Dhaka, Monday, Mar 02, 2026
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” following crisis talks mediated by Qatar and Turkey in Doha, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Saturday.According to the statement, both sides also agreed to establish joint mechanisms aimed at ensuring lasting peace and stability along their shared border.Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed the ceasefire in a post on X, saying that the two sides would hold follow-up talks in Istanbul on October 25.“Terrorism on Pakistani soil conducted from Afghanistan will immediately stop. Both neighboring countries will respect each other’s sovereignty,” Asif said.The agreement comes after several days of intense cross-border fighting last week that left dozens dead and hundreds wounded on both sides.The two countries had earlier reached a temporary 48-hour truce on Wednesday evening — their first since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 — following the deadliest week of clashes in recent years.That ...
