ISLAMABAD, Apr 25 (APP): The news of waived off loans
of PTI’s MNA Jehangir Tareen amounting to millions of rupees has become a political burden on PTI chief Imran Khan, as now he does not seem to be interested in the judicial commission and its Terms of Reference (ToR).
According to political commentators, there is a question mark about Jehangir Tareen’s business acumen, his influence in the party and about his political wisdom after the news appeared about his waived off loans.
Jehangir Tareen got prominence during Musharraf’s regime and made tall claims and got financial benefits and reportedly installed water filtration plants worth billions of rupees about which nobody can verify.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 25 (APP): Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed
Chaudhry on Monday said that Pakistan and Afghanistan should maintain trust and cooperate with each other for promoting long term peace and stability in Afghanistan.
“Pakistan is sincere in its efforts to bring peace to the war ravaged country but responsibility for instability in Afghanistan cannot be put on Pakistan as such kind of things will not resolve the issue,” he said while talking to a
private television channel.
He said Pakistan wanted peace in Afghanistan as
history had proved that peace in Afghanistan was vital for
peace in the region.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 25 (APP): Minister for Defence, Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif Monday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan was using Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital’s charity funds in politics.
Talking to a news channel, he said that he would present evidences of corruption in the wake Shaukat Khanum charity funds to the judicial commission formed on Panama Papers.
The minister said that Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had presented himself and his family for accountability, adding the commission has discretionary power to carry out accountability of the Prime Minister.

ISLAMABAD, April 25 (APP): Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar Monday said the commission announced by Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on the demand of opposition, would investigate all the persons whose names had been mentioned in the Panama Papers Leaks.
Talking to a news channel, he said the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and other federal and provincial institutions were bound to assist the commission.

The minister said after the Panama Papers Leaks, the Prime Minister addressed the nation and announced to constitute an inquiry commission on Panama Papers headed by a retired judge. Later, he decided the form a judicial commission headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) on the demand of opposition parties, he added.