ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday rejected the proposed 10 per cent increase in the basic salaries of parliamentarians, including the Senate chairman, the National Assembly speaker and their deputies, saying the proposal negated the prime minister’s austerity measures being taken to reduce government expense. The meeting, which was presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan, was also informed that …

A trio of mountaineers stranded in Camp III of 7,788-metre-high Rakaposhi after summitting the peak last week were on Wednesday rescued and moved to Gilgit, according to Nagar Deputy Commissioner (DC) Zulqarnain Haider. The DC said the three climbers — a local mountaineer named Wajidullah Nagri and Jakub Vicek and Peter Macek of the Czech Republic — were rescued with …

RAWALPINDI: One of the two Airbus A320 aircraft the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) had acquired on dry lease from the Bank of Utah, the US, landed at Islamabad International Airport on Tuesday morning. The other aircraft is expected to arrive within a couple of weeks, according to a PIA spokesman. With the addition of these two Airbus A320s, the national …

The Sindh government on Wednesday relaxed some Covid-19 curbs in the province, including allowing markets and businesses to operate till 10pm as well as indoor dining till midnight. According to a notification issued by the provincial Home Department, the new guidelines will be effective from September 16 (Thursday) to September 30. Major takeaways Businesses/markets can operate till 10pm Sunday is …

hNearly nine months after COVID-19 vaccinations began, millions of Americans will be coming due for recommended booster shots. But preparations for widely administering another round of shots are still underway across North Texas as officials await federal guidance. In mid-August, President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced plans to distribute booster shots, beginning Sept. …

Tipalti, a financial software firm, is planning to open a new office in Plano by November. At least 20 new employees are expected to be added by the end of 2021, while 100 should be added by the end of 2022, the company stated in a release. Positions at the Plano location will focus on customer support, payment operations, risk management, …

Dallas County on Tuesday reported a three-day cumulative total of 3,885 new coronavirus cases and 16 new deaths. The new deaths included a man and a woman in their 20s. Both had been hospitalized and had underlying health conditions, the county reported. “The future of COVID-19 is in our hands and will be determined by how many individuals choose to …

Plano will spray for mosquitos Wednesday after samples from two mosquito traps have tested positive for West Nile Virus. Weather permitting, crews from the city’s environmental department will spray in targeted areas near where the traps were collected. Spraying is scheduled to take place in areas bordered by the following streets. Site 1 North — 14th Street South — Rabbit …

Hospitalizations may be beginning to plateau in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the president and CEO of the DFW Hospital Council said Tuesday. There have consistently been about 3,500 patients hospitalized daily with COVID-19 in the 19-county area that covers Dallas-Fort Worth, the council leader, Steve Love, said in an update with the Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce. “It does appear …

A man arrested in March 2020 as a suspect in an Arlington shooting was sentenced Tuesday to 27 years in federal prison for illegal possession, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Texas said. Witnesses told police that Abedel Sattar Alkheqani, 27, got out of a pickup with a gun and fired three times at the victim, the …