Pakistan can no longer afford relations with Afghanistan as in the past, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Friday, as he threatened to exact a heavy price from wherever terrorism originated against his country.

His comments came as the deadline for the 48-hour ceasefire ended at 6 pm local time. However, media reports said that the ceasefire was extended as representatives of the two sides were set to meet in Doha, Qatar, to find a solution to the current tension.

“Pakistan can no longer afford to maintain relations with Kabul as it did in the past,” Asif said in a social media post.

“All Afghans residing on Pakistani soil must return to their homeland; they now have their own government/caliphate in Kabul…Our land and resources belong to 250 million Pakistanis,” he said.

“Self-respec

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