ISLAMABAD: Almost all housing societies working under the cover of federal ministries and government departments are facing litigation in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Scores of petitioners have filed about 50 identical petitions against various housing societies seeking multiple relief related to land disputes, allotment of plots, cancellation of allotment letters, alleged corruption and corrupt practices and elections of management …

PESHAWAR: The education boards have unanimously decided that they will hold the annual examinations for 10th and 12th grades from June 23 under the government’s standard operating procedures for coronavirus prevention and control. They also agreed that examinations for ninth and 11th grades would begin a week after the conclusion of 10th and 12th grade examinations if the Covid-19 cases …

• PSLM survey 2019-20 puts literacy rate stagnant at 60pc since 2014-15 • 33pc households have access to internet, 93pc to mobile phone ISLAMABAD: Around 16.4 per cent households in the country, according to a government survey, have reported that they are experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity. The Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement (PSLM) survey 2019-20, conducted by the …

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that his government remained dedicated in its endeavour to addresses the challenges of climate change. Addressing a ceremony in Haripur in connection with the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme, the premier said that the initiative originally began in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2013. “We remain dedicated to the cause and are trying to improve …

Arrests of Black people for marijuana possession in six Dallas County cities far outpaced those of other races in 2018, according to a report from SMU’s Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, which will study what effect District Attorney John Creuzot’s policy change on prosecuting marijuana cases has. Creuzot’s campaign platform included a vow not to prosecute first-time misdemeanor marijuana offenses because, he …

With the end of the Texas legislative session in sight, families whose loved ones authorities believe were killed by serial murder suspect Billy Chemirmir are tallying wins and losses from their push to improve senior-living security in the state. Two bills aimed at improving senior security have stalled in Austin. Two others have passed the House and Senate. At a …

A statewide plan to expand broadband access into urban and rural communities is close to fruition as lawmakers reach an agreement in the final days of Texas’ legislative session. Lawmakers reached a compromise on the proposal — which will establish a broadband office to oversee improvements to internet access — Wednesday, months after Gov. Greg Abbott declared expanding broadband access a priority for …

Lawmakers did away with a proposal that would have forced school systems to essentially save up to 40% of their federal pandemic aid until 2024. The requirement was inserted into a school finance cleanup bill earlier in May, leaving administrators worried they wouldn’t have enough funding to help students rebound from the pandemic.  It was removed on the floor of …

DeSoto Police Chief Joe Costa and Mayor Rachel Proctor discussed recent incidents of gun violence and efforts to improve public safety during a news conference Saturday to announce the arrest of a suspect in a recent shooting. Evan McMaryion, 19, was arrested in Arizona last week on charges of capital murder and assault with a deadly weapon. He is accused of …

A man was fatally shot early Wednesday in the parking lot of a bar in north Arlington, police say. Dillon White, 26, is accused of shooting the 34-year-old man during a fight near Collins Street and Brown Boulevard, authorities said. Officers responded to the shooting about 2 a.m. The wounded man died at a hospital Wednesday afternoon, according to police. …