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Car burglary suspect stops suddenly on Eastex Freeway during police chase


March 28, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A car burglary suspect was taken into custody Saturday morning after leading police on a chase that stretched from Houston’s south side to the northeast part of the city. It began around 1:45 a.m. at a hotel on the 610 South Loop when Houston police were called to a report of a vehicle burglary. Officers believe …

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Judge sets bond at $250,000 for man accused of Pasadena attacks


March 28, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A judge Saturday set bond for a man accused of killing his neighbor while she slept in her Pasadena home and terrorizing another family nearby in a separate incident. 35-year-old Gilbert Viera was held on $250,000 bond after his case was heard in Harris County Probable Cause Court overnight. Viera faces three felony charges for the …

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County-by-county breakdown on COVID-19 vaccine distributions


March 28, 2021

As more rounds of COVID-19 vaccine doses make their way to the Houston area, local county leaders and health officials are working to implement the best plans possible for distribution. Here’s a vaccine distribution breakdown. City of Houston Updated: March 28, 2021 Approximately 5,000 vaccine slots are open at Delmar Stadium for April 1-3. With Texas expanding its eligibility on who can …

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Matloob battles to stay in title hunt as Shabbir surges clear


March 28, 2021

KARACHI: Matloob Ahmed needed a perfect performance on Saturday. He delivered just that but he’ll need to repeat the same performance on Sunday and hope his longtime rival slips up if he’s to make it a hat-trick of titles at the Rashid D. Habib Memorial Professional Golf Tournament. In a sublime show of golf, two-time defending champion Matloob fired a …

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Pakistan U-19 team to tour BD next month


March 28, 2021

LAHORE: A 20-member Pakistan U-19 squad will tour Bangladesh next month to play a series comprising a four-day match and five 50-over games against their Bangladesh counterparts that won the ICC U-19 World Cup in South Africa last year. The captain of the touring team will be announced in due course of time. As per the 2022 ICC U-19 World …

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Medvedev, Osaka prevail as Zverev crashes out of Miami Open


March 28, 2021

MIAMI: Daniil Medvedev celebrated his rise to second in the world with a seamless entry into the Miami Open on Friday, trouncing Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun in less than an hour. Russia’s Medvedev needed just 56 minutes to subdue Lu 6-2, 6-2, firing nine aces with just one double fault as he advanced to a third-round meeting with Australian Alexei Popyrin, …

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NC chief Haroon breaks through glass panel to flee as PFF HQ attacked by Ashfaq group


March 28, 2021

LAHORE/KARACHI: Haroon Malik said he felt so threatened and intimidated he had to break through a glass panel to escape the Pakistan Football Federation headquarters in Lahore on Saturday. The FIFA-appointed PFF Normalisation Committee chairman and his staff had been cornered for more than an hour by some of the football officials who were elected during a poll held by …

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Pakistan squad tests negative for Covid-19 in SA


March 28, 2021

LAHORE: The entire 34-member Pakistan cricket squad, including 21 players and 13 officials, have tested negative for Covid-19 in South Africa, learnt here on Saturday. This means that now the Pakistan team will start practicing in Johannesburg from Sunday (today). Pakistan is touring South Africa to play three One-day Internationals and four T20Is. The team left for South Africa through …

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PSMA wants inclusion of FBR officers in tax probe


March 28, 2021

ISLAMABAD: In response to tax default notices, the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to include its relevant officials in the investigation, alleging that they might have submitted incorrect information. Recently, the FBR has issued notices to 81 out of 89 sugar mills for paying less than the considered income tax on sugar …

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Price instability affecting tomato growers, consumers


March 28, 2021

HYDERABAD: The perennial price uncertainty associated with the perishable tomato crop is affecting both growers and consumers alike. Tomato consumers are forced to pay high prices due to demand and supply imbalances, while farmers suffer when imports are allowed to stabilise market prices. Cultivation of the tomato crop is now difficult for farmers like Suraya Lashari, owner of a small …

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