LAHORE: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has unearthed a mega scandal of the registration of used, smuggled and stolen vehicles — mainly trucks and buses — on the basis of fake army auction vouchers for several years by a gang comprising officials of the Punjab excise and taxation department and private persons. The anti-graft watchdog that launched its investigation in 2017 …

ISLAMABAD: While a comparative data analysis of the first and second waves of novel coronavirus shows that the first wave was more lethal in Pakis­tan, health experts believe the ongoing wave may prove deadlier as the virus has mutated itself. However, the government cla­ims that both waves affected the masses in the same way, with the only difference being that …

ISLAMABAD: While employees of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) have been blaming Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan for conflict of interest, the latter claimed that was no longer working with Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital (SKMCH) Lahore and Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) Peshawar. He claimed that he had obtained an extended leave from …

ISLAMABAD: In a landmark move, the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has informed the defence ministry that information about income, income tax, assets, perks, privileges, post-retirement benefits and plots allotted to officers of the armed forces is public information and not sensitive information. The commission issued these guidelines to the defence ministry on Monday while deciding 34 appeals filed by Women’s …

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan’s scrutiny committee tasked with conducting fresh audit of accounts of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) ‘as soon as possible’ has been put off indefinitely, according to informed sources. The committee was scheduled to meet on Wednesday (today), but the meeting was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the sources said. A new …

South Africa cricket team will tour Pakistan early next year after a period of 14 years to play two ICC World Test Championship fixtures and three Twenty20 Internationals, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Wednesday. The Proteas will first come to Karachi on January 16 where they will start the tour off with the first Test at the National …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday inaugurated Air Sial, the third private airline of Pakistan, which was introduced and will be operated by Sialkot’s business community. Accompanied by federal ministers Hammad Azhar, Ghulam Sarwar, Adviser Razzak Dawood, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Usman Dar, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and Special Assistant to Punjab CM Dr Firdous Ashiq …

Myrna Mendez said it’s not uncommon to see women hanging out by a stopped car in the Northwest Dallas neighborhood where she’s lived for 30 years. Open drug sales are a daily occurrence. She said most parents worry about their kids walking home from the bus stop around Harry Hines Boulevard and Royal Lane. And it’s become worse in the …

Dallas County on Tuesday reported 1,105 more coronavirus cases, all of them considered new. Eight new COVID-19 deaths also were reported. Secret Tipper surprises server in Allen with a $500 tip A server at Allen Cafe receives a surprise $500 tip from a ‘secret tipper ’ with the Tipping Allen… The latest victims included three Dallas residents: a woman in …

Texas should be able to administer its first 100,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine within two days of its approval, thanks to dry runs the state conducted earlier this year, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday. The state plans to follow up with text messages, phone calls and email reminders to ensure people get the essential second dose, he said at a …