KARACHI: While complaining about hurdles in execution of federal government projects in the metropolis, Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Sunday accused the Sindh government of not owning Karachi and termed the current local bodies system in the city against the spirit of the Constitution. The federal minister, who was speaking at a public meeting after inaugurating a …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday congratulated the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for providing free health coverage to all residents of the province under the Sehat Sahulat Programme. In a tweet on Monday morning, the premier said that about 40 million people will receive free healthcare of upto Rs1m every year in more than 400 hospitals — both public and private, …

The first batch of Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Pakistan from China on Monday via a special Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft. The batch contains 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine that has been gifted by China. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health (SAPM) Dr Faisal Sultan announced the development in a tweet and expressed his gratitude to the …

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar alleged on Monday that the PPP’s Sindh government was politicising the coronavirus vaccine deployment despite not having a “single dose” of the vaccine. Umar was addressing a PTI workers’ convention in Shikarpur on development projects in the area when he made the remarks. The federal minister said the Sindh government was …

Dallas ISD will spend an additional $26.3 million for construction at Thomas Jefferson High School, one of three district campuses heavily damaged by an October 2019 tornado. The district’s trustees unanimously approved the cost increase during its monthly board meeting last week, but not without consternation. Several trustees expressed their displeasure for the last-minute way in which the items appeared …

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 71-year-old man last seen in central Oak Cliff. Ramiro Ybarra(Dallas Police Department) Ramiro Ybarra was last seen about 9 a.m. Saturday walking in the 1700 block of Engle Avenue, near Rugged Drive and West Illinois Avenue. Here’s what to expect after getting the COVID-19 vaccine He is described by …

A growing number of North Texans have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine since the shots were first approved, and more residents are becoming eligible for their second doses with each passing week. The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines were approved and ready for the public with unprecedented speed, and questions remain about the short- and long-term effects …

Dallas County reported 1,617 new coronavirus cases Sunday, as well as 12 more deaths from COVID-19. Here’s what to expect after getting the COVID-19 vaccine The latest victims included four Dallas men — one in his 30s, one in his 40s, one in his 60s and the other in his 70 — and a Dallas woman in her 50s. The …

Sunday featured sunshine and windy weather in the wake of a cold front. It also turned significantly cooler, with high temperatures about 20 degrees cooler than Saturday, in the mid to upper 50s. The gusty winds will diminish after sunset. The work week will start off cool and dry on Monday, followed by another brief warming trend through mid-week. Thursday …

HOUSTON, Texas — The Houston Health Department plans to schedule 9,000 vaccine appointments for Feb. 1-5, prioritizing the city’s most vulnerable populations. The health department receives weekly shipments of the vaccine in varying amounts, sometimes with little advance notice of the amount of vaccine it will receive per shipments, officials have said. As of Jan. 27, the city has inoculated …