Pakistan Vows to Eradicate Terrorism as Afghan Truce Ends

• Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reaffirmed commitment to 'eradicate the menace of terrorism' as the temporary ceasefire with Afghanistan concluded.
• The ceasefire, announced last Wednesday for Eid al-Fitr, was set to end midnight Monday.
• Dar stated that Pakistan's actions inside Afghanistan are directed towards this goal.
• A mortar shell fired by Pakistan reportedly killed one person in Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sunday.
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called military action in Afghanistan 'a symbol of our national resolve against terrorism'.