Internationally known as home to the world’s second tallest mountain K-2 (8,611meters), Pakistan is a unique country for having five highest mountain peaks of over 8,000 meters and 108 peaks above 7,000 meters on earth attracting trekkers, mountaineers and adventure sports lovers from across the world to explore. A country with centuries old Ghandhara and … Read more
TOKYO – The Tokyo metropolitan government said elderly people are contracting Covid-19 at an “unprecedented” rate as the Omicron variant runs rampant across Japan. Patients aged 65 or above comprised 8.5 per cent of the 127,357 new infections reported, according to official figures. For those seven days, the total number of elderly people carrying the … Read more
Being born in the 1980s, like any other kid of that decade, I grew up watching famous PTV dramas ‘Sunehray Din’ and ‘Alpha Bravo Charlie’. The extraordinary storyline and acting skills of the actors had me captivated and fascinated for so long that it ignited the urge and passion in me to join Pakistan Army, … Read more
It is hard to ignore a man of Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar’s stature and experience. The former British politician makes his presence felt and voice heard in almost every situation. A key member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, this is Sarwar’s second stint as the Governor of Punjab province. It was the PML-N which made … Read more
DR Afnan Ullah Khan, PML-N leader In the history of mankind, we have witnessed that children of doctors, engineers, lawyers, journalists, army personnel have adopted the profession of their forefathers or fathers. Why is it considered bad or harmful when it comes to politics? As everything should be across the board. If the children … Read more
The Saudi Arabian government, in its initiative “Road to Makkah”, is facilitating thousands of Muslims who visit the kingdom for Hajj and Umrah. Earlier this month, the Saudi Arabian authorities have decided to include Karachi and Lahore to the project destinations. The decision was made during a daylong visit of Saudi Arabia’s Interior Minister Prince … Read more
KARACHI: The low foreign inclusion factor remains a major reason for Pakistan’s MSCI Index to witness no major changes in the negotiations, analysts said. The MSCI has commenced consultations on the potential inclusion of MSCI Pakistan Index to the MSCI Frontier Market (FM) 100 index and MSCI FM 15 per cent Country Capped Index, a … Read more
BEIJING – China and Kyrgyzstan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on green development and pledged to further safeguard regional security and stability, according to a joint statement issued last week. The joint statement came following a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and incoming Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov, who attended the opening ceremony … Read more
FC Balochistan (South) Maj Imran Khan Mengal The southern parts of Balochistan have always been prone to flash floods. Torrential rains lead to flash floods almost every year in the districts of Turbat and Gwadar. Shadi Kaur Dam, near the town of Pasni, usually spills during the rainy season, causing havoc in the area as … Read more
MEXICO CITY – As dawn breaks over Mexico City’s floating gardens, Omar Menchaca paddles his kayak through a maze of canals collecting garbage left by visitors to one of the last vestiges of the ancient Aztec capital. In the silence of the early morning, before the hordes of tourists arrive, the 66-year-old retiree fishes plastic … Read more
The role of Islam in French society has emerged as a key battleground in the presidential election campaign, leaving many French Muslims uneasy over the bursts of rhetoric against the nation’s largest religious minority. Far-right candidates Marine Le Pen of the National Rally (RN) and especially the former pundit Eric Zemmour have railed against Islam … Read more
People across the world, including Pakistan, hailed Muskan Khan, a resident of India’s Karnataka state, for braving threats and heckling by a far-right Hindu mob outside her college. Many leading voices expressed concerns over the rising intolerance in the Indian society against minorities, especially against Muslims . Talking to BOL News, The Institute of Business … Read more
KIGALI CITY – Residents of Indatemwa cell, Rutunga sector, Gasabo district, in the Kigali city suburbs were treated to a thrilling opening ceremony of 2022 Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital Beijing on Friday through “Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages” project in their community. “We were very happy to watch the opening … Read more
There is a hill on the bank of the river Indus, close to colonial era Lansdowne Bridge. This hill contains a number of ancient tombs, traditionally called Sation Jo Astan, a Sindhi phrase which is often translated as the Seven Sisters’ Shrine. One of the legends about these graves has it that they belong to … Read more
Beijing – The timeline of US-China engagements in 2021, from the high-level meeting in Alaska in March to the virtual summit in Beijing and Washington in December, reflect the ups and downs of the bilateral relationship in the past year. Phrases such as “dominance around the Pacific”, “strength in commerce”, “high-tech supremacy”, “human rights and … Read more
The Pakistan People’s Party has ruled the Sindh province many times. It has been in power for 14 consecutive years, but it has never ruled the provincial capital, Karachi, which is stated to be the commercial hub of the country. The PPP has been taunted by people from different walks of life as the only … Read more
NAIROBI – In his 15 years defending one of Nairobi’s last green spaces, Simon Nganga has seen off brazen attempts to seize what’s left of the lush forest bordered by highways and housing estates. Persistent efforts by developers and powerful individuals to seize chunks of the bush as their own were defeated under historic laws … Read more
Along with security personnel, Balochistan’s elected representatives and nationalist leaders need to strive to bring peace to the province and reconciliation between the state and its disgruntled, desperate elements. After the terrorist attacks on the installations of the Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan, security has been beefed up across the province. FC Jawans managed to repulse … Read more
Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Tariq Banuri received his PhD from Harvard University in economics. He knuckled down to more serious work on sustainable development and made conceptual contributions to the two broad areas such as governance and philosophy of knowledge. He taught students in many international and national universities as a full-time or visiting … Read more
As the Pakistan Super League (PSL7) has progressed, the dot ball debate has come to the fore, once again. The debate where the quantity of dot balls in an innings is narrated as one of the most critical factors in the outcome of a game. The debate is not new. In the context of T20 … Read more
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) – which has a government in the centre as well as in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provinces – has continually been pledging to help develop tourism as an industry in the country. Prime Minister Imran Khan has repeatedly said that tourism alone can help repay Pakistan’s debts and that Switzerland … Read more
A respected political figure of the province, Dr Abdul Hayee Baloch is one of the founding leaders of the Balochistan national movement and the Baloch Students Organization (BSO). He later also served as the president of the National Party but in 2018, he formed his own political party – the National Democratic Party (NDP). In … Read more
Ouagadougou – Growing up in a small village in central eastern Burkina Faso, Saturnin Zigani has a keen understanding of the challenges the African nation faces as it strives for food security. The 36-year-old said his parents were struggling to obtain a good yield from their farmland with a lack of agricultural technology, high-quality crop … Read more
MANILA – The son and namesake of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos the favourite to succeed authoritarian firebrand Rodrigo Duterte and return his clan to the presidential palace they once fled as the race to lead the Philippines kicked off. Candidates hit the hustings for the three-month campaign season in a chaotic and colourful charm offensive … Read more
One of Pakistan’s ace crime-fighting arm — the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) — itself has fallen prey to a scam in which its top – read lucrative — positions are awarded to the officers of the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) rather than from the ranks of the agency. The PSP, being a federal entity, … Read more
A monk known for his incendiary anti-Muslim rhetoric leads the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party into elections in India’s most populous state, where a strong win could put him in pole position to succeed Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Yogi Adityanath, 49, has stirred controversy since his surprise appointment in 2017 as chief minister of Uttar … Read more
On January 8, 2022, the car of Salar Sanjrani – the younger brother of Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani – collided with an oil tanker in the Uthal area of Balochistan’s Lasbela district. Both Salar – a young man in his twenties – and his driver died in the incident. This was one of the latest … Read more
HAVANA – So far, the economic blockade on Cuba has caused damage worth more than $144.413 million, as the country marks 60 years under the embargo that has deeply affected the communist nation’s fortunes and shows no signs of being lifted. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Cuban government has repeatedly accused US administrations of blocking … Read more
