ISLAMABAD: A temporary pause in cross-border hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan during Eid Al-Fitr is unlikely to hold without concrete action by Kabul against militants, Pakistani analysts said this week, warning that tensions between the two neighbors remain high after a recent surge in violence. The pause comes days after a major escalation in conflict, including Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan that Kabul says hit a drug rehabilitation center in the capital, killing hundreds of civilians.

After 'brotherly Islamic countries' requested a truce for the end of Ramadan, the measure was scheduled to last from Thursday to Monday, according to Pakistani officials. There…

Pakistani minister says five-day pause, to begin at midnight Thursday, requested by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkiye.