Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Now you can tweet with your voice with this new feature update

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Twitter has rolled out a new feature that allows users to record their own voice and tweet it. According to the company, the feature is available to iOS users only at the moment. With the current 280 character limit, Twitter says you can add more to it using this new voice note feature. https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1273306563994845185?s=19 “Sometimes … Read more

Legendary Tariq Aziz’s last, hopeful words will leave you weeping

Legendary TV host Tariq Aziz, who passed away at the age of 84 on Wednesday, in his last video message paid tribute to all the frontliners working tirelessly in the battle against COVID-19. Tariq Aziz in his video message said that no one knows when this ongoing deadly virus will end, but the doctors of … Read more

FM Qureshi discusses mutual matters with his Russian counterpart

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov here on Thursday. Both the leaders discussed matters related to COVID-19 disasters, cooperation at the multilateral fora, prospects of enhanced bilateral cooperation, and regional issues were also discussed, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO). The Foreign Minister … Read more

Pakistan lodges strong protest against India over ceasefire violations

Pakistan

Pakistan summoned Indian Charge d Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia and lodged strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control. In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said four innocent civilians embraced martyrdom while another injured in indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by the Indian occupation forces in Bagsar and … Read more

Assets beyond means case: judicial remand of Hamza Shehbaz extended till July 1

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An accountability court extended the judicial remand of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shehbaz Sharif till July 1 in assets beyond means case. According to the details, Hamza Shehbaz was not presented in the court due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Justice Jawad-ul-Hassan presided over proceedings and awarded the accused an extension of … Read more

Kristen Stewart to be seen as Princess Diana in Pablo Narrain’s ‘Spencer’

Kristen Stewarts

Hollywood actress Kristen Stewart will reportedly be playing the role of Diana, Princess of Wales in her upcoming movie ‘Spencer’. ‘Spencer’ will be directed by Pablo Narrain. The production of will begin in early 2021 days. According tor reports, the biopic will be set against the backdrop of the 90s era and will focus on … Read more

Dr Imran Farooq Murder: ATC sentences three accused for life

Dr Imran

An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad has handed life sentences to Mohsin Ali Syed, Moazzam Ali and Khalid Shamim for their involvement in the murder of MQM leader Dr Imran Farooq. While announcing the verdict that was reserved on May 21, the court convicted all three suspects and directed them to pay Rs1 million each as compensation … Read more

Naval Chief expresses satisfaction over operational readiness of Pak Navy

Naval Chief

Pakistan Navy Command and Staff Conference held at Naval Headquarters Islamabad. According to the Spokesperson of Pakistan Navy, The conference chaired by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi. Field commanders attended the conference via video link, the conference reviewed the current security situation in the region, Pakistan Navy’s operational readiness, development plans and … Read more

Netflix founder, wife to donate $120 million to US Black colleges

Netflix founder

Netflix founder Reed Hastings and his wife gave $120 million to historically black US colleges to fund full-ride scholarships for students. Netflix founder and his wife, Patty Quillin have given the largest ever fund in support for scholarships to Spelman College and Morehouse College and the United Negro College. “Both of us had the privilege … Read more

IHC Judge tests COVID-19 positive

IHC PPP Senate Chairman

A judge of Islamabad High Court (IHC), Justice Lubna Saleem Pervaiz has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). The high court confirmed the news. According to the statement, the IHC judge took a coronavirus test after her secretary diagnosed as positive for the infection last week. Last month, Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice … Read more

Mom-to-be Sophie Turner flaunts her cute baby bump during outing in LA

Sophie Turner

English actress Sophie Turner gracefully flaunted her baby bump as she stepped out for outing with husband Joe Jonas. Mom-to-be Sophie Turner was spotted wearing a white crop top and gray leggings with a plaid blazer. Black sunglasses and a white face mask completed her look. Turner is expecting her first child with Joe Jonas and … Read more

CSS 2019 Result Announced

CSS 2020 result announced, Maheen Hassan tops the exam

Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) announced final result of Central Superior Services (CSS) Competitive Examination 2019 for recruitment to posts in BS-17 under federal government. As many as 365 candidates have qualified. Rana Haider Tahir stood first on the merit list, while Muhammad Daud Saleemi and Uzair Ali Khan got second and third positions respectively. … Read more

Alibaba’s Ant Group appoints new chief technology officer

Alibaba

Alibaba’s arm Ant Group has appointed Ni Xingjun as its new chief technology officer, the company said in a statement. Ni Xingjun is one of the company’s earliest architects, and his predecessor, Hu Xi, will move to a new appointment, the firm added, without mentioning further details. Earlier, Founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, had donated … Read more

ATC to announce reserved verdict in Imran Farooq’s murder case

Dr Imran

An anti-terrorism court ATC in Islamabad will announce its verdict in the case of MQM leader Imran Farooq’s murder. The politician was stabbed to death outside his house in London in 2010. According to the details, the judgment was reserved on May 21 after the completion of the trial. As many as 29 witnesses recorded … Read more

Amazon launches in Saudi Arabia

Amazon front-line workers coronavirus

As more and more shoppers in Saudi Arabia go online for purchases, the tech giant Amazon has now officially launched its services in Kingdom. According to details, shopping worldwide has received a boost from pandemic-related lockdowns and more shoppers are forced to turn to the web for their purchases. Amazon has launched in the Kingdom, … Read more

Scorching heatwave to hit parts of all provinces during next 12 hours

Met office predicts severe heatwave conditions for next week

Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the next twelve hours, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Thursday. According to the weather department, rain with gusty wind and thunderstorm is expected in Kashmir, Potohar region, Lahore, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Islamabad, Peshawar valley, Mardan and … Read more

Google releases new ad features to help local businesses

Google

Search Engine Google on Wednesday introduced new advertising features intended to help local businesses get more customers and recover from the ongoing pandemic. The Google features come as retailers across the United States were battered after being forced to shut their doors in March over virus fears. The tech giant said people searching on their … Read more

On This Day: Pakistan thrashed India in high voltage clash to win Champions trophy

Pakistan

On this day in 2017, Pakistan thrashed India in the high voltage clash at The Oval to win their first Champions Trophy with style. The final of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy was played on 18 June 2017 between Pakistan and India at The Oval in London. Pakistan won by 180 runs, which was the … Read more

Pakistan: Coronavirus pandemic claims 118 more lives in past 24 hours

COVID-19 cases

The nationwide tally of confirmed Coronavirus COVID-19 cases has soared to 160,118 after 5,358 new infections were detected over the past 24 hours while 118 more people lose their lives due to the deadly disease. Province Wise Cases: According to data released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), So far, 60,138 cases have … Read more

Depressed Nawazuddin succumbed with thoughts of taking his own life

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

The death of Bollywood actor Sushan Singh has opened up a new debate on mental wellness and depression in the film industry. Several celebrities also took to social media to talk about mental illness and their battle against depression. Where many of the stars are opening up about their opinions, film star Nawazuddin Siddiqui also … Read more

President of Argentina Goes into Self Isolation

President

President of Argentina Alberto Fernández has voluntarily self isolated himself amid the growing concerns over a spike in coronavirus infections in the country. Presidential doctor Federico Saavedra said in a statement The decision to quarantine the president – whose popularity riding high on his no-nonsense response to the pandemic – taken due to the “significant … Read more

Sindh govt to seal coronavirus hotspots in Karachi

Sindh govt to seal coronavirus hotspots in Karachi

The district administration has formulated a strategy to implement smart lockdown in all districts of Karachi According to the details, Commissioner Karachi has sent the recommendations of the district administration to the Chief Secretary Sindh. BOL News has obtained a copy of the recommendations. According to the recommendations made by the district administration, many areas … Read more

Will David Beckham be appearing on Peaky Blinders?

Different reports are doing the rounds on social media that former football star David Beckham will be appearing on Netflix series Peaky Blinders. The news started circulating after actor Paul Anderson shared a picture from Peaky Blinder’s sets on Instagram.   View this post on Instagram   Ciao bella, looks like he is somewhere in … Read more

Meghan Markle disappointed for not getting the movie roles she expected

Meghan Markle broke down in tears before last royal meetup

After leaving and arriving in Los Angles, Meghan was expecting to get some Oscar-winning roles and the Hollywood bigwigs would be desperate to cast her in their TV shows and film projects. According to a report published in an international magazine, Meghan was expecting some major roles but she was so disappointed in receiving offers … Read more

4 civilians including a woman martyred in Indian firing along LoC: ISPR

3 soldiers martyred, 8 injured in firing on security forces in Panjgur

4 civilians including a woman martyred in ceasefire violations by the Indian Army along the Line of Control (LoC). According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Indian forces violated the ceasefire on the LoC by firing indiscriminately in Nikial & Bagsar Sectors and targeting the civilian population. The ISPR spokesman further … Read more