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Covid cases fall below 4,000 first time in 10 days


April 7, 2021

• NCOC decides to resume matric, intermediate classes from April 19 • Primary, middle schools to remain closed till 28th • Citizens over 70 eligible for single dose inoculation ISLAMABAD: Pakistan witnessed a decline in the daily count of Covid-19 cases as less than 4,000 patients were reported for the first time in 10 days. On the other hand, the …

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PTI Punjab lawmakers appear in court alongside Tareen in show of support


April 7, 2021

In a show of support, Punjab lawmakers from the ruling PTI accompanied sugar baron Jahangir Tareen to court on Wednesday where he and his son had to appear for an extension in their interim bail in cases filed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Lala Tahir Randhawa, Raja Riaz, Noman Langrial, Salman Naeem, Ghulam Bibi Bharwana, Khurram Leghari and Abdul …

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ANP holds PML-N, JUI-F responsible for breakdown of opposition alliance


April 7, 2021

Awami National Party (ANP) leader Aimal Wali Khan has held the PML-N and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) responsible for playing a major role in the breakdown of the opposition alliance – Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). Speaking to Dawn News on the show ‘Live with Adil Shahzeb’ on Tuesday night, Khan said political alliances do not work in this manner. “We can’t even …

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100,000 kids are registered for the COVID vaccine in Dallas County. The shots haven’t been approved for them yet


April 7, 2021

One hundred thousand children are on Dallas County’s waitlist for the COVID-19 vaccine even though the shots haven’t been approved for them. Dallas County Health Director Dr. Philip Huang disclosed the number Tuesday in an interview with The Dallas Morning News. For months, local officials, led by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, have urged everyone, regardless of eligibility, to sign up for the …

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Parkland expands COVID vaccination access; Some seniors have a shot at getting them at home


April 7, 2021

Vaccination efforts in southern Dallas County are set to dramatically increase this week with two different strategies. Parkland Health & Hospital System announced Tuesday it would begin vaccinating anyone over 16 at its Ellis Davis Field House site near Interstates 20 and 35E. Meanwhile, Dallas County’s health department, working with the Cedar Hill Fire Department, is ramping up at-home vaccinations in …

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Bumpy state rollout means federal COVID relief may not reach Texas renters before evictions do


April 7, 2021

Texas has disbursed less than 1% of the $1.3 billion in federal funding for pandemic rent relief in the program’s first 45 days, according to a scathing new report from the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Urban Affairs. The report – based on data from the private vendor hired for the disbursement program – details software problems, application backlogs …

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Homicide detectives questioned fired Dallas officer Bryan Riser about other slayings in 2017, new records show


April 7, 2021

Former Dallas police officer Bryan Riser lied about a tipster in a double-homicide case and in 2017 was interviewed by a detective regarding a woman he is charged separately with killing, according to new records released Tuesday by the Dallas Police Department. Riser was arrested on capital murder charges and fired last month in the 2017 slayings of Albert Douglas …

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Dallas police find 21-year-old man shot dead in vehicle in Pleasant Grove


April 7, 2021

Dallas police are investigating after a man was found fatally shot Tuesday afternoon. Police were called to perform a welfare check about 4:40 p.m. in the 10400 block of Checota Drive, near North Masters Drive in Pleasant Grove, and found 21-year-old Mateo Hernandez unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a vehicle. Hernandez had been shot once in the chest and …

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‘We cannot be silent anymore’: National and Dallas leaders call for unity against anti-Asian hate


April 7, 2021

Dallas and congressional leaders called for unity in a forum led by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas, Tuesday, as anti-Asian violence continues to persist in the country. Reports of anti-Asian violence have increased across the country in the past year, reaching a fever point when a gunman killed eight people, including six Asian women in Atlanta massage parlors. “We know …

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