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Panama Papers have no legal, moral ground: Saad

  • ISLAMABAD, (APP): Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Thursday said that Panama Papers have no legal and moral ground and hidden patrons of the leaks want only to destabilize the region. In a statement issued here, the minister said that Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah was respectable but […]

  • 13 proclaimed offenders arrested

    SARGODHA, (APP): The district police arrested 13 proclaimed offenders from different places in the district. Police said on Thursday that the accused were identified as Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Shoaib,Muhammad Tariq, Tahir Pervez, Fida Hussain, Ijaz Ahmed, Muhammad Nawaz, Haider Shah, Kousar Bibi and others. The accused were wanted to various police stations in heinous crimes […]

  • court issues arrest warrants of Bukhari

    ISLAMABAD, May 5 (APP): A lower court of Islamabad Thursday issued arrest warrants of former chairman senate and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader Nayyar Hussain Bukhari in policeman thrashing case. Judicial Magistrate Jawad Hussain Aadil heard a plea filed by Margalla police seeking arrest warrants of former chairman senate. The police informed the court that […]

  • Benefits of cycling, walking outweigh harms of air pollution: study

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): The health benefits of cycling and walking outweigh the harmful effects of air pollution, a study has suggested. Air pollution contributes to 40,000 early deaths each year in the UK and we gulp in more of it when we exercise, BBC reported. On the other hand, regular exercise reduces the risk of diabetes, […]

  • Ishaq Dar meets JICA delegation

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Finance Minister, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar met Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) delegation, headed by its Vice-President,Yasushi Kanzaki on the sidelines of the ADB’s Annual Board of Governors Meeting in Frankfurt. The Finance Minister appreciated the Government of Japan / JICA for their continued support for economic development of Pakistan. He expressed gratitude […]

  • PIA shows improvement in operations at Dubai airport

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): The operational performance of Pakistan International Airlines, during 2015 at Dubai airport showed betterment thus was given “Most Improved Performance Award.” According to PIA Spokesman on Thursday, “PIA has been given the Most Improved Performance Award by Dubai Airport Authorities at a recently held ceremony for showing remarkable improvement in its on-time performance […]