NOWSHERA: Federal Minister for Defence Pervez Khan Khattak has said that Pakistan Democratic Movement chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari will be behind bars soon. He was addressing different public gatherings in Meetakhel Kheshgi Bala and Payan where new power feeders were inaugurated. He said that Maulana Fazlur Rehman should …

GUJRAT: The mainstream opposition parties think that the PTI government can only hold the local polls under pressure of the Supreme Court as the situation is not favourable to take such a risk amid “poor state of economy and bad governance”. Some senior party leaders of the PPP and the PML-N also hint at the option of contesting jointly from …

Lawyers wreaked havoc on the Islamabad High Court building on Monday as they protested over the destruction of their chambers by the Capital Development Authority last night. Lawyers barged into the Chief Justice Block and broke windows and chanted slogans against IHC CJ Athar Minallah outside his chamber, trapping him inside. The IHC top judge was inside his chamber at …

KARACHI: Expressing serious reservations over the Elections (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 that the government promulgated just two days after abandoning its efforts to get the constitution amendment bill for ‘open vote’ in the coming Senate elections passed through the National Assembly, opposition parties have said the government is pushing the country towards a constitutional crisis. In separate but similar reaction, senior …

The search operation to locate three mountaineers, including Pakistan’s Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri from Iceland and JP Mohr from Chile, resumed on Monday despite harsh weather severely limiting efforts. The search team is currently waiting for another window of opportunity to canvas the mountain, according to Chhang Dawa Sherpa, who is part of the search and rescue efforts. The …

Officials of the Counter-Terrorism Department of the Sindh Police on Monday killed one and arrested five suspected militants in an intelligence-based operation in Karachi and foiled a potential terror plot, according to officials. A shootout took place between the suspects and law enforcement agencies at Shah Latif Town, said CTD Deputy Inspector General Omar Shahid Hamid, adding that a stun …

China has donated Covid-19 vaccines for Pakistan’s armed forces, a statement by the military’s media affairs wing said on Monday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had donated vaccines, making Pakistan’s military the first foreign military to receive vaccine assistance from Beijing. “However, keeping with the Pakistan armed forces’ traditional spirit …

Dallas County reported 1,019 new coronavirus cases Sunday, as well as 11 more deaths from COVID-19. Eight of the victims were Dallas residents, including four men and four women ranging from their 40s to their 90s. The other three victims are a Sunnyvale man in his 70s, a Grand Prairie man in his 70s and a Mesquite man in his …

Sunday began with cloudy skies, but sunshine,, south winds and milder temperatures made for a much nicer afternoon. Some clouds will return again Monday morning, but like on Sunday, we expect sunshine and even warmer temperatures Monday afternoon. The first in a series of strong cold fronts will arrive Monday night. Temperatures will fall significantly Tuesday and later in the …

When the Texas Lottery launched in 1992, one of its most prominent selling points was its ability to generate revenue for public education and other state programs. Curious Texas has received several questions about the state lottery and how the money is regulated by the Texas Lottery Commission. The most frequently asked is: “How much money does the Texas Lottery …