India, Nov. 26 -- Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday that Islamabad had no hopes left from the Taliban regime in Afghanistan amid rising tensions between the two countries.

His statement comes after tensions escalated on Tuesday as Taliban authorities in Afghanistan vowed to "respond appropriately" to a series of overnight border strikes, they blamed Pakistan for, that left 10 people dead, sparking fresh tensions in the wake of a suicide bombing in Peshawar the previous day.

The alleged strikes come at a time when the ceasefire arranged by Qatar and Turkey between the two sides in October was still in place.

In an interview with Geo News, the country's defence minister said he had personally welcomed the Taliban af...