One person died and seven others were injured after a blast in a parked auto rickshaw at Rawalpindi’s Pir Wadhai bus station on Friday, officials said. According to city police spokesperson, Sub-Inspector Sajjadul Hassan, the injured were admitted to Holy Family Hospital and efforts were ongoing to identify all victims. The nature of the blast is still being determined, Hassan …

ISLAMABAD: While the government appears to be in no mood to notify the final results of the population census carried out in 2017, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) wants it to either issue a formal notification at the earliest or find out an alternative solution. A meeting of the ECP presided over by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan …

ISLAMABAD: The controversial provision empowering the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to detain an accused for 90 days came on the radar of the Supreme Court when on Thursday Justice Umar Ata Bandial described the clause as cruel and an injustice. “To detain an accused for 90 days on physical remand in every reference is cruel and an injustice,” regretted Justice …

Former accountability judge Arshad Malik has passed away in Islamabad after contracting the coronavirus, his family said on Friday. The news of Malik’s demise was confirmed by his brother-in-law, Waheed Javed. Speaking to Dawn.com, Javed said Malik’s condition was critical for the past two days and he had been placed on the ventilator. He added that the former judge was under …

ISLAMABAD: As sample sizes of studies involving local populations matter a lot, the government has decided to almost double the sample size of clinical trial of a Covid-19 vaccine. The target of vaccinating 10,000 volunteers has been enhanced to 18,000. However, it has been decided that the trial would be completed in the current month so that the process of …

It ain’t over ‘til it’s over, and in the presidential election, the Electoral College still needs to vote. But experts say it’s unlikely that the results will change. President Donald Trump continues to mount legal challenges alleging voter fraud, but President-elect Joe Biden still holds a lead of more than 6.8 million popular votes, and he is projected to have …

As of Wednesday, Colleyville has documented a total of 1,069 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and no deaths, according to the Tarrant County website. The count has increased by 109 cases in one week. Colleyville has 386 active cases as of Thursday and the county has 30,545. Colleyville Tarrant County Total cases 1,069 105,675 Active cases 406 30,545 Recoveries 663 74,266 …

The goodfellas would be proud. It’s probably one of the biggest heists in American history. I’m referring to billions of dollars doled out this year in Small Business Administration government loans to businesses and individuals to offset COVID-19-related shutdowns. Constable feels “disrespected” after office moved to basement near “NEGROES” sign Ellis County Constable Precinct 3 Curtis Polk Jr. speaks about …

As of Wednesday, Grapevine had documented a total of 2,066 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 24 deaths, according to the Tarrant County website. The confirmed case numbers have increased by 2184 in one week, and the death count has increased by none. Tarrant County had 27,556 active cases as of Wednesday. Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley previously issued an ordinance …

The state hospital region that includes Dallas-Fort Worth reported COVID-19 hospitalizations above Gov. Greg Abbott’s 15% threshold for the seventh day in a row Thursday, prompting a rollback of indoor capacity for businesses in the area. Constable feels “disrespected” after office moved to basement near “NEGROES” sign Ellis County Constable Precinct 3 Curtis Polk Jr. speaks about his relocated office …