LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar and Chief Minister Usman Buzdar in their ‘Anti-corruption day’ messages said corruption had weakened Pakistan and termed the corrupt country’s enemies, pledging the PTI government won’t budge an inch from its principled stand against such elements. The governor said corruption was the root cause of all problems faced by the country, including economic constraints, price-hike, …

PESHAWAR: The United Business Group, a group of businessmen, has hailed the Peshawar High Court’s verdict, directing the FIA to conduct probe into the alleged corruption in the BRT project within 45 days. The group’s leader and former senator, Ilyas Ahmad Bilour,while talking to mediapersons here on Sunday, said the people of Peshawar, particularly the business community, had suffered heavily …

ISLAMABAD: The four provinces jointly provided a whopping cash surplus of Rs202 billion to the Centre during the first quarter (July-September) of the current fiscal year to help meet its fiscal targets committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This means the provinces did not utilise more than one-fourth (25 per cent) of the funds for the welfare of their …

The government of Pakistan on Monday signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) worth $1.3 billion for budgetary support and reforms. Economic Affairs Division Secretary Syed Pervaiz Abbas and ADB Country Director Xiahong Yang signed the agreement during a ceremony where Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar was also present, according to a press release. The approval for the …

It was a typical slow weekday morning, shortly after opening, and Jamie Nickerson and her colleagues at Veritex Community Bank took advantage of it to get caught up on some work when shouts rang out: “Give me all your [expletive] money!” Nickerson, 40, stopped what she was doing and turned to see two men with bandanas covering their faces repeating …

After an almost springlike weekend in North Texas, things are about to change. A strong cold front is expected to move through Dallas-Fort Worth by Monday afternoon, according to KXAS-TV (NBC5) weather anchor Keisha Burns. That front will drop high temperatures from the 70s on Monday into the mid-30s by Tuesday morning. The front also will create a chance for …

WASHINGTON – Sen. Ted Cruz came out swinging on impeachment Sunday, accusing Democrats of mounting a “show trial” meant to railroad President Donald Trump while averting their eyes from actual corruption regarding Democrat Joe Biden. “This is a kangaroo court in the House,” Cruz said. “The American people know this is a waste of time and this is Democrats putting …

Three men have been indicted on capital murder charges in the slaying of Joshua Brown, a witness in Amber Guyger’s murder trial for the slaying of Botham Jean. A Dallas County grand jury handed down the indictments Thursday for 22-year-old Thaddeous Charles Green, 20-year-old Jacquerious Mitchell and 32-year-old Michael Diaz Mitchell. The Mitchells — who are uncle and nephew — …

A man is dead after a shooting Sunday afternoon in the Vickery Meadow neighborhood of northeast Dallas. Officers were called about 1:40 p.m. to the scene of the shooting in the 7000 block of Hemlock Avenue, near Park Lane, according to police call records. Police said the victim, a man in his 20s, had been arguing with someone at the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A grateful community honored Boy Scout Connor Roberts for his work in restoring a historic black cemetery in Houston. Several of the headstones and grave markers were damaged or missing in the College Memorial Park cemetery on West Dallas Street. For his Eagle Scout project, Roberts decided to raise money and repair the damage. Roberts estimated …