ISLAMABAD
The Foreign Office (FO) announced on Wednesday that Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a 48-hour temporary ceasefire following recent border clashes.
According to the FO statement, “A mutual agreement has been reached between the Government of Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban regime to observe a 48-hour ceasefire starting from 6 p.m. today, upon the Taliban’s request.”
During this period, both sides will make genuine efforts to resolve the ongoing tensions through constructive and peaceful dialogue, the statement added.
Earlier, Pakistan’s armed forces carried out targeted precision strikes in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province and capital Kabul amid rising border tensions between the two nations, state broadcaster PTV News reported on Wednesday.
According to security sources quoted by PTV, the Pakistan Army launched retaliatory operations against Afghan Taliban aggression, destroying key militant strongholds in Kandahar. “Afghan Taliban Battalion No. 4 and Border Brigade No. 6 were completely eliminated, resulting in the deaths of numerous foreign and Afghan fighters,” the statement said.
The sources added that Pakistan’s military possesses the full capability to respond decisively to any external aggression. PTV later confirmed that additional strikes were carried out in Kabul, where “the leadership of Fitna al-Hindustan” — a term used for militant outfits in Balochistan — was also targeted.
The statement noted that all sites were “carefully selected, isolated from civilian areas, and successfully destroyed.”
