Pakistan says ceasefire holds after Afghanistan government 'assurances'

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People hold   adjacent   the closed gross  astatine  the Spin Boldak borderline  crossing with Pakistan, aft  the borderline  was unopen  for astir   2  weeks pursuing  clashes betwixt  Afghan and Pakistani forces, successful  Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.

People hold adjacent the closed gross astatine the Spin Boldak borderline crossing with Pakistan, aft the borderline was unopen for astir 2 weeks pursuing clashes betwixt Afghan and Pakistani forces, successful Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP

Pakistan said connected Friday (October 31, 2025) that a ceasefire with Afghanistan was holding aft receiving "assurances" from Kabul, a time aft Turkiye announced a caller circular of bid talks would instrumentality spot determination adjacent week.

"The ceasefire holds," Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi told reporters astatine a play briefing, adding that Islamabad would respond to immoderate provocation. "We person taken enactment of assurances from the Afghan broadside connected this issue."

The talks successful Istanbul, acceptable for November 6, travel the deadliest clashes betwixt the South Asian neighbours since the Taliban returned to powerfulness successful Kabul successful 2021.

Published - October 31, 2025 04:41 p.m. IST

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