GILGIT/ISLAMABAD: Three climbers — Pakistan’s Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri from Iceland and Jp Mohr Prieto from Chile — summited K2 (8,711m) in winter on Friday. However, one climber from Bulgaria lost his life while descending camp 3. Three mountaineers from two groups successfully climbed K2 while 19 others failed to do so. The successful climbers had started moving up …

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested two men on suspicion of links to an international child pornography ring following a tip from Italy through Interpol, authorities said on Saturday. “The arrests took place after an early-morning raid in Punjab on the outskirts of the city of Sialkot,” said Mohammad Iqbal, a top FIA official in the city. “This was the …

RAWALPINDI: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday warned the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) of stern action if they took the law into their own hands, accusing them of trying to stir unrest in the country. “To organise a long march is the opposition’s right. The government will not create hurdles in their way. However, I will teach a …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that after stirring “hooliganism” in the National Assembly for three days, the opposition had itself proved that it did not want to see smooth running of the business of parliament leading to productive legislation. He said this during a meeting with some leaders of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), including Deputy Speaker …

Dallas County reported 1,424 new coronavirus cases Friday, as well as 42 more deaths from COVID-19 — making it the county’s deadliest week of the pandemic so far. The latest victims were mostly in their 50s through their 90s, but a Dallas man in his 30s also died. Nineteen of the victims were Dallas residents, four were from Richardson and …

For the second time in a week, Fort Worth police placed one of its officers on restricted duty over “racially insensitive” social media posts. The department said that it had been made aware of the matter involving a four-year veteran of the force on Friday and immediately began investigating. The officer’s gun, badge and police powers were taken away during …

A former Keller ISD coach and teacher has been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for stalking a teenage student and possessing pornographic images of children. Ricky Lynn Badley, 45, had pleaded guilty in October to one count of stalking and one count of possession of child pornography. A federal judge sentenced him Friday to five years on …

A proposal from two Dallas City Council members seeking voter approval of a $300 million bond package prompted several of their colleagues to order them to hit the brakes. Members of two council committees voted 6-3 on Thursday against the measure being referred to the full council next week to decide whether it should be added to the May 1 …

After providing aid to homeless people in South Dallas for four months, Ryan Ahmadian has seen a lot. One incident he remembers clearly is when his friend’s tent was tossed over a barbed wire fence and the rest of his belongings were thrown away by city cleaning crews. “When you’re homeless, all you have is your personal belongings,” said Ahmadian, who …

Police in Arlington and Euless are investigating the slaying of a man who was found dead two days after he was reported missing. Arlington police said Friday that a relative of 22-year-old Younis Alhassinyani reported him missing from his Arlington home on Tuesday after he didn’t respond to phone calls or text messages. On Thursday, Texas Department of Transportation employees …