ISLAMABAD: As many as 2,960 major crimes against children were reported in the four provinces, including Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in 2020. According to data released by an NGO, eight children were abused every day in Pakistan in one form or the other while 51pc of the victims were girls and 49pc …

• Lays foundation stone of 4,000 low-cost flats • Pins hope on Ravi, Bundal projects for investment • Terms youths of D-8 countries key asset ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said several initiatives had been taken for wealth creation so that Pakistan could get rid of heavy foreign debts his government had inherited from previous ones. He was …

GUJRAT: To ensure a fair and peaceful re-election in NA-75, Daska constituency, the Punjab Election Commission has assigned Pakistan Rangers the task of safe transportation of presiding officers and the polling material to and back from the polling stations to the office of the returning officer, besides ordering other measures. To make the conduct of the April 10 re-poll transparent, …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that a police officer should have sufficient grounds prior to exercise of his discretion to arrest a person on the basis of some allegations. “Having the power to arrest is one thing but the justification for the exercise of that power is quite another,” observed Justice Syed Mansoor Ali in a five-page judgement given …

Robyn and Mark Jones founded Westlake-based Goosehead Insurance in 2003 with a novel idea. Some 18 years later, their radical approach to insurance is paying dividends. The wife and husband have made Forbes’ annual list of billionaires for the first time. The Joneses come in at No. 1249 in the world, with an estimated worth of $2.5 billion. To keep up with the Joneses, …

Dallas County reported 22 more COVID-19 deaths and 244 new coronavirus cases Thursday. Meanwhile, Dallas and Tarrant counties have now surpassed a combined 7,000 fatalities. The latest victims in Dallas County were mostly in their 60s or older. Twelve were men and 10 were women, and all but four — including a man in his 40s — had underlying high-risk …

AUSTIN — Nine Texans have sued Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court claiming he violated their First Amendment rights in the latest legal challenge to public officials who block constituents on social media. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Austin, claims that Paxton blocked the plaintiffs after they criticized him or his policies in their own tweets and asks …

The Mesquite Tri-East NAACP and community members are holding two protests this weekend against a restaurant owner who they say should have been arrested, instead of cited for misdemeanor assault. The protests this Friday and Saturday at Atheneos Greek Village Cafe are part of a boycott in response to a March 31 incident between the restaurant’s owner, Emmanuel Mastrogiannopoulos, and …

Latinos are the ethnic group with the highest COVID-19 mortality rate in Dallas County and their access to the vaccine has been fraught with obstacles. Besides misinformation, lack of access to a computer or the internet and low English proficiency, some face another challenge: transportation. Dallas County Health and Human Services and the Dallas Department of Recreation and Parks and are …

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who is suspected of killing two puppies. Police say he physically assaulted them. 1/2Police are asking the public for help identifying a suspect who assaulted two puppies, causing their deaths.(Dallas Police Department ) 2/2Police are asking the public for help identifying a suspect who assaulted two puppies, causing their …