Pakistan and Afghanistan, in the wee hours of Sunday, agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” following high-level negotiations in Doha, Qatar’s foreign ministry announced, after days of intense cross-border hostilities that left dozens of soldiers and civilians dead on both sides.

The first round of talks, mediated by Qatar and Turkey, concluded late Saturday evening after more than four hours of closed-door discussions described by diplomats as “constructive but cautious.” The delegations will reconvene in Doha on Sunday for a second session, with a follow-up round scheduled for October 25 in Istanbul, according to officials cited in a CNN-News18 report.

Qatar’s foreign ministry said both sides had agreed to establish mechanisms to consolidate peace and stability and to hold follow-up mee

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