Pak, Afghanistan Agree To 48-Hour Ceasefire

Pakistan on Wednesday said a 48-hour ceasefire has been agreed with Afghanistan, amid border clashes between the two countries that have killed dozens of people on both sides.

- Press Trust Of India

"A temporary ceasefire has been decided between the Pakistani government and the Afghan Taliban regime, with the mutual consent of both parties, for the next 48 hours from 6 PM today, at the request of the Taliban,” the Foreign Office said.

However, the Taliban-led Afghan government's chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that "at the request and insistence of the Pakistani side, a ceasefire between the two countries will take effect today after 5:30 PM.”

In a post on social media, Mujahid said the government has directed all its forces to respect the ceasefire, unless any aggression takes place.

Pakistan's Foreign Office said that during the ceasefire, both sides "will make sincere efforts to find a positive solution to this complex but solvable issue through constructive dialogue.”

The ceasefire came hours after state-run PTV News reported that Pakistan conducted “precision strikes” in Afghanistan's Kandahar province and capital Kabul, killing dozens of foreign and Afghan operatives.