Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban administration have agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire starting at 6:00 p.m. Pakistan local time (1300 GMT) on Wednesday, Islamabad announced, following renewed clashes between the two neighbours.

Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement that both sides would make sincere efforts through dialogue to find a positive solution to the complex yet resolvable issue.

"The Pakistani government and the Afghan Taliban regime -- at the Taliban's request... have decided to implement a temporary ceasefire starting from 6 pm (0100 GMT) today for the next 48 hours," Pakistan's ministry said.

Taliban directs its forces to uphold the ceasefire with Pakistan, an official confirms, according to AFP.

Pakistan claimed to have carried out “precision strikes” in Ka

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