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".
Referring to the strikes that killed at least 10 people, including three Afghan cricketers, in Paktika province on Friday, Omari accused Pakistan of acting under external influence rather than out of its own decision.
"I think the big game Pakistan is playing is that it is intentionally creating a conflict with Afghanistan, and then taking that war on a silver platter to President Donald Trump and inviting him to broker peace and get him another victory as a peace president of the world," Sachdev said.
The ministry said the discussion highlighted "recent regional issues," adding that the repeated airstrikes and cross-border attacks by Pakistan had intensified tensions between the two nations.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Saturday expressed profound grief over the killing of three Afghan cricketers in a Pakistani airstrike in Paktika province and announced its withdrawal from the upcoming Tri-Nation T20I series involving Pakistan.
According to Tolo News, citing sources, the airstrikes reportedly targeted residential areas in the Argun and Barmal districts of the country, causing significant civilian casualties. Among the injured are six women and one child.
A Pakistan airstrike hit Kabul's District 4, damaging homes and a school, Tolo News reported. Residents described panic and trauma, especially among women and children. Fortunately, students were dismissed, and no casualties occurred at the school, but several civilians were killed or inj
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan is ready for talks if Afghanistan meets its "justified" conditions after recent border clashes. He praised Qatar's mediation, lauded the army's response, welcomed the Gaza ceasefire, and urged ending Pakistan's reliance on IMF loans through continu
Pakistan's Foreign Office announced a 48-hour ceasefire with Afghanistan after recent deadly border clashes. The truce, agreed upon at the Taliban's request, aims to find a peaceful resolution through dialogue. Earlier, Pakistan conducted "precision strikes" in Kandahar and Kabul, while b
The conflict along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has intensified, with clashes now reported in Paktika province following earlier violence in Afghanistan's Kandahar province.
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman offered to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan to ease border tensions after deadly clashes killed 23 Pakistani troops. He urged both sides to "cool things down," stressing Pakistan's strength and warning against opening another front amid rising cross-
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said there are "no ties" between Islamabad and Kabul after Afghanistan's border attack that killed 23 Pakistani soldiers. He warned of renewed hostilities, accused Kabul of sheltering terrorists, and defended Pakistan's response, saying only militant