ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday launched a project to digitalise the state media organisations, including the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Pakistan Television, Radio Pakistan and Digital Media Wing (DMW) at a ceremony here at the Pakistan-China Friendship Centre. The Digital Transformation of State Media (DTSM) project, initiated by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting also included Directorate of Electronic Media and …

WASHINGTON: The State Department on Friday announced the addition of five alleged Islamist militants to its Specially Designated Global Terrorist list, requiring the blocking of any ownership or interests in US properties they hold. The designations also expose to possible US sanctions individuals or foreign financial institutions who engage in certain transactions with the five. They include Bonomade Machude Omar, …

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has condemned the July 14 terrorist attack in Dasu, reassuring Pakistan of its continued support in the fight against terrorism. In a statement issued in New York, the council urged all states to cooperate with Pakistan in bringing perpetrators to justice. “The members of the Security Council condemn in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attack …

RAWALPINDI: As many as 524 people tested positive for Covid-19, the highest since April 23, as the virus claimed three lives in Rawalpindi district and two in Islamabad on Saturday. As the positivity rate in Rawalpindi surged to 13pc, Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU) established two new intensive care units (ICUs) at the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) and Benazir Bhutto Hospital …

ISLAMABAD: While the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) at its Tuesday meeting is expected to consider the incumbent chief justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC) Ahmed Ali M. Sheikh for elevation to the position of Supreme Court’s ad hoc judge, the latter has not accorded his consent for the office, it emerged on Saturday. “A disaster is going to …

ISLAMABAD: Members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights belonging to the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday slammed the committee’s chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari over the delay in convening the requisitioned meeting and for unilaterally changing the agenda. Lal Chand, who is among PTI MNAs who had submitted the requisition notice for convening the meeting on July 16, …

A man was killed in a shooting early Saturday at a Far North Dallas bar, Dallas police said. About 1:15 a.m., officers answered a call at the The Hideaway, in the 14900 block of Preston Road near Belt Line Road, police said. There, they found three people with gunshot wounds. All three were taken to a hospital, where 45-year-old Ngarge …

Fifty-five people were busted and 30 cars towed in a large street-racing operation late Friday on Fort Worth’s north side, police said. Officer Jimmy Pollozani, a Fort Worth police spokesman, said the operation was carried out about 10 p.m. near the 5600 block of Sandshell Drive, just northeast of interstates 35W and 820. About 40 officers were involved, Pollozani said. …

BAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) — A Baytown family said they believe their missing loved one faked her entire pregnancy before she reportedly disappeared on the day she was scheduled to be induced. Most of those same family members of the missing woman, including her in-laws, were seen on Friday night pleading for her safe return. On Saturday, the family said they …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities with the Houston Police Department along with officials from Crime Stoppers are now offering a reward for information leading to charges or the arrest of a gunman who they say sparked a shootout at a Houston mall last month. It happened just before 7:50 p.m. on July 16 as the victim was leaving the food …