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Pakistan, local Taliban agree on a complete ceasefire, says information minister

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Afghanistan’s government helped facilitate Taliban talks with Pakistan. — AFP pic

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SLAMABAD, Nov 8 — Pakistan’s government has reached an agreement on a “complete ceasefire” with Taliban militants in the country, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said today.

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. — Reuters

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