RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army organized a sports gala in Miran Shah Tehsil of North Waziristan district to promote sports activities amongst youth. Youth participated in different sports events including tug of war, cricket, volleyball, football, basketball and athletics. A total of sixteen teams from different local schools participated in these competitions. Later, prizes were also distributed … Read more
KARACHI: Former finance minister Miftah Ismail is expected to join the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bol News reported quoting sources as saying on Sunday. The sources claimed Miftah Ismail would soon join the PPP. A team of senior PPP leaders was in touch with him, they said. They said the PPP leadership had been taken … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sri Lanka have emphasized the need to deepen and strengthen the longstanding cooperation in political, economic, and cultural domains, focusing on enhancing people-to-people ties. The resolve came at a meeting between Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on the sidelines of the COP-28 summit in Dubai today. … Read more
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have reached consensus on investment modalities, paving the path for ratification of a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Announcing this in a tweet on social media platform X on Sunday, Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi said the agreement had been pending for the last … Read more
NEW YORK: The United States has supplied Israel with large bunker-buster bombs, among tens of thousands of other weapons and artillery shells as the Israeli military presses on its deadly offensive against Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing US officials. Weapons deliveries have included some 15,000 bombs and 57,000 artillery shells and began … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: As United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced his deep regret about the resumption of deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza on Friday, UN humanitarian officials vowed to stay and help all those in need, while reiterating “nowhere is safe from attacks” in the ravaged enclave. The terrifying sound of shells exploding shortly after 7: … Read more
WASHINGTON: A senior US State Department official would leave for Islamabad next week to discuss with Pakistani officials a range of issues, the State Department announced Friday. The Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Julieta Valls Noyes, would stay in Islamabad from Dec 4 to 7, the Department said … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Barrister Gohar Khan, a member of PTI’s legal team, was on Saturday elected unopposed chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), Bol News reported. Another PTI leader Omar Ayub has been elected general secretary of the former ruling party. The announcement was made post PTI intra-party elections. Talking to media in Peshawar, PTI … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has once again asked Afghan authorities to take immediate and effective steps against terrorist entities operating from their soil. At her weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Friday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch voiced concerns over the presence of terrorist sanctuaries in Afghanistan. She said these terrorists continue to attack Pakistan and … Read more
KARACHI: The judicial magistrate East on Friday remanded five suspects of RJ Mall fire incident, that claimed 11 lives, to police custody for five days, Bol News reported. The court sought development report from the investigation officer on the next hearing. The court dismissed the petition of suspects’ lawyers seeking to discharge their clients from … Read more
DUBAI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday joined the world leaders at the high-level segment of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP 28) of the United Nations to discuss actions on climate change. The prime minister was received by President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released final list of constituencies of national and provincial assemblies based on the 7th Population and Housing Census 2023. According to the notification, total seats of National Assembly would be 336 comprising 266 general, 60 for women and 10 reserved seats for non-Muslims. In the National Assembly, Punjab … Read more
KARACHI: It emerged on Friday that two cops among four persons were involved in a staged robbery of an oil transporting vehicle on Kala Pul in Baloch Colony area of Karachi, Bol News reported. Karachi East Police busted the fake robbery case in which the vehicle laden with oil was looted. Four accused including two … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday ordered to remove Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari’s name from the Passport Control List (PCL), Bol News reported. The high court announced this verdict on the petition seeking removal of Shireen Mazari’s name from the PCL. “Placing Shireen Mazari’s name on the Passport Control … Read more
UPPER DIR: The Indian woman, Anju has gone back to India to meet her children, Bol News reported. The Indian woman had arrived in Pakistan five months ago to meet Nasrullah, a resident of Upper Dir and her social media friend. “I am going with good memories from Pakistan and I will return to Pakistan,” … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) Justice Nadeem Akhtar on Thursday said the lawyers of the petitioners were not preparing as enough as important the issue of illegal parking in Karachi was, Bol News reported. The petitioner said illegal parking and excessive parking fees were being charged at 33 places in the metropolis. Illegal parking … Read more
The process for receiving of applications for next year’s Hajj under government scheme is underway by the designated banks. Receiving of applications process will continue till 12th of next month. The applications can be submitted on a passport valid till 16 December 2024. Hajj application can also be submitted on passport application token. About 89605 … Read more
Following his visit to the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar will embark on a two-day visit to the State of Kuwait today (Tuesday). During the visit, the Prime Minster will meet Crown Prince of State of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al Jaber Al Sabah and Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered to reseal the factories taking action against the officers responsible for de-sealing the factories, Bol News reported. The high court ordered to seal cafes that remain open after 10 pm and take action against commercial companies. The policy of working from home for two days should … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Friday approached the Supreme Court for bail in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s 190 million pounds case, Bol News reported. The PTI chief filed an appeal against the decision of the high court. The appeal was filed by Advocate Latif Khosa in the top court on his … Read more
KARACHI: The Karachi police on Friday arrested three private suspects allegedly involved in the Orangi Town No 5 robbery incident along a team of present and former police officials at a trader’s house in Karachi, Bol News reported. The investigation sources said the three arrested suspects were police informers and they were present at the … Read more
KARACHI: Former Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi has been conferred upon with King Abdul Aziz Medal from Commander Western Region of Saudi Armed Forces in Makkah Saudi Arabia on Friday, Bol News reported. The Pakistan Navy spokesperson said the former naval chief has been awarded the medal for his services. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sweden have agreed to promote bilateral dialogue and mutually beneficial engagement and cooperation. This came at the 17th round of Pakistan-Sweden Bilateral Political Consultations held in Stockholm. The two sides reviewed the entire range of bilateral relations, including political, economic, trade, investment and education. They expressed confidence in the trajectory of bilateral … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir visited Corps Level Collective Training exercise of Strike Corps. The exercise is aimed at validating offensive operational concepts. He witnessed an impressive display of complex manoeuvres undertaken, led by Armoured formation equipped with state of the art VT-4 tanks. The Army Chief met the troops participating in the … Read more
RISALPUR: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday said peace in the region could not be guaranteed till the resolution of the dispute of Jammu and Kashmir between Pakistan and India. “Let me make it clear that there can be no peace without the settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir issue,” he said in his … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jalil Abbas Jilani Tuesday affirmed Pakistan’s support for a two-state solution to address the Palestine issue, emphasizing the importance of resolving it in alignment with the wishes of the Palestinian people. He made these remarks in response to concerns raised by PPPP Senator Mian Raza Rabbani during Senate session … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Tuesday the Saudi Arabian authorities had given the assurances to provide jobs to those facing employment related problems at alternative companies. Replying to a question, Minister for Foreign Affairs Jalil Abbas Jilani told the House that about 2.5 million Pakistanis were working in Saudi Arabia. He said round the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: After staff-level agreement, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board meeting is expected to be held on December 7, Bol News reported on Tuesday quoting sources as saying. IMF Executive Board to review Pakistan’s “financial performance” under the standby agreement Receipt of the next debt tranche of $700 million from the IMF, the sources … Read more
