ISLAMABAD: The Single National Curriculum (SNC), which generated a national debate earlier in the year, is all set to be implemented in the coming academic session and the government has ordered the publication of textbooks for the purpose. “The SNC has been prepared and now provincial governments have been requested to get the books published as per their requirements,” Federal …

President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday approved the Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020 that will ensure speedy trial of rape cases with women and children as victims and will also allow for chemical castration of those convicted of such offences. A statement issued by the President House said that under the ordinance, special courts would be established throughout the country for speedy …

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday “rejected” the opposition’s deadline to the government to pack its bags, accusing 11-party opposition alliance of “prioritising their personal agenda over the national agenda”. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad two days after the opposition alliance, also known as the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), held its sixth power show in Lahore, Qureshi said he …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An 50,000 felonies are waiting for trial in the Houston area – a number that’s grown by more than 15,000 cases during COVID-19 pandemic-related court shutdowns. During the three years she was with the man, she said the physical abuse kept getting worse. The woman finally hinted to sheriff’s deputies at a community event that her …

Six men, including one from North Texas, have been arrested and charged in a federal court as part of an international conspiracy to steal millions of airline frequent flier miles and sell ill-gotten plane tickets to unsuspecting buyers. A Polish suspect, Wojciech Borkowski, was turned over to the FBI last week after being extradited from his home country on charges …

AUSTIN — The state of Texas will spend more than $500 an hour on the lead lawyer hired to defend Attorney General Ken Paxton against retaliation claims, according to an employment contract. First COVID-19 vaccines arrive at Methodist Dallas Medical Center Methodist Dallas Medical Center became the first hospital in North Texas to receive doses of the… The agency brought in …

A woman was rescued from the rooftop of her burning home early Sunday morning in McKinney. After helping her mother escape from the residence, located in the 6300 block of Avalon Woods Drive, the woman went back inside to retrieve her cell phone and was unable to exit, according to the McKinney Fire Department. Man accused of fatally stabbing relative …

Arlington is helping residents get on the nice list this year, with a new mailbox setup just for letters to Santa Claus. The bright red mailbox is at the downtown Arlington post office located at 300 East South St. The mailbox will be at the post office until Dec. 23 and the city is encouraging residents come out to take …

Dallas County reported 1,699 more coronavirus cases and six COVID-19 deaths Monday. The latest victims include three Dallas residents — two women in their 60s and a man in his 70s. The other victims were a Richardson woman in her 60s, a Cedar Hill man in his 80s and a Garland man in his 90s. All had underlying health problems. First …

The leading candidates to become the 30th Dallas police chief will be interviewed in a televised Q&A session on Wednesday. The seven finalists include three internal candidates, a former deputy chief, police chiefs in Irving and Charlottesville, Va. and a police chief who recently retired from San Jose, Calif. Here’s what you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine now …