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RAWALPINDI: At least three people, including a child and a disabled girl, lost their lives while seven others sustained injuries in separate rain-related incidents across Rawalpindi on Sunday. In Chahat, a locality in Tehsil Kahuta, the roof of a house collapsed due to heavy rains that continued until Sunday morning. The incident claimed the life of one child, while four others, including two children and the parents were injured. Rescue 1122 teams managed to pull the victims from the rubble and provided first aid before shifting them to a nearby hospital. In another incident in the Shah Bagh area on…

AUSTRALIA’S Alex de Minaur in action during his Wimbledon round-of-16 match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Monday.—Reuters LONDON: Novak Djokovic survived a scare to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a tense four-set victory over Alex de Minaur on Monday. Seven-time champion Djokovic endured a nightmare start to his last-16 match against the Australian 11th seed on Centre Court, but eventually battled back to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Fresh from his 100th win at Wimbledon on Saturday — making him the third player to achieve that feat after Martina Navratilova…

The Sindh government has dismissed the incumbent Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) director-general after 27 people died in a building collapse in Karachi’s Lyari area. Another 51 buildings have been earmarked for demolition after examination. The collapse of a five-storey building in Baghdadi on Friday resulted in the deaths of 11 women, 16 men, and a one-and-a-half-year-old girl, while 10 others were injured. One injured individual remains under treatment. The final body to be recovered from under the rubble was that of 15-year-old Muhammad Zaid, who had been trapped for 48 hours. Read: Karachi’s Lyari building collapse claims 27 lives…

Listen to article QUETTA: Three officials of the highway police were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near their vehicle in Balochistan’s Nasirabad district on Monday. The explosion occurred when an IED, reportedly planted by unidentified individuals, detonated near the patrol unit, partially damaging the vehicle. The injured officers were immediately shifted to District Headquarters Hospital Nasirabad, where hospital authorities implemented emergency protocols to ensure timely medical care. Following the incident, police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to track down the perpetrators. A detailed investigation is underway.  Read More: At least two terrorists killed in Balochistan’s…

A guest experiences a VR device at Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College in north China’s Tianjin, July 7, 2025. Guests gathered in Tianjin for the Global Mayors Dialogue — SCO Summit Cities and visited the smart zero-carbon terminal of Tianjin Port, Luban Workshop Construction and Experience Museum and other places to learn about China’s economic and social development. (Xinhua/Li Ran)A guest visits the Luban Workshop Construction and Experience Museum in north China’s Tianjin, July 7, 2025. Guests gathered in Tianjin for the Global Mayors Dialogue — SCO Summit Cities and visited the smart zero-carbon terminal of Tianjin Port, Luban…

Listen to article As soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her prosthetic arm, she jumped on a bicycle in the Jordanian refugee camp where she lives, riding for the first time since a missile strike in Gaza took her arm a year ago. Sidra was injured while sheltering at Nuseirat School, one of several Gaza schools converted into makeshift refuges from Israeli strikes. Her mother, Sabreen Al Bordeeni, said Gaza’s collapsed health services and the family’s inability to leave at the time made it impossible to save her hand. A technician checks a prosthetic limb at the…

Samsung signage during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, US, on Thursday, March 20, 2025.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSouth Korea’s Samsung Electronics on Tuesday forecast a 56% fall in profits for the second quarter as the company struggles to capture demand from artificial intelligence chip leader Nvidia. The memory chip and smartphone maker projected operating profit for the quarter ending June to be around 4.6 trillion won, down from 10.44 trillion Korean won year over year.The figure is a deeper plunge compared to SmartEstimate from LSEG, which is weighted toward forecasts from analysts who…

The Deputy Director of the Gardens Department of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has lodged a formal complaint with the New Town police station regarding the unauthorised felling of trees near the National Stadium. According to the complaint, unidentified people illegally cut down two trees on Sir Shah Sulaiman Road, situated in front of the stadium wall, on the Muharram 9th and 10th. “The fallen trees were left strewn across the road, resulting in damage to government property”, the complaint states. The official described the act as a “serious violation of environmental regulations” and raised concerns about its potential link to…

Almost 600 people have signed an open letter to leaders at venture firm Sequoia Capital after one of its partners, Shaun Maguire, posted what the group described as a “deliberate, inflammatory attack” against the Muslim Democratic mayoral candidate in New York City. Maguire, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, posted on X over the weekend that Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary last month, “comes from a culture that lies about everything” and is out to advance “his Islamist agenda.”The post had 5.3 million views as of Monday afternoon. Maguire, whose investments include Elon Musk’s SpaceX and X…

In a landmark move aimed at controlling the population of dangerous wild animals in private possession, the Punjab government has announced that it will enforce the sterilisation of lions, tigers, leopards, and other big cats. A ban on the commercial sale and purchase of these species will also be introduced as part of a phased regulatory initiative. In an exclusive interview with Express News, the Chief Wildlife Ranger of Punjab, Mubeen Elahi, revealed that, for the first time, the province is implementing a regulatory framework to govern the private ownership of big cats. Owners were given a deadline of May…