The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday stayed an interior ministry decision to deport US blogger Cynthia Ritchie and issued notices to the interior secretary and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general. The court also directed that Ritchie submit an affidavit detailing all her grievances before the next hearing before adjourning the case indefinitely. On Saturday, Ritchie had filed a writ …

RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has warned against efforts he said being made to discredit the country and its armed forces and said that army with the cooperation of the nation will win the “fifth generation or hybrid war”. “We are facing the challenge that has been imposed on us in the form of …

Punjab Minister for School Education Dr Murad Raas on Monday said schools in the province would reopen in phases from Sept 15. His comments came as the federal and provincial governments sat together to decide on reopening of 300,000 educational institutions, closed due to the pandemic for almost six months, across the country. A meeting of the inter-provincial education ministers’ conference (IPEMC) …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Dynamo honored the ongoing effort to defeat childhood cancer during Saturday’s game by wearing jerseys that featured the names of pediatric cancer patients. The starting 11 stormed the field at BBVA Stadium wearing the name of a boy or girl who’s undergoing treatment at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. MD Anderson …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Three people were shot Saturday during a gunfight outside a southwest Houston bar. It happened in the 9900 block of Fondren around 11:30 p.m. The shooting happened as rival motorcycle gangs fought in the parking lot, investigators said. One person was shot five times and was last listed in critical condition. Two others were wounded but …

HOUSTON, Texas — The second question of Deshaun Watson’s news conference after the Houston Texans signed their quarterback to a four-year, record-setting contract extension on Saturday was asked by Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney. The third? By Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander. And when Michael Perry, Watson’s offensive coordinator at Gainesville High School in Georgia, came on the call, Watson’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — This week, HISD will open 36 campuses for elementary and middle school students who don’t have access to the technology they need for online learning. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the digital learning centers, also known as DLCs, will open across the district Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. All students at the learning …

HOUSTON, Texas — Israel Rodriguez, whose eviction story was front and center for all to see, was near tears Friday afternoon, but not entirely because of what news cameras captured. With a Houston-area constable, whose job includes carrying out evictions, standing by his side, Rodriguez expressed gratitude to the response he and his family received to support him through his …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Rice University football fans will have to hang tight to see the Owls play. According to an announcement published on the university’s website Sunday, the Rice Athletics Department will delay the opening of football practice until late September. “Our top priority is the safety of our community,” said Rice Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard. “Rice has safely welcomed back …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As school districts across the state settle into an online-only curriculum, SuperNova Furniture wants to help those students in need. In an announcement posted on the company’s website, owner Ana Abrahams says she plans on giving away hundreds of tablets to families in need.   “As a mother of six, I won’t gamble with my children’s …