LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday issued a warning to the Aitchison College for non-implementation of the Single National Curriculum (SNC). The government had implemented the SNC for primary classes in all public and private schools and started the new academic session 2021-22 from Aug 2. A letter [available with Dawn] issued to Aitchison College Principal Michael A Thomson by the …

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Information Senator Faisal Javed and the panel’s other members announced on Tuesday that they would reject the Pakistan Media Develop­ment Authority (PMDA) bill if they were not convinced by the government about the need for bringing such a bill. Senator Javed, who is also a leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, and members …

A woman who was harassed by a group of men while travelling in a Qingqi rickshaw in Lahore on Independence Day identified on Wednesday four of the suspects arrested in the case. The suspects were produced before a judicial magistrate, Kamran Zafar, in Lahore for an identification parade, during which the woman identified four men who had harrassed her on …

Mesquite is reminding residents of year-round, free access to mental health resources during September’s Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The city has offered free counseling and referral services since last year through a partnership with the AZAR Foundation, based in Dallas. Residents can call 833-298-9111 to schedule a virtual or in-person session. The AZAR Foundation offers virtual or in-person counseling visits for individuals, couples, …

Aria Satary gave a traditional greeting of peace to the crowd of about 100 Afghan immigrants and Afghan Americans who rallied on Tuesday for human rights in their Taliban-controlled homeland of Afghanistan. Then, she hurled her chants: “We want women’s rights. We want children’s rights.” She is only 14 years old and the daughter of a former U.S. military interpreter …

A man is in custody after a slaying at a Cedar Hill home on Tuesday morning. Police were called about 8:20 a.m. to perform a welfare check in the 1800 block of Tar Road. When officers arrived, they found a resident of the home dead. Police did not release the man’s name or say how he was killed. Police said …

A federal complaint against the University of Texas alleges that the school is fostering a “hostile environment” for Black students by refusing to get rid of its controversial alma mater “The Eyes of Texas.” The Texas and UT chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, as well as a group of anonymous students, filed a complaint …

More than 4,000 Frisco ISD students have signed an online petition that will be presented to district administrators and the board of trustees on Sept. 13 as a plea to impose stricter COVID-19 regulations within the district. High school students Katherine Shaw and Srinath Nandigam launched the petition on Thursday asking for a mask mandate for students and staff along with …

Less than a month into the new school year, North Texas school districts are reporting thousands of new COVID-19 cases among students and staff as some are having to shutter campuses in response to the uptick. Some area districts have among the state’s highest number of total cases, according to an analysis of Texas’ most recent data released Friday. North Texas school …

Less than a month into the new school year, North Texas school districts are reporting thousands of new COVID-19 cases among students and staff as some are having to shutter campuses in response to the uptick. Some area districts have among the state’s highest number of total cases, according to an analysis of Texas’ most recent data released Friday. Frisco reported the …