PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP) on Monday withdrew its decision to march on Islamabad on Wednesday (Nov 11) after a jirga comprising federal ministers visited Bacha Khan Markaz to tender an apology over remarks by the interior minister that ANP workers were killed by militants in reaction to their stance on militancy. Federal Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak, Interior Minister retired …

Several localities in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan have been declared as coronavirus hotspots and put under lockdown with immediate effect, according to notifications from the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department released late Monday, after 400 new cases were reported province wide for the first time since July 18. The notifications said there had been a “constant increase in positivity …

Greenberg Smoked Turkey, Inc. in Tyler, Texas, will halt all of its smoked turkey production for the rest of 2020 after a fire and at least two explosions destroyed part of the facility on Nov. 6. Greenberg has been smoking turkeys since the 1930s. Only in the past 10 years did the company start selling online and accepting credit cards.(EVANS …

A suspect is in custody after a shooting at a northwest Dallas strip club last month that left three men dead. Cameron Daveria Craig, 20, was booked into the Dallas County jail on Tuesday evening on a count of capital murder, jail records show. Police were called about 2:30 a.m. Oct. 25 to Aces of Dallas in the 2200 block of Manana …

Dallas County reported 1,248 more coronavirus cases Monday, all considered to be new cases. Two COVID-19 deaths were also reported. The latest victims were a Dallas man in his 40s and a Grand Prairie man in his 60s. Both had underlying health problems that put them at higher risk of complications from COVID-19. County Judge Clay Jenkins urged residents to …

AUSTIN — While the 2020 elections continue to spark debate across the state and nation, the 87th Texas Legislature shifted into focus Monday as state lawmakers began filing bills for the session that begins in January. And, as it was during the campaign, the logistics of the biennial session are only made harder due to uncharted waters from the COVID-19 …

The Lancaster schools superintendent was bought out of a five-year contract at a Monday board meeting, though no one is saying why or for how much. Some trustees tried to stop the meeting from taking place with a court order, but they were ultimately unsuccessful. Superintendent Elijah Granger started a new five-year $1.6 million contract to lead the Lancaster ISD on Oct. …

Dallas police are investigating after a fatal shooting at a Pleasant Grove motel. Officers were called just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday to the Super 7 Inn in the 9600 block of the westbound C.F. Hawn Freeway service road, near South St. Augustine Drive, where a man had been shot. That man was taken to a hospital, where he died Monday …

The Texas high school football playoffs begin next week for UIL schools in Class 4A and below. Here is bi-district information for all 4A and below football teams. Pairings will be added to this story as they become available. CLASS 4A DIVISION I Region I Clint (5-0) vs San Angelo Lake View (4-6), 7 p.m. Friday at Wink’s Wildcat Stadium …

  Two men have been arrested on murder charges in connection with a fatal October shooting in Denton, and authorities are continuing to investigate. Jordan Carlos Bernal, 18, of Little Elm was taken into custody Oct. 28 and Juan Carlos Perales, 21, of Denton was arrested Oct. 29, Denton police announced Monday. Police were called the night of Oct. 24 to …