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Pakistan’s response to Covid-19 better than other countries in region: PM’s aide


September 12, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been much better than other countries in the region keeping in view its socioeconomic and other factors to pre-empt adverse impacts of the virus, said Senator Dr Sania Nishtar. She was addressing an international conference on Covid-19 and South Asia organised by the School of Public Health and Centre for Contemporary South …

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2023 polls to be held as per new census: Asad


September 12, 2021

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that “the general elections of 2023 will be held as per new census”, claiming that the government is consulting all stakeholders on the issue. While addressing a press conference at KPT Port House along with Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi on Saturday, the planning minister …

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14 killed as heavy rains lash KP’s Hazara and Malakand divisions


September 12, 2021

At least 14 people, including women and children, died on Sunday morning after a cloudburst caused heavy rains across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hazara and Malakand divisions. A majority of the casualties occurred when lightning struck a trio of houses located in a remote area named Jhatka within Judba tehsil in Torghar, according to the region’s Assistant Commissioner Azhar Zahoor. The houses …

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2 killed, 1 injured in west Oak Cliff gunfire exchange


September 12, 2021

Two people were killed and a third person was hospitalized early Saturday after a shooting in west Oak Cliff, Dallas police say. Police said a 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman, identified as Nancy Pahola Gomez Agustin, were sitting in a car around 3:10 a.m. at the Holiday Hills II Apartments in the 2400 block of Bahama Drive, near Hampton …

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Warm and dry weekend


September 12, 2021

The weekend will continue to be warm and dry across North Texas. The humidity will remain low so the mornings and evenings will be pleasant. The afternoons will be quite warm with high temperatures in the low 90s, several degrees above the normal high of 90 at this time of year. The upcoming week will feature a pattern shift, with …

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3 teenagers taken into custody after police chase from Dallas to Parker County


September 12, 2021

Three men wanted by Dallas police in connection with an aggravated robbery were taken into custody Saturday afternoon after a chase that started in Dallas and ended in Parker County, authorities said. Dallas police began pursuing the three after they fled in a car that they’d reportedly stolen, the Parker County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on Facebook. As …

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Officials searching for 79-year-old man who drove away from his Collin County home


September 12, 2021

The Collin County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a 79-year-old man who drove away from his home Saturday afternoon. Jerry Smith drove away from his home near Weston around 3:45 p.m. on Sept. 11.(Collin County Sheriff’s Office) Jerry Smith drove away from his home near Weston, Texas, around 3:45 p.m. He shows signs of a cognitive …

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Dozens of nonprofits descend on Klyde Warren Park to recruit volunteers on National Day of Service


September 12, 2021

In celebration of National Day of Service and Remembrance, dozens of North Texas nonprofits assembled at Klyde Warren Park in downtown Dallas on Saturday afternoon to recruit volunteers. The seventh annual Voly in the Park, sponsored by VolunteerNow, drew some 40 nonprofits to the park to network with North Texans interested in volunteer opportunities. Through Voly.org, the group’s online matching …

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Former President George W. Bush hails heroism of first-responders in 9/11 remarks in Dallas


September 12, 2021

UNIVERSITY PARK — Speaking at his namesake presidential center Saturday evening, former President George W. Bush recognized the first-responders who rushed into the flaming World Trade Center buildings — many to their deaths — after back-to-back plane attacks exactly 20 years ago. “One of the remarkable things about 9/11 were the first-responders … many of whom rushed into the burning …

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