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Four
pilots killed as two PAF planes collide
 NOWSHERA:
Four pilots were killed Thursday when two Pakistan Air
Force (PAF) trainer planes collided in Rashakai area
of Nowshera, according to PAF spokesman.
"Two PAF Mushshak aircraft, while on a routine
training mission, crashed near Rashakai, Risalpur. Four
pilots embraced Shahadat", said a statement issued
by the PAF.
A board of inquiry has been ordered to determine the
cause of accident, the statement said.
Meanwhile according to various media reports, the accident
took place at about 10.20 a.m. when two trainer planes
slammed into one another while on a routine training
flight over the Rashakai area.
One plane crashed into a field while another fell on
a house in a residential area.
Eyewitnesses said a huge fire erupted after a plane
crashed into the residential area.
NAB
initiates inquiry on reference against Nawaz Sharif
 ISLAMABAD:
The National Accountability Bureau initiated inquiry
into a reference filed by Minister for Interior Rehman
Malik against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief
Mian Nawaz Sharif on charges of money laundering.
"We have received the reference and initiated inquiry
into the matter," said NAB spokesman Zafar Iqbal
addressing a press briefing here Thursday.
He said Rehman Malik, in a media talk had mentioned
two references against Nawaz of those one had been filed
in NAB while the other had been forwarded to Public
Accounts Committee.
However, he did not clarify as whether the reference
with NAB pertains to the alleged embezzlement of $32
million or the other one.
"As we are yet scrutinizing the documents of the
reference, it would be disclosed later as how much amount
involved in this case," he told media.
Keys
points for Budget 2012-13
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