LAKE KIVU, Rwanda – The engineers aboard the floating power station on Lake Kivu could only watch nervously as the volcano in the distance erupted violently, sending tremors rumbling through the water beneath them. It was not the lava shooting from Mount Nyiragongo last May that spooked them, but the enormous concentrations of potentially explosive … Read more
TOKYO – Yanita Antoko has been waiting for over a year in Indonesia to join her husband in Japan. She has her papers and has closed her business selling homemade spice mixes, but remains shut out. The 30-year-old is one of more than 370,000 people left in limbo by Japan’s coronavirus border rules, which bar … Read more
WELLINGTON – An unmarried, pregnant journalist from New Zealand was offered refuge in Afghanistan when she was denied re-entry to her home country to give birth due to strict Covid-19 regulations, however, now, she has been offered a place by the government in her country. Reporter Charlotte Bellis on February 1 said she would return … Read more
Mir Zia Langau is adviser to Balochistan chief minister on home and tribal affairs. In an exclusive interview with Bol News, the veteran politician from the ruling Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) shares his views on the sudden spike in terror incidents in the country’s largest province which is also a key node of the multi-billion … Read more
WASHINGTON – A baby in his car seat. A man in bed. A girl walking with her mother: Stray bullets killed each of them days apart as surging gun violence ripples through the United States. In addition to the people killed in suicides or the homicides hitting record levels in some US cities, an untallied … Read more
The passage of the Sindh Local Government Amendment Act 2021 in the Pakistan Peoples Party – (PPP) dominated Sindh Assembly in December last year triggered a major controversy in the province that led to a series of protests and sit-ins by the opposition parties. From the MQM-P to the PTI and the Jamaat-i-Islami to the … Read more
The builders’ mafia is at again! Merely a few months after the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the demolition of Nasla Tower at Shahrah-e-Faisal for encroaching a service road, another multi-storied tower is being constructed in the city by allegedly encroaching a service lane off the busy Rashid Minhas Road, right under the gaze of … Read more
Contrary to the popular belief and the statistics available regarding smog and air pollution crippling the entire province of Punjab, the information gathered by Bol News has proved that the same hazards have been posing serious threat to health of people in Karachi and other urban areas. In view of the increasing pollution in the … Read more
During the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentary party meeting held on January 14 to discuss the mini-budget, PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chief Pervez Khattak – who also holds the portfolio of defense ministry – reportedly had an altercation with Prime Minister Imran Khan. This heated exchange of words became the talk of town immediately with … Read more
Liaoning – The year 2022 marks the 10th year of aircraft carrier the Liaoning’s service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy, and many excellent warship crews have been trained on the Liaoning. Among them, Remila Dabul, a 27-year-old woman of Kazak ethnicity, has attracted much public attention after the stories of her and other crew … Read more
President Xi Jinping has underscored the importance of unity of the whole nation in forging ahead toward national rejuvenation and spoke of China’s achievements that as long as 1.4 billion Chinese people work together for a shared future, China will continue to work miracles on its journey forward. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist … Read more
DAMASCUS – When Syria’s largest dam, the Tabqa Dam, was struck in 2017, people living in the region first thought it was another terror act carried out by the Daesh group which was then in control of Tabqa city and the dam. However, it later turned out that it was a US strike against the … Read more
Shanghai – Recently, Guatemala hired Brian Ballard, a key supporter of former US President Donald Trump, for $900,000, to win favor with US, and the lobbying costs were paid for by Taiwan authorities. The revelation has caused a global stir, which also triggered fierce criticism across the Taiwan Straits for the long-term, ill-intentioned “dollar diplomacy” … Read more
When we talk about a deer, usually a red deer comes to mind. But the blackbuck – a species of antelope native to the Indian subcontinent – is also a masterpiece of nature. The blackbuck is primarily found in Pakistan, India and Nepal. A young blackbuck is around two-and-a-half to three-feet high at the shoulder; … Read more
Umar Ata Bandial – Pakistan’s 28th Chief Justice – is generally known in legal circles as a man who walks the talk. Soft-spoken, balanced and moderate both in his words and actions, Chief Justice Bandial carries the reputation of a judge, who gives patient hearing to each and every case that is brought before him. … Read more
A good movie can entertain and educate the viewer in many ways. A good director will make sure their movie does not only do that but simultaneously make a mark in the cinematic industry. And in a society that is still in the midst of breaking its patriarchal tethers, some women in our media world … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s capital New Delhi is shivering through an unusually harsh bout of winter cold, blamed for killing scores of homeless people and leaving other hard-up residents struggling to keep warm. The sprawling megacity’s 20 million inhabitants are accustomed to year-round weather extremes, from blistering summer heat to torrential downpours and thick, toxic … Read more
NAIROBI – Eddie Kamau’s ancestral village located at the heart of central Kenyan county of Nyandarua has for decades been renowned for producing top-grade potatoes and a wide range of fresh produce including kales and tomatoes. The middle-aged farmer has an emotional attachment to the tuber which has always flourished in his backyard amid cool … Read more
COPENHAGEN – Extreme weather events such as heatwaves and floods have cost Europe almost 510 billion euros and around 142,000 lives over the past 40 years, according to a new report published. In its study, the European Environment Agency (EEA) called for continued adaptation measures at both individual and state level. A small number of … Read more
Beijing – Shao Shougang is a lawyer based in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province, who focuses on offering legal counsel for companies. The 48-year-old is better known to the public, however, for his efforts to address the issue of student bullying. Practicing at a branch of a law firm headquartered in Beijing, Shao turned the … Read more
Agriculture entrepreneurs are bringing the digital age to Pakistan’s farmers, helping them plan crops better and distribute their produce when the time is right. Until recently, “the most modern machine we had was the tractor”, Aamer Hayat Bhandara, a farmer and local councillor behind one such project told AFP in “Chak 26”, a village in … Read more
Balochistan once again remained in the headlines for a week in the wake of tragic incidents of martyrdom of 10 soldiers in an attack in Dashat (Turbat) and of 12 others, including a doctor of the rank of captain, in two similar attacks in Noshki and Punjgoor districts. Terrorists of banned organisations claimed responsibility for … Read more
Opening one of his many cages, Michal Trojczak watches proudly as more than 70 dusty-blue pigeons take flight, soaring high above snow-covered fields in eastern Poland. “My birds are athletes,” says the 42-year-old pigeon fancier, who inherited his passion for breeding the birds from his father and grandfather. Poland boasts Europe’s biggest community of homing … Read more
The apex court on February 1 declared void sections 74 and 75 of the Sindh Local Government Act (SLGA), 2013 at a time when almost all the opposition parties in Sindh were individually protesting against the Sindh Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2021, the latest set of LG laws in the province. The verdict said the … Read more
Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, Muhammad Zubair, is one of the closest confidants of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam. This closeness, according to PML-N insiders, is not just political, but personal. Therefore, Zubair holds the unique position of being the spokesperson for both of them. He is also seen as … Read more
NEW DELHI – Nursed back from near death, a skittish vulture flaps its wings and returns to the grey skies above India’s capital after weeks of tender care from two devoted brothers. New Delhi is home to a magnificent array of predatory birds, but untold numbers are maimed each week by kite strings, cars and … Read more
KYIV – In a forest on the outskirts of Kyiv, a group of Ukrainian civilians build shelters from snow and tree branches as part of a crash course in survival techniques. For the participants, the two days of learning how to make fires and get by in sub-zero temperatures has taken on a new urgency … Read more
The Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) is Pakistan’s leading religious-political party with a strong support base in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Whether in alliance with the ruling party or sitting on the opposition benches, guided by the political genius of Maulana Fazalur Rahman the JUI has always played an important role in Pakistan’s political arena. The … Read more
