Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a "temporary ceasefire" on Wednesday, Islamabad said, after an airstrike and ground fighting sent tensions between the South Asian neighbours soaring, killing more than a dozen civilians.

Wednesday's fighting along the volatile, contested frontier shattered a fragile peace after weekend clashes that killed dozens, the worst between the two Islamic countries since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021.

A Pakistani foreign ministry statement said that the two countries had decided to implement a "temporary ceasefire" for 48 hours starting 1300 GMT on Wednesday.

"During this period, both sides will make sincere efforts, through constructive dialogue, to find a positive solution to this complex yet resolvable issue," the statement said, adding that the

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