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    KP governor escapes unhurt in rocket attack

    ISLAMABAD (PAN): The governor of northwestern Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Tuesday escaped unhurt in a rocket attack during a rally in the country's tribal region of Orakzai lying close to the Afghanistan border, officials said.



    Governance

    Govt, world community asked to stop Pakistani attacks

    KABUL (PAN): Some members of Meshrano Jirga, the upper house of Parliament, on Sunday asked the Afghan government and international community to stop rocket attacks into Afghanistan from Pakistan.



    Governance

    US to press Pakistan for war on terror: Grossman

    KABUL (PAN): The US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mark Grossman, said on Saturday that his government would continue its pressure on Pakistan to fight the terrorism.



    Security and Crime

    6 injured in Kunar cross-border shelling

    ASADABAD (PAN):  Six people were injured in Pakistani artillery barrage into the eastern province of Kunar, officials said.



    Governance

    Pakistan averse to stable Afghanistan: Obama

    WASHINGTON (PAN): US President Barack Obama has alleged that Pakistan, feeling threatened by a stable and democratic Afghanistan, is hedging its bets in having interactions with "unsavory characters" who it thinks might end up regaining power in Kabul.



    Governance

    Islamabad calls for end to blame game

    KABUL (PAN): Islamabad on Thursday asked Kabul to show greater responsibility and give up the ongoing blame game, said a private Pakistani TV channel, monitored in Kabul.



    Governance

    Pakistan has key to peace in Afghanistan: MP

    LASHKARGAH (PAN): Pakistan has the key to peace in Afghanistan, a legislator said on Thursday, asking Kabul to hold direct negotiations with Islamabad about the reconciliation campaign.



    Governance

    Thousands stage anti-Pakistan protest (Video)

    BALKH, Oct 06, 2011: Thousands of Mazar-i-Sharif residents on Thursday staged a protest demonstr



    Security and Crime

    Pakistan refuses to help probe Rabbani murder: NDS

    KABUL (PAN): A senior National Directorate of Security (NDS) official on Tuesday accused the Pakistani government of refusing to cooperate with the investigation into the assassination of High Peace Council chairman, Prof. Burhanuddin Rabbani.



    Governance

    ISAF supports Karzai's stance on talks with Pakistan

    KABUL (PAN): Militants have sanctuaries outside Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Tuesday, supporting President Hamid Karzai's stance on peace talk with Pakistan, not Taliban.