Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday stated that Pakistan was open to dialogue with Afghanistan, provided Kabul met Islamabad’s "justified" conditions, following recent deadly border clashes between the two countries, Dawn reported.

According to the publication, the two sides agreed on a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday after escalating violence along the border raised fears of broader conflict. The Foreign Office confirmed that the ceasefire, requested by the Taliban and mutually agreed, took effect at 6 pm local time on 15 October and would last for 48 hours.

Addressing the federal cabinet in the wake of the skirmishes, Shehbaz said, “Yesterday we decided the temporary 48-hour ceasefire [and] the message has been sent that if they want to fulfil our justified conditions through ta

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