BARCELONA: A four-month-old baby and his three-year-old brother died with their parents on Tuesday when a fire ripped through an abandoned bank where the family was squatting in Barcelona, in a blaze denounced as “horrific” by the Spanish city’s mayor. Read more: Pakistan-origin family attacked in Canada, FM raises issue with Canadian Counterpart Chief firefighter … Read more
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday claimed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) – the two major opposition parties in the country – had no agenda. Read more: PPP will restore democracy in the country, vows Bilawal In a clear reference to the PPP’s public meeting in … Read more
LAHORE: A delegation of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) visited Punjab Safe Cities Authority at Qurban Lines on Tuesday. Read more: Punjab police develop women safety app, says Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan COO PSCA Muhammad Kamran Khan received the six-member delegation and discussed agenda points such as women safety … Read more
PESHAWAR: Athletes from Peshawar, Swat, Khyber, Karak and Charsadda won gold medals in different events of the under-21 games played at the Peshawar Sports Complex. In weightlifting, Swat’s Roohullah surprised everyone with a first-ever gold medal for his district on the first day of the event. Read more: Inter-district Under-21 tournament kickoffs in Peshawar Zain, … Read more
BEIJING: China has firmly rejected certain media for creating fake news with a deliberate attempt to smear the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) building and Pakistan-China relations. Read more: CPEC historical opportunity for Pakistan’s economic uplift: Pakistani expert “China firmly rejects certain media’s attempts that violate its professional ethics and creation of fake news with the deliberate … Read more
ISLAMABAD: In their fresh act of state terrorism on Wednesday, Indian troops martyred two Kashmiris in Pulwama district of the occupied valley. The Kashmiris were martyred by Indian troops along with paramilitary forces and police personnel during a so-called cordon and search operation at Qasbayar area of the district, Kashmir Media Service reported. Read more: … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday appreciated the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for achieving an increase of 35 per cent in revenues of November 2021 compared with the same month the previous year. “Congratulations to the FBR team for achieving a 35% increase in revenues in November over last year,” he said in a … Read more
Pakistan bourse remains bearish, as KSE-100 Index losses 257.67 points amid profit-taking KARACHI: The Pakistan equity market witnessed profit-taking in the overbought market, as the investors remained concerned over surge in the Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) yields by up to 246bps, weak global equities and slump in the global crude oil prices, dealers said. –JAVED … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed former chief justice Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Rana Shamim, whose alleged affidavit levelled serious allegations against ex-chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar, to submit the original copy of the document within five days. The court was hearing a contempt of court case against Shamim, Editor-in-Chief Jang Group Mir … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has offered to host a summit of foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) next month to address the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, said Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Read more: Pakistan wants peace, stability in Afghanistan: FM Qureshi tells Taliban’s interim PM The Pakistan offer comes after a request … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistani rupee gained 20 paisas against the dollar in early trade at the interbank foreign exchange market on Tuesday. The dollar is being traded at Rs176 at the opening of the interbank market. The exchange rate was closed at Rs17.20 on Monday, November 29, 2021. Read more: BOL NEWS BUSINESS DIGEST: November 30, 2021 … Read more
PSMA thanks government for resolving genuine issues ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has expressed its gratitude to the government for resolving their genuine issues and problems. –HAMZA HABIB Read more Circular debt affects petroleum companies’ profits ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has said the circular debt has affected the profitability of the listed petroleum … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a five-day-long workshop stressed the need for democratic values in developing countries and called for dialogue in a bid to build trust and strong ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and the International Research Council for Religious Affairs (IRCRA) organised the workshop in the capital, aimed at … Read more
LAHORE: Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Ameer Bhatti on Monday suspended three-month sentences awarded to Mandi Bahauddin Deputy Commissioner (DC) Tariq Basra and Assistant Commissioner (AC) Imtiaz Ali in contempt of court case. The CJ LHC issued the order on separate appeals filed by the convicts challenging their convictions and sentences. Read more: … Read more
KARACHI: The dollar recorded an all-time high of Rs176.20 at the closing of the interbank foreign exchange market on Monday, dealers said. The exchange market recorded a decline of 74 paisas in the rupee value to end at Rs176.20 against the greenback from last Friday’s closing of Rs175.46 in the interbank foreign exchange market. Read … Read more
After Pakistan imposed travel restrictions on six African countries and Hong Kong, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a fresh travel advisory for Category C countries after the emergence of a new strain called Omicron. Read more: Pakistan imposes travel restrictions on six African countries “Consequent to [the] emergence of Omicron corona variant in … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistani rupee declined by 80 paisas against the dollar in early trade at the interbank foreign exchange market on Monday. The dollar is being traded at Rs176.26 at the opening of the interbank market. The exchange rate was closed at Rs175.46 on Friday, November 26, 2021. Read more: Rupee devaluation bad for economy: OICCI Currency … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, who is also acting governor of Punjab these days, said that for the first time in the country’s history, overseas Pakistanis got the right to vote, after which they would be able to choose better leadership back home. Read more: Parliament approves use of EVMs, voting rights to … Read more
