Lahore’s air pollution is a silent murder, said Prime Minister Imran Khan as he launched the Clean Green Pakistan Index in Islamabad on Monday. Prime Minister Imran said that his government remains fully focused on its commitment to improve the deteriorating environmental condition across the country. The prime minister, at the index’s launch ceremony in Islamabad, said that “the air …

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday filed a supplementary reference in the fake accounts case against former president Asif Ali Zardari and MPA Faryal Talpur. In its reference, the anti-corruption watchdog alleged that the funds of a private bank were wrongly used and land was purchased under the name of a benamidar (ostensible owner). The bureau said that the …

  RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced major appointments and postings on Monday, according to which Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza has been appointed Chief of General Staff. According to the ISPR, two major generals have been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Generals. Major General Muhammad Saeed has also been promoted to the rank of Lt General and …

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday granted conditional bail to rights activist Gulalai Ismail’s father, Professor Muhammad Ismail. A single-member bench of the high court, comprising Justice Qaiser Rasheed, instructed Prof Ismail to “be careful” in the future while asking him to submit a surety of Rs100,000 as well as personal guarantees from two individuals. The professor had been sent on …

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami emir Sirajul Haq has declared prime minister’s remarks about the health of Nawaz Sharif as inappropriate, saying the comments raise questions on mental health of Imran Khan. Addressing JI Youth Leadership Convention at Mansoora here on Sunday, he said it was the official medical board which declared Nawaz’s condition in danger and later the government itself allowed the …

LAHORE: Talk of replacing the Punjab’s chief executive is becoming louder even within the ruling Pak­istan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) due to the rising concern over Chief Minister Usman Buzdar’s ‘failure’ in handling the affairs of the most important province. Though none of the party leaders would publicly comment against the Punjab set-up, they would admit in background interviews that their government …

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Sunday criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led federal government, saying it had “miserably failed” in coming up to the expectations of its voters and the people of the country. \In an apparent reference to the recent speeches of Prime Minister Imran Khan in which he took a swipe at his political opponents, Mr …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was a gorgeous weekend with lots of sunshine. Hopefully you took advantage because the cloud cover will be streaming back in this week. Moisture will start to pump back in Monday bringing back the cloud cover. Areas of dense fog has developed across the Houston area prompting a Dense Fog Advisory until 9 am. Fog …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two people are in surgery after a shooting at a house party in northwest Harris County. Deputies received the 911 call around 1:30 a.m. Sunday from a home on Baskove Drive. Police say there was an altercation in the backyard when a woman and a man were shot. According to authorities, one of the victims was …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Controversy is now surrounding the race for Houston city council District B. On Saturday, a community rally was held in support of candidate Cynthia Bailey. Bailey finished in second place on the Nov. 5 election which qualified her for a runoff. But the race was taken off the ballot after a legal dispute began regarding Bailey’s …