ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Monday strongly condemned the recent abhorrent act of desecration of the Holy Quran during rallies in Sweden. Pakistan also strongly condemned the offensive remarks made by a Dutch politician, attacking Islam and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. A Foreign Office spokesperson in a statement, said, “these mindless provocative Islamophobic incidents serve no … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Monday instructed Governor of Punjab Umar Sarfaraz Cheema to continue to hold the office. According to a President House statement, the president said that the Punjab governor would continue to serve till the decision on a summary for his removal was taken. Earlier on Sunday, Punjab Governor Umar Sarfaraz Cheema … Read more
LAHORE: Rana Sanaullah, president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in Punjab province, said consultations with allied parties for the formation of a new cabinet has been completed. He told a private news channel that the PML-N would hold the finance, planning, and development ministries, as well as the ministries of information and broadcasting, while the … Read more
LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday issued a notification for local body elections in Punjab province. A statement issued here said that local body elections in Punjab will be held on June 9 and nomination papers would be available on April 18. The statement further said that in the first phase, elections … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday has said that the country is facing load shedding as a result of the previous government’s severe mismanagement and incompetence, vowing to address the situation at the earliest. The Prime Minister announced in the National Assembly that he has conducted multiple meetings with the Ministries of Petroleum, Power, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday while expressing solidarity with the people of Palestine, condemned the raid on the Al-Aqsa mosque and the escalation of violence by the Israeli forces. The prime minister in a tweet also stressed upon the international community to protect innocent Palestinian lives and uphold the international law and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Former Federal Minister for Human Rights and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shireen Mazari on Friday said that former Prime Minister Imran Khan did not call the military for help on “breaking pol deadlock.” Mazari took to Twitter and wrote, “Let me be clear — I am stating on record PM did not call mly [military] … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Sherry Rehman, a senior PPP leader, has lambasted former Prime Minister Imran Khan for pursuing divisive politics. Rehman said the PPP leadership welcomes the DG ISPR’s press conference, in which he clarified many things, at a news conference in Islamabad on Friday alongside PPP leaders Nadeem Afzal Chan and Faisal Karim Kundi. According to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday expressed the resolve to work closely with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to realize the shared vision of strategic partnership. Sharif took to Twitter and said that Pak-Saudi relations are special & marked by exceptional trust. He also thanked Custodian of Two Holy Mosques HM King Salman bin … Read more
The nation is remembering Mashal Khan, a 23-year-old student, who was lynched by a mob of religious extremists in Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan five years ago today, on spurious blasphemy charges. Mashal was brutally lynched by a mob on April 13, 2017, instigated by rumours that he had committed blasphemy by posting sacrilegious … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved its judgment on an intra-court appeal seeking an inquiry into an alleged US letter. A case was heard in the IHC on an intra-court appeal to place former Prime Minister Imran Khan on the Exit Control List (ECL) in connection with the investigation of the alleged US letter, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: General Secretary Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Sindh and Former Federal Minister of Finance Miftah Ismail said that since federal government employees’ salaries were raised a couple of months ago, the incumbent govt is not raising them again. He took to Twitter and clarified that there is no U-turn, the salary issues will be … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Director-General Intelligence Bureau (IB) Dr Mohammad Suleman has gone on a 90-day long leave, BOL News learned. According to reports, Director-General IB Dr Mohammad Suleman has suddenly gone on leave for 3 months after which Additional DG Abdul Khaliq Sheikh has been given the charge of Acting DG IB. Suleman was appointed as the Director-General of … Read more
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will launch a liaison campaign in Peshawar today for which preparations are being finalized. Today’s public gathering in Peshawar will be held after Namaz e Isha in which party chairman Imran Khan will address the meeting. Besides, other party leaders will also address the Jalsa. A field has been set up … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will undertake a day-long visit to Karachi on Wednesday, where he will chair a consultative meeting on the development projects. The prime minister along with the leaders of allied parties will pay his respects at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam. The purpose of the visit to the mausoleum is to reiterate … Read more
LAHORE:Sikh pilgrims from India are flocking to Pakistan via the Wagah Border to celebrate Baisakhi, their religious and cultural festival. They are cordially welcomed by officials from the Evacuee Trust Property Board, members of the Pakistani government, and members of the Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. All arrangements for Sikh Yatrees have been finalized, according to ETPB spokesman Amir Hashmi. He stated that after arriving in Lahore, pilgrims will travel by train and coaches to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned Indian occupation forces’ relentless killing spree resulting in the martyrdom of two more Kashmiri youth in Srinagar during a staged cordon and search operation on April 10, 2022. According to the statement of the Foreign Office Spokesperson here on Monday, more than 560 innocent Kashmiris had been martyred by the occupation … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as Prime Minister of Pakistan. In a tweet on the social media platform Twitter, Modi said, “Congratulations to H. E. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. India desires peace and stability in a … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan is presiding over the meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-(PTI) Insaf’s parliamentary party at Parliament House in Islamabad ahead of the National Assembly session for the election of the next Prime Minister. PTI members chanted chants in support of their leader as he arrived. Khan also responded to a journalist’s question … Read more
LAHORE: The names of important leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have been included in the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s stop list. The FIA has put the names of several associates of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on the stop list, BOL News reported on Monday. The federal watchdog said that the names of Imran Khan’s … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan on Saturday conducted a successful flight test of the Shaheen-III surface to surface ballistic missile. According to the press release issued by the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), the test flight was aimed at revalidating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system. Pakistan today conducted successful flight test of Shaheen-III surface to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Marriyum Aurangzeb, a spokesperson for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), on Saturday released the list of those who will vote in favour of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Aurangzeb released the list of no-confidence votes on the social networking site Twitter, according to which 84 members of PML-N, 56 members of … Read more
LAHORE: Nauman Langrial, a member of the Punjab assembly, on Saturday has formally announced the Jahangir Khan Tareen (JKT) group’s support for the PML-N candidate for the Punjab chief minister. While addressing a press conference, the MPA said the group, which includes PTI dissidents, took its decision based on “honesty, sincerity, and for the interest … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Saturday said that rather than becoming a part of any bloc or any conflict, Pakistan had consciously chosen to be only a partner for peace and development. “We are positioning Pakistan as an economic hub, a melting pot for positive global interests. Centred on economic security, our focus … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s approval, Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry has been granted additional responsibility for the federal law ministry. The Cabinet Division issued a notification to that effect. Chaudhary Fawad Hussain paid a visit to the Ministry of Law and Justice, where the Secretary of Law briefed him on the ministry’s … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Asad Umar snubbed PML-N President and PDM nominee for the seat of premiership Shahbaz Sharif for his beggars can’t be choosers statement. Asad took to Twitter and told Sharif that this nation is not a beggar adding that a large part of his elite is definitely … Read more
Former finance minister and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader Ishaq Dar on Saturday said that he had a fruitful final round of discussion with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s former secretary-general Jahangir Khan Tareen. Dar took to Twitter and informed that it was mutually concluded that PTI disgruntled JKT Group will support joint Opposition’s candidate, Hamza Shehbaz … Read more
RAWALPINDI: A fire exchange took place between security forces and terrorists in Makin, South Waziristan District, the military media wing said on Wednesday. According to the press release issued by the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), troops responded in a befitting manner and killed four terrorists. However, during an intense exchange of fire Captain Saad Bin … Read more
