Eid-ul-Adha: Federal Government decides to give only 3 holidays

Eid ul Adha notification

The federal government has decided to give only three holidays on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha in wake of the ongoing pandemic. Eid-ul-Adha is likely to take place on Friday, July 31, and in view of the situation, the government has decided not to grant additional holidays to the public to prevent unnecessary travel. As there … Read more

Schools to reopen from September 15

Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood tested positive for COVID-19

Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood has announced to reopen educational institutions across the country on September 15th. The opening of schools would be delayed if the crisis persists, Shafqat Mahmood said in a press conference. He further said the government will lay out the standard operating procedures that will be followed after educational institutions are … Read more

PM inaugurates Islamabad Isolation hospital and infectious treatment center

Prime Minister tweet

Prime Minister Imran Khan has inaugurated Islamabad Isolation hospital and infectious treatment center on Thursday. According to detail, Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was also present on the occassion. 250 bed state of the art facility has been constructed in record forty days. It will meet additional requirements to ease pressure from capital hospitals. … Read more

Cheering Robots replace fans in baseball match- Watch Video

Robots

Cheering, chanting, and waving robots filled in for fans in a baseball match, as Sport in Japan makes tentative progress in its return after the Covid-19 shutdown. A video of dancing robot ‘fans’ at NPB team Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks’ game against Rakuten Eagles has gone viral. Some of the robots wore Hawks caps and waved … Read more

Asia Pacific shares escalate after China release June Inflation Data

Asia pacific

As China releases inflation data for the month of June, the share market in the Asia Pacific witnessed an increase in morning trade. According to data provided, Asia Pacific stocks saw a strong performance so far this week. The Shanghai Composite gained 0.17% in the morning trade. Shenzhen component advanced 0.877%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng … Read more

COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa visits Corps Headquarters Peshawar

COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa visits Corps Headquarters Peshawar

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Corps Headquarters Peshawar, where he was briefed on the security situation. Director General ISPR, Major General Babar Iftikhar, said in a message on the social networking site Twitter that Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Corps Headquarters Peshawar where Corps Commander Peshawar Lt. Gen. Noman Mehmood received … Read more

Saudi Foreign Minister’s letter to Shah Mehmood Qureshi, prayers for recovery

Saudi Foreign Minister's letter to Shah Mehmood Qureshi, prayers for recovery

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud wrote a letter to Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi praying for his recovery. According to details, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud wrote a letter to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, in which he expressed concern over the news of Shah Mehmood’s illness and … Read more

Serbia: Protesters attack parliament over imposition of coronavirus curfew

Serbia: Protesters attack parliament over imposition of coronavirus curfew

Citizens in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade, have protested against the imposition of a curfew in the wake of an increase in cases of the coronavirus and tried to storm parliament. Clashes broke out between protesters and police outside the National Assembly in Belgrade, according to the Reports. Reports stated that the citizens had started … Read more

Threat of COVID-19 remains in jails, facts were received by BOL News

Threat of COVID-19 remains in jails, facts were received by BOL News

The threat of corona virus from the jails of Punjab province has not been reduced yet. According to the details, there is still a risk of COVID-19 pandemic among the inmates in the jails across the province. In this regard, a copy of the report sent to the Home Department by the Prisons Department has … Read more

Ayesha Omar shares throwback pictures as she misses traveling

Renowned Pakistani actress Ayesha Omar has been sharing frequently her throwback pictures of traveling on social media account, as the ongoing pandemic has put a hold on everyone’s travel plans. Although many countries around the world have eased the border restrictions, still the Government asked everyone to avoid nonessential travel due to coronavirus. Ayesha shared … Read more

PM call for collective efforts to alleviate impact of COVID-19 on labourers

Federal Cabinet meeting today

Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the world community to formulate a combined strategy to protect the vulnerable segments of the society especially the labourers from the impacts of Covid-19. He was addressing an online ILO Global Summit on Covid-19 and the World of Work. Speaking about the efforts done by his government to stem … Read more

Schools to reopen from September

Schools

Educational Institutions across the country to be opened from the first week of September. According to sources, this was decided in the Inter-Provincial Ministers of Education Conference chaired by Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood. Sources added that situation of COVID 19 in the country will be reviewed before the opening of the educational institutions/ Final … Read more

Smart Lockdown to be enforced in 7 more areas of Lahore

Smart Lockdown

The district administration of Lahore has decided to enforce lockdown in seven more areas of the city after increasing the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) patients reported from these areas. Deputy Commissioner Lahore Danish Afzaal has announced ‘smart lockdown’ in these localities of the city for a week from this midnight at 12:00 AM. The authorities … Read more

Cricket returns as England all set to take on WI in first test match

Cricket

At last, cricket fans breathe a sigh of relief as the International cricket is all set to resume on Wednesday (July 8). England and West Indies are all set to play three-test series against each other with no spectators due to the coronavirus. This will be the first game after 100 days of closure of … Read more

Eleven players Iranian Football team tested COVID-19 positive

Iranian

At least eleven players and one staff member of the Iranian football team ‘Esteghlal ‘ have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. According to the details, “After tests, 12 people — a team doctor and players — were confirmed positive” The media reported that the tests carried out on “61 players and technical staff” at … Read more

Which European Companies are slashing jobs due to Coronavirus?

Coronavirus

Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the world economy has witnessed a huge down curve, resulting in massive job cuts. According to data, about 397,000 people in the European Union lost their jobs in April. The jobless rate rose to 6.6% in April, from a 12-year low of 6.4% in June. Read on below … Read more

Oil Prices Down to $42.95 a barrel as US confirms more COVID-19 cases

Oil

The Oil prices witnessed a decrease of 0.3% to $42.95 a barrel, in early trade on the third day of the business week. The decrease is due to the concerns that the United States of America, which is the biggest oil consumer will limit the use, as the country witnessed the surge in novel coronavirus … Read more

Tourist stranded in Manila Airport, being compared with a movie character

Tourist stranded in Manila Airport, being compared with a movie character

100 days have passed since a foreign tourist was stranded at a Manila airport departure in the Philippines, after which he is being compared the movie character, the movie name is “The Terminal” released in 2004, the main character is stuck at the US airport. According to the details, Roman Trofimov has been staying at … Read more