Harnaaz Sandhu from India’s Punjab has made the country proud by winning the Miss Universe 2021 title after Lara Datta in 2000. Chandigarh-born Harnaaz said that her 1.5 month-long journey in Israel has been nothing short of a “ride of love, fun, and immense hard work.” Upon qualifying for the top 2 rounds, the 21-year-old … Read more
LAHORE: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain made it clear on Monday that if the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban wanted to fight, the state was ready to respond in the same manner. Read More: Talks with TTP underway but no compromise on State writ, says Fawad Chaudhry “We [state] are ready to hold talks with anyone … Read more
Indian troops deployed in Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK) martyred two youngsters in Srinagar district during a cordon and search operation, Radio Pakistan reported on Monday. Read more Pakistan condemns ‘extra-judicial killing’ of three Kashmiris in IIOJK According to the Kashmir Media Service (KMS), the Indian authorities had sealed all entry and exit points of … Read more
AL-BAB, Syria: Mohammed al-Debek, a schoolteacher in northern Syria, is on strike: the currency devaluation in neighbouring Turkey has slashed the value of his salary by two-thirds. His town of Al-Bab lies in a northern area of war-torn Syria that in recent years has turned into a de facto Turkish protectorate. Because the Turkish lira is … Read more
JOHANNESBURG, (AFP) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday and is receiving treatment for mild symptoms, the presidency said in a statement. Ramaphosa, who is fully vaccinated, began feeling unwell after leaving a state memorial service for former deputy president F W de Klerk in Cape Town earlier in the … Read more
TOKYO: Japan’s major manufacturers remain cautious about the economy’s trajectory, with business sentiment flat for the quarter as concerns about the pandemic linger, a key survey showed on Monday. Among major non-manufacturers however, there was an improvement in confidence about the world’s third largest economy, offering glimmers of hope. The Bank of Japan’s Tankan business survey, … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia approved its 2022 budget on Sunday, projecting a surplus for the first time since oil prices collapsed in 2014. King Salman said the improved fiscal situation for the world’s biggest oil exporter comes “after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has overcome the economic repercussions and the exceptional stages of the coronavirus pandemic”. Cited … Read more
LONDON, (AFP) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned of a looming “tidal wave” of Omicron, and brought forward a target to give over-18s a booster jab by one month to the end of December. “No-one should be in any doubt: there is a tidal wave of Omicron coming,” he said in a … Read more
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan will formally launch the Naya Pakistan Sehat Programme initiative in Punjab on Monday. Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Lahore on a day-long visit to launch the healthcare programme, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. The statement further added that the premier will be briefed over the ongoing … Read more
NAIROBI: It only took Kenyan security guard Ambrose Kilonzo a few seconds and zero-collateral to secure a loan from a mobile app. But when he defaulted, lenders called his boss, putting his job at risk. It is an ordeal experienced by many in Kenya, where a surge in digital lending has seen thousands of people … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Monday that the cost of a urea bag in the global market was Rs10,000. Responding to a tweet critical of the incumbent government, the minister said that the official price of a urea bag in Pakistan was just Rs1,700 while in the black market … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Monday, regretted that Pakistan was not given credit by the western world for its sacrifices in the war on terrorism. “Pakistan faced the biggest collateral damage in the Afghan war as it is the only country in the US alliance which suffered more than 80,000 casualties, displacement of millions … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra questioned the NBA’s Covid-19 protocols on Sunday, suggesting players that test positive but are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic should be treated the same as someone with the flu. “Has everybody gotten their shots and their boosters? Why would they be held out extensively longer than if they have the flu?” … Read more
ABU DHABI: Max Verstappen emerged from a Formula One season like no other as a worthy world champion, the Dutch driver prising the crown from Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the final race on Sunday. The road to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was marked by moments of high drama, but no one could have … Read more
DUBAI: Being raised in the Middle East with a lack of savings and investment culture, many young Arabs are turning to online banking services to help track their spending and budget. When Mayar Akrameh was growing up in Lebanon, financial advice was simple: work long, work hard and aim for a high-paying job. Now the 29-year-old … Read more
Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu was named Miss Universe early Monday in the Israeli resort of Eilat, with several contenders ignoring boycott pressure in support of Palestinians. The South African Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts had advised its competitor to avoid Eilat because of “Israeli atrocities against Palestinians.” Read more: S.Africa pulls plug on Miss … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Kevin Durant used all the weapons in his arsenal on Sunday, exploding for an NBA season-high 51 points and dishing out nine assists as the Brooklyn Nets clobbered the struggling Detroit Pistons 116-104. The 11-time all-star and the league’s current leading scorer recorded his seventh 50-point game of his career and equalled the … 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
HONG KONG: Chinese artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime said Monday it was postponing a planned $767 million initial public offering in Hong Kong after it was blacklisted by the US over human rights concerns in Xinjiang. The US Treasury announced the ban on Friday, saying SenseTime’s facial recognition programmes were designed in part to be used against … Read more
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Lahore registered a case against Iftikhar Ahmad Malik and other owners of the Glamour Textile Mills for allegedly illegally occupying Evacuee Trust Property Board’s (ETPB) 74-kanal land in Lahore, Bol News has learnt. Read more: Imran desperate to jail Shehbaz through FIA: Marriyum “Prima facie, offences of abetment in crime … Read more
LAHORE: The closure of schools in the cantonment areas across Pakistan will result in an upsurge of out-of-school children besides wastage of another academic year following the pandemic situation, President All Pakistan Private Schools Federation (APPSF) Kashif Mirza warned on Monday. Read more: Punjab govt announces 3-day closure of educational institutions in Lahore amid smog … Read more
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday sent 18 more suspects involved in the lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations on a 15-day physical remand. Read more: Malik Adnan dedicates award to Priyantha Kumara, people of Sri Lanka During the hearing today, the Punjab police presented the 18 suspects before … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pakistan on Monday confirmed that a recently suspected sample from Karachi was indeed the ‘Omicron variant’ of SARS-CoV2. Read more: Pakistan reports first ‘suspected case’ of Omicron variant in Karachi “The NIH has been able to confirm (via whole genome sequencing) that a recently suspected sample from Karachi … Read more
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will launch a new initiative, Asaan Mobile Account (AMA) on Monday, December 13, 2021, a statement said. The initiative has been developed under the National Financial Inclusion Strategy with the objective to bring further ease in remote account opening under branchless banking. This means that the customers would … Read more
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has announced to open its full-fledged regional office in Afghanistan to promote education, impart training of teachers and reconstruct educational infrastructure there. Read more: AIOU announces scholarship program for its students The office would be set up after getting permission from the federal government, AIOU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Ziaul Qayyum said … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid, on Monday, warned the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) not to proceed with its planned long march on Pakistan Day in the capital or else it would be responsible for any untoward incident on March 23. Read more: PDM announces long march on March 23 Rejecting the government’s criticism to hold … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) chief executive officer (CEO) Mian Kashif Ashfaq has said that the furniture exports registered a 202.49 per cent increase during the first four months of the current fiscal year, compared with the corresponding period of last year. “The furniture industry has a big potential to dominate global markets with innovative … Read more
PARIS: Kylian Mbappe reached a century of Ligue 1 goals for Paris Saint-Germain with a brace in Sunday’s 2-0 win over his old club Monaco at the Parc des Princes. Mbappe opened the scoring with an early penalty and then grabbed a second just before half-time after being set up by Lionel Messi to get his 100th goal … Read more
