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Authorities have enforced Section 144 in the hill station for three days, restricting public entry to only tourist families on Murree’s Mall Road. The move aims to manage crowd control during peak tourist season. Section 144 in murree: What’s happening The Deputy Commissioner of Murree announced that Section 144 will remain in effect from August 12 to August 14. During this period, only tourist families will be permitted to access the Mall Road area. The decision comes as part of efforts to ensure public safety and maintain smooth flow of visitors, particularly amid the Independence Day holiday rush. Legal action…

Chinese state-linked media has warned that Nvidia’s H20 artificial intelligence chips pose security risks for China, claiming they may contain a hardware “backdoor” enabling remote shutdown. The comments came from Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account affiliated with state broadcaster CCTV, in a WeChat post on Sunday. The article also labeled the H20 chips “neither environmentally friendly, nor technologically advanced, nor safe,” urging consumers to avoid purchasing them. The H20 chips were developed specifically for the Chinese market after the U.S. restricted exports of advanced AI chips in late 2023. Although the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump initially banned…

Four passengers sustained minor injuries after the Lahore–Multan Musa Pak Express derailed at Raiwind Railway Station on Monday. According to railway sources, the accident occurred when the train’s engine and two bogies went off the track, reportedly due to brake failure. Operations on the affected track were immediately suspended as rescue teams began removing the derailed engine with the help of a crane. The injured were shifted to THQ Hospital, while the remaining bogies were sent onward to Multan with the help of a replacement engine. Railway officials said restoration work on the station’s service track is ongoing.

Scientists at the University of Queensland have created a new way to help save lives during disasters — by turning ordinary beetles into miniature search-and-rescue machines. The research team successfully fitted beetles with tiny microchips and a lightweight “backpack,” enabling remote control of their movements. The so-called “bag-wearing beetles” can be guided into tight, hard-to-reach spaces — such as collapsed buildings or underground mines — to locate people trapped after earthquakes, explosions, or landslides. Lead researchers say the beetles, equipped with sensors, could potentially detect human movement, body heat, or sounds in areas where traditional search equipment or rescue dogs…

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that a senior official from the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will arrive in Tehran on Monday for talks — but will not be granted access to nuclear facilities. The visit comes after Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites during a 12-day war in June halted IAEA inspections. Tehran has accused the agency of “paving the way” for the attacks by issuing a critical May 31 report that led the IAEA’s 35-nation Board of Governors to declare Iran in breach of its nuclear obligations. Araghchi, posting on Telegram, said negotiations aim…

Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, 28, was killed along with four of his colleagues in what the network calls a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital late Sunday. The strike killed seven people in total, including Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, and Moamen Aliwa. The tent, located outside the hospital’s main gate, had been used by press crews covering the war. Shortly before his death, al-Sharif posted on social media about Israel’s “fire belt” bombardments on eastern and southern Gaza City. In his final pre-written message, released posthumously,…

At least eight volunteers lost their lives and three others were injured when a massive landslide struck during restoration work on the flood-affected Danyor Nullah in Gilgit in the early hours of Monday. According to Gilgit-Baltistan government spokesperson Faizullah Firaq, the incident occurred around 2am when a group of about 15 volunteers was repairing a water channel damaged by recent floods. Tonnes of mud and rocks suddenly collapsed, burying several people under the debris. Rescue teams, police, and local residents rushed to the scene, pulling four people out in critical condition. The injured were shifted to hospitals, where an emergency…

Pakistan ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan has opened up about his side’s defeat in the rain-affected second ODI against West Indies, admitting that the batting unit fell short on a challenging pitch at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy. Speaking at the post-match press conference on Sunday, Rizwan said Pakistan were targeting a bigger score but couldn’t fully adapt to the conditions. “We made 180, thought 200 was possible. The pitch was difficult, with both spin and seam. The way Chase and Rutherford played changed the momentum,” Rizwan stated. Concerns over bowling depth Addressing questions about the bowling attack, particularly the fifth…

Tucked away in the Ili River Valley in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the village of Sigong once struggled to survive. The soil here was thin, rocky and poor for farming. Yields were low, income was meager and the village streets were quiet except for the elderly and children. Most young people left to work in faraway cities. Lavender fields in Sigong. Everything began to change in 2009, when the village began planting lavender as an experiment. The purple blossoms didn’t just brighten the landscape, they brought a new future. Lavender earned far more than traditional crops, sparking enthusiasm…

Roads damaged by mountain torrents in Yuzhong County, northwest China’s Gansu Province, reopened on Sunday and power supply has been restored following the disaster that left 13 dead and 30 missing. According to transport authorities in the provincial capital Lanzhou, which administers Yuzhong, roads leading to the most affected areas reopened on Sunday. The effort involved more than 700 rescuers and over 200 machines and vehicles. Power was restored to residents affected by the disaster on Saturday night, according to the State Grid Gansu Electric Power Company. A total of 73 rescue vehicles, 42 generators and three power-generating vehicles, together…