LAHORE: Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz applied to an accountability court seeking acquittal in Ramzan Sugar Mills reference. Read more: AC issues release orders for Hamza Shehbaz in Ramzan Sugar Mills case Hamza, in his plea submitted on Monday, stated that after amendments in the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), the reference against … Read more
LAHORE: The historic and cultural city of Lahore, called the heart of Pakistan, is making headlines worldwide again by ‘surpassing’ capitals of the world’s largest countries but for all the wrong reasons, being the most polluted city. In 2010, Lahore, provincial capital of the largest province —Punjab— was at the 75th position among the most … Read more
RIYADH: The cryptocurrency exchange company Binance has withdrawn its application for a crypto-licence in Singapore, Bloomberg has reported. The company will shut down its trading platform in the country by February 13, ending speculation about the city state becoming the global headquarters for Binance. The Singapore-based crypto exchange is to refocus its operations toward blockchain technology, Bloomberg … Read more
LAHORE: The Punjab government’s reluctance to kick start the construction work of Ring Road Southern Loop 3 (SL3) has caused approximately Rs 15 billion loss to National Exchequer, BOL News has learnt. It is pertinent to mention that former Chief Justice Lahore High Court, Qasim Khan had vacated all the stay orders which were acquired … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Social Welfare and Baitul Maal Syed Yawar Abbas Bukhari is a man with solid credentials. His polite demeanor and candid way of expressing his views on key issues has earned him respect, not only in the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) but also amongst the rival political parties. A close aide of … Read more
India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,703,644 on Tuesday, as 5,784 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. “The number of new cases registered across India in 24 hours is the lowest in 571 days,” said the ministry. Besides, 252 deaths from the pandemic … Read more
RIYADH: Car-booking platform and Uber’s subsidiary Careem is launching its new rapid grocery delivery service in Dubai through Quik, Wamda reported. Using a network of hyperlocal dark stores and inventory management, the new service aims to deliver customers everyday grocery items 24/7 in a delivery time of 15 minutes. It currently caters to select active … Read more
French swimmer Yannick Agnel, who won two gold medals at the 2012 Olympics, has admitted to having sex with a minor — one of his coach’s daughters, a prosecutor said on Monday. The 29-year-old was arrested on Thursday at his home in Paris on suspicion of rape and sexual assault and placed in police custody … Read more
Pakistan on Monday became the only team to register 18 wins in a single calendar year, beating their previous best of 17 wins in 2018, as the Men in Green thrashed West Indies in their latest encounter at the National Stadium, Karachi. Read more: Pak vs WI: Pakistan win by 63 runs against West Indies … Read more
KARACHI: Pro-Rector of the National University of Technology (NUTECH) Maj Gen Khalid Jawed expressed the determination and resolve to set up NUTECH campus in Karachi, a statement said. There was no lack of will or energies for setting up NUTECH University campus in Karachi, which when established, would certainly prove beneficial for the industries in … Read more
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with monitors briefly warning of the possibility of hazardous tsunami waves before lifting the threat. The epicentre was north of the island of Flores in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, where the quake sparked terror after hitting in the late morning (0320 GMT). “I … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The PTI government has achieved a significant milestone by passing the highest number of legislations during its three-year term. Since coming into power in August 2018, the federal government has already passed a total of 113 bills in 38 National Assembly sessions. This is a remarkable achievement as no other government has been able … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Central Information Secretary Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPP-P) MNA Shazia Marri said Prime Minister Imran Khan had once declared that he would make everyone cry, and today, as he had promised, the entire nation was crying due to his worst economic and anti-farmer policies. Read more: Fawad responds to criticism over urea price hike In … Read more
KARACHI: Site Association of Industries (SAI) president Abdul Rasheed rejected the Sui Southern Gas Company’s (SSGC) imprudent decision to suspend gas supply to all non-export general industries and demanded the gas utility to carry out staggered gas holidays along with better load management, which would help the non-export general industries to continue to run according … Read more
KARACHI: Do you expect an ordinary citizen booking a residential unit or a shop in a residential-commercial project to check the intricate details of ownership of the land, asks Amir Ali who owned residential flats in Nasla Tower, a building which is being demolished under the orders of Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan. Ali further … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Justice delayed is justice denied. Which is exactly the situation with the Noor Mukadam case, as despite the order issued by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking to conclude the case within 8 weeks, the is still pending. Meanwhile, the defense lawyers are using all means necessary to protect their client. Noor Mukadam, 27-years-old, … Read more
KARACHI: From Wuhan to Botswana it’s a story of an ever-growing number of recognised types of viruses emerging since the Coronavirus pandemic began in late 2019. Though the evidence suggests the new Covid-19 variant, named Omicron, may be more transmissible than other Covid-19 variants, there are still many unknowns at play. The Omicron variant, which … Read more
KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) president Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo has expressed astonishment at the purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the rate of $30.6/MMBTU and said that this rate will destroy the fuel supply safety and foreign exchange reserves of the country, a statement said. Welcoming the visit … Read more
KARACHI: India has changed. Gone are the days of Gandhi’s non-violent India, where even legitimate protest was expected to be civil and non-violent. A new order exists, one of mass incarcerations, lynching, abuse and systemic oppression. And who are the victims? The 200 million Indian Muslims, who make up nearly 15 per cent of the … Read more
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb has been one of the most prominent faces of the party, a diehard party loyalist as well as a close aide and confidant of party’s Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif. She has never shied away from calling a spade a spade. Her confidence and ability to … Read more
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that the inflows of remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis grew 9.7 per cent to $12.9 billion during the first five months (July-November) 2021/22. The SBP said that with $2.4 billion of inflows during November 2021, workers’ remittances continued their strong streak of remaining above $2 billion … Read more
“China is our mighty neighbor and trust-worthy friend” MUSHAHID HUSSAIN SAYED, PML-N LEADER Pakistan has recently declined to participate in a two-day virtual democracy summit organized by the United States (US) without assigning any reason. Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Wednesday announced not to participate in the summit, virtually snubbing the US invite which could have … Read more
Successive governments seem to have failed to implement the National Action Plan (NAP) adopted after the APS attack and the sad incident of Sialkot where a violent mob burnt to death a Sri Lankan national on the suspicion of blasphemy has once again sparked a debate as to what the state should do to curb … Read more
SIALKOT: “In the wake of the gruesome incident, the police had to face three daunting challenges. And the first of them was to stop more people from joining the mob,” said Sialkot Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Omer Saeed Malik, who led the police team that had arrived at the crime scene after the tragedy. … 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
Priyantha Kumara over an alleged act of blasphemy and set his body ablaze. The production at the factory has resumed, but the attendance is slightly thin, a worker at the Rajco Industries told Bol News outside its premises requesting anonymity. Some of the workers are too afraid to report back on duty, he said. This … Read more
A soldier was martyred in an attack on a military check post along the Pakistan-Iran border in the Abdoi sector area of Balochistan. The Inter-Services Public Relations, in a statement, said Lance Naik Zaheer Ahmed r/o Nushki embraced martyrdom fighting valiantly during the heavy exchange of fire. It further stated that the post also inflicted … Read more
In an attempt to facilitate stranded Pakistanis, the National Command and Operation Center on Tuesday allowed citizens, holding valid NICOP/POCs, from category C countries to travel to Pakistan without exemption till December 31. NCOC however stated that a vaccination certificate, PCR test pre-boarding (max 48 hours old) and mandatory quarantine (if traveling from Omicron countries) … Read more
