KARACHI: While “regretting” about the past when the government had failed to come up with a comprehensive plan for the development of Karachi, President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday vowed that the federal government was not going to “ignore the plight of people” of the metropolis and called for early resolution of major infrastructure issues of the business capital. The …

ISLAMABAD: While the Supreme Court has ruled against dissolution of local bodies in Punjab, there seems to be no probability of restoration of the system before its term expires by the end of this year. The apex court on March 25 through a short order had ordered restoration of local bodies in the province after declaring their dissolution unconstitutional. The Punjab government …

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief Moazaam Jah Ansari on Saturday said the police were ready to tackle the fallout of the ongoing Afghan situation in the province. Addressing the ‘Meet the Press’ programme at the Peshawar Press Club, the provincial inspector general of police said the situation along around 1,000 kilometers long Pak-Afghan border would be a challenge. He, however, …

ISLAMABAD: The much-awaited meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will be held on Friday, July 16, with the aim of further expanding the scope of cooperation between the two countries and expediting its projects. The JCC meeting, which is being held after a gap of over one-and-a-half years, will be attended by ministers …

RAWALPINDI: After five more Delta variant cases surfaced on Saturday, the district administration has started contemplating imposing smart lockdowns in the hotspots. Officials said 67 people tested positive in the district on Friday while one person succumbed to the virus. A total of 18 patients were however discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours. With reports of Delta variant …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two men are in critical condition after a shooting in southwest Houston on Saturday evening, police said. Mid West officers are at a shooting scene 7800 Westheimer. Two adult males transported by HFD in critical condition. 202 pic.twitter.com/A9dB9XKOot — Houston Police (@houstonpolice) July 11, 2021 According to officials from the Houston Police Department, the shooting occurred in the …

Dallas police arrested a man on an assault charge after he allegedly shot a woman with whom he was fighting in South Dallas late Friday. Around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Dallas police were notified of shooting in the 3800 block of Hamilton Avenue, two blocks from Fitzhugh Avenue and Fair Park. Officers found the 36-year-old victim with a gunshot wound. The …

SpaceX will break ground soon on a rocket engine factory near Waco, CEO Elon Musk said Saturday, detailing the plan in a series of posts on social media. The facility, which will be in McGregor, will be the aerospace company’s second rocket engine manufacturing facility and will produce Raptor 2 engines, Musk wrote on Twitter. SpaceX’s Raptor engines are a …

A 27-year-old man was fatally shot by another person in southeast Dallas Saturday morning during an argument, police said. Officers were called to a shooting around 9:30 a.m. in the 6700 block of Atha Drive, between South Great Trinity Forest Way and C.F. Hawn Freeway. Police found the victim, identified as Joshua Donald Moore, on the ground with multiple gunshot …

Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space. It’s intended to be a flashy confidence boost for customers seeking their own short joyrides. The lucrative, high-stakes chase for space tourists will unfold on the fringes of space — 55 miles to 66 miles up, pitting Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson against the …