ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive of the Jang Group of Newspapers Mir Shakeelur Rehman approached the Supreme Court on Thursday to seek release on post-arrest bail. The media tycoon, who has been under detention for months, filed an appeal against the July 8 Lahore High Court (LHC) order of rejecting his bail plea through his counsel Khawaja Haris Ahmed. The appeal pleads …

PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday demanded the removal of Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umer Sheikh for his remarks on the gang-rape of a woman on the outskirts of Lahore, which have raised a furore among members of the society. According to the details available so far, the woman in early 30s, a resident of Lahore’s Defence Housing Society, was stuck on …

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Pakistan was among countries from whom the international community should learn how to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Former Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Zafar Mirza told Dawn it was the recognition of Pakistan’s effort at the international level. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a media briefing said Pakistan …

Since Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the national anthem in 2016, the football field has become an unlikely arena for social justice. And as the National Football League season kicked off with the Houston Texans playing the Kansas City Chiefs Thursday night, many Texas residents say athletes should not kneel during the national anthem, according to a poll …

poli A man killed his mother and sister, then turned his gun on himself Thursday morning at a Mesquite home, police say. A woman called 911 about 6 a.m. and said that her husband had a handgun inside a home in the 600 block of Little Bend, near North Galloway Avenue and Americana Lane. According to police, she said she …

Select groups of Dallas students are poised to return to campuses earlier than planned if the COVID-19 case level in Dallas County stays relatively stable. Dallas ISD rolled out new phased plans Thursday with administrators stressing that in-person classes and extracurricular activities could come with late-minute surprises. That had some trustees expressing concerns that the revised plans could potentially leave …

A 32-year-old woman suspected since July of running an unlawful law practice in Uptown Dallas has been arrested in Boston, and police are asking anyone who may have been victimized to speak up. Massachusetts state police detained Camilia Shene Johnson at Logan International Airport on Sept. 5 as she tried to board a flight to Istanbul, Turkey. Johnson, a convicted …

AUSTIN — A federal appeals court on Thursday vacated a lower court’s ruling that Texas had to extend mail voting to every voter to avoid age discrimination. On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said Texas’ election laws do not discriminate by age in violation of the 26th amendment, landing a blow to the Texas Democratic …

Imagine arriving at your office. You walk through the front door, stop at the front desk, and then take a COVID-19 test. Within minutes you are cleared to begin your work day. Cheap, rapid coronavirus testing could change how businesses, schools and other places move forward during the pandemic, and Texas is hoping to be at the forefront. The state …

The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas has announced its goals for the upcoming decade as it prepares to kick off its annual fundraising drive Monday, chaired by AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow. “United Way has an unwavering vision that all North Texans, regardless of race or ZIP code – should have the opportunity and access to achieve their full potential,” …