Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood announced on Wednesday that educational institutes in areas with a high incidence of Covid-19, including Islamabad, will remain closed till April 11. He made the announcement at a press conference after chairing a meeting at the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The meeting was also attended by senior officials from …

There might be a few Pakistani restaurants in the far North Dallas corridor, but Mohammed Sadiq Ali says his new business, located on the line between The Colony and Lewisville, is different. “We make our own spices,” Ali said of his garam masala blend that he grinds up daily at his 1,800-square-foot restaurant. The mixture of cumin, coriander, chile, ginger …

A man is in custody after authorities say he kidnapped a woman during a carjacking Tuesday morning, then led police on a short chase that ended in a crash. Hurst police were called about 10:30 a.m. to the 1700 block of Sotogrande Boulevard, near East Hurst Boulevard, where a 44-year-old man told officers that a carjacker armed with a gun …

Police are looking for a man they say ran over a 21-year-old woman with his car after an argument in Uptown Dallas early Monday morning. Around 2:17 a.m., police were called to the 2800 block of McKinney Avenue, where Jasmine Hassan, 21, was found after being run over by a car. She was transported to a local hospital, where she …

As coronavirus hospitalizations in Dallas County remained at their lowest levels since last spring, Parkland Memorial Hospital closed its COVID-19 intensive care units on Tuesday and the county lowered its threat level for the first time in more than five months. About two dozen COVID-19 patients still were being treated at the hospital, but the closure of the units dedicated …

A zebra at the Dallas Zoo has died after being found injured in the Giants of the Savanna exhibit. The zoo said Tuesday that Keeya, a 6-year-old Hartmann’s mountain zebra, was found unresponsive Monday after suffering a head injury. Keeya, 6, had a silly side that was often on display, the zoo said.(Dallas Zoo) None of the zoo’s employees witnessed …

Police have identified a suspect in a shooting that killed one person and wounded seven others early Saturday inside a crowded Dallas nightclub. Jonathan La’Cory Terrell Rogers, 21, is wanted on one count of murder and seven counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police said. Rogers has previously been arrested in two shootings in Louisiana, one of which …

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 …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In just a few minutes’ time, thieves are crawling under vehicles and cutting off catalytic converters leaving Houston area drivers out thousands of dollars. “[It’s] very costly. The repairs were $8,000,” explained Leanna Sparacino, who’s among many victims. Sparacino and her husband are among the growing number of victims of catalytic converter thefts. Both Harris County …

Harris County investigators are issuing a warning after a woman was sexually assaulted on a date, and urging any other potential victims to come forward. Stanley Cosey, 45, has been charged with three counts of sexual assault. According to a release from authorities, the last victim, a 25-year-old woman, said she met Cosey on a social media dating site. The …