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Taliban political office head says Afghan authorities have not approached them yet for negotiations.
Direct contact between Kerry and Kayani instrumental in breakthrough; Haqqanis no longer on the target list.
US state department denies that any talks have been scheduled.
K-P information minister says meeting will discuss ways to begin talks; demands will be conveyed to federal govt.
Afghan president previously opposed a Taliban office as he feared his govt would be frozen out of future peace deal.
Foreign ministry spokesperson says Islamabad has not asked Kabul to snap ties with India.
Afghan officers' visit to Pakistan was called off by Kabul over reported cross-border firing.
Says that even though negotiations have been stalled, they have not come to an end.
Fazlur Rehman says change of govt won’t affect grand jirga’s workings.
The JUI-F chief was reported to be in Qatar to "encourage the negotiators to talk to the Afghan government."