ISLAMABAD:

In a significant shift from years of diplomatic firefighting on its western frontier, Pakistan has finally recalibrated its Afghan policy, moving away from any notion of appeasing the Afghan Taliban and instead now following a "waiting game" to unravel things in the neighboring country.

Senior officials familiar with the development say Islamabad is now "comfortable waiting" for political and security conditions in Afghanistan to evolve on their own, a marked departure from the past when Pakistan often felt compelled to intervene or mediate.

The shift is rooted not just in changing regional dynamics but also in Pakistan's mounting frustration over the Afghan Taliban's lack of action against the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Despite repeated engagements and high-l

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