DADU: Around 40 devotees and seven policemen were injured when they clashed at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan on Thursday evening. A few days back, the Sindh government had announced closure of all shrines in the province as part of measures to control Covid-19 pandemic. However, several thousand devotees had already arrived in Sehwan to take part …

KARACHI: While temporarily allowing a private firm to sell Covid-19 vaccine, the Sindh High Court on Thursday observed that any restriction on the sale of Covid-19 vaccine at this stage would be against public interest since it was an urgent need due to the crisis being currently faced by the country. The single-judge bench headed by Justice Nadeem Akhtar also …

LAHORE: Covid-19 vaccine ‘scams’ brew at three state-run hospitals in the provincial capital as they allegedly ‘administered vaccine to unauthorised persons or wasted many vials’, causing embarrassment for the provincial government. So far, such complaints have surfaced at Services, Jinnah and Mozang hospitals. According to the initial information so far, nearly 1,400 doses of the vaccine donated by China have …

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the PTI’s appeal against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) directives to conduct re-polling in the entire constituency of NA-75 Daska. A three-judge Supreme Court bench hea­ded by Justice Umar Ata Bandial had taken up an ap­­peal filed by PTI candidate Ali Asjad Malhi challenging the ECP’s Feb 25 decision to order re-election in the entire …

Irving recorded its 200th COVID-19 related death this week, as cases climbed to 27,300, making it among the hardest-hit cities in Dallas County. Meanwhile, nearly all of the city’s recreation centers returned to regular hours and increased occupancy, and the Heritage Aquatic Center reopened. The vaccine rollout continued, with all adults now eligible to get a vaccine. Irving is partnering with …

AUSTIN — The Texas Senate’s ruling Republicans advanced bills Thursday that would dramatically reshape state appellate courts, likely reversing the Democrats’ recent judicial gains in big cities and seizing control from Austin-area appeals court judges in major lawsuits on school finance, voting rights and redistricting. Republicans on the Senate Jurisprudence Committee approved a bill that would consolidate the 14 court …

COVID-19 vaccinations are continuing in North Texas and across the country, with Grand Prairie encouraging residents who are eligible for the vaccine to register online. Dallas County residents can register here. Effective March 29, all adults are now eligible to get the vaccine. Starting Wed., March 10, Dallas County residents and all other Texans will no longer be required to wear a …

Citing a need to boost support for Texas’ youngest kids and families, a bipartisan group of legislators said Thursday that they will champion changes that better lay a foundation for children’s success. The lawmakers announced a new Early Childhood Caucus in the House that will promote wide-ranging legislation and policy positions they say will go far beyond the traditional focus …

Former Marine Trevor Reed’s parents say they think his nine-year prison sentence in Russia might have something to do with his position in the Marine presidential guard when Barack Obama was president. Reed was in the Marine Barracks Washington and later served in the Marine Security Company Camp David during the Obama administration, when part of his job was to …

More than a dozen North Texans have been arrested on charges in connection with the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol. They are among more the scores of people across the country who have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the mob assault on the building, and the FBI has said more arrests are expected. In a briefing …