Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Sunday announced that there will be no change in the petrol price in Pakistan in May. Addressing a presser in Islamabad, the finance minister asked the people to stop forming queues at the petrol pumps in hot weather fearing that the rates could go up. “Rising petrol prices causes a … Read more
Expressing grave concerns on the deteriorating economic condition, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar expressed fear that Pakistan is only weeks away from becoming Sri-Lanka. The former federal planning minister was addressing the media in Islamabad on Sunday. He said that the guidelines for the decisions regarding Pakistan are being taken from a convict. He … Read more
The third polio case of the year in Pakistan has been reported from North Waziristan, Bol News reported on Sunday. Pakistan had reported its first poliovirus case of the year in North Waziristan on April 23 after a break of 15 months. It is also notable that all three cases of the crippling disease in … Read more
Following the police crackdown on PTI activists in Sialkot, the former information minister Fawad Chaudhry accused the PML-N of using the religion card again and dividing people. The PTI leadership reached Sialkot ahead of the political party’s public gathering scheduled tonight. Unlike previous PTI rallies, the preparations in Sialkot didn’t go smoothly as the administration … Read more
The coalition government is seriously considering increasing the price of petrol and other petroleum products in Pakistan for the remaining 15 days of May, Bol News reported on Saturday. After slashing the subsidy, sources said the petrol price in Pakistan will reach an all-time high of around Rs190. The rate of diesel will also surge … Read more
Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan (ISPR) on Thursday strongly reacted to the statements of the political leaders against Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed. In the statement, the military media wing said the recent statements regarding Peshawar Corps Commander by the politicians are inappropriate. The statement said that the leadership of this important corps … Read more
President of Pakistan Arif Alvi on Thursday wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) to probe into the regime change conspiracy through formation of a judicial commission. In the letter, the president urged CJP to preside over the commission himself. He emphasised the need to save the country from the political and … Read more
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court (SC) against the verdict that repealed the ruling of National Assembly (NA) deputy speaker on the vote of no-confidence, ensuing the dissolution of the lower house. Following the deputy speaker’s ruling, the then prime minister Imran Khan had dissolved … Read more
Ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has challenged the incumbent Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to reveal the name of the PTI minister who threatened him ahead of the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan. Qureshi’s responded after Bilawal’s speech in the National Assembly (NA) earlier today in which he alleged, “I received a message from a … Read more
Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Thursday said that the talks of the early elections before November are merely speculations, however adding that the general elections are the only solution. She was talking to the media outside the Islamabad High Court (IHC) after the hearing on the appeals filed by … Read more
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has refused to pursue a money-laundering trial against Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Hamza Shehbaz, Bol News reported on Thursday. The court has incorporated the FIA’s prosecution team’s application as a part of the case record. Special Judge Central Aijaz Hasan Awan has issued the detailed … Read more
Former President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday categorically said that the fresh general elections in Pakistan will happen only after the electoral reforms and amendments in the NAB laws. Addressing the media in Karachi, PPP co-Chairman Zardari said that Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has his own thinking and has to follow what his party says. … Read more
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday announced filing a reference against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Sindh member, Nisar Durrani, in the supreme judicial council. While talking to the media outside the ECP office in Islamabad, PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said they are launching a legal struggle against the ECP. He added that they are … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday dismissed the references of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) seeking ineligibility of its 20 deviant MNAs. A three-member bench headed by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) gave the reserved verdict on the references against 20 dissident members of PTI. In its verdict, the ECP said the PTI failed … Read more
During an interview with BBC Urdu, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said the new general elections in Pakistan are possible before the retirement of COAS Qamar Bajwa in November. Khawaja Asif also said in the interview that there is a high probability that the interim setup may also wind up before November and a new government … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The petitions for the revision of the rules regarding social media devised by the PTI government under Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016 have been sent to the parliament by the Islamabad High Court (IHC), reported Bol News on Wednesday. During the hearing of the case, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah remarked that … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Energy Minister Khurrum Dastagir on Tuesday claimed that the country has been load-shedding free since the beginning of the month. During a press briefing, the minister also claimed that there is no power shortage in the country. As of today, he said the power production is 22,634MWs. He claimed that load-shedding is only … Read more
