ISLAMABAD: While about 4,000 people contracted Covid-19 in a single day, the number of active cases has fallen by seven per cent in less than a fortnight, according to data issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday. The concentrate of a vaccine has reached the National Institute of Health (NIH) where the vaccine will be produced. …

Four political parties — including the PTI, the PML-N, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) — announced on Thursday a boycott of the recounting of votes in Karachi’s NA-249 constituency. The parties accused the returning officer (RO) of failing to provide the Form 45 and Form 46 and breaking the seal of the ballot bag. …

PML-N candidate Barrister Moazzam Sher Kallu won the PP-84 Khushab by-election by a wide margin after securing 73,081 votes, according to provisional results released by the Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday. Unofficial results showed PTI’s Ali Hussain in second place with 62,903 votes. Independent candidate Amjad Raza came in third with 8,340 votes, followed by the candidate from the recently banned …

Plano has had 17,275 confirmed coronavirus cases, a figure equal to 6.1% of the city’s population, according to Plano’s website. The most recent number of deaths reported is 36. Collin County has had 74,215 confirmed cases and 822 fatalities. Collin County previously announced it will no longer post COVID-19 case data on its website. Counts of new and confirmed cases, recoveries …

Beginning in July, Walmart shoppers can make their typical grocery and supply run and also pick up some French bistro food in the same trip. Dallas-based French bakery and bistro chain la Madeleine is set to open its first express location inside the Northwest Garland Walmart at 5302 N Garland Ave. The grab-and-go location will be smaller than the chain’s …

Thursday begins dry for most, but keep the umbrella handy just in case. There is a chance for a few early morning showers or sprinkles to move from Oklahoma into the counties near the Red River through mid morning. Otherwise, today will be a bit warmer with highs in the lower-80s. Mostly to partly sunny and continued dry conditions are …

Beginning in July, Walmart shoppers can make their typical grocery and supply run and also pick up some French bistro food in the same trip. Dallas-based French bakery and bistro chain la Madeleine is set to open its first express location inside the Northwest Garland Walmart at 5302 N Garland Ave. The grab-and-go location will be smaller than the chain’s …

Keith Stokes learned how to cook as a kid, helping at his grandfather’s barbecue restaurant in St. Louis, Mo. Stokes is now bringing some of the same techniques and flavors to a street corner in Irving, where he opened his popular food truck, BoutTyme Bbq, in March. The truck blends Texas staples like brisket with St. Louis favorites like rib tips, …

Authorities took a 15-year-old boy into custody Wednesday afternoon in connection with a shooting in Garland. The boy, whose name was not publicly released, was booked into the Garland Juvenile Detention Center on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police said. Police were dispatched just before 3 p.m. to reports of a disturbance at an apartment complex …

Conditions for about 2,000 migrant teen boys at the temporary emergency shelter in downtown Dallas are worrying advocates and former contract employees. The boys at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center suffer from a lack of fresh air and sunlight, depression and limited access to phones to call their families. Fights have broken out among the boys as tensions have …