The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted a committee to liaise and discuss the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) — a proposed media regulatory body — with relevant stakeholders. In a notification issued on Wednesday, the ministry said State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib would head the committee that would comprise three other members – Press Information …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday inaugurated an antisera processing plant and launched 120,000 doses of PakVac produced from the concentrate of Cansino vaccine while the World Health Organisation (WHO) validated the emergency use of Sinovac vaccine. Meanwhile, the country reported the lowest positivity rate since March 1 this year. While the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) registered Pfizer vaccine that …

Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood on Wednesday said that board exams for students of classes nine and 10 would be held only for elective subjects and mathematics, while exams for students of classes 11 and 12 would be held for elective subjects only. “This decision has been taken as students have different streams and directions so they will sit in …

A shortage of lifeguards in Richardson has caused the city to modify days of operation for its four neighborhood pools. The Canyon Creek, Cottonwood, Glenville and Terrace pools will open as planned but will have modified hours until additional staff is hired, the city stated in an announcement. The pools are scheduled to be open four days a week and …

lifeguard shortage in North Texas and beyond has forced Grand Prairie to modify city swimming pool hours this summer. The city has hired about 35 lifeguards, half of the typical number for this time of year. As a result, the city’s three community pools will operate on a rotating schedule, and admission will be free instead of $1 as in …

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Texas arrested a man accused of plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Walmart, and a search of the suspect’s home turned up firearms, ammunition and materials officials described as “radical ideology paraphernalia.” Coleman Thomas Blevins, 28, was arrested Friday in Kerrville and has been charged with making a “terroristic threat to …

North Texas had a wet end to its Memorial Day weekend as thunderstorms brought a deluge of rain to the region. Multiple flash-flood warnings were issued in Dallas and Tarrant counties Monday afternoon and evening as a line of storms brought heavy rainfall to the area, flooding roads and areas with poor drainage. About 1.7 inches of rain had been …

The month of May finished with just under 8 inches of rain for DFW (3 inches above normal). This unusually wet stretch of weather will offer a brief reprieve today before resuming later this week. The latest round of heavy rain continues to push away from North Texas, leaving behind clouds and slightly cooler conditions this morning. The clouds should …

AUSTIN — Shortly before the clock struck the crucial deadline of midnight on Sunday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the Senate was backed into a corner and forced to approve a bill that would alleviate pressure on Texans facing increased electricity bills due to costs accrued during February’s winter storm. However, the bill’s final version lacked an 11th-hour provision praised by …