ISLAMABAD: While 1,502 more people were infected with coronavirus and 57 lost their lives across the country in a single day, the government has allowed private companies to import Covid-19 vaccine and exempted price cap on its sale in the local market. However, import of only registered vaccine of credible pharmaceutical companies will be allowed and its price will be …

Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed said on Thursday that Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faez Isa “should not hear matters involving the prime minister” in a written order on a petition pertaining to allegations that the premier distributed development funds among lawmakers. Dismissing the petition, the top judge noted that since Justice Isa had, in personal capacity, filed a petition …

Four soldiers were martyred after terrorist’s opened fire on a security forces post in Makeen, South Waziristan, late Thursday night, the military’s media affairs wing said on Friday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that troops responded promptly and killed four terrorists. “During the exchange of fire, four soldiers embraced shahadat,” the statement added. The martyred officials were …

AUSTIN — While some state Democrats are pushing to raise the minimum wage in Texas above $7.25 an hour, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told business leaders any increase is unlikely. “Raising the minimum wage, in my view, will only take jobs away from people, will only hurt business,” said the Republican, who presides over the state Senate. “So that’s not …

AUSTIN — Four former high ranking agency officials are accusing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of swapping political favors for a donor’s help with a home remodel and a job for his alleged “mistress.” The new, more detailed allegations, first reported by The Texas Tribune, were laid out in an updated court filing in a whistleblower lawsuit the former employees filed against Paxton in …

Allen’s longtime mayor pro tem turned himself in to authorities Thursday on two child pornography charges. Gary Leon Caplinger(Collin County Sheriff’s Office) Gary Leon Caplinger, 56, was booked into the Collin County jail on one count of possession of child pornography and one count of possession with intent to promote child pornography. His bail was set at $80,000, and he …

Dallas and Tarrant counties will be responsible for registering and making appointments for more than 100,000 Texans at two federally supported COVID-19 vaccine sites, state officials said Thursday. Each site — one at Fair Park in South Dallas and another at AT&T Stadium in Arlington — will be able to vaccinate up to 63,000 people — two doses each — over six …

Black people are overrepresented in low-level misdemeanor arrests made by the Dallas Police Department, according to a preliminary report released this week from the city’s Office of Community Police Oversight. Tonya McClary, the office’s director and police monitor, offered alternatives to those arrests such as repealing city ordinances on loud music, sleeping in public and jaywalking. The report also recommended …

Several Dallas nonprofits say they worked with the city to get temporary shelter on Wednesday for more than 300 people experiencing homelessness as temperatures in North Texas are projected to reach a 30-year low. But they are concerned the sustained harsh weather could be too strenuous without more support. Around 350 people were placed in rooms at city-owned hotels, hotel …

A juvenile is in custody in connection with the August slaying of a 17-year-old girl who was buying THC vape cartridges in Bedford. Bedford police said Thursday that they and U.S. marshals took the suspect into custody Wednesday in Groesbeck, about 40 miles east of Waco, on a capital murder charge. His name was not released because of his age. …