ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday summon­ed the advocate general for Islamabad and issued notices to the parties concerned in an appeal moved by PPP leader Reh­man Malik against the Islamabad High Court’s decision in a case involving US blogger Cynthia Ritchie. The IHC had rejected a verdict of Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Nasir Javed Rana and ordered review …

KARACHI: A research facility at Karachi University (KU) in collaboration with the Indus Hospital (IH) has recently begun clinical trial of a traditional Chinese medicine to treat mild cases of Covid-19, sources told Dawn on Monday. According to researchers at Dr Panjwani Centre for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research at KU, the trial will test the efficacy and safe use of Jinhua …

At least five people were killed and two others injured in a blast in the Akbarpura area of Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police said. District Police Officer (DPO) Najamal Hassan said that the explosion occurred in a market situated along the Kabul River. “Some people were collecting scrap material from the stones alongside the river. Some of the scrap included explosive …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government is committed to the global efforts for biodiversity conservation and protection and has, therefore, undertaken many initiatives to protect green areas in the country. According to a press statement issued here on Monday by the Ministry of Climate Change, the prime minister said: “In fact today the global biodiversity is …

An accountability court in Lahore on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif’s wife Nusrat Shehbaz and daughter Rabia Imran in money laundering case. The arrest warrants were issued after Nusrat and Imran failed to appear for the hearing of the case, in which they are nominated. The court also granted the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a fugitive wanted for the charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14 that occurred almost a year ago. Houston police said Jose Guadalupe Torres assaulted a child in the 8900 block of West Hardy Road on Oct. 16, 2019. Detectives learned …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The ‘Say Their Names’ memorial exhibit that honors Black Americans whose lives have been lost due to social injustice was installed in Houston on Monday. The installation took place at Emancipation Park. The memorial will be open to the public starting Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. WATCH: ‘Say Their Names’ memorial founder says untold …

WACO, Texas — You can now drink up a piece of history in Waco. A grand 135-year-old home built by one of the men who introduced Dr Pepper to the world just went on the market for $1.39 million. The 4,724-square-foot Folk Victorian-style estate, at 1503 Washington Ave., contains four bedrooms and four bathrooms. Wade Morrison built the home in …

HOUSTON, Texas — Ladies, take note: A Dallas-based on-demand nail service app, Cherry, has expanded to Houston. Founded by blogger/influencer-turned tech entrepreneur Amber Venz Box, the convenient, at-home service is now available in 37 zip codes. “The nod was that the cherry on top is the convenience the app provides to women who want to have it all – a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Virtual learning is well underway for many school children across Southeast Texas, and some school districts have returned to in-person instruction, like Fort Bend ISD. Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Dr. Charles Dupre said some students need an in-person learning environment to thrive. “We have many students [that] need more direct interaction, those kinds of things,” he …