LAHORE: A 60-year-old man who had allegedly attempted self-immolation in Samanabad two days ago, succumbed to his burns at a hospital here on Sunday. According to police investigator Farooq Ahmed, the deceased, Naveed, of Paki Thathi area, after developing differences with his family over some issue, attempted suicide by setting himself ablaze at his house. He said the man suffered …

RAWALPINDI: The inquiry into the Rawalpindi Ring Road project scam has slowed down as no progress has been made to probe alleged involvement of members of the ruling party or politicians of the opposition as well as housing societies. The scam emerged before Eidul Fitr. As the controversy deepened, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari resigned from …

ISLAMABAD: Ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday “vowed to face all mafias and their rhetoric and reaction” during the “process of their accountability”. A meeting of the PTI’s core committee chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan decided to face reaction of the Jehangir Khan Tareen (JKT) group as it was decided that no NRO-like concession would be granted to any …

More than a thousand people rallied in downtown Dallas on Sunday to call for a free Palestine, part of demonstrations that have arisen worldwide after days of violence that left hundreds dead in Gaza. Protesters rallied at Belo Garden park early Sunday afternoon before marching through downtown, waving Palestinian flags and chanting in Arabic and English: “Justice is our demand! …

AUSTIN — The Texas House late Sunday tentatively approved the session’s main two winter storm bills, which would revamp management of the electric grid and seek to avoid a repeat of February’s disastrous outages by requiring weatherization and improving communications. But weatherization of natural gas wells, processing plants and pipelines only would be demanded if they wind up on an …

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Monday that 50 per cent of the active Covid-19 cases in the country were present in Sindh. Addressing a session of the provincial task force on Covid-19 which was attended by provincial ministers Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho and Saeed Ghani, law enforcers, chief secretary, medical professionals and a World Health Organisation representative, …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakis­tan Medical Association (PMA) has urged the World Health Organisation (WHO) to lay its role in getting all vaccines acceptable by countries which have made it mandatory for visitors to be inoculated by certain brands only. On the other hand, as the number of positive cases among passengers from the UAE and Bahrain is increasing, the National Command …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two people were shot Sunday morning in a Fifth Ward neighborhood, according to police. It happened around 10:15 a.m. in the 1100 block of Carroll Oliver Way near Finnigan Park. It wasn’t clear what led to the violence, but someone called 911 to report that they had been shot in the stomach, according to Houston police. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston woman who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis says her condition is not going to stop her from finding purpose in life, especially as someone who identifies as an athlete. Danielle Koblinksi is as fit as they come. She is a yoga and cycling instructor, and she uses her diagnosis as a way to help and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As violent crime and the city’s homicide rate continues to increase, a community in north Houston rallied around local murder victims’ families in a march for justice. Dozens of community members and local leaders participated in Sunday’s march that started at Castillo Park near Marshall Middle School. The event lasted almost two hours. Marshall Middle School …