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Entry to KP govt offices restricted amid second Covid wave


November 3, 2020

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to restrict the entry to its offices across the province to stem the spread of novel coronavirus amid the second wave of Covid-19. In a notification, the administration department on Monday issued a new set of instructions in light of the growing coronavirus cases. It said entry of visitors to the public offices, …

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Govt to counter PDM’s ‘anti-state narrative’ with full force


November 3, 2020

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to counter opposition’s “anti-state narrative” with full force at every forum and expose the corruption cases being faced by the opposition members. Sources that while presiding over a meeting of the PTI spokespersons who represent the party in TV talk shows, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday categorically stated that his government …

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Pims postpones elective surgeries due to rise in Covid-19 cases


November 3, 2020

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) has postponed all elective surgeries due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in the capital, which reported another 119 cases on Monday. There were 2,608 tests carried out in the capital in the last 24 hours, capital administration officials said. Eight cases were reported from Tarlai, seven each from Media Town and …

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Shehbaz, Hamza may be indicted on next hearing


November 3, 2020

LAHORE: An accountability court is likely to indict Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, his son Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz and others in the money laundering and illegal assets reference on the next hearing. Earlier, the jail officials produced the duo before the court in two separate Armoured Personnel Vehicles (APCs) while strict security …

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Uniform education to end class-based system: PM


November 3, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minis­ter Imran Khan on Monday said a uniform education system would end the class-based system in the country as all children would get equal opportunities to excel. The prime minister said this while chairing a meeting on uniform education curriculum, as the federal education ministry in collaboration with the provinces was making efforts to introduce a uniform education …

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Frisco City Council candidates deny responsibility for mailers that connect Muslim candidate to Ilhan Omar, Sharia law


November 3, 2020

Political mailers sent to Frisco residents on Friday were a last-minute attempt to smear their campaigns, two candidates for the City Council Place 6 race said. Sadaf Haq — the first Muslim woman to run for Frisco City Council — said the mailers were a direct attack on her faith. Brian Livingston, the incumbent, said he believes Haq’s campaign sent …

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Latino voters could make a difference in national and North Texas races


November 3, 2020

The San Juan Diego Catholic Parish in northwest Dallas was a flurry of activity Saturday afternoon. Family members marched into the church behind a young woman in a sparkling blue ball gown to celebrate her quinceañera. A group of mothers hung decorations for a Dia de los Muertos celebration. And under the giant kiosco, or kiosk, a small group of volunteers …

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Downtown Dallas businesses prepping for potential Election Day unrest


November 3, 2020

The U.S. has never experienced widespread vandalism after a presidential election, but businesses in Dallas and other major cities are preparing for the prospect by installing plywood over windows, hiring additional security and closing early on Tuesday. Neiman Marcus and some 7-Eleven stores in downtown Dallas — damaged by vandals after racial justice protests this summer — boarded up their …

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McKinney voters to decide whether to recall council member La’Shadion Shemwell


November 3, 2020

After nearly a year of uncertainty about his future on the McKinney City Council, La’Shadion Shemwell will learn this week whether or not he will continue to represent District 1. An effort launched in November 2019 gathered enough signatures to put a resolution to recall Shemwell on the ballot Tuesday. He was elected in June 2017, winning a runoff to …

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