KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has restrained filmmaker Jamshed Mahmood, popularly known as Jami, from making any defamatory statement against Dawn Chief Executive Officer Hameed Haroon. The single bench of the SHC headed by Justice Agha Faisal issued a notice to the defendant (Jami) for Feb 12 and ruled that, in the meanwhile, he was restrained from making any defamatory statement against …

PESHAWAR: A government inquiry committee has recommended that the governor ask Vice-Chancellor of the Bannu University of Science and Technology Prof Abid Ali Shah to choose between resignation and sacking over an inappropriate dance video. The vice chancellor was sent on forced leave on Sept 19, 2019, a day after the video went viral on social media. The video showed …

ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the Senate on Tuesday failed to block the laying of a money bill consisting of a complex set of amendments to tax laws in the house, after raising technical objections and seeking a house vote to decide if it was acceptable. A copy of the money bill — the Tax Laws Amendment Bill 2020 — was …

ISLAMABAD: Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Seyyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini on Tuesday proposed a new bloc comprising Russia, China and Turkey in addition to Pakistan and Iran for addressing regional issues and promoting cooperation among themselves. Mr Hosseini was delivering a lecture at the Islamabad Strategic Studies Institute (ISSI) in connection with the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran …

PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that because former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter, Maryam Nawaz, was not permitted to be with him in London, cardiologists had to change the pre-decided date for his treatment twice. In a statement, the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly said it was very unfortunate that Maryam was not being granted …

ISLAMABAD: Six more British prosecution witnesses, including three eyewitnesses, recorded their statements in the Dr Imran Farooq murder case before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday through a video link from the United Kingdom. According to the first eyewitness, a neighbour of Dr Farooq, the slain leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, she saw a man hitting Dr Farooq with …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s annexation of occupied Kashmir would eventually lead to its independence. The prime minister was addressing a special session of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly as the nation observed Kashmir Solidarity Day on Wednesday. The premier said he believed occupied Kashmir would achieve independence as a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — By now, you’ve probably heard about the plans to send a portion of I-45 underground in downtown Houston. What you may not know, the same $7 billion project would also send the Southwest Freeway underground going into downtown. The Pitroom off Richmond sits just a few blocks away from the future construction site along the Southwest …

A man accused of driving while intoxicated for the fourth time has been charged with murder following a crash that killed another driver in northwest Harris County. Investigators say the victim, Eduardo Tovias, was driving down Bammel North Houston Road around 7:45 p.m. Sunday when the suspected drunk driver, 57-year-old Jeffery Davis slammed into him. According to authorities, Davis allegedly …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — At least one person was injured following reports of a shooting in northwest Houston. It happened some time before 6:45 a.m. at Gulf Bank Rd. and Veterans Memorial in the Hidden Valley neighborhood. The person injured was struck by glass and was not shot, according to Houston police. Shots were fired, but investigators said they weren’t …