Khawaja Asif claims ‘negotiations are over for now,’ saying ceasefire still intact but there is no written accord
Islamabad repeats core demand ‘end to cross-border terrorism’ as mediators race to prevent breakdown
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday announced that Pakistan’s high-stakes negotiations with Afghanistan had effectively collapsed, saying the Istanbul round had concluded “without agreement” and slipped into an “indefinite phase”, as negotiators failed to bridge deep and longstanding differences between the two sides.
“Right now, as we speak, negotiations are over,” the defence minister said while speaking on a TV channel, confirming that the talks had stalled despite intense mediation efforts by Turkiye and Qatar.
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