HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Tuesday’s intense thunderstorms have zapped a lot of heat and moisture out of the atmosphere. That means it will feel more pleasant out the door Wednesday morning with lower humidity. High temperatures will still manage to soar into the mid-to-upper 90s, but your chance for an afternoon downpour will drop to just 20%. We are also …

National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser adjourned on Wednesday the assembly minutes after it started as treasury members continued their protest for the third consecutive day to disrupt Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif’s budget speech. Surrounded by sergeants, Shehbaz tried to deliver his speech amid sloganeering from the treasury benches but was cut short. Meanwhile, Qaiser …

A district court in Karachi on Wednesday sentenced a professor to eight-years imprisonment and imposed a fine of over Rs1 million for harassing a female teacher on the internet. Dr Farhan Kamrani, an assistant professor at the psychology department of the University of Karachi, was found guilty of impersonating a female colleague and committing an “offence against modesty of a natural person …

National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Wednesday barred seven MNAs, including three from the PTI, from entering the House after budget books and expletives were thrown during yesterday’s session. In a tweet, the NA speaker said that members who disrupted the session during Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif’s speech have been barred from entering the House …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday ordered local authorities to ensure the provision of free services at shrines, including parking, use of toilets and shoe-keeping, for which visitors were previously being charged across the province. The order was issued by LHC Chief Justice Mohammad Qasim Khan while hearing a petition filed by a citizen, Haq Nawaz, last month against …

BEIJING: Chinese media has mocked the United States for calling attention to its donation of 80 vials of COVID-19 vaccines to Trinidad and Tobago. “Would this be selected for the Worst Public Relations Award of the Year?” the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday in an article on WeChat, which compiled more than 10 mocking tweets by other social …

TORONTO: Two people are facing charges after allegedly trying to break into a mosque in Scarborough, Toronto. Toronto police were called to the Islamic Institute of Toronto near Finch Avenue East and Neilson Road shortly before noon. According to police, two people believed to be under the influence of illicit drugs tried to gain entry into the mosque. Police said …

Twitter erupted in controversy, as it does, when Shaheen Afridi and Sarfaraz Ahmed exchanged seemingly heated words during a PSL game. The incident took place during a game between the Quetta Gladiators and Lahore Qalandars, when left-arm pacer Afridi rocked much-revered former captain Ahmed. Ahmed turned around to have a few words with Afridi, who had a few things on …

TOKYO: Athletes could be kicked out of the Tokyo Olympics if they violate virus rules including daily testing and mask-wearing, organisers said on Tuesday as they unveiled updated guidelines just over five weeks before the opening ceremony. The latest and final version of the rules for athletes runs 70 pages, complete with comic strips intended to explain the complex web …

LAHORE: Locked in a financial dispute over the organisation of the ongoing HBL Pakistan Super League 6 in Abu Dhabi, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) are trying to solve it amicably, it is learnt. The HBL PSL 6 was abruptly shifted to Abu Dhabi from Karachi on May 19 with a proposed plan to …