Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the ceasefire with Afghanistan will only last if the Taliban fulfils its promise to stop cross-border attacks by terrorists. His statement came a day after Pakistan and Afghanistan reached a ceasefire deal during talks in Doha, which were facilitated by Qatar and Turkiye.

Speaking to Pakistani news outlet Dawn , Asif said that the truce depends entirely on Afghanistan’s actions. "Anything coming from Afghanistan will be (a) violation of this agreement," he said. "Everything hinges on this one clause."

He added that the deal signed by Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkiye, and Qatar clearly mentioned that there would be no incursions across the border. "We have a ceasefire agreement as long as there is no violation of the agreement which

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