ISLAMABAD: After rejecting Prime Minister Imran Khan’s offer for a dialogue on electoral reforms, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is now considering an option to present its own reforms in parliament in the form of a legislation. “Since we have decided to completely boycott all the activities under the present illegitimate government, there is no question of talking to it …

LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) supreme leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif this week had a string of unscheduled hospital visits here after he developed acute pain in his kidney, family sources. “He is very unwell and has serious pain in his kidney owing to deteriorating kidney function. Doctors are conducting tests and scans to determine a course of …

LAHORE: With the number of coronavirus patients admitted to various public sector hospitals of the province reaching 623 on Wednesday, the Punjab government enforced smart lockdowns in many areas of six cities, including Lahore, over reports of hundreds of positive cases. Other cities included Rawalpindi, Multan, Bahawalpur, Sargodha, Bhakkar. The government notified smart lockdowns in new localities of these cities …

Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Thursday said the “court cannot grant relief to an absconder” while hearing a petition challenging Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) order to ban speeches, interviews and public addresses by proclaimed offenders. The high court was debating the maintainability of the petition filed by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and 15 …

Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army were martyred during an attack on a check post in South Waziristan’s Pash Ziarat area late on Wednesday night, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The ISPR said that terrorists fired on security forces near the checkpoint at night. The forces responded promptly, it said, adding that two soldiers — Havaldar Matloob …

GILGIT: Amid ongoing controversy and protest demonstrations against the alleged rigging in the Gilgit-Baltistan elections, the caretaker government of the region on Wednesday sought Pakistan Army’s assistance to control security situation in the region. Through a letter written to the Federal Ministry of Interior, the GB government has requisitioned two companies of army to maintain law and order situation in …

Edith Jones O’Donnell, who played a pivotal role in advancing educational and arts endeavors in her adopted city — so much so that one executive describes her as belonging on “a Mount Rushmore” of Dallas philanthropists — died at her home Saturday night. She was 94. “Edith lived a purpose-driven life,” said Peter O’Donnell Jr., 96, whom she married in …

A 57-year-old man was found fatally shot Saturday night in the driver’s seat of a car in east Oak Cliff, Dallas police say. Officers were called about 9:10 p.m. to South Beckley Avenue and West Clarendon Drive, near Interstate 35E, where they found Kenneth Jerome Hamilton wounded. He died at a hospital. No one has been arrested in connection with …

The victim of a fatal shooting was found Saturday night in Stemmons Corridor, Dallas police say. Officers were called about 8:30 p.m. to the northbound service road of Interstate 35E near Empire Central Drive, where the victim, who had been shot repeatedly, was found. Dallas Fire-Rescue pronounced him dead at the scene. The Dallas County medical examiner’s office identified him …

Firefighters in Lewisville are crediting a special member of the Grand Prairie Fire Department for helping solve a series of car arsons that stretch back to July 2019. Molly, a K9 officer assigned to the department by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, played a key role in this week’s arrest of a 63-year-old man now charged with five …