Karachi’s Green Line bus project to begin operation in two weeks: Asad Umar

Asad Umar

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, on Sunday, announced that Prime Minister Imran Khan would inaugurate the much-awaited Green Line bus system for the metropolis in the next two weeks. Read more: Karachi to receive Green Line BRT buses: Asad Umar Addressing Pakistan Tekreek-e-Insaf (PTI) District Central Karachi Workers Convention, … Read more

President Alvi, Turkish President Erdogan agree to enhance economic cooperation

Alvi

President Dr Arif Alvi agreed to enhance bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Islamabad and Ankara during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Both the leaders on Monday concurred to further strengthen the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) to achieve its objectives. Read more: First NLC truck with Pakistani goods reaches … Read more

MS Punjab Institute of Cardiology forms committee to probe stent racket

LAHORE: Following a Bol News story on stent racket at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr Muhammad Tehseen on Saturday constituted a committee to probe into the matter. However, the probe committee would look into the complaint received from *Basit Khan — son of one of the victim patients — against … Read more

PML-N creates fake videos, audios and posts to pressurise state institutions: Fawad

Fawad Chaudhry

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday claimed that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) “creates fake videos, audios and posts” to put pressure on the state institutions. The minister appealed to the apex court to take notice of the conspiracies against honourable judiciary being hatched by some elements. Read more: Fawad claims PML-N’s … Read more

Pakistan rejects RSS chief’s ‘provocative, irresponsible statement’ on partition

FO

Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned and rejected the “highly provocative and irresponsible remarks made by Chief of India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat, calling for “undoing” of the partition. Read more: Pakistan rejects Indian remarks on Kashmir, CPEC, Afghan situation According to a report by the Indian Express, the RSS chief had claimed earlier … Read more

Govt to launch uplift projects in 14 Sindh districts as part of development plan: PM

PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a high-level meeting in Islamabad on Saturday to review the implementation of the Rs444 billion Sindh Development Plan and directed to expedite the pace of development projects work in Sindh. The meeting was informed that overall the Sindh Development Plan comprises 48 Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) projects, 50 non-PSDP … Read more

BOL NEWS BUSINESS DIGEST: November 27, 2021

BOL NEWS BUSINESS

Advisory Committee finalises questionnaire for Census 2022 ISLAMABAD: The Advisory Committee has finalised the questionnaire for the Census 2022 and a summary has been forwarded to the Council of Common Interests for approval. –HAMZA HABIB Read more Bulls return to PSX as KSE-100 Index gains 178.41 points KARACHI: The Pakistan bourse staged a mild recovery … Read more

Air Vice-Marshal Tariq Zia appointed as DGPR Air Force

Air Vice-Marshal Tariq Zia

Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) Tariq Zia has been appointed as the new Director-General Public Relations Air Force, announced the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Thursday. Read more: India’s claims of shooting down Pakistani F-16 refuted by world, says PAF official The appointment was announced in the backdrop of the recent re-organization of the Pakistan Air Force … Read more

Long queues seen as few fuel stations remain open amid strike call

Petrol Strike

KARACHI: Long queues were seen at a few fuel stations that remained open, despite a strike call by the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) on Thursday. Most of the fuel stations were either closed or due out of stocks. The fuel stations of those Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) were also closed, which had been announced … Read more

PML-N wants Saqib Nisar’s name on ECL, submits resolution in Punjab Assembly

Saqib Nisar

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and member of the Punjab Assembly Sumera Komal, on Thursday, submitted a resolution in the provincial assembly, seeking former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar’s name on the exit control list (ECL) following the recent leaked audio saga. An alleged leaked audio clip of Nisar’s talk with an … Read more

Pakistan offers huge potential for e-commerce: PM Imran Khan

Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that Pakistan offers a huge potential for e-commerce that would generate employment opportunities for the youth. Speaking to the Group CEO of Daraz Bjarke Mikelsen in Islamabad, the premier termed e-commerce vital for economic growth, said Radio Pakistan. Read more: Govt supporting e-commerce industry for economic growth: Tarin … Read more

Ryanair to delist from London stock market over Brexit

Brexit UK EU

LONDON: Ryanair is to delist from the London Stock Exchange next month, the Irish no-frills airline announced on Friday, owing to high costs and falling trade volumes after London exited the European Union. The airline, whose primary listing is on the Euronext Dublin, had already hinted at the move at the start of November because of … Read more

2023 will see world’s most expensive elections if EVMs are used, fears Azma Bukhari

Azma Bukhari

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab Spokesperson, Azma Bukhari on Friday feared that if in the next general elections, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were inducted, they would become “one of the most expensive elections in the world.” Speaking to the media outside Punjab Assembly, she said that as per the estimation of the Election Commission … Read more

Pakistan, UK finalise ‘ground-breaking’ agreement to tackle illegal migration

Migrant

Adviser to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Interior and Accountability, Shahzad Akbar and the Permanent Secretary of the United Kingdom’s Home Office, Matthew Rycroft finalised negotiations on the UK-Pakistan Readmissions Agreement that would ensure the return of illegal migrants who have no lawful basis to remain in the UK. Rycroft just concluded a two-day visit … Read more

Sikh pilgrims converge in Nankana Sahib to celebrate birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak

Sikh pilgrims

Thousands of Sikh pilgrims from India and across the world have converged in Nankana Sahib to celebrate the 552nd birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. The birth celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak, which started on November 17 in his birthplace, will continue till 26 of this month. The 10-day celebration began … Read more

CPEC provides opportunities for Pakistan to strengthen connectivity, economy: expert

CPEC

ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been providing multifaceted opportunities for Pakistan to further enhance regional connectivity and the national economy, a Pakistani expert said on Thursday. To exploit the full potential of CPEC, Pakistan will have to build reliable, and efficient avenues of connectivity on the principle of win-win cooperation, as with every … Read more

‘We thought he had Covid but it was smog’: Life in polluted Pakistan

Lahore smog

LAHORE: Red-eyed residents cough, everything smells of smoke, and cars shine their headlights in the middle of the day. Smog has again blanketed Lahore, and its citizens are becoming desperate. The megacity of nearly 11 million people near the border with India was once the ancient capital of the Mughal Empire and remains Pakistan’s cultural … Read more