KARACHI: The Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) on Wednesday signed memoranda of understandings (MoUs) with Korangi Association of Trade and Industries (KATI) and Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) to collect garbage from the Korangi industrial area and carry out sanitation work. Read more: Chinese company paying less salaries to sanitary workers, admits SSWMB Welcoming the … Read more
A cargo train service between Pakistan, Turkey, and Iran relaunched yesterday following a 10-year hiatus can complete the journey between the three countries in about 14 days, much faster and less costly than the alternate sea route. Read more: Pakistan, Iran, Turkey agree on restoration of trilateral rail link The Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad (ITI) cargo train was … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed on Wednesday that first time in the 74 years of Pakistan, the country has an “empowered” local government system. Read more: PM Imran Khan convenes party meeting today over K-P LG elections defeat The premier took to Twitter and said, “Amidst the noise over K-P [Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa] LG election, no … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan has convened a meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and spokespersons at 4pm today in the federal capital after the ruling party saw an upset in the first phase of local government elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) recently. Read more: Wrong selection of candidates PTI’s mistake in K-P LG polls: Imran Khan In … Read more
Pakistan eyes greater Central Asian trade benefits The emerging regional trade outlook after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has led to an active engagement between Pakistan and Central Asian Republics. The US defeat in Afghanistan also eliminated the Indian influence in the neighbouring country, which sits at the crossroads to South and Central Asia. –JAVED … Read more
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Water Resources Moonis Elahi has directed the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) to ensure a foolproof security arrangement in collaboration with relevant stakeholders at the site of the Dasu Hydropower Project. Read more: Wapda chief, Chinese envoy discuss Dasu hydropower project Elahi was chairing a meeting of the 4,320-MW project’s … Read more
The federal government has declared a public holiday in Islamabad on December 18 and 19 (Saturday and Sunday) as Pakistan prepares to host a summit of foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) this Sunday to address the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Read more: Pakistan to host OIC FMs session on Afghanistan … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday rejected petitions seeking inclusion of suspension period of local bodies due to the enactment of the Punjab Local Government Act, 2019 in their tenure to complete a five-year term. Read more: LHC seeks reply from Punjab LG secretary in LG representatives case Justice Jawad Hassan delivered the … Read more
PESHAWAR: A top leader of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) escaped unhurt from a suspected drone strike on a safe house in eastern Afghanistan, the militant group said Friday. The strike on Thursday evening came a week after a ceasefire between the militant group and the government collapsed. Read more: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan declares ‘end’ to … Read more
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced on Friday that winter vacations in educational institutions will start from January 3, 2022, except in areas with extreme weather conditions or smog. Read more: NCOC shifts winter vacations to January in educational institutions: sources Federating units, continued the body which oversees the government’s pandemic response on … Read more
Sialkot police presented 33 more suspects allegedly involved in the lynching of 48-year-old Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara in the city before an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday. Read more: Wife of Sri Lankan man refutes blasphemy claim, demands justice for husband, kids The suspects were presented before the court amid strict security arrangements … Read more
Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar, on Friday, rejected media reports about a ‘possibility’ of fuel shortage in the country, saying that sufficient stocks of petroleum products were available to meet consumers’ needs. Read more: Getting rid of debts taken by Nawaz, Zardari will be real success: Fawad Chaudhry “Contrary to media reports, there is no … Read more
The annual US report on terrorism acknowledged that Pakistan took steps in 2020 to tackle terrorism financing, restrain India-focused militant groups and meet additional progress towards completing the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Action Plan and made positive contributions to Afghanistan peace process. Read more: Pakistan is test case for FATF’s fairness, says law minister … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan has thanked the people of Skardu for their generous welcome, as he reaffirmed the government’s commitment to uplift the poor segment, and backward areas of the country during a large public gathering yesterday. Read more: PM Imran Khan says G-B will see new era of prosperity with Skardu airport On Thursday, … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Thursday, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to uplift the poor segment, and backward areas of the country. Addressing a public gathering in Skardu today, he said that the government was taking steps to bring areas like Gilgit Baltistan (G-B), tribal districts, South Balochistan, interior Sindh and backward areas in Punjab at … Read more
Noting a decline in the prices of petrol products, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry, on Thursday, remained confident that prices of other commodities would also decline, but stressed the “real success will be when Pakistan gets rid of the debts taken by Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari.” Read more: Fawad holds Nawaz, … Read more
PARIS: There are currently 488 media professionals imprisoned around the world, the highest number since Reporters Without Borders began counting more than 25 years ago, the NGO announced Thursday. By contrast, the number killed this year — 46 — was the lowest since it began issuing annual tallies due to the relative stabilisation of conflicts … Read more
KARACHI: The share market recorded a decline of 170 points at the opening hours of trading on Thursday. The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is trading at 44,197 points from last day’s closing of 44,367 points. Market sources said that the index lost 170 points due to profit taking in early hours … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated that Pakistan will support the Afghan people in every possible way to avert the humanitarian crisis. The premier made the remarks while chairing the second meeting of the apex committee on Afghanistan yesterday. Read more: Pakistan wants peace, stability in Afghanistan: FM Qureshi tells Taliban’s interim PM Foreign … Read more
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) reportedly has decided to shift winter vacations to January from December in educational institutions in the country. Read more: Winter vacations to start from December 25, announces Shafqat Mahmood Sources confirmed to Bol News that the decision after a consensus in the meeting today. “Recommendations were taken from … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi categorically said that Pakistan did not want to become part of any camp and was willing to concentrate on its economic and social issues. Read more: Pakistan seeks ties with US in sync with changed priorities: FM Qureshi In an interview with Voice of America, he said that the world … Read more
KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) gained 706 points at the opening of the market on Wednesday. The index, however, lost some points and was trading 43,964 points at 09.45am. The market closed at 43,246 points a day earlier. The market made a gain despite a policy rate increase by the … Read more
PDWP approves four uplift projects worth Rs12.274 billion LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on Tuesday approved execution of four development schemes of various sectors with an estimated cost of Rs12.274 billion. –IQTIDAR GILANI Read more Global Building Material to invest $50 million in Pakistan LAHORE: Chinese internet-based B2B platform Global Building Material … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, on Tuesday, said that Pakistan wanted relationships with the United States that was in sync with its changed priority. Speaking at Margalla Dialogue in Islamabad today, he said that Pakistan was hosting an extraordinary session of the OIC on December 19 to mobilize support for providing adequate food, medicine and … Read more
Businessmen for bilateral trade with Maldives LAHORE: High Commissioner of Maldives to Pakistan Farzana Zahir has stressed the need to work together for enhancing tourism and bilateral trade, a statement said on Monday. –IQTIDAR GILANI Read more Pakistan stocks down 519.41 points amid profit-taking KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks witnessed a profit-taking session on the first … Read more
KARACHI: The rupee declined by 29 paisas against the dollar midday at the interbank foreign exchange market on Monday. The dollar is being traded at Rs178 from last Friday’s closing of Rs177.71 in the interbank foreign exchange market. Read more: Rupee recovers 21 paisas against dollar at interbank opening Last Friday’s closing at Rs177.71 was … Read more
A joint military exercise Al-Kassah-III between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia began at King Khalid Military City Hafar Al Batin in Saudi Arabia on Monday, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in its statement. Read more: Saudi military delegation witnesses Pakistan Army’s battle inoculation exercise Commander Northern Area Major General Saleh Bin Ahmed Al Zahrani attended … Read more
KARACHI: The Karachi traffic police on Friday issued a traffic plan for today amid Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to inaugurate the Green Line BRT project and a protest against inflation near Empress Market in Saddar. Read more: Karachiites face worst traffic jam as city celebrates Sindh culture day A city traffic police spokesperson, in … Read more
