Pakistan’s textile exports witnessed an increase of 8 per cent month-on-month to reach a record high of $1.74 billion in November, a report by Topline Securities showed. During the month of November, the value added textile exports recorded a growth of 7 per cent month-on-month as the exports of ready-made garments recorded an increase of … Read more
Libya is to hold its first ever presidential elections but the lack of a final list of candidates and bitter political divisions have cast doubt on whether they will take place. Polling, set for December 24, was intended to mark a transition towards peace, but many now fear it could instead reignite civil war. The “elections … Read more
With the Christmas sprit in the air people are busy shopping planning vecation and trips, thus they should spend practically (quite literally) the best time of their year with friends, family or even their itinerary of a long due trip they have looked forward to. But vacations also afford you time to hark back to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Retweeting a Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif’s tweet of December 2018, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Sunday said the gas crisis in Pakistan started in 2009 and intensified every year. “This year the global gas crisis is severe and companies are not able … Read more
Hong Kong’s leader hailed the outcome of a “patriots only” legislature election that saw a record low voter turnout and government loyalists sweep every seat. The financial hub selected new lawmakers on December 19 under fresh rules imposed by Beijing that dramatically cut directly elected seats and controlled who could stand for office after huge … Read more
Pakistan cricket remains a study of unpredictability over the years where it is hard to guess which team will show up on a given day. It is that uncertainty that makes the Pakistan team a treat to watch for cricket lovers all over the world. However, one thing that the Men-in-Green have stayed consistent with … Read more
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said the limits of foreign currency buying by individuals have been set to discourage speculative transactions. The SBP has set a limit of $10,000/day/individual and $100,000/year/individual to check the foreign currency transactions. “It has been observed that substantial amounts of foreign currency was being purchased for speculative … Read more
In a world steadily running towards digitisation, the boom of digital art and its venture into NFTs or Non-Fungible Tokens is not surprising, especially amidst the art world. Everyone today who doesn’t live under a rock on a remote island knows what NFTs are. But not everyone is able to keep up with what these … Read more
The Dwayne Johnson-Ryan Reynolds-Gal Gadot-starrer may be a Hollywood flick, but in spirit, it is more Bollywood than a Bollywood flick. That’s one of the reasons why people who have seen it have different opinions; some feel it is exactly the kind of film that Hollywood should produce so that the audience returns to cinemas, … Read more
Pakistan has spent Rs144 billion for the import of mobile phones during the first five months (July-November) of the current fiscal year. The spending on imports of mobile phones recorded a sharp increase of 21 per cent, compared with Rs119.22 billion in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year. The massive rise in mobile … Read more
The phrase common prosperity has gained prominence this year, as China is determined to bring better lives to more people. After winning the anti-poverty fight and completing the first centenary goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, China now has favourable conditions for promoting common prosperity. “China’s level of economic development has … Read more
Pakistan had a quiet Asian Hockey Championship Trophy as they finished on the fourth spot on the table. The arch-rivals India defeated the Green Shirts by 4-3 in a closely fought encounter for the third position in the tournament on Wednesday. Though the Men-in-Green finished on the fourth spot in the five-team event and only … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed attentive, enthusiastic and targeted services for retired cadres, urging those working in the field to strive for remarkable accomplishments in their ordinary positions. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in an instruction to a … Read more
It was after a hiatus of two years that the cinema hall was packed with intellectuals, producers and writers. People usually go to the movie theatre for two reasons: they might be the director’s friend or when they’re looking to have a good time consuming the entertainment it has to offer. But, this time the … Read more
The Large Taxpayers Office (LTO), Karachi has registered a sharp increase of 53 per cent during the first five months (July-November) of the fiscal year 2021/22, owing to a significant rise in the collection of both direct and indirect taxes. According to the official numbers made available to BOL News, the net collection of the … Read more
Liverpool’s clash with Leeds and Watford’s trip to Wolves that were scheduled for December 26, became the latest Premier League games to be postponed due to coronavirus outbreaks on Thursday. A total of 12 matches have now been called off in the past two weeks as Britain battles a record increase in the number of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Rain and snow is expected in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa, Potohar region, central and south Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during the next twelve hours. However fog and smog is likely to prevail in few plain areas of Punjab. Read more: Karachi, other parts of country likely to receive winter rain over weekend Temperature of some … Read more
Food trends have come and gone, but from the looks of it, the Chinese hotpot might remain a culinary constant. We’ve been witnessing a growing trend of this authentic Chinese delicacy in Karachi since a while now unless you’ve been living under a rock. From arranging hotpot dinners for friends and family at home to … Read more
There has been a significant increase in the tyre prices due to higher cost of production/import emanating from depreciating rupee, increase in regulatory duty by 10 per cent to 25 per cent and an increase in the Customs valuation, the predetermined value on which the taxes are imposed. Moreover, lesser inflows of smuggled goods also … Read more
Polish MPs on adopted a controversial media law seen by critics as an attempt by the right-wing populist government to silence the US-owned independent news channel TVN24. The government says the law, which was adopted by a majority in the lower house, will protect Poland’s media landscape from potentially hostile actors such as Russia. The … Read more
The number of equity investors in Pakistan declined in the last few years As the stock market is not the reliable indicator of the strength of the economy, oversubscribed initial public offerings (IPOs) also do not reflect the growth and depth of the equity market. Surprisingly, the total number of investors participating in the IPOs … Read more
Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Ferran Torres is on the brink of a move from Manchester City to Barcelona on Thursday. Despite their financial struggles, the Catalan giants have reportedly agreed on a deal worth an initial 55 million euros ($62 million, £47 million) for the 22-year-old. Torres has scored 16 goals in 43 appearances … Read more
From her home in Finland’s far north, Ristenrauna Magga recalls the day in 1968 when she and her family were stripped naked while researchers took measurements and blood tests. “Sami people were used to doing what we were told, no-one questioned the research,” Magga says, of Finland’s “racial biology” programme into the Sami minority which … Read more
By improving its production efficiency, fertiliser industry can contribute up to $1 billion annually to the national exchequer, a senior official of Engro Fertilizers, said. “By exporting 0.8 million tonnes of urea we can earn in the range of $500 million to $900 million, depending on the international prices. But by de-bottlenecking the production capacity … Read more
Inter Milan are progressing in the Serie A title race as the defending champions reach the halfway point of the campaign in pole position with arch-rivals Juventus out in the cold. Under Antonio Conte Inter broke almost a decade of Juve dominance when they claimed their 19th league championship last season and have defied expectations following a turbulent … Read more
1.You spend half your life stuck in traffic You cannot call yourself a true Karachiite if you haven’t spent a quarter of your life stuck in traffic at Korangi and Shahrah-e-Faisal. The things we could do, the places where we could reach, if we didn’t age twenty years at Sharah-e-Faisal road. Good luck getting gas … Read more
Indeed, Pakistan has witnessed a significant growth in family takaful business post-coronavirus pandemic but the overall industry is still not recognised in terms of getting maximum lives covered under the umbrella of Islamic Insurance (takaful), better yet, insurance. “The way society feels that banking is a basic need, it does not feel the same when … Read more
Stephen Curry scored 46 points to propel Golden State to a hard-fought 113-104 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday that kept the Warriors a half-game behind Phoenix Suns for best record in the NBA. The Suns, led by 30 points from Devin Booker, meanwhile warmed up for a Christmas Day marquee clash against Golden State … Read more
