PESHAWAR: After seven years of refugee life, the repatriation of Pakistani fleeing to Afghanistan on the occasion of military operation Zarb-e-Azb has started. At the time around one million people by some estimates from North Waziristan have opted to leave for bordering provinces in Afghanistan In June 2014, the Pakistan army has initiated a mega … Read more
QUETTA: “In English, it was called tunnel-well. Arabs called it Falaj. Iranians called it Qanat. North Africans named it Khetara but in Balochistan and Central Asia it was called Karez. “Unfortunately, the system which was used across the world for irrigation for centuries is now taking its last breaths,” Sharif Kakar, a resident of northern … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court had earlier ordered that the Mohatta Palace, a long-standing cultural landmark in Sindh and a frequented museum, be converted into a female-only Medical College. This understandably enraged many civil society activists and government officials alike, who took to social media and parliament to make clear their opposition to this decision. … Read more
KARACHI: Fisheries play a pivotal role in the national economy as they employ more than 5 million fishermen directly and thousands of others that are associated with this industry in various supplementary roles. The provinces of Sindh and Balochistan continuously plead from the government to issue well-planned, focused strategies on fisheries and aquaculture. If this … Read more
ISLAMABAD: “Accused proved innocent. The case is closed.” The words were the sweetest, most melodious that Sharafat Ali had ever heard. The murder accused finally got justice from the Supreme Court of Pakistan after fighting his case for 11 long years. The sessions Judge of Kasur District had sentenced the accused to death in 2010. … Read more
“Domestic violence is a pattern of patriarchal hegemony and in Pakistan, 70 to 90 percent of women experience some form of physical, emotional or psychological abuse from an intimate partner,” according to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC). While these figures are astonishing, they are not surprising as women face disproportionately high … Read more
“Pakistan will provide its minorities an ample field for the outlet of their genius and they should come forward and play their role as true citizens in making Pakistan one of the greatest nations,” stated Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, famously. This message conveyed hope as well as a challenge. A challenged that the minorities of … Read more
Fifty years ago on 16 December, Pakistan’s eastern wing became Bangladesh, an independent nation, following a bloody violence. It was indeed a great tragedy which definitely demanded a thorough investigation and accordingly the Hamoodur Rahman Commission was set up to find out the causes of the fall of Dhaka. Unfortunately, successive governments in Pakistan never … Read more
LAHORE: The quest for justice by a former judge of the Supreme Court has yet again exposed the flaws of Pakistan’s judicial system which ranks 130th in the world and has repeatedly failed to deliver inexpensive and speedy justice to the masses. Late Justice (retd) Syed Jamshed Ali Shah, who expired in 2019, was first … Read more
KARACHI: As many as 16.4 out of every 100 households surveyed during the 2019-2020 fiscal year reported moderate levels of food insecurity. This information came to light following the release of a Social and Living Standards Measurement survey carried out by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The survey was carried out before the country went … Read more
KARACHI: Chinese Consul General in Karachi, Mr. Li Bijian, has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) remains a part of the much deeper, broader and comprehensive relationship between the two countries. “Pak-China relations are much wider and broader than the CPEC,” he said during a visit to Bol Media Group’s head offices in Karachi … Read more
ISLAMABAD: History is written by the victors and since Pakistan was the losing side in the 1971 war that resulted in the tragic disintegration of the country on December 16, India and the jingoistic leadership of newly emerging Bangladesh managed to spread a series of lies and misconceptions about the conflict. The intensity of that … Read more
AkhtSardar Akhtar Mengal, the chief of his eponymous Balochistan National Party (BNP), is a veteran politician who served as Balochistan chief minister during the second tenure of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in the late 90s. Mengal is an advocate for the rights of the people of Balochistan, who, he believes, have been neglected … Read more
The PTI government is determined to introduce a uniform education system in the country and has already launched Single National Curriculum courses up to primary level in August 2021, while text books up to middle and intermediate levels would be rolled out by March 2022 and March 2023 respectively. However, the SNC has been shrouded … Read more
“PM is inaugurating PML-N’s uplift projects which once he ridiculed” KHURRAM DASTAGIR, PML-N LEADER Prime Minister Imran Khan, who inaugurated the much awaited Green Line Bus Project on December 10 and stated that no modern city could function without a modern transportation system while declaring Karachi as Pakistan’s ‘engine of growth,’ has once more taken … Read more
QUETTA: The overnight emergence of a cleric on to the provincial political stage has sent tremors in the stronghold of Baloch nationalists, who look at the mammoth protests led by Maulana Hidayatur Rehman with suspicion and fear. Maulana Hidayat, a member of the centralist Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), has shot to fame after the recent protest rallies … Read more
QUETTA: Nobody expected that an unknown cleric belonging to a centrist politico-religious party would manage to pull such huge crowds in the sleepy port city of Gwadar in southern Balochistan and ultimately force the federal and provincial governments to accept all his demands. Maulana Hidayatur Rahman, the provincial general secretary of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), started … Read more
Chairperson BOL Media Group Ayesha Shaikh congratulated the Qatari Emir His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, his sister and chairperson of Qatar Museums Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani on National Day. “Congratulations to His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al … Read more
KARACHI: Death toll has risen to 17 in a gas explosion in the port city of Karachi, while several others are injured, Bol news channel reported. Police said that the explosion went off in a bank building in the Shershah area on Saturday. Meanwhile, TV footage showed the two-floor structure’s windows and doors blown out, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The federal capital is all set to host the 17th Extra-ordinary Session of Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation tomorrow with a special focus on the evolving situation in Afghanistan. The session is being convened at the initiative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as OIC summit chair. Read more: … Read more
Hundreds of prisoners set fire to a Thai jail during a two-day riot over the handling of a coronavirus cluster, with some inmates wounded as officers sought to restore order. Thai prisons are notoriously overcrowded and have struggled to curb the spread of the virus — more than 87,000 inmates have been infected with 185 … Read more
The Taliban made a fresh appeal for Afghanistan’s seat at the United Nations after the ambassador of the former US-backed government left his post. The UN seat, and some other embassies abroad, are at the centre of a tug-of-war between exiled diplomats of the old government and Afghanistan’s new rulers. No country has yet recognised … Read more
KARACHI: Chairperson BOL Media Group Ayesha Shaikh extended warmest wishes to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the occasion of the country’s 30th Independence Day. “My warmest wishes to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan and the whole nation on this momentous occasion as Kazakhstan commemorates its 30 th Independence Day,” she said in a tweet. My … Read more
Pakistan Cricket Board and the Cricket West Indies, in a joint statement, on Thursday announced to postpone the ODI series and rescheduled for early June after five more players tested Covid positive raising the total number of positive cases to nine since their arrival in Karachi on December 9. “On Thursday morning and as part … Read more
KARACHI: Congratulating His Majesty Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the people of the Kingdom of Bahrain on their 50th Independence Day, Chairperson BOL Media Group Ayesha Shaikh prayed for the future to bring more glory to the nation. “I sincerely congratulate His Majesty Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the people of the Kingdom … Read more
KARACHI: Chairperson BOL Media Group, Ayesha Shaikh has said that the only way to defeat the ideology of terrorism that aims to harm Pakistan was to do so with an enlightened mind. Remembering the martyrs of the Army Public School on the seventh anniversary of the carnage, Ayesha tweeted. “Today marks 7 Years since the … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday reiterated that together as a collective voice of the Muslim Ummah, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation can prove to be an effective platform to cope with Afghanistan’s situation. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad, the foreign minister said the OIC moot is aimed at drawing world’s attention towards the need … Read more
Thousands of people in the Philippines had fled their homes and beachfront resorts as super typhoon Rai lashed the country Thursday, with authorities warning of “very destructive” winds and torrential rain. The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometres (115 miles) an hour as it barrelled towards central and southern regions of the … Read more
