July 9, 2020 – BOL News Staging

Govt to boost economic activities and generate employment opportunities

July 9, 2020 by Atta Ur Rehman Khan

Secretary Industries & Trade Captain (R) Muhammad Zafar Iqbal presided over a meeting today and reviewed DG Khan development Package. Secretary Industries while addressing the meeting held at Civil Secretariat said that a comprehensive plan for the economic development of Dera Ghazi Khan has been chalked out for a population of 451,000 in DGK. [embedpost … Read more

Punjab govt decides to tighten lockdown in Lahore

July 10, 2020July 9, 2020 by Atta Ur Rehman Khan

Punjab government decides to seal seven more areas of Lahore today to fight against coronavirus. According to the details, in view of the results of smart sampling, it was decided to seal more areas of the city. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”corrupt-leaders-are-actual-culprits-of-the-nation-usman-buzdar”] After the approval of the Chief Minister, the Health Department will issue the notification tonight … Read more

Will Ibtisam-ul-Haq lead his father Inzamam’s legacy?

July 10, 2020July 9, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

Former cricketer and Pakistani cricket coach, Mushtaq Ahmed interviewed former cricketer and former Afghanistan cricket team’s coach Inzamam-ul-Haq on BOL News’ GOOGLY WITH MUSHI. While talking to Mushtaq Ahmed, Inzi said one cannot play cricket if his posture is not correct. Every time a player goes on the batting pitch, his posture should correct and … Read more

Ducky Bhai criticizes PUBG ban in Pakistan

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has banned the online game Players Unknown Battleground (PUBG) temporarily in Pakistan. With the ban, the future of many E-sports players gets at risk. One of famous celebrities Waqar Zaka has always been vocal about things which are not appreciated in Pakistan like the emergence of E-sports, as many people believe … Read more

Government announces to pay salaries in advance

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Atta Ur Rehman Khan

The government has issued a notification to the federal employees to pay their July salaries and pensions in advance before Eid. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”budget-2020-sindh-cabinet-approves-10-salary-increase”] According to the notification, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha on July 31, government employees have been directed to pay their pensions and salaries on July 27. Salary and pension will be … Read more

Asian Cricket Council postpones Asia Cup 2020

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Atta Ur Rehman Khan

Asian Cricket Council postpones Asia Cup 2021

Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announces postponement of Asia Cup 2020 According to details, the meeting of the executive board of the Asian Cricket Council decided to postpone the scheduled Asia Cup in September this year due to the outbreak of coronavirus. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”pcb-aims-to-play-home-series-as-t20-asia-cup-likely-to-get-postpone”] It is to be noted that this time Pakistan was to … Read more

Sahir Ali Bagga receives YouTube “Gold Play Button”

July 9, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

Acclaimed Pakistani singer and composer Sahir Ali Bagga crossed 1 million subscribers on YouTube and received “Gold Play Button” from the video-sharing site. The Baazi singer has more than 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube now. Bagga turned to his Instagram account and shared the news with his fans and followers. View this post on … Read more

Good news for those who want to visit UK

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Atta Ur Rehman Khan

Good news for Pakistanis wishing to go to the UK. According to the details, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner said in a message released on the social networking website Twitter that significant progress has been made regarding the British visa service in Pakistan. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”my-husband-has-nothing-to-do-with-uk-properties-wife-qazi-faiz-issa”] Christian Turner said that British visa … Read more

TikTok star Jannat Mirza’s song will release this Friday

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

Many people have gained popularity through an entertainment App “TikTok”. Some of the TikTokers drew the attention of the media industry’s giants and bagged a part in different projects. Recently TikTok star Areeka Haq appeared in Asim Azhar’s new song video “Tum Tum” and Zulqarnain Sikander got a chance to act in Aqeel Tashi’s movie … Read more

CTD operation in Karachi, 4 accused arrested

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Atta Ur Rehman Khan

CTD Foils Terror Plot In Mastung, 4 Terrorists Killed

An operation was carried out by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Karachi in which four accused involved in the targeted killing of several persons were arrested. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”mqm-received-funding-from-indian-spy-agency-muhammad-anwar”] CTD officials said the arrested suspects belonged to the MQM London group, identified as Farhan Ali Haider, Mohammad Mazhar, Mohammad Atif and Farrukh Shehzad. Officials … Read more

PM Imran Khan calls on Governor Sindh Imran Ismail

July 9, 2020 by Atta Ur Rehman Khan

Governor Sindh Imran Ismail has called on PM Imran Khan and discussed the basic issues of Karachi. During the meeting, PM Imran Khan directed that meetings be held as soon as possible with the management of K Electric for the supply of electricity in Karachi so that problems could be resolved. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”k-electric-is-becoming-mafia-not-even-following-instructions-of-pm-mqm”] During … Read more

Friends Reunion to be aired on this date

July 9, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

Actor David Schwimmer who played the role of Ross Gellar in the famous TV sitcom Friends has revealed that the much-awaited Friends Reunion will be aired in August. Earlier, the reunion episode was to release on May 27 but it was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. [embedpost slug=”friends-cast-to-reunite-for-hbo-max-special-for-25th-anniversary/”] Schwimmer while speaking with an international … Read more

Swiss Ambassador eager to visit beautiful areas of Pakistan

July 9, 2020 by Atta Ur Rehman Khan

Switzerland’s Ambassador-designate to Pakistan Benedict de Cerjat is excited to visit the beautiful areas of Pakistan for which he also tweeted a video of Pakistani areas. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”ertugrul-halime-sultan-to-be-brand-ambassadors-of-peshawar-zalmi”] According to the details, the nominated ambassador of Switzerland Benedict de Cerjat tweeted a video of Pakistani areas based on the pictures. This is just to … Read more

PCB to begin PSL 2020 ticket refund from next week

July 9, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to refund PSL 2020 ticket money for the remaining four matches that were called off due to coronavirus outbreak in Pakistan, from next week. The refund will be carried out in two phases, revealed PCB. [embedpost slug=”psl-2020-semifinal-schedule-final-schedule-psl-fixture/”] The first step of reimbursement of the PSL 2020 ticket will include … Read more

Esra Bilgic: Untold Facts About The Turkish Actress

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

Esra Bilgic has won many hearts with her sheer beauty and powerpack performance in Turkish drama series Dirilis: Ertuğrul as Halime Hatun. Bilgic drew attention of everyone by portraying the role of Halime Sultan – wife of Ertugrul Ghazi in the historical adventure television series Diriliş: Ertuğrul from 2014 to 2018. As of now, the … Read more

US Dollar decrease by Rs 0.18 against Pakistani Rupee

July 9, 2020 by Atta Ur Rehman Khan

Dollar to PKR: Today 1 Dollar Rate against Pakistan Rupee, 11th July

The US Dollar has decreased against Pakistani Rupee. According to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan, the US Dollar has become 18 paise cheaper in the interbank market. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”gold-prices-increase-by-rs-800-in-pakistan”] The Forex dealers said, the dollar fell from Rs 166.76 to close at Rs 166.58 in the interbank market. Interbank closing #ExchangeRate … Read more

Gold prices increase by Rs 800 in Pakistan

July 9, 2020 by Atta Ur Rehman Khan

Gold prices increase to a record level, new price is Rs 121,000 per tola

The price of gold has risen again. According to the details, gold has reached the highest level in the history of the country. Gold per tola has gone up by Rs 800 to Rs 1,09,100 while ten grams of gold has gone up by Rs 686 to Rs 93,536. On the other hand, gold in … Read more

Priyanka Chopra teams up with female public figures to promote gender equality

July 9, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra will team up with a number of influential female public figures to promote gender equality. Priyanka will be part of the virtual Girl Up Leadership Summit which will include the likes of former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama and the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle. Announcing the news … Read more

Trade deficit narrows to $23 billion

July 9, 2020 by Web Desk

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has released trade figures for 2019-20, which show that the trade deficit has narrowed to 23 billion. That’s 10 billion less than last year’s 31 billion trade deficit. Between July 2019 and June 2020, the trade deficit decreased by 27.11%. In one year, the trade deficit stood at 23.18 billion, … Read more

Actor Hamza Firdous blessed with a baby girl

July 9, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

Pakistani showbiz star Hamza Firdous welcomes his newborn baby girl along with lots of duas and wishes from fans and family members. Firdous Jamal’s son, Hamza Firdous just became a father. He shares the good news via social media. He took to Instagram to share the news with his fans, saying: “Almighty blessed us with … Read more

My husband has nothing to do with UK properties, wife Qazi Faiz Issa

July 9, 2020 by Web Desk

Wife of Supreme Court Judge Qazi Faiz Issa has submitted details of the overseas property to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). According to the details, In her reply, she said that her husband had nothing to do with the property bought in the UK. Qazi Faiz Issa’s wife also submitted a record of income … Read more

PUBG ban: PTA to take final decision today

July 9, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has concluded hearing whether ban on online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) will be extended or removed.

The authority, earlier issued a hearing notice to all respondents. It had allowed them to join the meeting via video link because of the ongoing coronavirus situation.

Meanwhile, #PTALiftBanOnPUBG is trending on Twitter as social media users demand to lift PUBG ban from Pakistan.

A temporary ban was imposed on the battle royale game on July 1. The authority said it received ‘numerous complaints against PUBG wherein it is stated that the game is addictive, wastage of time and poses a serious negative impact on the physical and psychological health of children.’

Petitions were filed against the ban in the Sindh High Court (SHC) and the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

SBP reschedule working hours for all banks across the country

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Web Desk

Pakistan’s Total Liquid Foreign Reserves Stand at US$ 23.02 billion

The State Bank of Pakistan has announced that all banks in the country will be observing 9 am to 5:30 pm office hours Monday to Friday. According to the circular issued by the SBP, these timings will be effective from July 13 (Monday) till further orders. It will also include prayer and lunch breaks from … Read more

Eid-ul-Adha: Federal Government decides to give only 3 holidays

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by Web Desk

The federal government has decided to give only three holidays on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha in wake of the ongoing pandemic. Eid-ul-Adha is likely to take place on Friday, July 31, and in view of the situation, the government has decided not to grant additional holidays to the public to prevent unnecessary travel. As there … Read more

Shazia Soomro threw headphones towards Murad Saeed

July 9, 2020 by Web Desk

Chaotic Situation in National Assembly intensified on Thursday after Shazia Soomro of Pakistan Peoples Party tossed her headphones towards Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf’s Murad Saeed who was reading out the Confessional statement of Lyari gang war kingpin Uzair Baloch. According to details, Federal Minister for Communications and Federal Minister for Postal Services Murad Saeed during … Read more

Pak vs Eng: Shahid Afridi Foundation logo to feature on Pakistan’s playing kits

July 9, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

Former legendary cricketer Shahid Afridi has announced that Pakistan team will have his namesake foundation’s logo featured on their playing kits for the upcoming Test and T20I series against England.

Taking to Twitter, Afridi in response to a tweet from Pak Passion’s Saj Sajid who suggested that the team should have logos of local charity organizations in the event that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) fails to find sponsors.

He broke the news, saying: “We’re delighted that the Shahid Afridi Foundation logo will be featured on Pakistan playing kits since we are charity partners to PCB. Thanking Wasim Khan and the PCB for their continued support & wishing our boys all the very best with the tour.”

We’re delighted that the @SAFoundationN logo will be featured on the Pakistan playing kits, since we are charity partners to @TheRealPCB. Thanking #WasimKhan & the PCB for their continued support & wishing our boys all the very best with the tour #HopeNotOut https://t.co/v8fvodh0iN

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) July 8, 2020

SC orders Pakistan Railways to make train travel safer

July 9, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

The Supreme Court (SC), against the fatal train crashes, has on Thursday directed Pakistan Railways to take immediate measures to make train travel safer.

An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed was hearing a suo motu case pertaining to financial losses the Pakistan Railways department has been inflicting on the national kitty.

At the hearing, the country’s top adjudicator wondered where will Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed appoint 100,000 people as the railways already had 77,000 employees. The funds Pakistan would get from China for ML-1 project will go to new hiring, he remarked.

At this, the federal law officer replied that the government is trying cut the current strength of Pakistan Railways employees to 56,000 while 100,000 people will be recruited for the ML-1 project.

Coming down hard on the railway secretary, the chief justice said the top PR official was unable to run the department.

“The railway secretary, chief executive officer, and all divisional superintendents will have to be fired,” he added.

“Our railway system is such that the train chugs on the old tracks while countries around the world are running bullet trains.”

Sony is Selling wearable air conditioner for you to beat the heat

July 10, 2020July 9, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

Sony has just released an affordable yet beneficial cooling device to bear the scorching heat which is the wearable personal air conditioner. It was intended for a release to coincide with the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Reon Pocket, which is about the size of a Blackberry smartphone, can cool your body by up to 23 degrees Fahrenheit to avoid sweating. But it can also warm you up during the winter, maxing out at an additional 14 degrees Fahrenheit.

How to use Reon Pocket by Sony?

To use the device, slide the it into an inner pocket on a T-shirt that sits just between your shoulder blades. Sony is selling the custom-designed shirts to accompany the Reon Pocket for about $20. Also, you could sew the device into your own shirts.

Once you’ve equipped your shirt with the cooling device just below your neck, download the free Reon Pocket app on the Google Play market or App Store. From there, you can set between cooling and warming and adjust the temperature with one touch.

How to use Reon Pocket by Sony?

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