Heavy rain forecast raises new flood fears across Punjab

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of heavy rainfall over the next two days in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Gujrat, Gujranwala, and Lahore divisions, with intermittent showers also expected in Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, Sargodha, Faisalabad, and Zhob. Rising river inflows are feared in upper catchment areas, raising the risk of fresh flooding. At present, Guddu … Read more

Thuram on target as Inter Milan cruise at Ajax

MILAN: A double from French striker Marcus Thuram handed Inter Milan a comfortable 2-0 Champions League win over Dutch giants Ajax Wednesday, last year’s runners-up getting their European campaign off to a dominant start. The 28-year-old Thuram was the difference between the two sides, the Ajax defence struggling to cope with his pace or imposing … Read more

12 anti-dengue workers fired in Rawalpindi for faking attendance

Atleast 12 workers and supervisors engaged in the city’s anti-dengue campaign who were absent from duty but marked their attendance through fraudulent means have been dismissed from service. The health department confirmed that both male and female staff were found sending fake photographs to claim presence during inspections. Further inquiries are underway into negligence during … Read more

Jensen Huang says Nvidia caught in ‘larger agendas’ of US-China clash

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday that Washington and Beijing “have larger agendas to work out” as the tech giant navigates the tricky politics of the US-China trade war and tries to satisfy demand from companies worldwide hungry for the company’s crucial AI chips. Huang was speaking in London after the Financial Times reported that China’s internet regulator has ordered top … Read more