ISLAMABAD: The National Logistics Cell (NLC) engaged by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for the construction of 7th Avenue Interchange has started preparation of piles at the site. “The pile testing work has been started after which formal construction will be launched,” said an engineer of the CDA. He said preparation of piles to check the load bearing capacity of …

QUETTA: A Frontier Corps soldier was martyred and three suspected terrorists were killed in a heavy exchange of fire in the coalmine field area of Shahrig in Loralai district. Two other soldiers, including an officer, suffered injuries in the gun battle. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media affairs wing of the military, said on Saturday that a vehicle of the …

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday revised the international travel list and included 15 countries in category C as Pakistan reels under the fourth wave of Covid-19 pandemic. On the other hand, Pak Covid-19 Vaccination Pass App has been launched, which will help identify fake vaccination certificates and facilitate inoculated people. According to data, 4,343 people …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday asked the nation to be wary of the “false propaganda” against the country, saying that those running social media trends against Pakistan and the army have turned a blind eye to the unfolding situation in Afghanistan. “The people who run trends against Pakistan and the army from Pakistan’s soil and defend …

Francisco Rosales lies in a hospital bed, his head turned slightly to the side, while a white and blue tube runs from his nose and pumps him with oxygen. Machines roar next to the 9-year-old’s bed, keeping him alive and filtering the air. Board games, two boxes of colored pencils and a plush toy moose — a gift from his …

Community leaders in Grand Prairie urged the school board Thursday night to rename South Grand Prairie High School after local civil rights leader Lee Alcorn. K.P. Tatum, a friend and colleague, told trustees that Alcorn is deserving of recognition. “What Lee Alcorn has meant to this city for the past four decades, this region, this state, is incomparable,” said Tatum, …

Four Fort Worth ISD parents won a temporary restraining order Friday reversing the district’s mask mandate, and one says more are joining the fight against regulations to curb the spread of COVID-19. Todd Daniel, the owner of FunkyTown Contracting on the city’s west side, spoke to The Dallas Morning News on Friday night about his decision to file the suit with three other plaintiffs, …

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — At least 304 people are dead, 1,800 injured and many missing after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Saturday, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was rushing aid to areas where towns were destroyed and hospitals overwhelmed with incoming patients. The epicenter of the quake was about 78 miles west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, the U.S. …

A storm system packing heavy rain and powerful winds has brought flooding dangers and left several thousand homes without power on its push eastward through North Texas. KXAS-TV (NBC5) weather anchor Keisha Burns said via Twitter just after 1 p.m. that with Dallas and southwest Collin counties under a flood advisory, area residents should be prepared for minor flooding. Up …

The weekend started off with showers and thunderstorms for much of North Texas on Saturday, as a weak summertime cold front moved through North Texas. The storms brought some gusty winds, especially in northern Dallas County. And the rain dropped temperatures into the 70s Saturday afternoon. More showers and thunderstorms are anticipated on Sunday. While no widespread severe weather is …