Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Thursday that the government had decided to register all foreigners in Pakistan. Talking to the media in Islamabad, he said: “The interior ministry has decided to register all foreigners [in the country], whosoever they may be.” He said some individuals making fake Afghan identity cards had been caught as well and “our effort …

American actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s romance seems to be going stronger than ever. According to a report by Us Weekly, the two lovebirds are fully committed to spending the rest of their lives together, after they rekindled their romance after years. A source told the portal: “The past few months have been a real whirlwind.” “They’re well aware some …

UAE and Iran officials met in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday and discussed enhancing ties, in a possible sign of improving relations between Gulf countries and Tehran. The United Arab Emirates’ deputy prime minister, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met Iranian charge d’affaires Sayed Mohammad Hosseini to address “ways of enhancing bilateral cooperation to serve mutual interests of the two …

MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday criticised former ally Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with a volley of blunt comments tinged with sarcasm at an election rally in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) but did not take its name directly even once in his entire speech. Addressing a huge crowd of PPP supporters in Abbaspur, he …

Dallas County crossed a major threshold in its fight to curb the coronavirus pandemic this week, reaching herd immunity on July 4, according to a nonprofit that tracks health data for the county. At least 80% of the county’s residents have either natural immunity from previously contracting COVID-19 or are vaccinated, officials at the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation said in a statement …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday launched Pakistan’s first ever locally manufactured electric motorcycle. Speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad, the prime minister said the launch of the electric motorcycle was a “futuristic step”, adding that his government’s new electric vehicle (EV) policy laid down a plan and defined a direction for the future. The launch of the electric motorcycle …

A Plano middle school instructor has been arrested after he was accused of sending inappropriate messages to a juvenile. Khmaree Jawan McCray, 25, of McKinney faces two counts of indecency with a child. He was being held Wednesday at the Collin County jail with bail set at $55,000, and he did not have an attorney listed in court records. Khmaree …

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s communications secretary said Wednesday evening that police have arrested the “presumed assassins” of President Jovenel Moise. Frantz Exantus did not provide further details about Wednesday’s slaying of Moise and the wounding of his wife, or say how many suspects had been arrested. A squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise and wounded his wife in …

Stress from the pandemic and other factors are causing an increase in mental health calls for police. In many cities, police are the first responders when people are in crisis. But that has led to more than two million jail bookings each year, according to a study by The Pew Charitable Trusts. That trend led to a partnership between the Richardson Police …

While many North Texans have returned to their pre-pandemic lifestyles as COVID-19 vaccinations continue, variants of the virus are still circulating and posing a danger to people who aren’t yet protected. Variants of any virus are common and expected — but mutations in the virus that causes COVID-19 are particularly worrisome to health experts because of the danger they may …