KARACHI: Every workplace should have some facility for working women to be able to breastfeed their babies, former Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) secretary general Dr Shershah Syed has said. It should be made compulsory for every office, added the obstetrician gynaecologist. “Our country is not exactly woman friendly or mother friendly by any standards. We … Read more
TUNIS: Tunisia’s crisis-stricken economy needs “deep reforms” such as slashing its vast public wage bill, the International Monetary Fund’s outgoing country chief has said as the government seeks a new bailout. Jerome Vacher, speaking in an interview at the end of his three-year term as the global lender’s envoy to the North African country, said … Read more
LAHORE: Imran Amin, CEO of the Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA), a project inaugurated by Prime Minister Imran Khan on August 7, 2020, is known for being a savvy operations and strategy leader. He has a reputation for delivering innovative business strategies and has an extensive experience of building profitable start-up divisions, businesses and mobilising … Read more
Each year, tech giants compete against each other to offer consumers the most advanced technology seen by mankind, some of those only imaginable in games or straight out of sci-fi, to help make day to day tasks more convenient and easier to do via the technology around us. This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held … Read more
NEW YORK: Crypto assets such as Bitcoin have matured from an obscure asset class with few users to an integral part of the digital asset revolution, raising financial stability concerns. The market value of these novel assets rose to nearly $3 trillion in November from $620 billion in 2017, on soaring popularity among retail and … Read more
I: Hum Kahan Kai Sachay Thay Throughout these turbulent times between stay-at-home orders and erratic bursts of outside freedoms, TV has played a vital role in all of our lives and its importance in our day-to-day discussions cannot be disregarded anymore. However, questions have been constantly raised the representation of women on TV. … Read more
LAHORE: Sarah Ahmad is a name which comes to mind when one talks about children’s rights and their protection in Punjab. During her tenure as chairperson of the Punjab Child Protection Welfare Bureau (CPWB) she got rid of ‘ghost workers’ which were previously on the payroll of the department. This week Bol News talked exclusively … Read more
Islamabad United is owned by Leonine Global Investments’ sports entity, Leonine Global Sports. They bought the franchise for a whopping amount of $15 Million for the 10-year period. United went on to become the champions in the inaugural edition of the tournament by defeating Quetta Gladiators in the final under Misbah-ul-Haq’s captaincy. Meanwhile, the franchise … Read more
LAHORE: Industrial estates or the Special Economic Zones are facing several problems, which is hampering industrial growth in the biggest federating unit of the country. Though developed and new estates have different issues, still there are a number of common problems that are disturbing the existing industries and new investors. Entrepreneurs running factories in developed … Read more
LAHORE: The ‘rowdy’ doctors at public sector hospitals have become a pain in the neck for all concerned. Not only the patients and their attendants but also the top management of the hospitals are the usual victims of the unruly attitude of the so-called saviours at the health facilities. Since the formation of the Young … Read more
KARACHI: Imposition of a 35 per cent tax rate on an individual’s income to broaden the tax base will remain a distant dream. The high tax rate is a major impediment in keeping away persons having taxable income from fulfilling their obligations, said Muhammad Zeeshan Merchant, president of the Karachi Tax Bar Association. Pakistan has … Read more
LAHORE: It’s around 12 in the afternoon. A class of 25-30 students between two and six years of age is listening attentively to their teacher Kristi (name changed). The classroom is in a three-story building in old Lahore’s Munshi Ladha neighbourhood. Education here is informal — no age restrictions, no uniforms and no set curriculum. … Read more
Adeel Uz Zafar This Karachi born artist has developed his own intrinsic and unique way of art, setting his work apart from the rest. The artist completed his BFA degree at the prestigious National College of Arts, Lahore in 1998 and then took up the role of an illustrator before dedicating himself to painting. … Read more
The seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is set to begin in less than a week and the preparations are well underway. However, once again, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is once again a daunting task of completing the cash-rich T20 competition at the time with an increased number of coronavirus cases in … Read more
KARACHI: Production interruptions at the Chinese factories due to power cuts and resultant raw material supply disruptions have put the medicine manufacturers across the world in a fix, with certain big banners expecting over 10 per cent decline in production. As an alternative arrangement, Pakistan can open imports from neighbouring India but that too will … Read more
What was the creator of the Kingsman franchise thinking when he came up with the story of the series’ prequel? Was he hoping to cash on the success of the series where action sequences were different, where the good guys were super-secret agents, and where ‘manners maketh man’ was the motto? Because if he intended to do … Read more
LAHORE: After successful launch of hybrid coarse rice and field trials of hybrid basmati, Guard Agriculture Research and Services has developed hybrid wheat seed having potential of increasing yield by 40 per cent, compared with the conventional varieties. “Guard is the pioneer in introducing hybrid coarse rice. In collaboration with the Chinese scientists, we developed … Read more
KARACHI: The youth in the provincial capital city met on a unique cultural platform recently to exhibit their favourite characters of the Korean and Japanese pop subcultures at a convention titled ‘Karachi Anime & Comic Con (KACC)’ that was organised by the city’s Geek Haven society at the Arts Council of Pakistan. The convention brought … Read more
KARACHI: Professor Dr S. Akbar Zaidi has been the Executive Director of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi since January 2020. His tenure runs till January 2024. A renowned political economist, his areas of interest in research include political economy, development, the social sciences and history. Dr Zaidi completed his PhD in History from … Read more
Mehwish Hayat, Nimra Bucha join Fawad Khan for Ms. Marvel The Disney Plus limited series, Ms. Marvel, is poised to undergo reshoots with Fawad Khan on the cast. But rumours of another Pakistani actor joining the cast have been making rounds on social media and turns out one but apparently two mainstream actors are joining … Read more
Quetta Gladiators have always had the underdogs tag associated with them from the start of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The franchise had the lowest bid back in 2015 when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) first auctioned the franchises to initiate the league. However, Gladiators entered the competition with the actual attitude of gladiators and … Read more
KARACHI: Standard Chartered’s latest survey into affluent (comprising emerging affluent, affluent and high net worth) consumers in 12 markets across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and UK, revealed that in Pakistan 92 per cent of them have reset their life goals following the pandemic. At the same time, for 50 per cent of the respondents, … Read more
With the entry of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in our showbiz industry, we have welcomed quite an array of fascinating content on our TV screens, which is such a breath of fresh air. Though filmed around the same narrative, all ISPR ventures have had diverse characters, different plots and fresh narratives which denounce monotonous themes … Read more
KARACHI: While the opposition parties in Sindh are on the warpath where the Sindh Local Government (Amendment) Act (SLGA), 2021 is concerned, heaping scorn on the Pakistan Peoples Party for passing a ‘black law’, senior PPP leader Taj Haider feels the law is designed to “serve” the people. Haider, who is also the party’s core … Read more
KARACHI: Octopus Digital Limited has secured a five-year IAAS (Infrastructure as a Service) contract of Rs120 million on BTMI (build, train to operate, maintain and improve) basis, a statement said on Monday. The digitalisation subscription will see Octopus Digital provide supply and maintenance services to a major cement manufacturer in Pakistan, whose name is withheld … Read more
Those who have read William Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy As You Like It may recall the monologue by the melancholic Jacques in Act 2 Scene 7 whereupon he speaks of the seven ages of man, they being: Infancy, Schoolboy, Teenager, Young man, Middle-aged, Old aged, Dotage & death. Let us retract the seventh age; in fact, … Read more
KARACHI: A large number of women, along with children, sit on a carpet in front of the Sindh Assembly building. They have been protesting here for three weeks during the cold winter days. Supporters of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), they have been protesting against the recently passed local government law in Sindh. Bol News reached out … Read more
Peek Freans Rio, a brand built around kids and the idea of mischievous fun has taken on a whole new endeavour as it brings Pakistan’s very own children’s game show to BOL TV. What began with a simple idea to bring laughter and a sense of accomplishment for children has now manifested itself as the … Read more
