LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said he is ready to talk to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir “in the best interest of the country”, but in the same breath added, “no one (in the establishment) is ready to talk to me”. While speaking to media persons at his Zaman Park residence on Friday, ex-PM Khan …

ISLAMABAD: Hours after President Dr Arif Alvi announced April 30 as the date for the general elections in Punjab in line with the Supreme Court’s verdict, the heads of three major ruling coalition parties met at the Prime Minister House to discuss the political options available to them. “Former president Asif Zardari and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman called …

The 13-year-old girl was in gym class when she said she heard a boy tell another classmate, “Don’t come to school tomorrow.” She didn’t think much of it at first. But by the end of the school day, the eighth-grader couldn’t stop turning those words over in her head. After all, her childhood has been punctuated by shootings: Newtown when …

The stories followed in Watchdog Nation are constantly changing. One or more of these fresh updates may matter to you. Let’s start with data breaches. Of the many privacy hacks, this latest one is among the most despicable because it targeted a particular ethnic group. A Chinese organized crime ring in New York stole the private data of about 3,000 …

Three children were killed and two more were wounded at a home in the Ellis County city of Italy on Friday afternoon, authorities said. A suspect was in custody, according to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, and officials did not believe there was any danger to the community. Authorities responded about 4 p.m. to a home in the 300 block …

Some Texas leaders have said they want to bolster school safety by cracking down on discipline issues. Security is a top priority for many after a gunman killed 19 children and two adults in Uvalde last spring, prompting lawmakers to seek solutions. But advocates for children worry about how severe punishments are dealt out, often disproportionately impacting students of color. …

Two board seats are up for grabs in the Frisco Independent School District, with four people vying for the seats, including incumbent Dynette Davis. Board members are elected to three-year, at-large staggered terms representing the entire Frisco ISD community. Places 4 and 5 are on the May ballot this year, currently held by Davis (Place 4) and Debbie Gillespie (Place …

A Carrollton man is accused of capitalizing on the arrests of two people who allegedly sold deadly fentanyl-laced pills to entice young buyers on social media, federal officials announced Friday. Donovan Jude Andrews, 20, was arrested Wednesday and faces a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, according to officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the …

A student who was unresponsive after ingesting a pill at R.L. Turner High School on Friday received a dose of Narcan, officials said. The 15-year-old girl was found unconscious in a bathroom stall by other students, Carrollton police said in an email. The student became responsive after receiving the opioid-reversal medication. Medics then took the student to an area hospital and …

The day after a thunderstorm ripped through Dallas-Fort Worth, a tree-trimmer touched a live wire in Southlake and died, authorities say. Just after 11 a.m. Friday, firefighters and officers responded to the 900 block of Dove Road, near West State Highway 114. Witnesses told police a 46-year-old landscaping employee was trimming trees when he accidentally came in contact with the …