Pakistan, Oct. 18 -- Pakistan and Afghanistan mutually agreed on Friday to extend their 48-hour ceasefire until conclusion of planned talks in Doha, according to three Pakistani security officials and one Afghan Taliban source.

Diplomatic sources have confirmed that the temporary ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban has been extended at Kabul's request, after the initial 48-hour truce expired at 6pm on Friday.

According to the sources, the extension was granted following a formal request from the Afghan Taliban government, which had earlier sought the short-term pause to ease tensions along the border.

They added that high-level negotiations between the two sides are expected to begin on Saturday to discuss mechanisms for de-e...