Gold medallists Sher Abbas, Irshad Hussain, and Ali Mujtaba — who hail from the tribal district of Parachinar — said on Wednesday that despite winning over a 100 medals in international and domestic competitions, they remain without government patronage and have to train in severely underfunded facilities. They said that they bear all the costs related to their training and …

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law and Justice failed to utilise funds meant to prevent violence against children, according to an audit report for the year 2014-2015. According to data available on the website of Sahil, a nongovernmental organisation (NGO), “in Pakistan children less than 18 years of age are falling prey to child sexual abuse at the ratio of six …

MIANWALI: A polio worker was allegedly beaten by three people at Takht Vichora village situated in the hilly area of Khatak belt in the Kalabagh police jurisdiction. Mohammad Ijaz Khan, naib qasid of the Govt High School of Tabisar, was deputed to administer polio drops to children in the area during the ongoing polio campaign. When he went to Islam …

SUKKUR: Extraordinary security arrangements were made outside the court of the Additional Sessions Judge-II, Jacobabad, Ghulam Ali Kanasro, on Tuesday when he announced his judgement declaring Mehik Kumari alias Naniki Kumari alias Aliza underage. The judgement nullified her free-will marriage as pleaded by her family. Mehik Kumari had reportedly embraced Islam to marry Ali Raza Solangi, a domestic servant hired …

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to organise a convention of its office-bearers from central Punjab at the Minar-i-Pakistan in Lahore on Feb 23 to mark the completion of the party’s reorganisation process. A party spokesman on Tuesday announced that the party had completed the reorganisation process from the region and division level down to the union council …

QUETTA: A complete strike was observed here on Tuesday in protest against killing of eight innocent people in a suicide blast on Monday. The strike was called by political parties, including the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awa­mi Party, Awami Nat­ional Party, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, Pakistan Peoples Party, Balochistan National Party-Mengal and traders’ organisations. All shops, markets, shopping malls and business establishments remained closed …

A vessel carrying a soybean shipment will be shifted from Karachi Port to Port Qasim, said Karachi Port Trust (KPT) spokesperson Mohammad Shariq on Wednesday after the government was advised to consider the “exposure to soybean dust” as a cause for breathing difficulties being faced by the residents of Karachi’s Keamari area. So far, 14 people from different areas of Keamari have died and …

LOS ANGELES, California — There is almost no physical evidence connecting New York real estate heir Robert Durst to the slaying of his best friend in Los Angeles 20 years ago. What does link him to the killing of Susan Berman, though, is a cryptic note sent to police with her address and one word: “CADAVER.” The slip of paper …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you step inside the Bierman home, you might think it’s a museum of sorts. “When you are an antique collector, it’s a never-ending thing,” Craig Bierman said. “You get hooked and collect more and more.” It’s a private collection of everything you can think of. He and his wife have been collecting these amazing antiques …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An HISD elementary school teacher is accused of inappropriately touching a kindergartner. Raven Ambers@ravenabc13 BREAKING: James Alan Bradley is charged with indecency with a child. He’s accused of inappropriately touching a kindergartner at Foster Elementary School where he worked last year. We’ll have more on this at 4 on @abc13houston 5 2:16 AM – Feb 18, …