Islamabad police on Wednesday arrested a reporter who had arrived at the high court to cover a hearing of an appeal filed by Maryam Nawaz against her conviction in the Avenfield corruption reference. Ehtisham Kiyani, who works for Channel 24, was arrested by police officials deployed for security and was shifted to Ramna police station. He was stopped at a police …

KARACHI: Two days after the opposition’s multiparty conference in Islamabad, seasoned politician and chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman held a meeting with Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday and discussed with him the planned anti-government movement. Maulana Fazl visited Bilawal House in Clifton along with his party leaders Rashid Soomro, …

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday allowed reopening of schools (from class six to eight) across the country from Wednesday (today) after a six-month closure as the Covid-19 situation in the country has improved to some extent. However, the Sindh government — which has already decided to postpone reopening of schools (from class six to eight) …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Nearly four months after Minneapolis police killed Houston native George Floyd, hundreds of thousands have protested for social justice change in America. Thousands marched in Houston in June, demanding reform and calling on lawmakers to go to work on the issues. Lawmakers introduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in Congress, a bill that passed the House …

KEMAH, Texas (KTRK) — Communities along Galveston Bay became flood zones before Tropical Storm Beta’s anticipated landfall well south of the area. On Monday morning, bayside towns like Seabrook and Kemah took on flooded roadways due to the storm surge. By late morning, Kemah’s piers served as splash zones as one of our Eyewitness News crews captured winds of up …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Southeast Texas counties closer to the Gulf Coast are bracing for Tropical Storm Beta, which is expected to pose flooding dangers in parts of the region. Harris County faces the threat of localized flooding, but given the forecast, there isn’t an exact area where the worst of it will happen. Still, County Judge Lina Hidalgo told residents, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Keep an eye on high water locations on Houston area roads and other trouble spots for drivers, as Tropical Storm Beta brings flooding rains. Houston police shut down Highway 288 to traffic in both directions between Loop 610 the I-45/Hwy 59 interchange. I-45 has been closed in both directions at Main due to high water. It’s …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Texas is one step closer to seeing high-speed rail become a reality. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration has given clearance to Texas Central to move forward on plans to build a high-speed rail line connecting Houston to Dallas in 90 minutes. The latest approval from the government establishes a regulatory framework for safety …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston doctor who was diagnosed with COVID-19 this summer has died, according to her family. Dr. Adeline Fagan, 28, was starting her second year of residency in Houston as an OB/GYN when she got sick in July. According to a GoFundMe page created by her family, Fagan was mostly at the hospital delivering babies, but was …