KARACHI: Vice Admiral Naveed Ashraf has been appointed as the new chief of Pakistan Navy, Bol News reported on Tuesday quoting the Pakistan Navy spokesperson as saying. The Pak Navy spokesperson said the change of command ceremony will be held on October 7, 2023 in Islamabad. Vice Admiral Naveed Ashraf will be promoted to the … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for immediate steps to address the dire situations around the globe left behind by the crises of covid, climate and conflict, warning that the world’s unequal economic growth was creating the super-rich and the super-poor within an exploitative system. “We live in an age of enlarging inequality,” Ambassador Munir Akram, … Read more
Dry weather is likely to prevail over most parts of the country, while hot in southern parts during the next twelve hours. However, rain and wind with thunderstorm is likely at isolated places in Chitral, Dir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad sixteen degree centigrade, Lahore twenty-three, Karachi twenty-five, Peshawar … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has decided to evict 1.1 million foreigners living illegally in Pakistan because of their involvement in funding, facilitating terrorists and other illegal activities. In the first phase, illegal residents, in the second phase, those with Afghan citizenship and in the third phase, those with proof of residence cards will be expelled. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Talks between Pakistan and Russia will begin next week on the matter of importing cheap oil from Russia, Bol News reported. Sources from the Ministry of Energy said Pakistan delegation would arrive in Russia on October 9. Pakistan would negotiate a long-term agreement to purchase oil and gas from Russia, they said. They sources … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Wife of former prime minister, Bushra Bibi on Monday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for security and protection of the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) chairman in the jail, Bol News reported. Bushra Bibi filed the petition in the IHC through lawyer Latif Khosa. She feared that her husband could … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of 1,090 pleas, demanding to declare fuel price adjustment in the electricity bills as illegal, till October 16, Bol News reported. The Supreme Court said it would announce its verdict on October 16 after hearing the arguments. It also said that the facility of video link … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority will work with Pakistan to support its IT companies and startups to scale their businesses in the Kingdom. This was stated by Caretaker Minister for Information Technology Minister Umar Saif in a tweet on the social media platform X. He said Pakistan will host Digital Direct Foreign … Read more
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has got his flight ticket booked for Pakistan, Bol News reported on Monday quoting sources as saying. The sources said Nawaz Sharif will land at Abu Dhabi International Airport from London on October 21. Then the same day, on October 21, Mian Nawaz Sharif will leave Abu … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorology Department on Monday said dry weather was likely to prevail over most parts of the country, while hot in southern parts during the next 12 hours. However, partly cloudy weather with rain-thunderstorm is likely at isolated places in upper Kyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Temperature of some major cities recorded … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A seven-day anti-polio campaign begins across the country from Monday. Over 40 million children will be administered anti-polio vaccine along with supplementary dose of vitamin A during the campaign. Caretaker Minister for Health Services Dr Nadeem Jan has urged parents to fully cooperate with the vaccination teams and ensure that their children are vaccinated. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court on Tuesday reopened a case pertaining to assets beyond means against former finance minister Ishaq Dar, Bol News reported. Accountability Court of Islamabad summoned Ishaq Dar on October 10. Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir issued notices to Ishaq Dar. After the Supreme Court verdict on NAB amendment, the proceedings on the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Official Secret Act Special Court on Tuesday extended judicial remand of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi till October 10, Bol News reported. In informal talk with media, Shah Mahmood Qureshi congratulated journalist community over release of Imran Riaz. He said he had seen court enough in one year … Read more
ATTOCK: The Official Secret Act Special Court on Tuesday extended the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) chairman’s judicial remand by 15 days till October 10, Bol News reported. Special Court Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain was hearing the case in the prison. The case has been adjourned till October 10. The court directed the Federal Investigation … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) chairman has requested the court not to transfer him to the Adiala Jail from Attock Jail, Bol News reported quoting sources as saying. The former prime minister and PTI chief has given the statement before the court, the sources said. “I do not want to be transferred to … Read more
RAWALPINDI: At least three terrorists were shot dead in exchange of fire with the security forces in Khyber District on Monday night, Bol News reported. The military’s media wing, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on night 25/26 September 2023, security forces conducted an intelligence based operation in general area Tirah, Khyber District on reported … Read more
LONDON: Pakistan and the United Kingdom have agreed on the need to elevate relations covering all areas of mutual benefit. The consensus to this effect was reached at a meeting between Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and the UK’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly in London. Discussions focused on all areas of mutual interest, including multifaceted … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has vowed to conduct free and fair elections, ensuring no organisational or institutional involvement in favor of any party. In an exclusive interview with foreign media, he said we are entering into the electoral process and the time span, which has been given to the interim government, is according … Read more
