The government has accused protesters of attempting to derail democracy and both protest leaders have been criticised for their "unconstitutional" actions by other opposition leaders.
Although both protest movements are calling for Mr Sharif's resignation, they are not formally allied.
Correspondents say that if one group reached a settlement with the government, the other's protests would be severely weakened.
The demonstrations have remained peaceful so far but the crisis has raised fears that Pakistan's military could intervene if the government was unable to bring the protests to a halt.
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