ISLAMABAD: The accountability court of Islamabad on Friday convicted the owner of Safa Gold Mall and four officials of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in connection with the construction of additional storeys in the mall at F-7. Accountability judge Azam Khan sentenced the mall owner Rana Abdul Qayyum to seven years’ imprisonment with a fine of Rs1 billion, ex-deputy director …

SWABI: Rivals killed popular Pashto folksinger, Kifayat Shah Bacha, at the entrance of a mosque during the Friday prayers here, and injured his teenage nephew, the police said. Zarnabi Khan, a Sub-Inspector who visited the site, told Dawn that when the singer was removing his shoes his rivals opened fire, killing him on the spot. He said his 14-year-old nephew, Barjad Bacha …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Friday said it never extended any support to the government against Justice Qazi Faez Isa rather maintained its stance that the government should withdraw its so-called petition against him. In a statement, SCBA Secretary Ahmed Shehzad Farooq Rana, who was also present at a meeting between the executive committee of the association …

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Friday that shortage of staff was hampering the recoveries of about Rs1.8 trillion. A meeting of the PAC, chaired by its chairman Rana Tanveer Hussain, was examining the FBR’s audit report for the year 2019-20. A member of the PAC, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, pointed out that …

ISLAMABAD: The Attorney General’s (AG) office moved a petition before the Supreme Court on Friday to seek review of a July 6 judgement in which the court had held that the Protection Against Harass­ment of Women at the Workplace Act of 2010 (PAHWWA) was a cosmetic legislation that blinkered in its application. Filed through Deputy Attorney General Syed Nayab Hussain …

A privately designed, unmanned rocket built to carry satellites was destroyed in an explosive fireball after suffering an “anomaly” off the California coast during its first attempt at reaching Earth’s orbit. Austin-based Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket was “terminated” over the Pacific Ocean shortly after its 6:59 p.m. Thursday liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base, according to a base statement. Video …

Nearly every school in Texas is impacted by the ongoing pandemic, forcing some to suddenly shut down or move classes online. So how can I tell how my child’s school is doing compared to others? is providing this interactive dashboard to help parents and community members track how their campuses and districts are faring compared to others in the North Texas …

After three legislative sessions, three quorum breaks, constant battles over pandemic mask mandates and hundreds of new GOP-produced laws, the 2022 political season is under way. Texas voters will decide next year whether to keep Republicans in power or welcome Democrats out of the wilderness. Labor Day is the traditional kickoff for a political cycle. And though the campaign season …

It’ll be another hot and humid day in North Texas as we head into the Labor Day weekend. The normal high temperature at this time of year is 92. But we will be well above that again on Saturday, with highs in the upper 90s and a heat index up to 103. There is hope for a slight drop in …

COVID-19 cases are soaring in districts across North Texas only a few weeks into the school year, and in Allen ISD, the total number of cases is already at levels not reached until December of last year. Allen had 40 total staff cases and 327 student cases as of Aug. 29, according to the most recent data from the Texas Education Agency, …