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The Punjab government has launched “clinics on boats” to provide medical care in flood-affected areas, as large swathes of South Punjab remain inundated after severe flooding in the Sutlej, Ravi, and Chenab rivers. According to the provincial Health Department, 968 mobile clinics and medical relief camps have been established. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz told authorities to ensure the best possible treatment for affected families, with a focus on women and children. Free medical camps, vaccination drives for newborns, nutritional screening for malnourished children, and ambulance services for pregnant women have been introduced in relief camps. Water levels continue to rise…

Huawei launched its second generation trifold phone called the Mate XTs on September 4, 2025.HuaweiHuawei on Thursday launched the second generation of its trifold smartphone, as the Chinese tech giant looks to cement its comeback in its home market and dip its toe back overseas.The Shenzhen-headquartered tech firm took the wraps off of the Huawei Mate XTs, which starts at 17,999 Chinese yuan ($2,520) and goes up to 21,999 yuan for the model with the largest memory.Foldable smartphones typically have one hinge that allows a user to fold the device in half. Huawei’s Mate XTs is dubbed a trifold —…

Neeraj Chopra does not usually worry about distance as long as he gets on the podium but the poster boy of Indian athletics knows he may have to throw beyond the 90 metres mark if he is to defend his javelin world title in Tokyo this month. A mop-haired Chopra became India’s first track-and-field athlete to win Olympic gold in the Japanese capital four years ago, and has since added a Diamond League trophy, world championships gold and a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Games. In November last year, the 27-year-old brought in three-time Olympic champion Jan Zelezny as…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin flanked Xi Jinping at a massive parade of military might in Beijing on Wednesday, capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding by the Chinese president and his allies against the West. In unprecedented scenes, Xi shook hands with both leaders and chatted with the pair as they walked down a red carpet by Tiananmen Square, with Putin to Xi’s right and Kim to his left. The event, ostensibly to mark 80 years since the end of World War II, was a chance for Xi to showcase China’s military prowess and bring…

LAHORE: Arch-rivals India and Pakistan may not get any tournament of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and of its Asian chapter in future until the two neighbouring countries establish normal political relations, a well-informed source close to the matter exclusively told Dawn on Wednesday. The sporting relations between India and Pakistan is recent times have taken a significant hit amid heightened political tensions particularly following a brief but intense military clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May. As a result, Pakistan decided not to send its teams to India for the ongoing Asia Cup and the Junior World Cup —…

The death toll from a suicide bombing near a public rally of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) in Quetta has risen to 15, as authorities blamed the party for defying repeated warnings from the administration to postpone the gathering due to credible intelligence threats. The blast occurred on Tuesday night in the parking lot of Shahwani Stadium, located along Sariab Road, where hundreds of BNP-M supporters had gathered to mark the death anniversary of veteran Baloch leader Sardar Attaullah Mengal. Dozens sustained injuries in the attack, which involved approximately eight kilograms (17.5 pounds) of explosives. Addressing a press conference at…

Reigning champion Jannik Sinner marched into the US Open quarter-finals Wednesday as Amanda Anisimova avenged her Wimbledon thrashing by Iga Swiatek to set up a last-four clash with Naomi Osaka. World number one Sinner swept aside 10th seed Musetti 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the first all-Italian men’s quarter-final in Grand Slam history. “It was a great performance, very solid. I started the match very well,” said Sinner, who faces Canadian 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semi-finals on Friday. Auger-Aliassime has won two of three previous meetings but Sinner thrashed him for the loss of just two games in Cincinnati…

The UN refugee chief called on Pakistan Wednesday to pause its mass expulsions of Afghan refugees after an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed nearly 1,500. Thousands of Afghans who were registered as refugees have surged over the border from Pakistan in recent days, with returns escalating despite the weekend’s deadly earthquake in Afghanistan, according to officials. “Given the circumstances, I appeal to the (government of Pakistan) to pause the implementation of the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan,” Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said on X. The recent earthquake has affected more than 500,000 people in E Afghanistan — aid…

RAWALPINDI: Turkish Air Force Chief General Ziya Cemal Kadioglu praised Pakistan’s Air Force for what he called its “outstanding operational performance” during the recent conflict with India, crediting the “visionary leadership” of Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu. A high-level delegation of Turkish Air Force arrived Pakistan on an official visit on Wednesday. The delegation headed by General Ziya Cemal Kadioglu, Commander Turkish Air Force, was accorded a warm welcome at the Air Headquarters. A smartly turned-out contingent of Pakistan Air Force presented Guard of Honour to the Commander of the Turkish Air Force. Later, the delegation called on…

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to the Rose Garden of the White House to hold a signing ceremony for the Take it Down Act, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 19, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersU.S. President Trump will host two dozen high-profile tech and business leaders for an inaugural event in the White House’s renovated Rose Garden on Thursday. Invitees include Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and OpenAI founder Sam Altman, according to a list confirmed by a White House official. The meeting is expected to be held over dinner…