ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan may have welcomed the understanding reached with Afghanistan in Istanbul under the mediation of Türkiye and Qatar but officials on Friday clarified the agreement was "interim" and the ceasefire was neither open-ended nor unconditional.

According to official sources, the key conditions of the understanding include Afghanistan must not allow its territory to be used for attacks against Pakistan; it must take clear, verifiable, and effective steps against Fitna al Khwarij (TTP) and other terrorist entities, including Fitna al Hindustan (BLA).

"Credible evidence of action, including dismantling terrorist hideouts, disrupting logistical channels, arresting or prosecuting leadership, and transparent reporting through a monitoring-and-verification mechanism is expected," so

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