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The writer is a senior foreign affairs correspondent at The Express Tribune
The latest round of high-stakes talks between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban in Istanbul ended in yet another stalemate, reinforcing the growing perception that Islamabad's patience with Kabul has run out. Both sides left the table blaming the other for the deadlock, despite Turkiye and Qatar mediating.
According to officials, multiple sessions were held over the past few days, but the gap between the two sides proved too wide to bridge. And "the [latest] round [of talks] has ended without agreement", according to a senior security sourc
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