Former information minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday criticised the conduct of judiciary agaisnt the Sharif family following extension of interim bails for Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz were extended. Addressing the media, Fawad said it was shameful that the premier of the country was facing money laundering … Read more
A delegation of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) called on Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Wednesday. The delegation comprised federal ministers Maulana Asad Mahmood, Maulana Abdul Shakoor, Maulana Abdul Wasay, and Talha Mahmood. During the meeting, views were exchanged on the current political situation in the country. They agreed to take along all the … Read more
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court (LHC) special division bench would hear a petition of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz for the return of her passport on Wednesday. Maryam has sought return of her passport, so she could travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. She had surrendered her passport before the court when allowed post-arrest … Read more
Shehbaz Sharif-led federal government has decided to change Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Ashfaq Ahmed, well-placed sources told Bol News. According to sources, Asim Ahmed, a BS-21 officer of the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) and also a former chairman of the revenue board, is likely to take the charge. A summary in this regard … Read more
LAHORE: Recently appointed Director General Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Rai Muhammad Tahir after assuming the charge has started forming his team. According to sources, services of five DIGs and two SSPs have been placed at the disposal of FIA under the ministry of interior. Karachi director FIA, Sindh Zone-1 DIG Amer Farooqi has been transferred … Read more
LAHORE: An exhibition of HIV awareness posters was organised at the National College of Arts (NCA), in which more than 30 students participated. The programme was jointly organised by NCA and Punjab AIDS Control Program. The purpose of the exhibition was to raise awareness about HIV and to dispel misconceptions about it. Many posters were … Read more
PESHAWAR: The former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday demanded the chief election commissioner (CEC) to step downm, accusing him of partiality against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Addressing the workers’ convention in Peshawar, Imran Khan said, “The chief election commissioner is a planted agent of Noon League [PML-N].” He added the CEC leaves … Read more
The activists and supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday staged protests outside the offices of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in multiple cities. The ubiquitous protests were against the prejudiced approach of the electoral body towards the party. Read more: ‘Imran Khan should respond to queries of ECP in foreign funding case’ The political party … Read more
LAHORE: The visiting US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said that meeting victims of Indian ceasefire violations and “seeing them suffer” had made it all the more necessary than before to raise the Kashmir issue at the Congress. “Having met the Kashmiri people in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), who nurse the bullet wounds, due to ceasefire … Read more
KARACHI: When the police are yet to find Dua Zehra, another 14-year-old girl has gone missing from Saudabad area of Malir district, Bol News reported on Sunday. This is the second incident of a teenage girl going missing from the Malir district of Karachi in a week. Another 14-year-old girl identified as Dua Zehra had … Read more
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday instructed to take emergency measures to significantly reduce load-shedding by the next month as he blamed the policies of the Imran Khan government for power outages. PM Shehbaz said he will not sit back till the problem is resolved. He directed to make every possible effort to provide … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The names of more than 100 political personalities have been removed from the exit control list (ECL), Bol News reported on Sunday. According to details, the names of Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, former president Asif Zardari, ex-premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and other important political personalities have been removed from the ECL. Faryal Talpur, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday demanded that the Supreme Court should conduct an open hearing into the matter relating to the threatening diplomatic letter, claiming that the National Security Committee (NSC) endorsed his previous claims again. Addressing the media in Islamabad, he said the NSC’s latest statement established that there was … Read more
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the biased conduct of the electoral body in the foreign funding issue. The petition has been filed by Anwar Mansoor and Shah Khawar in the IHC on behalf of PTI leader Amir Kayani. The PTI has made 17 political parties respondents in the … Read more
The power supply company of Karachi, K-Electric, has apologised to the citizens of the megacity after an increase in the duration of load-shedding. According to the reports, the load-shedding is happening in Karachi even during Sehri and Iftari timings, leaving the citizens irked. In some areas, the duration of the power outage is between 8 … Read more
LONDON: In their first meeting after successfully ousting Imran Khan’s government, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif vow to work together for the national interest. In the meeting held in London, Sherry Rehman, Naveed Qamar, and Qamar Zaman Kaira accompanied Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while PML-N leaders Hasan Nawaz, … Read more
The coalition government has decided to amend the Exit Control List (ECL) rules to stop its unnecessary use, sources said. The ECL committee formed in the maiden cabinet of the Shehbaz Sharif government on Wednesday has recommended amending the rules. Sources said inclusion in the ECL will only be done if it is extremely important. … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti on Thursday dismissed a withdrawn petition challenging the acceptance of resignation of former chief minister Usman Buzdar by the then Punjab governor Muhammad Sarwar. A citizen, Tanvir Sarwar, filed the petition saying the former chief minister’s resignation was not in accordance with the constitution. He … Read more
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and the district police on Thursday killed four suspected terrorists during a joint operation in Bannu. The intelligence-based operation was conducted after verifying reports about the presence of suspected terrorists who were in the area for terror attacks. Read also: Security forces kill one terrorist in N. Waziristan The terrorists opened … Read more
Former Interior Minister and Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rashid on Thursday said they have a plan to end the government that will be disclosed today in Lahore rally by Imran Khan. While talking in Dunya Bol Hai, Sheikh Rashid said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan will make an important announcement in the Lahore … Read more
A recent closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage shows that the 14-year-old girl missing from Karachi consensually got in a vehicle that supposedly came to pick her up. It has been the sixth day but the teenage girl who went missing in Karachi’s Golden Town area in the jurisdiction of Al Falah police station on April … Read more
LAHORE: Ahead of the PTI rally in the provincial capital tonight, the Punjab Mass Transit Authority has decided to suspend the services of the Orange Line Metro Train and Metro bus in Lahore citing security reasons. As reported by Bol News, the authority will temporarily halt both mass transit services at 4pm today. A statement … Read more
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti would hear a petition of Punjab Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz against the governor for delaying his oath-taking ceremony on Thursday. The petition said Hamza has been elected as chief minister in a session held on the directions of the LHC. It said Governor Omar Sarfraz … Read more
Lahore authorities on Wednesday advised ex-prime minister Imran Khan to address tomorrow’s public rally virtually amid security threats. In this regard, the Lahore deputy commissioner has penned a letter to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership regarding the security threats ahead of tomorrow’s public rally at Minar-e-Pakistan. The PTI is all set to stage a public … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Wednesday said loyalty is the basic principle of the constitution, adding that Article 63(A) has associated loyalty with the party policy on four occurrences. A five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court headed by CJP Bandial and comprising Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Ijaz ul … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday finally called on President Dr Arif Alvi, sources said. The meeting was held at the President House in Islamabad, Bol News reported. Sources said the meeting between PM Shehbaz and President Arif Alvi lasted for more than an hour. The premier inquired after the health of the … Read more
Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday sent a reference to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for lifetime disqualification of 26 MPAs of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). These members deviated from the party line and voted in favour of Hamza Shehbaz Sharif of PML-N in the election of the chief minister of Punjab. Read more: … Read more
In his inaugural address to the federal cabinet, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif said all of its members are experienced and hold a history of huge sacrifices. Addressing the members who took oath yesterday, PM Shehbaz said he considers the current cabinet as ‘war cabinet’. He said the government is being criticized, and it was … Read more
