ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday decided that the government would challenge in the Supreme Court the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to order re-polling in NA-75, Daska. The cabinet meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan, discussed the ECP decision in detail and expressed dissatisfaction over the commission’s ruling. “We have decided to challenge the ECP …

A day after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that it will keep Pakistan on its grey list for another four months, Minister for Industries Hammad Azhar said being blacklisted is no longer a possibility. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, he said that Pakistan achieved its targets even though the timelines and the FATF’s action plan were a challenge. …

A Dallas widow told the man accused of killing her husband to destroy evidence in the case and coached him on what to say to police, then deleted those text messages in a “calculated attempt” to interfere with the investigation into the slaying, authorities allege. Jennifer Lynne Faith(Dallas County Sheriff’s Department) Jennifer Lynne Faith, 48, was arrested Wednesday in Dallas on a …

Texas Sen. John Cornyn was snowed out of the Lone Star State as deadly winter storms ravaged the state earlier this month. He was unable to return home to Austin after attending former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in Washington, D.C., he told reporters Thursday. The trial ended on Feb. 13, and by then Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had already …

An emotional Trey McDaniel received a $50,000 thank-you on Thursday at Texas Toyota of Grapevine. The MedStar paramedic was in uniform and on his way to work Feb. 11 when his Toyota FJ Cruiser became one of more than 100 vehicles involved in a disastrous crash on I-35W. Videos of the wreck show his vehicle being catapulted into the air as incoming …

A second man is in custody in connection with a fatal shooting near Fair Park in December. Frederick Lyn Daniels, 27, was arrested Wednesday on a murder charge in the death of Taboric Lee. He remained in the Dallas County jail Thursday with bail set at $250,000, and it was unclear whether he had an attorney. Dallas police found Lee, …

In the great hall of the Texas State Senate, where legendary leaders like Bob Bullock and William P. Hobby Jr. once ruled, DeAnn T. Walker looked very small indeed. Right before your eyes Thursday, on the opening day of legislative hearings, we watched the incredible shrinking chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas as she tried to shift blame. …

AUSTIN — Lawmakers grilled energy industry stakeholders for hours Thursday as they reviewed the many failures in the state’s energy system last week that left millions of Texans shivering in the cold for days without power. The first hearings in the Texas House and Senate since the crippling storm included lots of questions and finger-pointing but no solutions, at least …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble under …

WASHINGTON – Gov. Greg Abbott asked the White House to add 54 more counties to the major disaster declaration, and said he’ll use use President Joe Biden’s visit to Houston on Friday to lobby for more aid as Texans recover from last week’s epic grid disaster. Biden will bring empathy and reassurance that help is coming as millions recover from …