KARACHI: At least four people including three Chinese nationals were reportedly killed in a van blast at the Karachi University on Tuesday, confirmed Sindh Police. The foreign deceased includes two women and a man. The high-intensity blast in a van parked near the Commerce Department shattered glass windows and broke window doors of the nearby … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday, in a big move to facilitate the general public, announced an end to load-shedding of electricity across the country from May 1 and onwards. The prime minister, also famed as ‘Shehbaz Speed’ for his efficiency to deliver at a fast pace, declared that the government had operationalized 20 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Monday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to bring into the tax net the unregistered wholesalers, dealers or distributors of sugar to broaden the tax base. He observed that despite making huge monetary transactions and the availability of their data with FBR, these unregistered buyers of sugar largely remained … Read more
Srinagar: There was consensus that political workers and leaders of various factions of Hurriyat will henceforth work only under the banner of single All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) and shall strive to achieve the people’s right to self-determination in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions. The APHC spokesman in a statement issued in … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Saturday said that democratic institutions in Pakistan could be strengthened through the supremacy of the constitution. The prime minister expressed these views during a meeting with Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha, MNA, who called on him. During the meeting, matters related to the strengthening of democracy and economic progress were discussed. … Read more
ISLAMABAD :Mushaal Hussein Mullick, wife of illegally detained Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Yasin Malik, said that fascist Narendra Modi has already turned Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) into a killing field and his visit would further add fuel to the fire. Mushaal, who is also Chairperson of the Peace and … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Thursday announced to include Pakistan Peoples Party leader Sharjeel Inam Memon in the provincial cabinet, said a notification. Memon will take oath as a minister tomorrow. Meanwhile, Sindh Transport Minister Owais Qadir Shah is relinquished from his post. Sources privy to development informed Bol News that Memon will be given … Read more
PM Shehbaz denotifies Tariq Fatemi as special assistant on Foreign Affairs ISLAMABAD: A day after the official notification, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday took back the portfolio of Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs from Syed Tariq Fatemi, sources informed Bol News. Fatemi will nonetheless remain special assistant to prime minister however … Read more
ISLAMABAD: On the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, the Interior Ministry issued letter to the authorities concerned to ensure foolproof security of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Prime Minister issued the directives in view of the reports of security threat to the life of former prime minister. The Interior Ministry sent an urgent … Read more
Jammu: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian police arrested five persons in Kathua district ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to adjoining Samba district. The Indian police along with intelligence agency arrested five youth during a house raid in Marheen area in Kathua district. The action was taken after the police … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Miftah Ismail said here on Wednesday that the government would make all out efforts to restore the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme with International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking at ‘Meet the Press’ organized by National Press Club, the finance minister, who was accompanied by Federal Minister Information and … Read more
KARACHI: A high-level meeting scheduled today (Wednesday) between the representatives of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and Pakistan Peoples Party was delayed due to funeral prayers of late MNA Iqbal Muhammad Ali, sources informed Bol News. The meeting is now scheduled tomorrow (Thursday). Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his meeting with MQM representatives, earlier, stressed … Read more
Srinagar: Illegally detained senior APHC leader, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, has appealed to the United Nations and international human rights organizations to put pressure on India to release all Kashmiri political detainees stuffed under inhuman conditions in jails of India and occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Nayeem Ahmad Khan in a message from New Delhi’s infamous Tihar … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Member of National Assembly Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday took charge as State Minister for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Upon arrival at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to join her new responsibilities, Hina Khar was received by Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood and senior officials. Belonging to Pakistan Peoples … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called upon the international community to take notice of the recent incidents of Islamophobia that took place in Sweden and the Netherlands. “The people of Pakistan and Muslims around the world are deeply hurt by the recent incidents of Islamophobia in Sweden and the Netherlands,” he said in a tweet. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A 34-member cabinet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday took the oath that includes 31 federal ministers and four ministers of state while there will be three advisers to the Prime Minister. Chairman of Senate Sadiq Sanjrani took the oath from the new cabinet in place of President Dr Arif Alvi who declined … Read more
Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, besides resulting in large scale deaths, Covid pandemic has spurred mental health issues among adolescents in the Kashmir valley. The study conducted by four doctors of Government Medical College Srinagar aimed at assessing prevalence of depression and anxiety and its determinants among school-going adolescents in the Valley … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said the journey of the progress of Pakistan had resumed after the four years of halted development during the tenure of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Addressing here at the inauguration of the mass transit bus project on Peshawar More to Islamabad International Airport route, he said being the representative of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz leader Miftah Ismail on Monday said his government was fully capable of resolving energy crisis under the leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Replying to the statement of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal minister Hammad Azhar, Ismail said the people would see a clear difference between the performances … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday requested the sovereign Government of Afghanistan to secure Pak- Afghan border region and take stern actions against the individuals involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan, in the interest of peace and progress of the two brotherly countries. “Pakistan, once again, strongly condemns terrorists operating with impunity from Afghan soil to carry … Read more
LAHORE: In a major reshuffle in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Chairman NAB Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal has transferred and posted Maj (Retd) Shahzad Saleem as Director-General Lahore again, replacing the incumbent Jamil Ahmad. The incumbent DG NAB Lahore Jamil Ahmad has been transferred and posted as Director Awareness and Prevention Division at the NAB … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday asked the Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue Dr Muhammad Ashfaq to submit a report on the tax revenue. During a meeting with the prime minister, the FBR chairman briefed the prime minister about the current tax collection. He also apprised the prime minister of the overall performance of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The air quality of the federal capital on Friday was reported persistently healthy as the ratio of air pollutants was recorded below the permissible limits in the atmosphere due to reduced vehicular traffic in peak hours. The air quality data has been collected by the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) that monitors air pollutants … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Senior Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League-N, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday criticized the last regime of Imran Khan for mishandling the country’s affairs. Imran Khan had been unsuccessful in resolving the issues of the common man, he said while talking to a private news channel. The Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), leadership could … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The election campaign against the vacant seat of NA-33 Hangu will conclude mid-night tonight. According to Provincial Election commission Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the By-Election of the constituency will be held on Sunday. A total of more than three-hundred thousand registered voters will cast their votes. The ECP has set up two-hundred and ten polling stations … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has started receiving nomination papers for the local bodies’ elections in thirty-two districts of Balochistan. According to the schedule issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan, the candidates can submit their nomination papers with the returning officer concerned by Monday. The list of nominated candidates will be released on … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers resigned from the national assembly ahead of the election for leader of the house on Monday. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif was set to contest the election against PTI nominee Shah Mehmood Qureshi, however, now the PTI lawmakers would boycott the session. The … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Friday nullified the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act’s amendment ordinance by declaring it unconstitutional, and ‘invalid beyond reasonable doubt’. President Dr Arif Alvi promulgated an ordinance on February 20 to amend the PECA 2016, making online defamation a non-bailable, cognisable offence and giving more powers to the FIA. Under … Read more
