KARACHI: The death toll in Friday night’s vehicle fire incident in New Karachi reached nine as three more persons died on Saturday during treatment, officials said. Six members of a family, including four children, died and five suffered critical injuries when a fire broke out in a moving vehicle in New Karachi area on Friday night. Initial investigations into the …

HYDERABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed has assured the bereaved family of justice in a triple murder case. During the annual dinner of the Hyderabad District Bar Association here on Saturday, Umme Rubab handed over the file of the murder case to the CJP. Initially, Ms Rubab was prevented by police from approaching the CJP, but eventually she was …

ISLAMABAD: Over 196,000 slum dwellers (10 per cent) are among over 1.98 million applicants for houses under the Naya Pakistan Housing Progra­mme, the data available with Dawn shows. According to the current residence status of the appli­cants, 1.02 million of them (52pc) live in rented houses while 0.687m (35pc) are settled in a joint family home. Over 0.748m (38pc) of the applicants …

ISLAMABAD: The tally for polio cases across the country in 2019 has reached 135 as one more child has been infected with the virus of the crippling disease. The new case has been reported from Sindh province’s Thatta district, Mirpursakro tehsil, Gujjo Union Council. “The 34-month-old boy’s upper and lower limbs of left side have been paralysed. His socioeconomic status …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston is expecting high winds, hail and tornado chances Friday afternoon. Ahead of the severe weather, officials are encouraging people to prepare. Francisco Sanchez with the Harris County Office of Emergency Management encourages everyone to bring in items that could easily be picked up by wind. Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management ✔@ReadyHarris Severe Weather, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are looking for at least two people responsible for terrorizing workers at an east Houston McDonald’s earlier this week. A green Nissan Xterra is seen pulling into the drive-thru line at the restaurant on the East Freeway near Mercury. A hooded person in the back of the vehicle was caught on camera crawling out of …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The principal at Stratford High School in Spring Branch is on administrative leave, but district officials aren’t saying why, leaving parents and students to wonder and speculate. Chad Crowson has been principal since 2017 after serving as an administrator at Klein ISD. Students ABC13 spoke with on Friday said they thought highly of Crowson until their …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Mayor Sylvester Turner is asking Gov. Greg Abbott to reconsider after it was announced that the state will reject the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order. “Regardless of where someone is from, who they are, or what they believe, there is a home for …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — TSU announced it’s putting school President Austin Lane on paid administrative leave. The school did not give an explanation. CFO Ken Huewitt is now the interim president. SEE ALSO: TSU law school tied to admissions improprieties. TSU released the following statement: The Texas Southern University Board of Regents today placed TSU President Dr. Austin A. Lane on …

HOUSTON, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will reject the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order. In a letter released Friday, Abbott wrote that Texas “has been left by Congress to deal with disproportionate migration issues resulting from a broken federal immigration system.” He added …