ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has terminated the services of 12 employees and continues making new appointments. According to a document dated April 20, available with Dawn, employees have been informed that their contracts were extended for a period of 60 days as a one-time measure that expired on April 19, 2021. “The employees are informed not to come to …

RAWALPINDI: More than 100 activists and supporters of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) were booked by the police on various charges, including inciting people to violence and violating the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs). Three separate FIRs were registered one each in the Naseerabad, Racecourse and the Civil Lines police stations. The first FIR was lodged with the Naseerabad police …

ISLAMABAD: Spouse of Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Tuesday claimed that the Supreme Court was treating her case ‘differently’ and not in accordance with the standard it had set for Prime Minister Imran Khan’s assets case. Sarina Isa was arguing before a 10-judge SC bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial during the hearing of review petitions against the court’s …

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) for Covid will meet again on Wednesday (today) to consider putting restrictions on the entry of passengers from more countries after slapping a ban on India to prevent spread of the Indian variant in Pakistan through any other country. The NCOC will also take stock of the grim situation as the number …

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Wednesday said that the coronavirus situation in the country had become “extremely serious”, adding that major cities may be closed down if the current trajectory continues. Speaking to the media after chairing a meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the minister urged the nation to understand the …

The conviction of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd fuels the desire of activists and some lawmakers to end police brutality and fundamentally change policing in Texas. “We’re no safer now than we were 35 minutes ago,” Mothers Against Police Brutality co-founder Sara Mokuria said after hearing the Chauvin verdict. “The solutions have not …

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. Chauvin, 45, was immediately led away with his hands cuffed behind …

Two Northeast Tarrant County pastors stopped short of endorsing candidates in the May 1 municipal elections, but they listed church members who are running during part of their services last weekend. Gateway Church senior pastor Robert Morris told congregants that a “family of churches” network met recently and decided to remind them about the local elections, which typically have lower …

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help locating a 74-year-old woman last seen Monday afternoon in central Oak Cliff. Julia Conley Blackburn was last seen around 4 p.m. in the 1600 block of Whitedove Drive, near U.S. Route 67 and West Ledbetter Drive. She may be a danger to herself, police said. Blackburn is described as a black woman …

After a strong cold front moved across North Texas Tuesday, the stage is set for a cold Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The coldest air will filter down from the north late tonight. As temperatures drop into the 30s, the risk of freezing temperatures will be a reality for many. Milder weather returns later in the week. A chance of …