LAHORE: Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US Syeda Abida Hussain sees America no longer interested in the affairs of Afghanistan, a country where it spent 20 years fighting its ‘war on terror’. “The US now has least interest in Afghanistan. It does not fear export of terror (from Afghanistan) therefore it has lost interest in the affairs of the war-torn …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs is heading towards a deadlock on the issue of use of electronic voting machine (EVM) as the treasury members insisted on using the gadget while the opposition members rejected the idea for at least during the 2023 general elections. During more than three-hour long meeting of the committee, presided over by Taj …

ISLAMABAD: The Islam­abad High Court on Monday issued a notice to the Pak­istan Procurement Regula­tory Authority (PPRA) for allegedly securing a favourable order from the court on the basis of forged documents. Justice Aamer Farooq of the IHC issued the notice to the PPRA managing director on a petition filed by the authority’s ex-director general accusing the former of submitting …

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that society becomes free when it gets justice, since the latter was necessary to uplift the common person. He reassured that the government would fully support the judiciary. Addressing a ceremony in connection with the ground-breaking of the Islamabad District Courts’ building, the premier said the weak in society needed justice and protection. …

ISLAMABAD: The Elec­tion Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday reserved its judgement in a case relating to delay in holding local government elections in Sindh after a representative of the provincial government linked the conduct of polls in the province with a fresh census. Karachi administrator Murtaza Wahab argued before a three-member ECP bench, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the government aimed to reform energy generation, transmission and distribution into an efficient system. Presiding over the 48th meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI), PM Khan directed the Power Division to employ technology-based solutions at the distribution companies’ level to save the paying consumers from the inconvenience of load management …

A person was shot outside a Lake Highlands fitness center Monday morning, Dallas police said. Officers were called shortly after 11 a.m. to the scene near the LA Fitness in the 7200 block of Skillman Street, at Walnut Hill Lane. Police said the victim, whose name was not released, was taken to a hospital. His condition was not known. Witnesses …

More than a decade ago, Texas Stadium came down in what was dubbed the “Cheddar Explosion.” Kraft Foods served as the official sponsor of the 2010 demolition as part of a campaign to market macaroni and cheese. Webcams placed around the Irving stadium captured the implosion. So reader Ian Halperin asked Curious Texas: Does Kraft ever plan to use that …

Dallas could be getting day labor centers similar to the one in Plano on Ozark Drive near Central Expressway, according to KXAS-TV (NBC5). During a recent city council budget meeting, council members asked city manager T.C. Broadnax to look into issues such as funding and a location. That could take several months, he told the council. “I see this as workforce …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble under …