ISLAMABAD/ PAKISTAN:

Turkish and Qatari mediators are continuing discussions with the Afghan Taliban delegation on Pakistan’s demands to end cross-border terrorism, as efforts intensify to reach an agreement before the scheduled conclusion of the ongoing talks.

At the weekly media briefing on October 17, 2025, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said Pakistan had presented its case to the mediators “in a comprehensive, evidence-based and logical manner.”

The two-day negotiations, held under restricted media access at Istanbul’s Conrad Hotel, are the third round of engagement between Islamabad and Kabul following deadly border clashes last month. Intelligence chiefs from both countries are leading their sides, with talks aimed at establishing a framework for monitoring and

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