Overview
- Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to prolong the 48-hour ceasefire until scheduled negotiations conclude, according to Reuters citing security sources.
- A Pakistani delegation has arrived in Doha, with the Afghan delegation expected to reach the Qatari capital on Saturday.
- The initial temporary truce was announced on October 15 to de-escalate fighting along the disputed Durand Line.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan is ready to negotiate provided Kabul meets what Islamabad calls reasonable conditions, saying the ball is with Afghanistan.
- Afghan spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat reported 12 dead and more than 100 wounded and accused Pakistan of renewed attacks, while Pakistan said it struck militant positions after assaults on its posts in Kurram.