Saad Rafique announces 30 percent reduction in railway fares

ISLAMABAD, Apr 22 (APP): Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Friday announced thirty percent reduction in railway fares during the first three days of Eid-ul-Fitr. In a voice message on twitter, he vowed to introduce structural reforms in Pakistan Railways to restore its glory. […]

Russia court jails opposition politician Kara-Murza

Moscow, April 22 (AFP/APP): Russian authorities on Friday declared opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza a “foreign agent” and ordered his pre-trial detention for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian army amid its military campaign in Ukraine. Moscow’s Basmanny district court ordered that the 40-year-old Kremlin […]

Ex-Honduran president appears in US court on drugs charges

New York, April 22 (AFP/APP): Ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez made his first appearance before a US judge Friday following his extradition to America to face drug trafficking charges. The 53-year-old appeared in a New York federal court via video-link after he was brought to […]

Marriyum rejects fake news about NSC meeting

ISLAMABAD, Apr 23 (APP): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday rejected a news item reported by a private TV channel about the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting, held earlier in the day. In a news statement, she termed the news “concocted”, “misleading” […]

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