ISLAMABAD: Urging the government to desist from any hasty move to amend the Elections Act, the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) on Tuesday proposed referendum on the introduction of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and list proportional representation system. In a detailed statement released days after the promulgation of a controversial ordinance binding the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported the lowest number of Covid-19 cases since March 16 as the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) issued guidelines for Eidul Fitr prayers on Tuesday. The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), on the other hand, released data about the number of doctors and paramedics who lost their lives to coronavirus. According to details shared by the NCOC, 3,084 …

The race is on to vaccinate eligible school-age children in Dallas County before summer starts as federal officials are poised to expand COVID-19 shot access to kids as young as 12 this week. Dallas County plans to open its Fair Park site to children ages 12 to 15 — accompanied by a legal guardian — as early as Friday, officials said. And …

Three people have been arrested after a fatal shooting last month in Mesquite, police say. Patshy Rocshun Bryson, 31, of Balch Springs, Jamya Chanel Harris, 17, of Dallas and Marvin Wayne Henderson, 30, of Balch Springs each face one count of murder. Mesquite officers were called about 3:20 p.m. April 26 to the 4100 Block of Shackelford Drive, where are …

Criminal trials involving political speech can have two very different outcomes depending on where they’re held. A jury in New York City, for example, could view online threats against particular members of Congress very differently than jurors in rural Texas. And that’s exactly what happened in two recent federal trials pitting Free Speech against safety and security. A Wichita Falls …

AUSTIN — As the number of Texas foster children without suitable placements keeps spiraling, the state’s lead contractor in San Antonio has quit and the top leader at Child Protective Services is telling lawmakers something they don’t want to hear – state foster-care rates are “insufficient.” Family Tapestry, a division of The Children’s Shelter that began supplanting the state’s role …

Authorities say a man fatally shot two West Texas sheriff’s deputies and wounded a city employee Monday night during an altercation that began with a complaint about some dogs. Jeffrey Vincent Nicholas, 28, was arrested on two counts of capital murder of a peace officer. It was unclear whether he had an attorney. A spokesman for the Texas Department of …

A 24-year-old man was fatally shot in Far North Dallas on Tuesday. Police said D’Angelo Swann was shot about noon in the 14100 block of Montfort Drive, near Spring Valley Road. Swann was able to leave the scene of the shooting with a witness and flagged down Dallas Fire-Rescue nearby. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Police …

Firefighters battled a fire Tuesday afternoon at a high-rise apartment complex in Oak Lawn. Smoke could be seen wafting into the air and flames were shooting out of a 14th-floor apartment as firefighters responded to the blaze about 5:10 p.m. at the Terrace House apartments in the 3100 block of Maple Avenue, near the Katy Trail. Firefighters extinguished the blaze …

The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for parts of Dallas County on Tuesday as widespread thunderstorms continued moving through the area. The warning, which lasts until Wednesday evening, says that the Trinity River is expected to rise about 1.3 feet above flood stage before dropping back below flood stage on Wednesday. Residents should avoid driving on flooded roads …