ISLAMABAD: Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday met Prime Minister Imran Khan as part of the interactions between the civilian and military leadership on national issues. Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence Lt Gen Faiz Hameed was also present during the meeting. No statement on the meeting was issued by the Prime Minister Office, which normally gives out …

ISLAMABAD: The opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), on Thursday challenged Prime Minister Imran Khan to identify those MNAs of the ruling alliance who had allegedly ditched him and sold their votes in the March 3 Senate elections and take action against them, instead of seeking a vote of confidence from the same members. “Imran Khan has said on national media that …

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has authorised the use of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm for people over 60 years of age, two months after the vaccine was first approved for use in the country. Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) spokesperson Sajid Shah confirmed the authorisation for the said age group, adding that all healthcare workers registered with …

A day after Prime Minister Imran Khan criticised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for allowing “foul play” in the recent Senate elections, the commission issued a statement rejecting the “discussion and unhappiness” over the way polls for the upper house of parliament were conducted. “It is a shocking matter that under the same staff in the same [election] under …

PTI’s Ali Asjad Malhi, who had contested the by-election for the NA-75 (Daska) constituency last month, on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) order to hold a re-election in the constituency, In his petition, Malhi said there was “no legal justification” for the ECP to declare the polls null and void, adding that the ECP’s order …

Arlington officials say a convicted sex offender can remain on the ballot for mayor after another candidates filed a complaint. Jerry Warden filed for the Arlington mayoral race on Feb. 11, joining seven other residents seeking to become the city’s 27th mayor. Mayor Jeff Williams is serving his third and final term, and is not eligible to run again for the position …

DeSoto ISD said this week that it will continue to encourage its students and staff to wear face masks beyond Wednesday, when the statewide mask mandate will end. Gov. Greg Abbott said this week that it was time to relax COVID-19 restrictions and allow Texas businesses to open at 100% capacity. But individual school boards can decide whether students are …

Dallas County reported 27 more COVID-19 deaths and 781 new coronavirus cases Thursday. Tarrant County, meanwhile, reported 18 more fatalities. That brings the combined death toll in Dallas and Tarrant counties to 6,001. The latest victims in Dallas County include 16 women and 11 men who were nearly all in their 50s and older. Ten lived in Dallas, 10 in …

Gov. Greg Abbott continued blasting President Joe Biden on Thursday, accusing the administration of “recklessly releasing hundreds” of COVID-positive undocumented immigrants into the country, after Biden condemned Abbott’s decision to reopen Texas as “Neanderthal.” Facing criticism for ending Texas’ mask mandate, Abbott took to Twitter, talk radio and cable news to blame immigrants for the spread of COVID-19 in the …

Dallas opened its second mass COVID-19 vaccination site in the southern part of the city Thursday, part of a plan to phase out use of the downtown convention center for administering shots. Nearly 1,150 people received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine in a drive-through line in the parking lot of The Potter’s House church on West Kiest Boulevard, …