LAHORE: The national conference on “Future of Interfaith Relations” urged on Tuesday over the need to adopt a rights-based approach to improve relations between different religions in Pakistan. The conference was organised by the Centre for Social Justice and was attended by civil society organisations, human rights activists, lawyers, journalists, and political representatives and religious … Read more
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has awarded Prime Minister Imran Khan the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award for winning the 1992 World Cup, reported Gulf News on Tuesday. “Premier Imran Khan has been given the award for his contribution to sports, including leading his country’s cricket team to win the 1992 Cricket … Read more
LAHORE: Unidentified assailants on Monday gunned down a man and injured his son, both facing murder charges, outside the entrance gate of the Lahore judicial complex. Abdul Salam and his son Sohail were travelling to the complex to attend a hearing of their petitions for pre-arrest bail in a murder case when some unidentified assailants … Read more
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser stressed collective international efforts to address the impending humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, said a press release on Monday. “The situation in Afghanistan warrants immediate steps otherwise the ultimate suffer would be the marginalised Afghan population,” Speaker Qaiser told US Congressmen Gregory Meeks and Ami Bera. The two had called … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday issued notice to the Punjab government on a petition seeking free education for citizens. Justice Shahid Waheed was hearing a petition moved by a local lawyer, pleading that free education is a fundamental right of every citizen under Article 25-A of the Constitution. It is the responsibility of … Read more
LAHORE: Supreme Court Bar Association President Ahsan Bhoon claimed that a conspiracy was being hatched against the judiciary, adding that judges’ confidence would not be restored unless people started trusting the institution. Talking to media persons in his office, Bhoon called the issue of the alleged audio recording of former chief justice Mian Saqib Nisar … Read more
KARACHI: Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed, a retired justice of the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan, human rights activist, and former chief justice (CJ) of Sindh High Court (SHC), took up a leading role in the lawyer’s movement in 2007. He served as SHC CJ from November 5, 1997 to May 4, 1998. He was moved to … Read more
A soldier embraced martyrdom in an attack on a patrolling party of security forces in the Panjgur area of Balochistan, said the military’s media wing on Monday. “A group of terrorists, in a cowardly attack, targeted a patrolling party of security forces in Panjgur area, along the Pakistan-Iran border,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Saturday issued its written verdict on women’s right to inheritance. In a written order, Justice Qazi Faez Isa stated that, “depriving female members of a family from their right to inheritance by their male relatives is an abominable act.” The apex court observed that, “it is a … Read more
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) informed the Sindh High Court on Monday that it has made it clear to the provincial government that if it does not had over the data for fresh delimitation of the constituencies by November 30 then the commission would initiate the process itself under the law currently applicable. … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan needs to provide effective and affordable smoking cessation services and make tobacco harm reduction part of the national policy, said a panel of experts on Monday. This consensus was reached at a consultation on the situation and role of tobacco harm reduction in addressing the problem of combustible smoking in Pakistan. The consultation … Read more
KARACHI: The city police on Monday released the data for October of suspects arrested and drugs seized in different crackdowns across Karachi. As per details, during the ongoing anti-drug drive by the police, Gutka, Mawa and Chahlia dealers were arrested. Police also registered more than 600 cases in different police stations during the anti-drug drive. … Read more
KARACHI: A district and sessions judge on Monday granted bail to factory and building owners and other accused in Mehran Town factory case following a settlement reached between the owners and the legal heirs of 16 factory workers who had died in a fire at the factory. The fire allegedly caused by an electric short-circuit … Read more
PESHAWAR: After more than a month’s wait, Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed finally took charge of the army’s Peshawar Corps, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Monday. “Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood handed over command of Peshawar Corps to Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed today at Corps Headquarters Peshawar,” said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). … Read more
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) wanted to hold elections via electronic voting machines (EVMs) as it wants to “strengthen democracy” and put an end to an “outdated system”. FM Qureshi said this during a function held at various union councils of Multan’s NA-156, and meetings with … Read more
KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab on Saturday said that the rise in heart disease in Pakistan has reached alarming levels. “NICVD is a state-of-the-art heart hospital where people from not only Sindh but all over the country and the world come for heart treatment. The Karachi Institute of Heart Disease (KIHD) will start functioning as … Read more
Pakistan on Saturday termed Indian media’s report on the alleged seizure of radioactive material a “factually incorrect, baseless and laughable” story. “We have noted the reports in the Indian media about ‘seizure of possible radioactive material’ by Indian port authorities at the Mundra Port on containers loaded on a Shanghai-bound commercial vessel from Karachi Port,” … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) leader Marriyum Aurangzeb alleged on Saturday that Prime Minister Imran Khan was “using” the Federal Investigation Agency for political victimisation despite being “slapped” by Pakistani and British courts. Responding to news regarding FIA, Marriyum, in a press release, claimed that PM Imran had done nothing in the last three … Read more
KARACHI: Health experts on Saturday stressed over the prevention and early diagnosis of diabetes at the 8th National Symposium held to observe World Diabetes Day. On the occasion of World Diabetes Day 2021, the Diabetes Clinical Ward 7 Medical Unit at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre organised the Annual Diabetes Symposium to spread awareness about diabetes … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Parvez Elahi on Saturday notified the appointment of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) MPA Sajid Ahmad Khan Bhatti as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. The lawmaker was elected unopposed after no other member contested his elevation to the top seat. Speaker Elahi, who is part of the PML-Q, said that … Read more
LAHORE: Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Chief Saad Rizvi will announce the future action plan of his party on Sunday (tomorrow), the last day of his father Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi’s 3-day death anniversary celebrations here in Lahore, a senior TLP leaders confirmed to Bol News. “The TLP chief will make an important address to the followers … Read more
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed on Saturday vehemently dispelled the impression that superior courts make decisions under pressure or were being dictated by some institution. “No one has the courage to force courts to make decisions as per their wishes. My court gives justice to the people. All judges do not take any … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The prices of ghee and cooking oil have seen a monthly increase during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) tenure, data showed on Saturday. The official documents show that the price of ghee increased by 60 per cent per litre while cooking oil prices increased by 42 per cent between October 2018 to September 2021. The … Read more
LAHORE: This week Bol News spoke to Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi who is not someone who minces his words. A respected figure in Pakistan politics, his voice carries lot of weight, both in and out of the Parliament. Ranked among Nawaz Sharif’s most able lieutenants, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been at the forefront … Read more
Pakistan has been an ally to the United States and China for decades. And yet, whenever regional political shifts occur, Pakistan’s alliance is invariably tested. The challenge currently faced by Pakistan in terms of relations with the US and China is not new. However, circumstances in and outside the country have changed over the years. … Read more
Since the last two weeks Lahore has been suffering from the highest levels of toxic air in the world, according to the United States Air Quality Index (AQI). The US Environmental Protection Agency regards air quality satisfactory if the AQI is under 50, meanwhile, the AQI in Lahore has been averaging between 200 and 250, … Read more
