A Pakistani delegation held talks with representatives of the Afghan movement “Taliban” in the Qatari capital, Doha, resulting in an agreement to implement a ceasefire, reports Baltimore Chronicle with reference to Dawn. Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif stated that terrorist attacks on Pakistan originating from Afghan territory will “cease immediately” and that both countries will respect each other’s sovereignty. He thanked the governments of Qatar and Turkey for their assistance and added that Afghan and Pakistani delegations will meet again on October 25 in Istanbul to discuss the details of the truce.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar described the agreement as “a step in the right direction” and expressed hope that the upcoming Istanbul meeting will establish a “concrete and verifiable monitoring mechanism” to effectively counter terrorist attacks originating from Afghan soil.
The spokesperson for the Taliban government, Zabihullah Mujahid, confirmed the signing of the bilateral agreement, stating that “neither country will take hostile actions against the other, nor support groups carrying out attacks on the government of Pakistan.” The document also specifies that both sides will refrain from attacks on civilians, security forces, or critical infrastructure of each other.
According to the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan lasted around 13 hours, highlighting the complexity and significance of the agreements reached. Tensions between the two countries have persisted for a long time, with Islamabad repeatedly expressing concern that Afghanistan allows terrorist groups to use its territory to launch attacks on Pakistan. The situation escalated last week following Pakistan’s calls not to provide refuge to terrorists and Afghanistan’s accusations of airspace violations and shelling.
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