The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday issued a statement on a CNN report claiming that a formal agreement for the use of Pakistan’s airspace by the United States to conduct military strikes in Afghanistan was close, clarifying that there was “no such understanding” between the two countries. CNN, in its report, cited three “sources familiar with the details of a classified briefing” to …

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday again refused to halt enforcement of Texas’ new ban on abortions after six weeks, but put the case on a fast track, setting oral arguments for Nov. 1. Abortions in Texas have been cut to a trickle since the high court allowed the law, known as Senate Bill 8, to take effect …

More than a dozen North Texans have been arrested on charges in connection with the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol. They are among more the scores of people across the country who have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the mob assault on the building, and the FBI has said more arrests are expected. In a briefing …

A Denton County deputy fatally shot a man early Friday in the northwestern part of the county. Deputies were called about 3 a.m. to the 11400 block of Chisum Road, near FM2450, where a disturbance had been reported. A woman told dispatchers that her husband had kicked in a door to their home and was yelling at her to kill …

HENRYETTA, Okla. — Troy Aikman came to his beloved hometown Friday with big news. The Pro Football Hall of Famer and Fox Sports broadcaster is bringing Blake Shelton and a star-spangled lineup of country music to town next summer for a one-day music festival. All proceeds from “Troy Aikman’s Highway to Henryetta,” slated for June 11, will provide much-needed funding …

LAHORE: Prime Minis­ter Imran Khan has said that the government is fully aware of the sufferings of people caused by inflation and working hard to provide maximum relief to them by taking sustainable steps. The premier was earlier briefed on price control measures, development schemes and law and order at a meeting with Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar during his …

Balch Springs residents can get a COVID-19 vaccination Saturday at the Together We Vaccinate event, hosted by state Reps. Toni Rose and Rhetta Bowers. The clinic is part of Project Unity’s efforts to vaccinate a community that falls behind others in Dallas County in vaccination rates. As of Oct. 15, 69% of Balch Springs residents had at least one shot …

QUETTA: Four members of the Balochistan Assembly, who had been missing for the last two days, on Friday night said they were in Islamabad and would return to Quetta on Saturday (today). A video released by the MPAs shows them sitting together. They said, “We are part of Qudoos Bizenjo group and will remain with it.” They denied that they …

Former champions India and Pakistan will face off on Sunday in a Twenty20 World Cup blockbuster in Dubai and the buzz around the game underlines the enduring appeal of the matchup between the subcontinent’s feuding neighbours. India captain Virat Kohli and Pakistan counterpart Babar Azam have called it just another game, but that is clearly not the case. The nuclear-armed neighbours have gone to …

KARACHI: Day three of the opening-round action in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy solely belonged to a trio of batters for obvious reason. With his Pakistan days now seemed behind him, Khur­ram Manzoor continues to make headlines with the bat. And Friday was no different either. The 34-year-old opening batter not only registered a 29th first-class century but his workmanlike 413-minute innings …