RAWALAKOT, May 16 (APP): Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Chaudhry Barjees Tahir on Monday said that PPP government in AJK had failed to serve the masses.
Addressing the PML-N Workers Convention here, he said Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had announced billions of rupees for development projects in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
He said the Prime Minister had raised the Kashmir issue at every international fora including United General Assembly effectively.
ISLAMABAD, May 16 (APP): Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah is unlikely to be included in the squad for the tour of England which is scheduled to begin in July.
Talking to APP, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official said the board had stopped Yasir from joining the training camp underway at the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), Kakul.
“Yasir has been suffering from a knee injury. He is feeling pain in his left knee and therefore, PCB has stopped him from joining the camp,” he said.
ISLAMABAD, May 16 (APP): The final trials to select the Islamabad Under-16 football team will be held on Tuesday here at the Mehran ground G-9/2.
According to Secretary, Islamabad Football Association, Syed Sharafat Bukhari said that players who were born after January 1, 2001 are eligible to participate in the trials.
The selected team will take in the Inter Provincial under16 Football Championship which will be played from May 27 in Gilgit.
ISLAMABAD, May 16 (APP): Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) vice-president Qamar Zaman Monday while praising the players on retaining the Asian Teams’ Squash Championship title said this is a sign of revival of the game in the country.
Pakistan thumped Hong Kong 2-0 in an outdoor venue in Chinese Taipei on Sunday and clinched the Asian Squash Team Championship title.
Talking to APP, Qamar said the players performed outstandingly well in the mega event.
ISLAMABAD, May 16 (APP): State Minister for Privatization Muhammad
Zubair Monday said that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan ran from the parliament rather giving clarification on his offshore company.
Talking to a private news channel, he said Imran Khan has caught red
handed after revelation of offshore company in his ownership.
He said that Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had given briefed
statement in the parliament today on his family business.
RAWALPINDI, May 16 (APP): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Monday reached Beijing on two-day official visit to the most trusted friendly country.
According to Tweet message by Director General ISPR, Lt. Gen
Asim Bajwa, the Chief of Army Staff will meet senior Political and military leadership during his stay.
After reaching the Chinese capital the COAS met his Chinese counterpart Gen Li Zoucheng at his office and had detailed discussions on various matters.
PESHAWAR, May 16 (APP): Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Engineer Iqbal Zafar Jhagra has said that Allah Almighty has bestowed southern districts with huge natural potentials if it properly utilized, it could change backwardness of these districts side by side the country.
It is high time to use these resources for amelioration of the lot of the common man.
This, he said, while addressing a public gathering at Kohat on Monday.
The gathering beside other was also addressed by former Governor Mahtab Ahmad Khan, Provincial General Secretary PML (N) Rahmat Salam Khattak, former Federal Minister Abbas Khan Afridi and former District Nazim Kohat Malak Asad while Provincial President PML (N) Pir Sabir Shah and Tehsil Nazim Kohat Malik Taimoor were also present on the occasion.
RAWALAKOT, May 16 (APP): Special Advisor to Prime Minister Dr Asif Kirmani Monday said that the miserable performance of Majeed government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir had prompted Bilawal Bhutto
Zardari to hurl personal attacks on country’s leadership.
Speaking to PML-N Workers Convention here, Asif Kirmani said had the Majeed government served the people during their five years tenure, chairman Pakistan People Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would have avoided trading personal assaults on country’s leadership.
He lamented that had Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited AJK by road he should have sacked the Majeed government. The people of AJK will teach lesson to those, who used to campaign on helicopters.
ISLAMABAD, May 16 (APP): Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif Monday said when people were not even aware about the meaning and spelling of off-shore companies, Imran Khan set up off-shore companies in 1983 and also established off-shore companies for investing charity funds of Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital.
Talking to newsmen outside the Parliament, flanked by Minister
for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique and Information Minister Senator
Pervaiz Rashid, he said that Imran Khan was preaching people to
invest in the country while he himself invested charity funds in
off-shore companies.
He said that Imran Khan was too smart that he remained silent
about his own off-shore company till it was revealed in the media
and he had to accept it.
ISLAMABAD, May 16 (APP): Spokesman to the Prime Minister, Musadik Malik on Monday said that Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has once again presented himself for accountability on any forum on Panama Papers.
Talking to a private news channel, he said the Prime Minister in his
speech in the parliament, has given briefed statement on his family business and also presented evidences there.
He said the government was ready to form a commission with consensus of all political parties for investigation on Panama Papers.
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