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3 armed men arrested from outside Lahore sessions court


February 9, 2021

Three people, who were found to be carrying weapons, were arrested from the central gate of a sessions court in Lahore on Tuesday. According to the court’s security incharge Mubashir Awan, the arrested were carrying sophisticated weapons including rifles as well as magazines and bullets. They had come to court for the hearing of a case, he said. Bringing weapons …

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CJP finds govt in ‘domain of speculations’


February 9, 2021

• Says no one can stop govt from issuing ordinance • JUI-F’s petition seeking ruling on issuance of ordinance to be heard along with main case • Rabbani says no political party opposes concept of transparency • PBC terms govt move a bid to ‘manipulate’ Senate polls ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed on Monday observed that the government …

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Harsh weather continues to thwart search for missing climbers on K2


February 9, 2021

The families of missing climbers Muhammad Ali Sadpara, Jon Snorri and Juan Pablo Mohr said they have made the difficult decision to proceed with their rescue mission after “72 gruelling hours of non-stop intensive efforts” that were halted the day before due to bad weather. Hopes for the survival of the three climbers were waning as heavy clouds continued to …

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ECP fines Vawda Rs50,000 for delaying dual nationality case


February 9, 2021

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday expressed strong displeasure over federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda’s absence from proceedings in a dual nationality case and imposed a fine of Rs50,000 on him for “repeatedly asking for postponements”. The fine was imposed after Vawda’s lawyer, Mohammad bin Mohsin, failed to appear in front of the ECP during the …

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Congressional COVID relief package could help Texas bolster pension funds for teachers, state workers


February 9, 2021

AUSTIN — With President Joe Biden and a Democratic-controlled Congress moving ahead on a coronavirus relief package, Texas budget writers are beginning to look at how they might use federal funds for one-time “investments,” such as bolstering pension funds for retired teachers and state workers. At a hearing Monday that kicked off the Senate Finance Committee’s deliberations on the next …

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Dallas Police Chief Eddie García to craft new policy for low-level pot possession


February 9, 2021

Dallas Police Chief Eddie García said he is open to re-evaluating how low-level marijuana arrests are made after data showed that Blacks and Latinos are overrepresented. In his first Public Safety Committee meeting on Monday, García asked for 30 days to create a new police policy regarding low-level marijuana arrests. It happened as council members were getting ready to recommend that …

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Grand Prairie man who urged killing Blacks and Jews is charged with gun crime


February 9, 2021

An alleged white nationalist and self-described “radical Jew slayer” who encouraged others to kill Jews and Blacks has been charged in federal court with illegally selling a gun to a felon, the U.S. attorney’s office said. Christian Michael Mackey, 20, was charged with unlawful sale of a firearm, according to a criminal complaint. FBI agents arrested him at a parking …

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Rep. Ron Wright of Arlington dies after 18-day battle with COVID-19


February 9, 2021

Rep. Ron Wright of Arlington died Sunday night less than three weeks after contracting COVID-19. He was 67. His family and a spokesperson confirmed Wright’s death due to the coronavirus Monday morning. The Republican congressman, who was reelected in November, also had been battling lung cancer. Wright is the first member of Congress to die of COVID-19. “Congressman Wright will …

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