RAWALPINDI: The federal government has revised the inbound air travellers’ policy, exempting airline crew of local carriers on two-way flights – who do not exit the airport – from getting an RT PCR test done before travel to Pakistan. However, staff of local carriers on two-way international flights who do exit the airport will have to get tested before travelling …

KARACHI: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a suspect allegedly linked with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London, who got training from the Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), and had killed 18 people, including policemen, over the years. “The Malir City police arrested Mohammed Shahzad, alias Khajji, who is trained by RAW,” said a police spokesperson. During the …

MANSEHRA: Zainab Khalid, who topped the female candidates in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the Central Superior Services examinations 2020, wants to work for welfare of women. “Women have courage and abilities but they are not provided with opportunities to compete with men in our society,” she told journalists here on Sunday. Ms Khalid, who stood first among female candidates and got …

ISLAMABAD: The government’s move to allow bureaucrats to compete for lucrative management positions and enabling private sector experts to join the civil service has generated a debate in the capital. A few bureaucrats, commenting on the government’s decision, said the opening of MP scales would benefit well-connected officers. “Those who are in the good books of the government, ministers or federal secretaries …

QUETTA: Three soldiers of the Frontier Corps were martyred and another was injured in an attack at a check-post in a coalmine filed area of Margat in Bolan district, officials said on Sunday. They said the incident took place on Saturday evening, some 70km east of Quetta. Unidentified attackers opened fire at the Khalid check-post of Frontier Corps with automatic …

ISLAMABAD: Chief secretaries of the relevant administrative units have called on people to desist from visiting tourist destinations in the northern areas and Azad Kashmir, reminding them the areas were closed till May 16 and that they would be turned back if they still travelled. On the other hand, one million more doses of Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Pakistan from …

A cold front eased through DFW early Sunday afternoon. That ended the severe weather threat locally. But storms have developed just south and east of Dallas, and some of these will become severe as they advance across east Texas late this afternoon and evening. Large hail is the biggest threat, but some damaging wind gusts are also possible. Skies will …

A 33-year-old man was shot Saturday night at a home in west Oak Cliff, and Dallas police say his cousin is a suspect. Officers were called shortly before 11 p.m. to a domestic disturbance inside a house in the 200 block of Mt. Lookout Street, near North Cockrell Hill Road and West Davis Street. The dispute between family members had …

A 27-year-old man was in critical condition after he was shot early Sunday during a fight outside a Deep Ellum nightclub, Dallas police say. He was wounded about 2 a.m. at Elm and Crowdus streets during an argument with another man, police said. Neither man’s name has been released. The victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The …

Across the state, 1,416 more COVID-19 cases were reported Sunday, including 1,358 new ones and 58 older ones that were recently added by labs. The state also reported 19 COVID-19 deaths, raising its toll to 49,591. The state’s case total is now 2,905,110, including 2,486,826 confirmed and 418,284 probable ones There are 2,399 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, including 496 …