ISLAMABAD: A ruling party’s senator shamed the opposition for the hue and cry over ‘rule through ordinances’, saying the PPP government led by Benazir Bhutto promulgated as many as 357 ordinances in three years — from Oct 1996 to Nov 1996. Senator Waleed Iqbal, while taking part in a discussion on the issue in the lower house, said Senator Mian …

ISLAMABAD: After a number of harassment cases in educational institutions in the recent years, a parliamentary committee on Tuesday cleared a bill to pave the way for legislation to protect students from harassment. The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education, which met with Senator Engineer Rukhsana Zuberi, cleared the ‘Protection against Harassment of Students in Educational Institutions Bill 2020’. The …

LAHORE: The National Account­abili­­ty Bureau (NAB), Lahore, has recommended closure of an inq­ui­­­ry against former railways minister and Pakistan Mus­lim League-Nawaz leader Khawaja Saad Rafique into the purchase of locomotives for want of evidence. The recommendation was sent to NAB chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal on Tuesday, according to an official. The anti-graft watchdog had initiated the investigation against the …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said revelations by United Kingdom based firm Broadsheet had once again exposed the “massive scale of our ruling elites’ corruption and money laundering”, adding that these were just the “tip of the iceberg”. In a series of tweets, the premier said that the same people had earlier been exposed by the Panama Papers. “These …

AUSTIN — With their hopes raised by a more conservative U.S. Supreme Court, lawmakers who seek tighter restrictions on reproductive rights are making sweeping abortion legislation a priority for the 2021 session. But abortion rights advocates, who have had several legal battles with the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to push for expanded health care and access to abortion. …

When Chris Norman started an online petition to rename the street where Botham Jean lived and died, the Dallas native wanted people to remember Jean in a way that was impossible to ignore. “I wanted the city and all police officers to see his name on a daily basis and have no reason to forget,” Norman said. Norman said he …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Andre Johnson owns Houston Texans franchise records in catches, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. He also is the first inductee of the team’s Ring of Honor. But No. 80 is not a fan of the team’s latest dealings with its franchise quarterback Deshaun Watson. The retired wide receiver tweeted advice to the QB on Tuesday, telling …

Another freeze is expected tonight as temperatures fall into the low 30s across North Texas. Wednesday will feature of a good deal of sunshine with a milder afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 50s. The next cold front moves through the area Thursday. This will not be a strong front, but it will help keep our weather seasonably cool …

The U.S. border will remain closed to non-essential traffic from Mexico until Feb. 21. Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in social media channels that Mexico was the one that proposed the U.S. government to extend the border closure. A look at the Dallas Christian College basketball program Dallas Christian College basketball coach Dwight Coleman and players talk about the …

Documents obtained reveal that authorities have a suspect, now in custody, in the shocking, seemingly random slaying of a man just steps away from his front door in north Oak Cliff in early October. House passes resolution urging Pence to invoke 25th Amendment, as Dems speed toward impeaching Trump The day after 49-year-old James “Jamie” Faith was killed, police released …