ISLAMABAD: The report of a committee formed to hear appeal of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) will be placed before the cabinet at its next meeting for a final word. This was disclosed by Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed while speaking at a press conference here on Monday. He said the counsel for the TLP gave arguments before the panel, which …

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday said that India was using Afghan soil for terrorism in Pakistan by providing training and funding to militants. Pakistan is concerned about involvement of India in terrorist activities in the country by using the soil of brotherly country Afghanistan, the president said while talking to the visiting Commander of Turkish Land Forces, General …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that by dissolving the local government institutions, the Punjab government had disenfranchised the people who voted for their representatives. The dissolution of the local government system in Punjab has directly come into conflict with Article 17 of the Constitution, read with Articles 140A, 7 and 32, explained a detailed judgement authored by Chief Justice …

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA)’s technical committee on Monday approved a revised PC-I for installing three sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the catchment area of Rawal Dam. The CDA is going to set up the STPs in rural area of Islamabad to stop contamination of the dam. In the absence of STPs, Rawal Dam receives untreated sewage from unplanned …

l MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday reassured Kashmiris that only they had the right to make a decision about their future status. “We don’t think that the decision about the future of Kashmiri people will be taken either by Islamabad or by New Delhi. We believe it’s you who have the right to decide …

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Lahore-based Joint Action Committee (JAC) have rejected the amended Punjab Assembly Privileges Bill 2021 terming it an eyewash aimed at cooling down the tempers of the journalists’ community. “The PFUJ and Action Committee rejects the amended bill as notified by the speaker of the Punjab Assembly on Monday through a …

Storm chances stay in the forecast this week. No single day will be a washout and many will stay dry. The highest chances for widespread afternoon showers and storms will be south and southwest of the DFW metro area, but isolated storms are still possible in and around DFW. Temperatures this week will remain below normal. The normal night for …

AUSTIN — State Sen. Jane Nelson, after nearly three decades in the Senate, will not seek re-election next year, she announced Monday. Nelson, a Denton County Republican, has been the Senate’s top budget writer for four sessions. She’s also been a key framer of Texas’ conservative approach to health care and social programs during the GOP’s 18 years of total …

With many counties across Texas not reporting coronavirus data Monday because of the holiday, the state added 346 more cases — including 336 new cases and 10 older ones that were recently reported by labs. The state did not report any COVID-19 deaths, leaving its toll at 51,349. Of the new cases, 291 were confirmed and 45 were probable. Of …

HOUSTON — On a recent sunlit day, Aboobiada Ali Abdalla stood at the intersection of Tarnef and DeMoss drives in southwest Houston, once again revisiting the tragedy nearly five years ago that forever changed the lives of his family. In August 2016, his 4-year-old son, Mohammed, was killed when he was hit in the crosswalk by a black GMC Acadia …