Baseer Ahmed

Pakistani IT firms have won eight major awards including one gold and seven merit awards at Asia Pacific Information and Communication Technology Alliance Awards in Hong Kong. APICTA is an organization of Information and Communication Technology that aims to promote technology innovation in the region. The biggest achievement of Pakistan in the event is winning … Read more

KARACHI: Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday said that protection and promotion of Human Rights are among the top priorities of his Party and the same will manifest in the Party’s manifesto for the upcoming general elections. In his message on the occasion of International Human Rights Day on Sunday, the … Read more

World Human Rights Day is being observed in Pakistan today like other parts of the globe. The theme for this year’s day is “Freedom, Equality and Justice for All “. World Human Rights Day aims to raise awareness and encourage action to uphold human rights globally. It is observed annually to commemorate the adoption and … Read more

UNITED NATIONS: UN humanitarian officials in war-ravaged Gaza are “hanging on by our fingertips” with civil society on the brink of full-blown collapse, they warned Saturday. Women and children are bearing the brunt in terms of deaths and injuries as Israeli troops attack Palestinian defenders across the enclave, with nowhere safe to go, and aid … Read more

ISLAMABAD: There are 29.99 million household consumers of electricity exist in the country, Bol News has found out through sources on Sunday. The number of protected users in the country is 19.5 million. The number of consumers using less than 50 units of electricity is 1.42 million. The number of consumers using up to 100 … Read more

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday said that Pakistan was deeply disappointed that the UN Security Council once again failed to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, even in the face of a human tragedy of epic proportions taking place there. Despite the invocation of Article-99 of the UN Charter by the Secretary-General and his … Read more

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar has reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to the SAARC process. In his message on the 39th SAARC Charter Day, he expressed the confidence that the current hindrances to the Organization’s smooth functioning will be removed, thus, enabling its member states to forge ahead on the path of mutually-beneficial regional cooperation. … Read more

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq-Kakar has lauded police force for rendering matchless sacrifices for peace in the country. Addressing the 7th Annual Conference of Former Inspector Generals of Police in Islamabad on Saturday, he said the entire nation acknowledges police force for curbing crimes and elimination of terrorism from the country. The Prime Minister said infusing … Read more

Two-week long Multinational Joint Special Forces Exercise Fajar Al Sharq-V was held at National Counter Terrorism Centre, Pabbi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to ISPR, troops from Special Forces of Pakistan, Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait participated in the exercise. Besides the exercising troops, officers from the brotherly countries of Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait also witnessed the Closing … Read more

Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami has underscored Pakistan Navy’ initiatives in enhancing maritime and coastal security, operational readiness and socio-economic uplift of coastal community.  He was interacting with a delegation of sixth Maritime Security Workshop led by Commandant Pakistan Navy War College Rear Admiral Javed Iqbal at Naval Headquarters in Islamabad.     The … Read more

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Friday dismissed Akbar S. Babar’s plea for a fresh round of intra-party elections within the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and adjourned the hearing till December 12. A five-member ECP bench, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, considered a series of petitions submitted by PTI founding member Akbar … Read more

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has underscored importance of collective approaches to promote prosperity and development for people of Afghanistan. He was talking to United States Special Representative on Afghanistan Thomas West who called on him in Islamabad. According to a Foreign Office statement, during the meeting, the Foreign Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment … Read more

ISLAMABAD: The accountability court of Islamabad on Friday issued ads for six suspects including Zulfi Bukhari, Farhat Shehzadi alias Farah Gogi, Mirza Shehzad Akbar and Ziaul Mustafa Naseem declaring them proclaimed offenders in the case pertaining to £190 million scandal, Bol News reported. The advertisements of the suspects have been pasted on walls of the … Read more

ISLAMABAD: After the Danish parliament adopted a bill prohibiting the desecration of the Holy Quran, Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani hailed it as a “prudent decision.” The foreign minister, in a social media post on X, expressed the hope that other European countries would follow the suit through similar legislation. “A prudent decision on … Read more

Pakistan welcomes the United Nations Secretary General’s decision to invoke Article-99 of the UN Charter to bring attention of the UN Security Council towards the dire security situation and the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. At her weekly media briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said this decision of the Secretary … Read more

Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has appealed to the people to exercise their right to vote for the bright future of the country. In his message on National Voter’s Day, which is being celebrated today, he said people should be sensitized that the power of vote is in their hands and should be used … Read more

WASHINGTON: Head of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission to Pakistan, Nathan Porter Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the recent staff-level agreement with Pakistan on a $3 billion standby arrangement, saying the present government’s policies reflected its commitment to stabilize the economy of the country. “With that base, hopefully, we can build on and be able to … Read more

KARACHI: At least five people were killed and one other injured in a ferocious blaze that engulfed a shopping plaza, Arshi Centre, in Aisha Manzil area of Karachi on Wednesday night, Bol News reported. The rescue and cooling operation lasted overnight with the help of firebrigade department, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, police, rangers and Pakistan Navy. … Read more

Repatriation of illegal foreign nationals including Afghans to their homeland is continuing in a dignified and safe manner. 2,268 illegal Afghan nationals returned to their country yesterday. So far, 414452 illegal Afghans have been repatriated to Afghanistan. On Nov 18, a significant decision had been made to launch a grand operation against the illegally residing … Read more

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir has expressed the Pakistan Army’s resolve to continue its selfless and sacred duty of safeguarding every inch of the motherland till last drop of blood. Addressing the participants of the First National Workshop Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Peshawar, General Syed Asim Munir  said the nation takes pride … Read more

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has left for Kohat to attend 58th Parents’ Day of Cadet College Kohat as chief guest. The Prime Minister will address the participants of the event. Later, the Prime Minister will leave for Karachi to participate in the award ceremony organized by the Pakistan Stock Exchange. In this event, … Read more

DUBAI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday left here for home after concluding his visit to the United Arab Emirates where he participated in the Conference of Parties (COP28) summit. UAE’s Minister of State for Government Development and Future Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi at Al-Maktoum saw off the prime minister at the Dubai … Read more

KARACHI: All small and big industries of Karachi will remain closed on Monday (today), Bol News reported. Today export units will also remain closed due to protest over gas prices. “There will be a strike today for not fulfilling the promise of abnormal increase in gas prices and reduction in excess electricity consumption rates,” the … Read more