ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has barred President Dr Arif Alvi and the governors of all the provinces from taking part in the campaign for the upcoming Senate polls. “The President and Governors of the Provinces shall not take part in election campaign relating to election to the Senate in any manner whatsoever and shall not use their …

KARACHI: The Sindh advisory council of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Friday demanded Prime Minister Imran Khan remove Governor Imran Ismail for “taking wrong decisions” and condemned a show-cause notice issued to senior leader Liaquat Ali Jatoi, calling it a conspiracy to weaken the party. The demand came from certain PTI leaders whose relations with their party got further strained after …

RAWALPINDI: A boy was killed after he suffered an electric shock while catching a stray kite, and 165 people were injured from stray bullets and in kite flying-related incidents on Friday. The city echoed with the sound of gunfire as people celebrated Basant ignoring the government ban. Mohammad Usman, 12, a resident of Dhoke Kala Khan, died after he suffered …

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan on Saturday cautioned that Pakistan’s desire for peace should not be misunderstood as the nation marked the second anniversary of ‘Operation Swift Retort’ — conducted on February 27, 2019 — which resulted in the downing of two Indian planes that had violated Pakistani airspace. Addressing a ceremony at the Air Headquarters in …

ISLAMABAD: The Sup­reme Court on Friday res­trained the Capital Develop­ment Authority (CDA) from demolishing illegal chambers of lawyers constructed on the Football Ground, greenbelts and footpaths. The lawyers have expres­sed willingness to submit an undertaking to vacate the amenity land once construction of the lawyers’ complex was completed. A Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar …

Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan — who was captured by Pakistan after his MiG 21 Bison aircraft was shot down by a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jet and later returned to India — praised the Pakistan Army’s chivalry and said he saw “no reason for us to continue with any kind of hostilities”. In newly-released footage, obtained by Dawn.com, Abhinandan noted …

Dallas County reported 726 new coronavirus cases Friday, as well as 18 more deaths from COVID-19. The latest victims were mostly in their 60s and older. Two — a Dallas woman in her 50s and a Garland man in his 80s — did not have underlying high-risk health conditions. Six of the victims were Dallas residents, two each were from …

Dallas officials plan to open a new COVID-19 vaccine site in the southwestern part of the city next week as they begin moving their efforts away from the downtown convention center. The city also plans to hand over the entire vaccination process to an outside group. The city will receive 3,000 new doses next week, down from 5,000 in recent …

Two men have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man who was followed after leaving an Arlington convenience store earlier this month, police announced Friday. Kahleigh Marquis Brady Crittenden, 24, and Dalvin Devonte Moore, 27, each face one count of murder in the death of 21-year-old Trendon Spiller. Moore was arrested Feb. 12, and Crittenden was …

After three weeks on the job, Dallas Police Chief Eddie García made his first major personnel decisions on Friday, awarding promotions to at least two people who were in the running for his job. García promoted Assistant Chief Lonzo Anderson, who was serving as interim chief during the search, and hired back Albert Martinez — who used to be a …