ISLAMBAD: The federal cabinet was assured by the relevant officials on Tuesday that issues related to encroachments and unauthorised buildings on Margalla Road would be resolved within six months. The cabinet, which met with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair, was briefed by officers from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and other organisations about the encroachments and plans for …

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A questionnaire sent to Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman by the National Accountability Bureau, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, regarding his assets could not be delivered to him by the post office concerned as he was twice not available at his residence here. Official sources said the questionnaire, including assets declaration pro forma related to an ongoing investigation regarding …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has alleged that Sheikh Rashid Ahmed caused a loss of Rs800 billion to Pakistan Railways before he was rewarded with the portfolio of interior ministry. “It is unfortunate that the man who caused a loss of Rs800bn to railways in about three years has been rewarded with the interior ministry. This man not only …

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: As three cases of the potentially more contagious coronavirus variant — first detected in the UK — were confirmed on Tuesday by the health department of Sindh, the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) suggested to the masses not to get panicked. Spokesperson for the Ministry of NHS Sajid Shah said that out of five samples, two were being …

LAHORE: Some enraged lawyers on Tuesday slapped in the courtroom the two teenage boys involved in a case of necrophilia and murder of a minor girl, before a judicial magistrate granted the suspects’ four-day physical remand to police. Sundar police produced the suspects — Rizwan Yousaf and Allah Ditta — with covered faces before the magistrate amid strict security arrangements. …

A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team left with parliamentary leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the National Assembly, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, from Islamabad for Lahore after obtaining his transit remand from an Islamabad accountability court on Wednesday. NAB arrested Asif on Tuesday night from outside the Islamabad residence of another senior PML-N leader, Ahsan Iqbal, where the former …

A special meeting of the DeSoto City Council on Tuesday morning aimed at discussing the disbursement of CARES Act funds wasn’t attended by enough council members to reach quorum. The city charter requires at least five of the council’s seven members to be present for voting matters. It was unclear which council members were not in attendance or why they …

When cold, wet weather strikes, icy bridges pose a danger to drivers. One University of Texas at Arlington professor and his team are working to make driving in the winter safer — by de-icing bridges. Xinbao Yu, an associate professor of civil engineering, said that newer bridges are built in a way that already helps de-icing, but his team is …

Grapevine has seen an increase in the theft of catalytic converters this year, police say. The Grapevine Police Department has received 67 reports of stolen catalytic converters in 2020, up from nine in 2019. Shingle Mountain removal begins Workers begin to remove shingles from what is known as Shingle Mountain, a pile According to department spokeswoman Amanda McNew, the increase …

The city of DeSoto says its new five-year strategic plan will continue pushing the city toward the future. The plan was created with input from city employees, council members, residents, business leaders, the DeSoto Independent School District, the DeSoto Economic Development Corporation, the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce and city boards and commissions. Shingle Mountain removal begins Workers begin to remove …