An Islamabad district and sessions court suspended on Tuesday non-bailable arrest warrants issued for PTI chairman Imran Khan in a case pertaining to threats issued to a judge. On Monday, Senior Civil Judge Rana Mujahid Rahim issued arrest warrants for Imran while hearing a case registered against the ex-premier for using threatening language against Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry and …

ISLAMABAD: The Election Com­mission of Pakistan (ECP) will hold three meetings today (Tues­day) to decide the fate of general polls to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly and finalise preparation for polls to the Punjab Assembly. The first meeting will be held with KP Governor Haji Ghulam Ali for a consultation about the date of elections to the provincial assembly. According …

The federal cabinet has introduced a fresh policy on presents given to government functionaries by foreign dignitaries, among which include a $300 ceiling on gifts that could be retained, it emerged on Tuesday. The new ‘Toshakhana Procedure for the Acceptance and Disposal of Gifts, 2023’, dated March 8, includes a fresh set of guidelines for ministries and divisions to adhere …

Islamabad Deputy Inspector General (DIG) (Operations) Shahzad Bukhari was injured as police used a water cannon and tear gas to disperse PTI workers gathered outside party chief Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence in Lahore. Shortly after 2pm, armoured police vehicles had arrived outside Zaman Park residence in Lahore with the intention of arresting Imran but a senior Islamabad police official …

The culprit came and left in the dead of night, leaving no trace by footprint or film. The only evidence of an unwelcome visitor took shape in cut, mangled mesh, and the discovery of a single tenant in a home where two had lived. It was an early morning in the second week of January — Friday the 13th — …

A middle school student from Coppell and an elementary school student from Plano will represent North and East Texas this summer in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. Twenty-seven students from 20 different Texas counties in the area competed Saturday in downtown Dallas for two spots at the national spelling bee that will happen from May 28 to June 2. …

AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan’s just-completed lists of priority bills illustrate not only how the two wings of the Texas GOP remain at fierce odds but also how the two chambers treat members of the Democratic minority differently. Phelan, R-Beaumont, has endorsed a new state border protection unit and tough-on-crime bills. But he hasn’t followed …

Plano City Council wants to consider a temporary ban on short-term rentals until the city decides how it will regulate the properties community members have fought against for nearly a year. At Monday’s City Council meeting, several council members floated the idea around after a discussion about the legality of a prospective short-term rental ordinance in Plano. City attorney Paige Mims …

Police are asking the public’s help in learning more about a “large gathering” Monday night at Katherine Rose Memorial Park in Mansfield. Around 7 p.m., officers were dispatched in response to a call about a large gathering at the park, which is in the 300 block of North Walnut Creek Drive, Mansfield police said. Mansfield is located about 20 miles southeast of …

Today’s weather will feature widespread cloud-cover along with a brief chance of showers around midday. The rain will mostly be on the light side. Below normal temperatures are expected for today with the high remaining in the 50s. Warmer air will return Wednesday and Thursday. Unfortunately, a round of severe weather is also possible by Thursday, especially during the afternoon …