ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training, National Heritage and Culture on Friday recommended that the admission procedure in universities should be eased for international students. The committee held a meeting with Senator Irfan Siddiqui in the chair. In its previous meeting, the committee had directed the education ministry to provide details of foreign students studying …

ISLAMABAD: A record number of dengue fever cases in the current season were reported in the capital along with one death on Friday. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Zaeem Zia said the patient was admitted in Polyclinic and was resident of G-7. In the last 24 hours, 174 cases were reported in the city, the DHO said, adding it was …

1,000 FC personnel, 500 Rangers along with police deployed in and around Red Zone . Murree Road near Faizabad sealed . TLP office-bearers go into hiding ISLAMABAD: The capital administration and police have been provided 500 personnel of Rangers while a contingent of 1,000 Frontier Constabulary (FC) officials will join them on Saturday to stop a possible march on the capital …

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has assured the Supreme Court that it will leave no stone unturned to trace the culprits as well as the “Naalain-i-Mubarak” (holy relics) which went missing from Lahore’s Badshahi Masjid in 2002. The assurance was held out through a report placed before a two-judge Supreme Court bench on Thursday. The bench, headed by Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, ordered …

The Arlington Police Department fired an officer Friday who fatally shot a man earlier in the week, saying the officer could have taken steps to avoid opening fire. Robert Phillips(Arlington Police Department) Officer Robert Phillips, a seven-year veteran of the department, was fired two days after he shot Jesse Fischer following a brief pursuit. Police responded to reports that Fischer was slumped …

A second man is behind bars in connection with the shooting death of a teenager at a Fort Worth apartment complex in June. Marlin Tramaine Warren, 20, was arrested Thursday on a capital murder charge in connection with the death of 14-year-old David Lopez Barrera. He does not have an attorney listed in court records. His brother, 22-year-old Carlin Jermaine …

Texas employers added 95,800 nonfarm jobs in September — the strongest month for hiring since March — prompting economists to predict a full pandemic job recovery for the state within months. The job additions also drove down the state’s unemployment rate to 5.6% from 5.9% a month earlier, according to data released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission. Nationally, 27 …

DICKINSON, Texas (KTRK) — A lot of people are looking forward to Halloween, but the holiday marks a painful anniversary for a family in Dickinson. It’s been 15 years since someone raped and murdered Terressa Vanegas. The unsolved case, they say, is keeping them from closure. Jeanette Vanegas is Terressa’s mother. “I would like to get some answers,” she said. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Wondering how fans are enjoying the ballpark since the Houston Astros came back in full swing? This year alone, Astros fans have bought a total of $12.8 million worth of beer, wine and liquor at Minute Maid Park. As the team hopes for a win in Friday’s ALCS Game 6, local governments are already winning. This …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The pandemic has brought to light the mental health issues many Americans have been suffering from for years. Programs have been implemented to help those who feel they are struggling and some say it’s needed now more than ever. That’s why a new Houston-based service decided to start offering low cost or free help to the …