Overview
- Pakistan’s Foreign Office said the suspension of trade and the closure of crossings such as Torkham and Chaman will continue, asserting the onus is on the Taliban to halt support for groups targeting Pakistan.
- Officials outlined a shift to a wait‑and‑see approach, distancing Islamabad from its past role as mediator and rejecting the notion that Pakistan controls the Afghan Taliban.
- Multiple mediation rounds in Doha and Istanbul produced no enforceable guarantees, with the tentative ceasefire still in abeyance and a planned Turkish delegation visit postponed for scheduling reasons.
- News18 reported that Pakistan conveyed an ultimatum via Turkish mediators and has reached out to anti‑Taliban Afghan figures, claims not confirmed in official statements.
- Border closures have stranded thousands of containers and caused losses to traders, while Pakistan has warned that projects like TAPI and CASA‑1000 hinge on an end to attacks from Afghan soil.