KARACHI: Women who are pregnant or lactating are recommended to go for Covid-19 vaccination as the potential benefits outweigh risks, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said on Monday. “Viral infections are sometimes seen to be worse in pregnant women. Examples include chickenpox and hepatitis E. From information known at present, pregnant women have …

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Tuesday that the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was in a state of “disarray” after Indian funding for the militant outfit had stopped. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad following a meeting of the federal cabinet, Chaudhry said: “We should be satisfied to know with regards to the TTP that for the first time the …

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced on Tuesday that all air passengers, including those on incoming and outgoing international flights, would need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by Sep 30. In its review of the measures put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus, particularly in view of the spread of the Delta variant, planning …

Dallas County authorities are looking for a motorist who they say ran over a crashed motorcyclist early Saturday in Mesquite. According to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, the motorcycle rear-ended a car on eastbound Interstate 30 below the Big Town Boulevard overpass about 4:15 a.m. Saturday. The motorcycle veered into a wall, and its driver and passenger fell off. The …

A fifteen-year-old Labrador retriever named Zoey was missing for a couple days when Arlington dispatch received a report of a dog stuck in a storm drain. But when firefighters arrived to the 4900 block of Kelly Elliott Road, they realized rescuing Zoey would not be easy. Zoey, who is deaf, was trapped more than 400 feet from the nearest storm …

Dallas police released footage Monday of the arrest of Angela West, the wife of Republican Texas gubernatorial candidate Allen West. Angela West was arrested Friday evening on suspicion of driving while intoxicated while her grandson was in the car, police said. Allen West has said his wife was wrongfully arrested and has called upon Dallas police Chief Eddie García to fire the officer who …

The already high number of hospitalizations for COVID-19 in North Texas is expected to rise “dramatically” in the coming weeks as the delta variant of the coronavirus spreads nearly unchecked through the region’s unvaccinated residents. The latest model from forecasters at UT Southwestern Medical Center shows that hospitalizations for the virus in Dallas and Tarrant counties could eclipse their winter peaks …

AUSTIN — With Democrats’ return to the state House, Texas is closer than ever to passing a divisive GOP elections bill. While Republicans contend the legislation would crack down on cheaters and make it easier to vote, Democrats say it’s an attack on voters’ rights that would make it more difficult to cast a ballot. After House Democrats twice foiled …

The already high number of hospitalizations for COVID-19 in North Texas is expected to rise “dramatically” in the coming weeks as the delta variant of the coronavirus spreads nearly unchecked through the region’s unvaccinated residents. The latest model from forecasters at UT Southwestern Medical Center shows that hospitalizations for the virus in Dallas and Tarrant counties could eclipse their winter peaks …

AUSTIN — With Democrats’ return to the state House, Texas is closer than ever to passing a divisive GOP elections bill. While Republicans contend the legislation would crack down on cheaters and make it easier to vote, Democrats say it’s an attack on voters’ rights that would make it more difficult to cast a ballot. After House Democrats twice foiled …