KARACHI, April 13 (DNA): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said on Saturday there is an impression that former Punjab minister Aleem Khan is being punished for the offence he has not committed just because of opposition leaders’ hue and cry over NAB actions against them.   In a message on Twitter, he said the charges Aleem is facing are less serious.   If suspects who had pocketed billions of rupees were awarded bail easily, then a businessman who didn’t face any allegations of causing a loss to theRead More

  KAKUL, APR 13 (DNA) -Passing out parade held at Pakistan Military Academy Kakul. President of Pakistan was the Chief Guest. Cadets of 139th PMA Long Course, 9th Mujahid Course, 58th Integrated Course and 14th Lady Cadet Course passed out on completion of training. Cadets from Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka are also among passed out courses. The Chief guest reviewed the Parade and gave awards to the distinguished cadets. Sword of honour awarded to Academy Senior Under Officer Haider Ali Khan. President’s Gold medal awarded to Battalion Senior UnderRead More

ISLAMABAD, APR 13 (DNA) – Imam-e-Kaaba Dr Sheikh Abdullah Awad Al Juhany – who had arrived in Islamabad on Thursday on a five-day visit addressed an ‘Ulema Convention’ on Saturday at a local hotel.   A large number of ulema hailing from various walks of life attended the seminar. Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Nawaf Saeed Al Maliky and others were also present on the occasion. Imam-e-Kaaba  said that Islam preaches peace, love and harmony. Dr Abdullah also said that Islam stands for brotherhood and itRead More

ISLAMABAD, APR 13 (DNA) –  Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khan Khosa said on Saturday it is unfortunate that the justice sector is not Parliament’s priority. Addressing the National Judicial Conference in Islamabad, the chief justice said: “The justice sector is suffering because of a lack attention of attention of Parliament.” He said all the commissions which were previously constituted to reform the judicial system recommended changes in law and legal procedures but nothing worked. “Law commission has already submitted about 70 reports to Parliament and the lawRead More

ISLAMABAD , APR 13 (DNA)) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has asserted on resolution of Afghanistan conflict through a comprehensive dialogue, and has urged all parties to express full determination to find a solution to peace. He propagated Pakistan’s stance over the matter, and maintained that “Pakistan believes in peaceful resolution of the Afghan conflict by talks” and that there is no military solution to deal with the issue. “Pakistan supports all efforts for peace with Afghan partners,” he said.

RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday submitted response to a questionnaire, containing 54 questions in connection with three cases against him including Park Lane Estate, handed over to him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi. According to sources, Zardari, in his written response, maintained that the NAB has no jurisdiction pertaining to the Park Lane Estate case as according to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), the accountability watchdog is not liable to investigate matters of a private company. He questioned the bureau’s jurisdiction overRead More