{"id":60,"date":"2025-10-26T18:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T18:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=60"},"modified":"2025-10-26T18:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T18:20:19","slug":"pakistan-minister-warns-of-open-war-with-afghanistan-if-peace-talks-fail-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=60","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan minister warns of \u2018open war\u2019 with Afghanistan if peace talks fail | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Defence minister\u2019s warning comes as countries hold talks in Istanbul to consolidate last week\u2019s Doha ceasefire.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 25 Oct 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">25 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan have met in Istanbul for talks on how to ensure a recent ceasefire deal between the two countries holds, with the Pakistani defence minister warning of \u201copen war\u201d should the efforts fail.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions, which began on Saturday and are expected to continue on Sunday, come just days after a truce was brokered in Doha by Qatar and Turkiye to end deadly clashes between the neighbours. The cross-border violence killed dozens of people and injured hundreds more.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe have the option, if no agreement takes place, we have an open war with them,\u201d Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said from the eastern Pakistani city of Sialkot on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I saw that they want peace,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting from Istanbul, Al Jazeera\u2019s Sinem Koseoglu said the \u201ctechnical-level talks\u201d in Turkiye are expected \u201cto pave the way for a permanent solution between the two neighbours\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>While Afghanistan\u2019s Deputy Interior Minister Haji Najib is leading his country\u2019s delegation in Turkiye, Pakistan has not given details about its representatives.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, a spokesperson for Pakistan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the negotiations must address \u201cthe menace of terrorism emanating from Afghan soil towards Pakistan\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of harbouring what it calls \u201cterrorist groups\u201d, including the Pakistani Taliban (TPP). Kabul denies the allegation and has blamed Islamabad for violating its sovereignty through military strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Key crossings between the countries remain shut following the recent fighting, with Afghanistan\u2019s Chamber of Commerce and Industry estimating that traders are losing millions of dollars each day that the closure persists.<\/p>\n<p>Ibraheem Bahiss, an International Crisis Group analyst in Afghanistan, told the AFP news agency that a key topic of discussion during the Istanbul talks would be intelligence-sharing on armed groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, Pakistan would give coordinates of where they suspect TTP fighters or commanders are, and instead of carrying out strikes, Afghanistan would be expected to carry out action against them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the ceasefire that was announced in Doha last Sunday continues to hold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been no major full-scale terrorist attack emanating from Afghan soil in the last two to three days,\u201d Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, the Doha talks and outcome were fruitful. We would like the trend to continue in Istanbul and post-Istanbul.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defence minister\u2019s warning comes as countries hold talks in Istanbul to consolidate last week\u2019s Doha ceasefire. 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