ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly is meeting on Friday (today) with a heavy agenda, including a motion under which a joint sitting of parliament will be sought for the passage of the controversial Elections (Second Amendment) Bill, 2021, aimed at using electronic voting machines (EVMs) and granting voting rights to overseas Pakistanis. The bill was earlier passed by the National Assembly …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that the Taliban must fulfill the promises they have made in Afghanistan, and called on the international community to stand with the people of the war-torn country. The premier expressed these views while addressing the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS) Summit in Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe. Foreign Minister Shah …

The number of Arlington residents hospitalized for COVID-19 jumped 616% since July, according to the city’s dashboard. In the past two weeks, the city has recorded 11 deaths from COVID-19. Since the pandemic began, it has reported 777 total deaths from the virus. As of Sept. 16, 179 people were hospitalized with the virus, up from 25 since July. In Tarrant …

The number of Arlington residents hospitalized for COVID-19 jumped 616% since July, according to the city’s dashboard. In the past two weeks, the city has recorded 11 deaths from COVID-19. Since the pandemic began, it has reported 777 total deaths from the virus. As of Sept. 16, 179 people were hospitalized with the virus, up from 25 since July. In Tarrant …

Southlake will spray for mosquitos after four samples that were positive for West Nile Virus were reported by Tarrant County Public Health. The targeted ground spraying will begin Thursday night starting at 9 p.m. and last through 5 a.m. Friday. The areas are near the: 2200 block of Shady Oaks Drive, 3200 block of Woodland Drive, 700 block of Ashleigh …

Grapevine has documented a total of 6,496 cases of the coronavirus, 85 deaths and 5,885 recoveries among residents, according to the Tarrant County website. As of Thursday, Grapevine has 611 active cases and Tarrant County has 37,473 active cases. Grapevine’s active cases represents a 14.4% increase over the number of active cases, 534, reported last week for the city. Vaccines against …

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Grand Prairie has reached 27,526 since the pandemic began last year, an increase of 822 over last week. Grand Prairie has recorded a total of 292 deaths COVID-related deaths, including a woman in her 30s this week who had no underlying conditions, according to the Dallas County Health Department. Hospitalizations may be beginning to …

Soap dispensers, ceiling tiles and even parts of toilets are missing from several North Texas schools courtesy of a new social media trend. It all started with the viral “devious lick” challenge on the social media platform TikTok. Viral videos show students stealing or moving school equipment — mostly restroom appliances — with teens trying to one-up each other with …

The ramp from eastbound Interstate 30 to the Bush Turnpike’s northbound lanes will be closed from 10 p.m. Thursday to 5 a.m. Friday for maintenance, according to the North Texas Tollway Authority. Eastbound I-30 motorists trying to get onto the northbound turnpike lanes should take the Zion Road exit and turn left at the turnpike entrance, NTTA said.

Dallas County reported 20 more COVID-19 deaths and 1,519 new coronavirus cases Thursday. Of the new cases, 1,051 were confirmed and 468 were probable. The numbers bring the county’s overall case total to 374,175, including 318,825 confirmed and 55,350 probable. The death toll is 4,494. The average number of new daily cases in the county for the last two weeks …