LAHORE: Federal Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique will inaugurate Mohenjo-Daro Express on July 20, Bol News reported. The railways minister presided over a meeting that discussed matters related to enhancement in service and operational performance. Railways Secretary Syed Mazhar Ali Shah briefed the meeting about his late visit to China. The forum also reviewed progress … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has raised at the U.N. last month’s tragic sinking of an overloaded boat off the Greek coast where 700 people, including Pakistanis, were killed while calling for scaling up rescue operations to save lives. “Mediterranean Sea crossings have become increasingly treacherous,” Ambassador Aamir Khan, deputy permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, … Read more
LAHORE: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Friday said the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) might discuss seat adjustment with political parties in some constituencies, Bol News reported. Talking to media, Rana Sanaullah said there was no doubt that the country was going through a crisis. He said the government worked hard for one year to save … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif performed the groundbreaking of 1200 megawatts Chashma-5 nuclear power plant in Mianwali on Friday, Bol News reported. Speaking on the occasion, PM Shehbaz Sharif said the history of nuclear energy cooperation between Pakistan and China goes back to 30 years. He said this mutual cooperation to promote clean, efficient and comparatively … Read more
Minister for Religious Affairs Muhammad Talha Mehmood on Friday said Hajj through ferry service and by road was under the government’s consideration to provide maximum relief to the Pakistani pilgrims. Addressing the convention of All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederation in Islamabad, the minister assured that the services in the next Hajj programme would be better … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has welcomed the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s approval of a program to support Pakistan. “We stand by the Pakistani people during these hard times,” Antony Blinken tweeted. The US secretary urged Pakistan to continue working with the IMF toward macroeconomic reforms and sustainable economic recovery. International Monetary Fund (IMF) … Read more
ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director has said the Executive Board of the IMF approved three billion dollars for Pakistan, Bol News reported on Friday. “1.2 billion dollars has been released immediately to Pakistan,” the IMF director said adding that the programme would support efforts to stabilise the economy. He said a stable policy implementation … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President of the Islamic Development Bank Dr Sulaiman Al Jasser has assured Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of continued financial support to Pakistan. The IDB President, in a telephonic conversation with PM Shehbaz Sharif, termed Pakistan a brotherly country and vowed to cooperate with it. The Prime Minister thanked the IDB President IDB for giving … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will lay foundation stone of Chashma-V Nuclear Power Plant in Islamabad on Friday, Bol News reported. As a result of the special interest and efforts of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, not only the cost of Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5 has been reduced, but its capacity has been … Read more
Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday constituted a bench to hear the petitions against the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Act 2023, Bol News reported. An eight-member larger bench of the Supreme Court will hear the petitions against the SC Practice and Procedure Act on July 21. The Registrar’s Office issued notices to all … Read more
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab has announced to exempt journalists from parking fees across the metropolis, Bol News reported. During his visit to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) along Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah Murad, Barrister Murtaza Wahab said parking fees would not be charged from journalists across the city. He also said the tradition of … Read more
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday said Pakistan has received the first tranche of 1.2 billion dollars under the stand-by arrangement reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bol News reported. In a televised message, he said the IMF’s Executive Board meeting approved the nine month standby arrangement of three billion dollars last night. The … Read more
MULTAN: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed completion of public welfare projects on priority basis and stressed that such programmes should not be politicized in the best interest of people. Speaking during his visit to the under-construction 500-bed Nishtar Hospital II, he said the public welfare projects suffered a major setback during the tenure … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday approved bail of senior politicians Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Asad Umar in the case pertaining to violent incidents of May 9, Bol News reported. The IHC rejected the state counsel’s appeal for adjourning the hearing. IHC Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri was hearing the case. The prosecutor said … Read more
LAHORE: Taking notice of the gruesome incident, Punjab Inspector General Dr Usman Anwar on Thursday directed his department to arrest the suspects involved in killing at the district and sessions court in Lahore, Bol News reported. The Punjab IG has sought report from the CCPO on the incident and directed to arrest the suspects using … Read more
LAHORE: At least two people were killed in firing at district and sessions court of Lahore on Thursday, Bol News reported. Police said the victims, a woman and a man, got wounded during the firing as they sustained nine bullet injuries. They were brought to a hospital where they could not survive and succumbed to … Read more
Former Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader and information minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain will now do a YouTube show with Minister of State for Petroleum Musaddik Malik and former finance minister Miftah Ismail. Fawad Chaudhry will now do a YouTube show. Fawad Chaudhry confirmed hosting programme on YouTube. Former Sindh governor Imran Ismail will do … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the first phase of FATA University, costing one point eight billion rupees in Peshawar on Tuesday, Bol News reported. This is the first university of merged tribal districts which will provide latest education to the capable students of these districts. Prime Minister Shehbaz also distributed laptops amongst youth … Read more
