ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Friday said that all vaccination centres in the country would remain open on Saturday (today). In a tweet, the NCOC said that “together we will make Pakistan corona-free”.   The NCOC urged the masses to get themselves vaccinated as soon as possible. Meanwhile, according to data released by the Ministry of …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Punjab police chief to take action with the assistance of the provincial government against bandits in the kutcha area in Rahim Yar Khan bordering the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. A two-judge SC bench comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel issued the order while hearing a suo motu …

PESHAWAR: A child protection court here has convicted two people in two girl sexual assault cases and awarded them different jail terms and Rs1 million fine each. In both cases, judge Hina Mehvish ruled that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused, while the evidence on record connected them with the commission of the offence. Accused Siddiqullah was …

LAHORE: A young Covid-19 patient allegedly committed suicide in the Covid ward of the Mayo Hospital here on Friday. The patient slit his throat with a knife at the North Medical Ward of the hospital after remaining unattended during his prolonged isolation. The massive bleeding led to his immediate death, a senior official said. The administration called police who also …

LAHORE: After becoming official spokesperson for the Punjab government on Friday, Fayyazul Hassan Chohan removed all other spokespersons for the Buzdar administration “on his own”, triggering yet another controversy as its beyond his mandate to use the chief minister’s power for the purpose. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar is currently holding the charge of information ministry and Mr Chohan has only …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday stressed the need for closer cooperation between Beijing and Islamabad for early completion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “It is a transformational project and thus Pakistan and China should work more closely on it to make it a high-quality demonstration project of China’s Belt and Road Initiative,” the prime minister said during his …

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert has birds on the brain. Decrying the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that recently passed the Senate, the Tyler Republican is citing bird conservancy while targeting some forms of renewable energy production. During a Thursday appearance on the far-right One America News Network, Gohmert spoke at length about a solar farm on the California-Nevada border, …

A murder suspect scheduled to go on trial this week will now be released from the Dallas County jail after it was revealed the city may have lost evidence in his case. Jonathan Pitts, 36, will be freed on a personal recognizance bond, meaning he does not have to pay any bail, because prosecutors weren’t ready for trial Thursday when …

Dallas County reported four more COVID-19 deaths and 915 new coronavirus cases Friday, as hospitalizations for the virus continued to rise. The majority of cases continue to be among unvaccinated people, and County Judge Clay Jenkins noted in a written statement that very few “breakthrough” cases result in illness severe enough to require hospital care. “This underscores the important role …

The state 5th Court of Appeals handed Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins a victory late Friday, upholding his order mandating masks in schools and businesses. The ruling is at least a temporary defeat for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who immediately filed an appeal with the Texas Supreme Court. All justices on the Texas Supreme …