Qatar's foreign ministry confirmed that both countries accepted an immediate truce during peace talks in Doha, co-mediated by Turkey

Despite the challenges to peace, both know they will hurt from continued hostilities – and need a path to peace.

Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghan territory targeting Taliban militants have escalated tensions, putting the planned Doha peace talks and ceasefire at risk.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Dozens of people have been killed in airstrikes and ground fighting between South Asian neighbours Pakistan and Afghanistan this month - their deadliest confrontation since the Afghan Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday urged the Taliban authorities to act decisively against terrorist groups using Afghan territory to launch attacks in Pakistan, saying such threats must

Pakistan Army Chief Syed Asim Munir warns Afghanistan to “choose between peace and chaos” as cross-border attacks by the TTP continue despite repeated strikes.

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khwaja Asif said that India "could play dirty at the border" and claimed Pakistan was ready for a "two-front war" amid border tensions with Afghanistan. He made the remarks in an interview with Samaa Tv while responding to a question about the possibility of Indian provocations along the border.

The latest violence followed Islamabad’s air raids targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan camps in Kabul last week — even as Taliban foreign minister Muttaqi was on his first official visit to India.