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| Pakistani ambassador goes missing | Pakistani ambassador goes missing |
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| Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan has gone missing before he was due to cross into Afghanistan from Pakistan. | Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan has gone missing before he was due to cross into Afghanistan from Pakistan. |
| Sources have told the BBC that the ambassador, Tariq Azizuddin, was kidnapped in the Khyber tribal agency close to the Afghan border. | Sources have told the BBC that the ambassador, Tariq Azizuddin, was kidnapped in the Khyber tribal agency close to the Afghan border. |
| The Pakistani embassy in Kabul says contact was lost with Mr Azizuddin at around 1045 local time (0645 GMT). | The Pakistani embassy in Kabul says contact was lost with Mr Azizuddin at around 1045 local time (0645 GMT). |
| Many areas in the border regions between Afghanistan and Pakistan are strongholds of pro-Taleban militants. | Many areas in the border regions between Afghanistan and Pakistan are strongholds of pro-Taleban militants. |
| Security officials told the Reuters news agency that the envoy was due to have changed cars at the border, but is not believed to have reached the frontier. | Security officials told the Reuters news agency that the envoy was due to have changed cars at the border, but is not believed to have reached the frontier. |
| Correspondents say that four Pakistani Red Cross workers went missing in the same area a few days ago. | Correspondents say that four Pakistani Red Cross workers went missing in the same area a few days ago. |
| Pakistani foreign office Spokesman Muhammad Sadiq said that Mr Azizuddin was going to Kabul from Peshawar by road when he disappeared. | Pakistani foreign office Spokesman Muhammad Sadiq said that Mr Azizuddin was going to Kabul from Peshawar by road when he disappeared. |
| "We are looking into the matter and at this stage we cannot deny or confirm the kidnapping of the ambassador," he said. | "We are looking into the matter and at this stage we cannot deny or confirm the kidnapping of the ambassador," he said. |
| Correspondents say the disappearanbce highlights continuing instability in nuclear-armed Pakistan - a key ally in the US-led "war on terror" - with important parliamentary polls just one week away. |