Clerics urge fighting pause until Eidul Azha

A group of clerics from Pakistan and Afghanistan have appealed to authorities on both sides to extend the pause in hostilities until Eidul Azha.

Eleven Pakistani and as many Afghan clerics signed a joint statement released on Tuesday night.

"With the joint efforts and cooperation of the esteemed public and political scholars and respected tribal leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, we are making a sincere, serious and conciliatory move towards a sustainable and dignified solution to the conflict between our two countries," the statement read.