Pakistan, local Taliban agree on a complete ceasefire - minister
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- Published Date: 05:55 | 08 November 2021
- Modified Date: 07:15 | 08 November 2021
Pakistan's government has reached an agreement on a "complete ceasefire" with Taliban militants in the country, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday.
He said authorities in neighbouring Taliban-controlled Afghanistan had facilitated the talks.
"The ceasefire will keep on extending with the progress in the negotiations," Chaudhry said in a statement.
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