BARCELONA: A four-month-old baby and his three-year-old brother died with their parents on Tuesday when a fire ripped through an abandoned bank where the family was squatting in Barcelona, in a blaze denounced as “horrific” by the Spanish city’s mayor. Read more: Pakistan-origin family attacked in Canada, FM raises issue with Canadian Counterpart Chief firefighter … Read more
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday claimed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) – the two major opposition parties in the country – had no agenda. Read more: PPP will restore democracy in the country, vows Bilawal In a clear reference to the PPP’s public meeting in … Read more
LAHORE: A delegation of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) visited Punjab Safe Cities Authority at Qurban Lines on Tuesday. Read more: Punjab police develop women safety app, says Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan COO PSCA Muhammad Kamran Khan received the six-member delegation and discussed agenda points such as women safety … Read more
PESHAWAR: Athletes from Peshawar, Swat, Khyber, Karak and Charsadda won gold medals in different events of the under-21 games played at the Peshawar Sports Complex. In weightlifting, Swat’s Roohullah surprised everyone with a first-ever gold medal for his district on the first day of the event. Read more: Inter-district Under-21 tournament kickoffs in Peshawar Zain, … Read more
BEIJING: China has firmly rejected certain media for creating fake news with a deliberate attempt to smear the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) building and Pakistan-China relations. Read more: CPEC historical opportunity for Pakistan’s economic uplift: Pakistani expert “China firmly rejects certain media’s attempts that violate its professional ethics and creation of fake news with the deliberate … Read more
ISLAMABAD: In their fresh act of state terrorism on Wednesday, Indian troops martyred two Kashmiris in Pulwama district of the occupied valley. The Kashmiris were martyred by Indian troops along with paramilitary forces and police personnel during a so-called cordon and search operation at Qasbayar area of the district, Kashmir Media Service reported. Read more: … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday appreciated the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for achieving an increase of 35 per cent in revenues of November 2021 compared with the same month the previous year. “Congratulations to the FBR team for achieving a 35% increase in revenues in November over last year,” he said in a … Read more
Pakistan bourse remains bearish, as KSE-100 Index losses 257.67 points amid profit-taking KARACHI: The Pakistan equity market witnessed profit-taking in the overbought market, as the investors remained concerned over surge in the Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) yields by up to 246bps, weak global equities and slump in the global crude oil prices, dealers said. –JAVED … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed former chief justice Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Rana Shamim, whose alleged affidavit levelled serious allegations against ex-chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar, to submit the original copy of the document within five days. The court was hearing a contempt of court case against Shamim, Editor-in-Chief Jang Group Mir … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has offered to host a summit of foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) next month to address the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, said Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Read more: Pakistan wants peace, stability in Afghanistan: FM Qureshi tells Taliban’s interim PM The Pakistan offer comes after a request … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistani rupee gained 20 paisas against the dollar in early trade at the interbank foreign exchange market on Tuesday. The dollar is being traded at Rs176 at the opening of the interbank market. The exchange rate was closed at Rs17.20 on Monday, November 29, 2021. Read more: BOL NEWS BUSINESS DIGEST: November 30, 2021 … Read more
PSMA thanks government for resolving genuine issues ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has expressed its gratitude to the government for resolving their genuine issues and problems. –HAMZA HABIB Read more Circular debt affects petroleum companies’ profits ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has said the circular debt has affected the profitability of the listed petroleum … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a five-day-long workshop stressed the need for democratic values in developing countries and called for dialogue in a bid to build trust and strong ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and the International Research Council for Religious Affairs (IRCRA) organised the workshop in the capital, aimed at … Read more
LAHORE: Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Ameer Bhatti on Monday suspended three-month sentences awarded to Mandi Bahauddin Deputy Commissioner (DC) Tariq Basra and Assistant Commissioner (AC) Imtiaz Ali in contempt of court case. The CJ LHC issued the order on separate appeals filed by the convicts challenging their convictions and sentences. Read more: … Read more
KARACHI: The dollar recorded an all-time high of Rs176.20 at the closing of the interbank foreign exchange market on Monday, dealers said. The exchange market recorded a decline of 74 paisas in the rupee value to end at Rs176.20 against the greenback from last Friday’s closing of Rs175.46 in the interbank foreign exchange market. Read … Read more
After Pakistan imposed travel restrictions on six African countries and Hong Kong, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a fresh travel advisory for Category C countries after the emergence of a new strain called Omicron. Read more: Pakistan imposes travel restrictions on six African countries “Consequent to [the] emergence of Omicron corona variant in … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistani rupee declined by 80 paisas against the dollar in early trade at the interbank foreign exchange market on Monday. The dollar is being traded at Rs176.26 at the opening of the interbank market. The exchange rate was closed at Rs175.46 on Friday, November 26, 2021. Read more: Rupee devaluation bad for economy: OICCI Currency … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, who is also acting governor of Punjab these days, said that for the first time in the country’s history, overseas Pakistanis got the right to vote, after which they would be able to choose better leadership back home. Read more: Parliament approves use of EVMs, voting rights to … Read more
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, on Sunday, announced that Prime Minister Imran Khan would inaugurate the much-awaited Green Line bus system for the metropolis in the next two weeks. Read more: Karachi to receive Green Line BRT buses: Asad Umar Addressing Pakistan Tekreek-e-Insaf (PTI) District Central Karachi Workers Convention, … Read more
President Dr Arif Alvi agreed to enhance bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Islamabad and Ankara during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Both the leaders on Monday concurred to further strengthen the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) to achieve its objectives. Read more: First NLC truck with Pakistani goods reaches … Read more
LAHORE: Following a Bol News story on stent racket at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr Muhammad Tehseen on Saturday constituted a committee to probe into the matter. However, the probe committee would look into the complaint received from *Basit Khan — son of one of the victim patients — against … Read more
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday claimed that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) “creates fake videos, audios and posts” to put pressure on the state institutions. The minister appealed to the apex court to take notice of the conspiracies against honourable judiciary being hatched by some elements. Read more: Fawad claims PML-N’s … Read more
Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned and rejected the “highly provocative and irresponsible remarks made by Chief of India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat, calling for “undoing” of the partition. Read more: Pakistan rejects Indian remarks on Kashmir, CPEC, Afghan situation According to a report by the Indian Express, the RSS chief had claimed earlier … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a high-level meeting in Islamabad on Saturday to review the implementation of the Rs444 billion Sindh Development Plan and directed to expedite the pace of development projects work in Sindh. The meeting was informed that overall the Sindh Development Plan comprises 48 Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) projects, 50 non-PSDP … Read more
Advisory Committee finalises questionnaire for Census 2022 ISLAMABAD: The Advisory Committee has finalised the questionnaire for the Census 2022 and a summary has been forwarded to the Council of Common Interests for approval. –HAMZA HABIB Read more Bulls return to PSX as KSE-100 Index gains 178.41 points KARACHI: The Pakistan bourse staged a mild recovery … Read more
Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) Tariq Zia has been appointed as the new Director-General Public Relations Air Force, announced the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Thursday. Read more: India’s claims of shooting down Pakistani F-16 refuted by world, says PAF official The appointment was announced in the backdrop of the recent re-organization of the Pakistan Air Force … Read more
KARACHI: Long queues were seen at a few fuel stations that remained open, despite a strike call by the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) on Thursday. Most of the fuel stations were either closed or due out of stocks. The fuel stations of those Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) were also closed, which had been announced … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and member of the Punjab Assembly Sumera Komal, on Thursday, submitted a resolution in the provincial assembly, seeking former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar’s name on the exit control list (ECL) following the recent leaked audio saga. An alleged leaked audio clip of Nisar’s talk with an … Read more
