ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad
Rafique Wednesday said the government would focus on improving its performance rather than wasting time on responding to the “abusive
political campaigns”.
The minister, in a statement here, said he had not seen an
“intellectual dishonest” like Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman
Imran Khan.
The PTI, he said, was doing politics just to get power at the cost of
national interests and democracy. No one else had taken the U-turns
which were taken by the PTI chief in the political history of the
country, he added

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Advisor to the Prime Minister on
Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz Wednesday appreciated the steadfast
support of the Muslim Ummah expressed through the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation (OIC) platform for the valiant people of Indian
Occupied Jammu and Kashmir struggling for the just cause of their
right to self-determination.
He also thanked the OIC Secretary General and Special
Representative for their efforts and keen interest in the Kashmir
dispute.
The Advisor was talking to OIC Secretary General’s Special
Representative on Jammu and Kashmir Ambassador Abdullah Al-Alim, who called on him, said a press release.

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Minister of State for Water and Power
Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali Wednesday said the Pakistan Muslim League-
Nawaz (PML-N) government fully believed in supremacy of the parliament.
Addressing a joint news conference accompanied by MNAs Talal
Chaudhry, Daniyal Aziz and Minister of State for Privatization
Muhammad Zubair outside the Parliament House, he said PML-N always
respected the state institutions.
In a rejoinder to opposition parties’ questions, he said Prime
Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif himself offered accountability of his
family.

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain Wednesday said that the opposition was trying to make Panama Papers a political issue for point scoring.
The opposition should talk with the government on Panama Papers to
evolve a consensus to sort out the issue, he said while talking to a news channel.
The minister said the opposition including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and
Pakistan People’s Party have adopted a policy to do not accept the government view point regarding the Panama Papers.

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP)
Chairperson Marvi Memon Wednesday said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government was pursuing its agenda to serve the masses.
Talking to a private news channel, she said the government was
not afraid of the Panama Papers as the name of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was not mentioned in them.
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) was trying to destablise the
elected PML-N government as it was disturbed due to the speedy progress
in the country.

PESHAWAR, May 11 (APP): Advisor to Prime Minister Amir Muqam
on Wednesday advised Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to first start the
accountability from Asif Ali Zardari, before demanding accountability
of others.
Addressing PML-N worker convention in Tehsil Kabal, he questioned
how could Bilawal use the word ‘accountability’ when his father Asif
Ali Zardari’s corruption had been exposed and he has yet not said a
word on that?
He said that the irregularities allegedly committed by Asif Ali
Zardari in the last PPP goverment tenure, were exposed to the nation
and Bilawal should first initiate accountability in this regard.

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Pakistan Wednesday said it was “deeply saddened” over the hanging of Ameer Jamat-e-Islami Bangladesh Moti-ur-Rehman Nizami for the alleged crimes committed before December 1971 and termed it against the spirit of democracy.
“His only sin was upholding the constitution and laws of Pakistan,” Foreign Office said in a statement.
“The act of suppressing the opposition by killing their leaders through flawed trials is completely against the spirit of democracy.”