ISLAMABAD: Slamming the government over back-to-back price hikes, the Pakistan Peoples Party on Friday regretted that the government had increased electricity tariff up to 40 per cent over the last three years, with latest increase of Rs1.68 per unit that the federal cabinet has approved. “Is anyone tearing electricity bills up in public meetings now?” asked PPP parliamentary leader in …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed dismay over noncompliance with its March 25 order for restoration of local government institutions in Punjab, and summoned both the incumbent as well as the former chief secretary of the province. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed, a two-judge SC bench had taken up a contempt petition moved by 15 chairmen of …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday ordered stern action against sugar barons involved in profiteering and hoarding adding to the misery of inflation-hit people. “The state will take strict action against the profiteers who were the enemies of the poor masses,” Mr Khan said while chairing a review meeting on sale price and hoarding of sugar. The PM directed the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A convenience store clerk was rushed into surgery after the employee was shot multiple times during a robbery just off the Gulf Freeway on Friday. A person believed to be the suspect in the holdup appeared to be in custody not too far from the scene. According to Houston police, they received an alarm of the …

A man was found fatally shot Wednesday evening at an apartment complex in Pleasant Grove, Dallas police said. Shortly before 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, officers were notified of a shooting at Norvell Courts Apartments, located in the 8000 block of Military Parkway near South Buckner Boulevard, police said. Officers found 22-year-old Keyviontay Winston with multiple gunshot wounds at the apartment complex. …

WASHINGTON — The Poor People’s Campaign, a civil rights and voting engagement advocacy organization, released a study Friday mapping the role low-income voters played in the 2020 presidential election, including in Texas — where the campaign says the margin of victory for Republican candidate Donald Trump was just under 6%. Key takeaways from the campaign’s study, which charted voter turnout …

Hundreds of Guyer High School students walked out of class Friday morning in protest after an allegation of sexual assault on the Denton County campus last week. Denton police confirmed that a juvenile student made a sexual assault report and they are investigating the claim against a fellow student. Police said they would inform the public if charges were filed …

A 50-year-old man was shot to death Thursday night at an apartment complex in Far Northeast Dallas, police said. The shooting happened at Estansia Apartments on Audelia Road, near Walnut Street and Dallas College Richland Campus. Police responded to the complex shortly after 10:30 p.m. and found Kerwin Martin unresponsive in the parking lot and he was pronounced dead. No …

Urban design nonprofit Better Block Foundation is transforming a northeast Dallas shopping center into a 3,500-square-foot public park with green space, play areas and a walking path. The pop-up park will be open from through Nov. 14 and is located at the intersection of Forest Lane and Audelia Road. Its official opening is 12:30 p.m. Saturday and is open to …

Dallas has known for at least a year that it needs to upgrade its aging system that alerts firefighters of emergency calls inside their stations but has not done it yet, the system’s manufacturer says. Representatives with Locution Systems Inc. say Dallas’ IT department has been reporting problems, such as audio issues, with the automated system since July 2020. But the company has …