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    8 dead in blasts at KPK election offices

    ISLAMABAD (PAN): Eight people were killed and 30 others wounded in a bomb attack on an election offices in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KPK) on Sunday morning.



    Security and Crime

    Taliban warn Pakistan’s right-wing parties

    KABUL (PAN): The outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned right-wing political parties against using the name of Islam in their election campaigns, a media report said on Sunday.



    GovernancePakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, under pressure to step down before he is impeached, speaks during a news conference broadcast live to the nation August 18, 2008.  REUTERS/PTV via REUTERS TV (PAKISTAN).  PAKISTAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN PAKISTAN.

    Ex-Pakistani dictator formally arrested

    ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday formally arrested former military dictator Gen. (R) Pervez Musharraf in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case.



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    Major Pakistani parties prioritise better Afghan ties

    ISLAMABAD/KABUL (PAN): In the lead-up to the parliamentary elections due next month, Pakistan’s mainstream political parties have included a prosperous and peaceful Afghanistan among their top priorities. 



    Governance

    India is Pakistan's primary strategic interest in Afghanistan

    WASHINGTON (PAN): Pakistan continues to be worried about India’s role in Afghanistan and is expected to do so in the future, a top US intelligence official said on Thursday.



    Security and Crime

    Afghanistan-Pakistan border gate dispute ends

    KABUL (PAN): A dispute between Afghanistan and Pakistan over the construction of a security gate along the shared frontier was resolved on Monday when Islamabad agreed to stop renovating the post.



    Governance

    'Kayani opposed building Afghan army'

    KABUL (PAN): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had opposed the creation of Afghan national army when he visited the US in 2010, a Pakistani TV reported.



    Governance

    Pakistan renews support for political settlement

    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has renewed its support for a lasting political settlement in Afghanistan, playing down renewed tensions with the neighbouring country.



    Security and Crime

    Over 30 Afghans detained in Chaman

    KABUL (PAN): More than 30 illegal Afghan immigrants, including women and children, were detained in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province on Tuesday.