Pakistan, Oct. 17 -- The Torkham and Chaman border crossings with Afghanistan remained closed for all trade activities last Sunday, in light of the "escalating security situation" along the Pak-Afghan border, it emerged on Thursday.

This development comes in the wake of military hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan. On Wednesday, the two neighbours agreed to a temporary ceasefire after a fresh round of deadly cross-border clashes that threatened to escalate into a wider conflict.

Pakistan's Foreign Office (FO) said the ceasefire, implemented at the Taliban's request and with mutual consent, took effect at 6pm local time on October 15 and would last for 48 hours.

According to a notification from the Directorate General of Transi...