KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) declared on Friday that no village has ever existed on the 2,000 acres land of KDA Scheme-36 Gulistan-e-Johar and directed the provincial government to constitute a team comprising senior officials of Board of Revenue, Land Unitisation Department, City Surveyor and Karachi Development Authority (KDA) to undertake a comprehensive survey … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday summoned the director of the Anti-Encroachment Department to explain actions taken against illegal constructions being erected near Korangi Crossing and along the embankment of Malir River. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput while hearing a petition against illegal constructions along the Malir River embankment … Read more
LAHORE: Former judge of the Supreme Court Justice (retd) Syed Jamshed Ali Shah could not get justice even two years after his death. The deceased judge was allotted a plot in Lahore Development Authority’s Avenue One. However, the land never existed physically and no alternative plot was given to him. LDA officials have failed to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) remains dissatisfied with the answers submitted by former chief justice of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Rana Shamim and other respondents in a contempt of court case arising from a report based on ‘leaked’ affidavit. In the ‘leaked’ affidavit, dated November 10, 2021, Shamim allegedly stated that the former chief justice of … Read more
KARACHI: A chartered airplane of the Philippines made an emergency landing at the Jinnah International Airport (JIA) in Karachi as it was running out of fuel, sources told Bol News on Friday. Sources in the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) confirmed the emergency landing and said the private jet was headed towards the Gulf countries from … Read more
Former chairman joint chiefs of staff committee General (retd) Shamim Alam Khan was laid to rest in the Army Graveyard in Rawalpindi, said the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday. The funeral of the former four-star general was attended by incumbent CJCSC General Nadeem Raza, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and … Read more
LAHORE: Hitting back at Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill alleged that the party’s leadership was responsible for sinking the country in debts. SAPM’s reply was in reaction to the diatribe by PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb earlier in the day. She had claimed that Prime Minister … Read more
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday witnessed the visited Gujranwala Corps exercise; ‘Victory Shield’ at Chanoki near Chawinda, Sialkot, said the military’s media wing. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the army chief was briefed on the “objectives, planning parameters and conduct modalities of the exercise”. The exercise … Read more
ISLAMABAD: British High Commission and the Federal Information Ministry on Thursday hosted the “red carpet premiere” of the latest film James Bond film, “James Bond: No Time To Die”. A press release issued by the UK mission in Pakistan said that apart from attending the premiere the guests also attended a special Bond-themed reception at … Read more
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has approached the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for action against government officials who have been violating the code of conduct in the PP-206 by-election. PML-N has appealed to the electoral body to ensure the implementation of the code of conduct in the constituency that is being violated by the ministers … Read more
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed congratulated Islamabad Police’s Assistant Superintendent (ASP) Amna Baig for being nominated as the US mission in Pakistan’s nominee for the State Department’s International Women of Courage Award. “Congratulations Amna Baig ASP Islamabad for getting nominated for the ‘International Women of Courage’ Award,” tweeted Senator Faisal. Congratulations Amna Baig @amnaappiASP … Read more
KARACHI: A four-day International Urdu Conference kicked-off at the Arts Council of Pakistan on Thursday. Speaking at the very first inaugural session, the speakers said that vibrancy of the Urdu language is such that anyone having a heart would marvel at it. “Urdu is a miracle of languages,” said the session chair, Zahra Nigah. However … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Despite operational constraints due to Covid-19, the registration of fresh public complaints against government agencies remained high for the Wafaqi Mohtasib Secretariat (WMS) but it was successful in disposing of 75,727 complaints in the first nine months of 2021. Official documents obtained by Bol News showed that the total receipt of complaints that that … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Government Spokesperson Hasaan Khawar assured on Thursday that the local government elections in the province will be held on time and warned the opposition to brace itself for a ‘defeat’. “Local bodies elections in Punjab will be held on time and the opposition should remain ready for a comprehensive defeat,” said the spokesperson … Read more
KARACHI: Politics in Sindh has feverishly been revolving around the Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which was passed with a majority by the PPP-dominated provincial assembly last month and returned to the legislature by the governor earlier this week without assent. Conferences, protests and meetings have been organised by opposition parties to chalk out strategies … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued a stay order against the bidding process of the Pakistan Medical Commission for computerised examinations including the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT). The court restrained PMC from awarding tenders to any bidders and issued notices to all parties including PMC, Ministry of Health, and … Read more
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to two culprits for throwing acid on the face of a woman after she refused their marriage proposal. Johar Town police had arrested prime suspect Muhammad Ahmad and his accomplice Shah Nawaz on June 07, 2021, after they threw acid on the face of … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC), while hearing a petition against authorities’ failure to control smog, on Thursday restrained the Punjab government from transferring Lahore Commissioner Captain (retd) Usman Younis for at least two months. Justice Shahid Karim commended the performance of the commissioner on smog awareness measures and suggested that the help of experts … Read more
Sindh Cabinet on Friday approved amendments to Sindh Local Government Act 2013 with certain changes advised by Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, announced provincial government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab. “Sindh Cabinet has today approved amendments to SLGA 2013 with certain changes advised by governor Sindh,” tweeted Wahab after the cabinet meeting. #Sindh Cabinet has today approved amendments … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday imposed an Rs50,000 fine on Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gligit Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur for violating the code of conduct during the local bodies elections. The ECP has directed Gandapur to submit the fine by Friday and warned that if he again violates the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday congratulated Gambia’s President Adama Barrow for his “impressive victory” in the country’s presidential elections. Read more: PM Imran Khan congratulates Olaf Scholz on assuming office of German Chancellor “Heartiest congratulations to President Adama Barrow on impressive victory in Presidential elections,” tweeted PM Imran. The people of Gambia have once … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday “strongly condemned” the “extra-judicial killing of three more Kashmiris by Indian occupation forces” in the Shopian area of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). “Pakistan strongly condemns extra-judicial killing of three more Kashmiris by Indian occupation forces in Shopian, in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) yesterday. The Indian … Read more
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza and Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday offered their condolences to India over the death of the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat. “General Nadeem Raza, CJCSC and General Qamar Javed Bajwa, COAS express condolences on tragic death … Read more
Pakistan on Wednesday snubbed the United States invitation for Islamabad to join the virtual “Summit for Democracy”. “We are thankful to the United States for inviting Pakistan for participation in the Summit for Democracy, being held virtually on 9-10 December 2021,” said Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad in a statement. The FO reminded Washington … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari claimed on Wednesday that the new local bodies act can put Karachi on the path of progress as it empowers local bodies institution to generate its own revenue. Speaking in a press conference, the PPP chairperson said that the recently passed new local bodies act gives more … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Taking note of the lynching of a Sri Lankan manager in Sialkot, the Corp Commanders Conference on Wednesday “unequivocally affirmed zero tolerance for such elements” for the eradication of “extremism and terrorism” in the country. “Taking note of the heinous lynching incident in Sialkot, forum unequivocally affirmed zero tolerance for such elements so as … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A 10-member parliamentary delegation led by National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri left for Turkey on Wednesday to attend the 16th Session of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC). The conference will be held from December 9-10 in Istanbul Turkey. The Pakistani delegation is visiting on the special invitation of … Read more
KARACHI: A sessions court of Malir on Wednesday directed the investigation officer (IO) in the Nazim Jokhio murder case to present the postmortem and final investigation report of the case in the next hearing. According to the interim investigation report presented by the IO Siraj Lashari the bloodstains on the baton and blanket found from … Read more
