'The ball is in their court': Pak PM Shehbaz says Pakistan ready for talks if Afghanistan meets conditions

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Pakistan was ready for dialogue if Afghanistan fulfilled Islamabad's "justified" conditions following recent cross-border hostilities between the two sides, Dawn reported. According to Dawn, Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Wednesday to a temporary ceasefire after deadly clashes along the border that risked escalating into a wider conflict. The Foreign Office said the ceasefire, requested by the Taliban and mutually agreed upon, began at 6 pm local time on October 15 and would last for 48 hours. While addressing the federal cabinet after the latest round of tensions, the premier said, "Ye…