What happens when the daughter of an assassinated former prime minister and a former president is all set to tie the knot? Chatter, chatter and lots of chatter. As invitations for Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari’s engagement ceremony floated across social media and news outlets, many started speculating intricate details about the newest member about to be associated with the famous political dynasty. …

• Imran-led party bags 10 seats against PPP’s three and PML-N’s two • MWM secures one seat • Independent candidates emerge victorious in seven constituencies GILGIT: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as the single largest party in the elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly by securing 10 seats, followed by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) which got three seats and …

ISLAMABAD: Education ministers on Monday postponed their decision on early and extended winter vacation for educational institutions in the wake of the rising Covid-19 cases and decided for another huddle next week to take a final decision. According to a statement issued by the education ministry, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood said: “The final decision will be taken in the …

KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Monday that the remnants of the Lyari gang war were being used by a foreign intelligence network to trigger sectarian violence in the metropolis. Speaking at a press conference at his office, CTD DIG Omar Shahid Hamid said that a new pattern of “contract killings” had emerged during interrogation of three held suspects, …

Arlington police are investigating the shooting death of a 17-year-old who was shot while in the backseat of a car in Grand Prairie Saturday night. Arlington police officers responded to a shooting call just after 7 p.m. Saturday in the 6300 block of Brownlee Drive. When they arrived, officers found a 17-year-old man with a gunshot wound. The teen, who …

A 43-year-old man has died after being shot in east Oak Cliff Sunday afternoon, police say. At about 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Dallas police responded to a shooting call in the 4900 block of South Denley Drive. Terrance Wayne Reed was found with gunshot wounds at the location and taken to a hospital, where he later died, police said. Police are …

Dallas County reported 1,458 new coronavirus cases and one COVID-19 death Sunday. The latest fatality was a Dallas man in his 50s who had been critically ill at a hospital, officials said. Of the new cases reported Sunday, 1,281 are confirmed and 177 are probable. The newly reported cases bring the county’s total confirmed cases to 109,022 and probable cases …

A man has been arrested on a murder charge in the shooting deaths of a 35-year-old man and 37-year-old woman in the Love Field area, Dallas police say. Dallas police responded to a shooting call at La Yalorde, a nightclub located in the 8400 block of Harry Hines Boulevard, at about 10 a.m. Sunday. Xiomara Diaz, 37, was taken to …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the new virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble …

Dallas police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man whose body was found Thursday on a South Dallas street. Officers responded to a shooting call just after 7:15 p.m. at 4900 Wanda St., near Elsie Faye Heggins and Lamar streets. The victim, William Vance, was found face down won the side of the street, police said. Dallas Fire-Rescue pronounced …