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Pakistan delegation leaves for Istanbul to hold talks with Afghan Taliban:
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said a delegation has left for Istanbul to resume talks with the Afghan Taliban to ease tensions after recent border clashes. The discussions, facilitated by Turkiye and Qatar, aim to finalise a ceasefire mechanism and address Pakistan's concerns over
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Afghanistan, Pakistan set for third and "final round" of talks after earl
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The upcoming meeting comes amid heightened tensions between the two neighbours. The second round of talks in late October lasted four days but ended without results, despite mediation by Turkey and Qatar following deadly border clashes and a temporary ceasefire that began on October 19.
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Pak accelerates Afghans' repatriation post border clashes
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The escalation is felt far beyond border areas, spanning all the way to the capital, Islamabad, and nearby Rawalpindi. Landlords, fearing legal ramifications, have evicted Afghan renters or refused lease renewals, forcing families to find new homes.
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Pakistan reopens Torkham border as ceasefire with Afghanistan holds
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan was reopened on Saturday, allowing the return of Afghan refugees after a nearly two-week closure that followed deadly border clashes between the two countries last month, The Express Tribune reported.
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"Will conduct strikes": Pak Defence Min warns Taliban "to push them back t
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The aggressive statement followed the collapse of peace talks in Turkey and a surge in border clashes. Four days of negotiations in Istanbul between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban concluded without a resolution. The talks were mediated by Turkey and Qatar following deadly border clashes and
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Deadlock persists at Pakistan-Afghanistan talks in Turkiye over Taliban's
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Istanbul ended in a deadlock as the Taliban refused to commit to verifiable action against the TTP and other militant groups. Pakistan demanded concrete steps to curb cross-border terrorism, while mediators from Turkiye and Qatar tried to prevent
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Turkiye: 2nd round of Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks begins in Istanbul
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The second round of discussions between Afghanistan and Pakistan commenced in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Saturday, the Dawn reported, a week after both parties jointly agreed to a ceasefire agreement following intense border clashes earlier this month.
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Transit trade with Afghanistan to remain suspended until security situatio
Updated : 5 months ago IST
"Afghan transit trade is closed, and is not taking place. It is not taking place because of the factors that you were aware of. There was considerable discussion on this question during last week's briefing as well. Till the evaluation of the security situation, this transit trade will remai
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Afghanistan plans to build dam over Kunar River that flows into Pakistan,
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Days after recent border clashes with Pakistan, Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration on Friday announced plans to begin construction of dams over the Kunar River, a key waterway that flows into Pakistan's northwestern region.
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Saudi Arabia welcomes Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire agreement, appreciate
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Saudi Arabia on Sunday (local time) welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Afghanistan and Pakistan following recent episodes of intense border clashes between the two nations, while commending the mediation efforts by Qatar and Turkiye that facilitated the breakthrough during talks in
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Pak PM blames Afghanistan for border clashes, in talks with Malay PM
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Sharif announced that Pakistan agreed for a ceasefire at the behest of Afghanistan and asked for tangible actions against terrorists.
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Qatar says Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to "immediate ceasefire", plan f
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Qatar has announced that Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an "immediate ceasefire" following intense border clashes, with plans for follow-up talks to ensure its "sustainability".
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