LAHORE: The Lahore High Court was on Saturday asked to initiate contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Imran Khan on the basis of an “anti-judiciary” speech he delivered few days back. A citizen, Tahir Maqsood, made this request through a petition filed through his counsel advocate Faizan Naseer Chohan. The petitioner contended that the prime minister tried to make cases pending …

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Saturday declared that the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JU-F) had not been given any assurances regarding resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan and dissolution of assemblies to end its Islamabad sit-in. Commenting on the statement of JUI-F Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, Mr Elahi said: “No such assurances — resignation of the prime minister …

LAHORE: Governor Chaudhry Sarwar says neither anyone has been given assurance (regarding resignation) nor Prime Minister Imran Khan will tender resignation. “Those dreaming of the dissolution of assemblies and toppling of the PTI government will need to wait till 2023, when the government completes its five-year term,” he said at Pastor and Church Leaders Conference at Aiwan-i-Iqbal on Saturday. He …

LARKANA: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has returned to the Larkana police the fingerprints cards sent to it in an effort to reach killer(s) of Nimrita Chandani, a BDS final-year student of the Bibi Aseefa Dental College who was found dead in her hostel room on Sept 16. The fingerprint impressions were collected by the Larkana police from …

The cold rain ended mid-morning on Friday, but it remained cloudy, breezy and chilly the rest of the day. Clouds will begin to break up overnight, which means sunshine is in store for the weekend. It will be a cold start Saturday morning in the 30s, then temperatures will climb to near 60. Sunday will be even warmer, with a …

WASHINGTON — Five public impeachment hearings over the course of nine days gripped a nation that’s divided as ever over whether President Donald Trump abused his office by urging Ukraine to investigate one of his political rivals. Four Texas lawmakers were right in the thick of it. Republican Reps. John Ratcliffe of Heath, Will Hurd of San Antonio and Mike Conaway of …

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton stepped in Friday on a court battle over the medical future of a 9-month-old baby, arguing in a legal filing that the child’s family should be allowed to keep their daughter on life support after doctors said she has little chance of ever having a viable life. Paxton’s involvement in the case hinges around a …

After Beto O’Rourke came close to beating Ted Cruz in their thrilling 2018 Senate contest, Texas Democrats hoped they could use that momentum to oust John Cornyn in 2020. But less than four months from the March primary, the Democratic race for Senate is a sleepy affair, with the major candidates struggling to find traction with voters, spark energy in …

A man was shot in far northeast Dallas after being accosted by two robbers Friday night, police said. An image from the scene from video footage captured by Metro Video Dallas/Fort Worth.(Metro Video Dallas/Fort Worth) Officers were called about 10 p.m. to the 10000 block of Walnut Street, where they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. He was …

Police in Pilot Point arrested a man after finding bombs in his car and a booby trap in his home rigged to harm anyone who entered the front door. Ruendi Sanchez Juarez is being held on $15,000 bail.(Denton County Jail) Ruendi Sanchez Juarez, 28, was arrested Friday on a charge of possessing prohibited weapons, namely an improvised explosive device, authorities …