ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday decided to hold fresh sessions of the National Assembly and the Senate on Sept 14 and 15, respectively, in order to get the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and other important bills passed from the two houses. The decision to call the fresh sessions was taken during a meeting between the prime minister …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A local coffee shop has taken a big step up. Giant Leap Coffee opened its new kiosk location in Uptown Park this week while construction continues on its new location in the East End. For Uptown Park shoppers and nearby residents, Giant Leap’s arrival provides a local alternative to the Starbucks that closed earlier this year. …

HOUSTON, Texas — Hey, Texas. Kick up your feet and give yourselves a pat on the back. You deserve it. The Lone Star State has been named one of the hardest-working states in the country. In a study released August 31 just ahead of Labor Day, personal finance website WalletHub ranks Texas fourth on its list of the hardest-working states. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Brandi Rodriguez should be spending the day getting her seven kids ready to start school on Tuesday. Instead, she’s focused on the piece of paper that arrived a couple weeks ago. “It’s telling me I owe $4,500, and I have to be out,” Rodriguez said. She received an eviction notice. So, instead of buying school supplies, …

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 (KTRK) — “Restaurant workers are not OK” — that is the message from Chris Shepherd’s non-profit Southern Smoke Foundation. The organization, created by the world-renowned culinary king, established an emergency relief fund after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Their mission was to help food and beverage employees impacted by natural disaster. The group never anticipated a relief operation on …

HOUSTON, Texas — Houston has a two new cultural districts. The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) approved the designation of Fifth Ward and Third Ward as two of five official new cultural districts around the state, announced Sept. 3. Also joining the list are the Deep Ellum Cultural District in Dallas, Near Southside Arts in Fort Worth, and Red …

Athletics officials at Texas universities spent months planning for a fall football season during a pandemic. As conferences deliberated how teams could safely compete in the age of coronavirus, proponents hoped enhanced coronavirus testing for athletes would ease any lingering doubts. It worked. Within the month, five major Texas football programs are slated to play. In football and other high contact …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s a bit on the warm and muggy side this morning, and all of that gulf moisture in place will be fuel for scattered showers and storms later this morning and in the afternoon. These storms are most likely to rumble through Houston in the early afternoon, which could cancel outdoor recess and complicate pickup time …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Texas City family needs your help finding its lost therapy dog. The dog’s name is Bella, and she ran away scared when the family got into a car accident in downtown Houston. The family was coming back home on Friday, Aug. 28 after evacuating to San Antonio during Hurricane Laura when the accident happened near …