LAHORE MIRROR — The nikah ceremony of Mahnoor Safdar, daughter of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, was held at Jati Umra in Lahore in a private family gathering. The ceremony was attended by PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz, along with members of the Sharif family and close relatives. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb were also among those who attended the ceremony. Mahnoor Safdar married Azaan Jabbar, son of businessman Jabbar Khalid. Videos from the nikah ceremony have since gone viral on social media. One video shows…
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LAHORE MIRROR (AFP/REUTERS) — Members of the 11-nation BRICS group, including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who joined Russian, Iranian, Indian and other leaders in India’s capital, told the summit that the Middle East war “does not serve the common interests of the international community”. Foreign ministers of the BRICS grouping had failed to agree on a joint statement when they met in New Delhi in May, with Iran, Saudi Arabia and the…
LAHORE MIRROR — The University of Lahore (UOL)’s backing of domestic cricket has been welcomed as an important step towards reviving grassroots talent and creating new opportunities for aspiring cricketers across Pakistan. Supporters of the initiative said young players such as Razaullah Mashwani had often been forced to struggle simply to remain in the game because of financial constraints and a lack of sponsors at the domestic level. With UOL becoming the main sponsor, school, college and university cricket could once again emerge as key platforms for identifying and nurturing Pakistan’s next generation of stars. Institutions once played a central…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — Joe Root guided England to a 3-0 series whitewash over Pakistan with an unbeaten 62, as his side overcame early tremors to win the third Test by eight wickets at Edgbaston. England, chasing a victory target of 130, lost Ben Duckett to the first ball and opening partner Emilio Gay later in the same over from Muhammad Abbas. But Root, who had a fortunate escape when he was bowled by Mohammad Ali on 23 off a no ball, brought all his experience to bear as England wrapped up their first series win for 19 months. It…
LAHORE MIRROR — The nikah ceremony of Mahnoor Safdar, daughter of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, and Azaan Jabbar, son of businessman Jabbar Khalid, will be held today at Jati Umra. The ceremony will be a private family affair, with attendance restricted to close relatives and invited family guests. Mahnoor Safdar is set to marry Azaan Jabbar, the son of prominent businessman Jabbar Khalid. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz recently attended her daughter’s graduation ceremony in London. Speaking on the occasion, she said she was extremely happy over her daughters graduation, describing it as a joyous moment for her and her…
LAHORE MIRROR (AFP0 — Pop superstar Lady Gaga welcomed her first child with fiance Michael Polansky, US media reported Friday. The 40-year-old “Bad Romance” singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, began dating Polansky in 2020, and became engaged to the entrepreneur in 2024. A source confirmed news of the child’s birth to Page Six and People, but no additional details about the baby, including its name, sex or date of birth, were immediately available. The musician affectionately referred to as “Mother Monster” by her fans has spoken in recent years about her desire to have a child. She wrapped…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving to tighten their grip on a vital global shipping route in the widening Middle East war. Earlier, two sources from the internationally recognised Yemeni government said its forces had pulled out of Perim and that the Houthis had also taken the mainland Red Sea coastal town of Dhubab, which faces the island. If the Houthis gain control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which is on the opposite side of the Arabian Peninsula from…
LAHORE MIRROR — A former prime minister of Pakistan has recently stunned Pakistanis by disclosing the salary of the top office during his tenure. “I was getting Rs300,000, with up to Rs70,000 salary and daily allowance as a Member of the National Assembly (MNA), and when I became the federal minister, my salary dropped to Rs215,000,” former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said during a podcast session with senior anchor person Farrukh Shahbaz Warraich. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Farrukh Warraich Show (@farrukhwarraich__show) He said his salary as the minister would be Rs115,000 if he…
LAHORE MIRROR — The Rawalpindi Police have started looking into allegations that a five-year-old girl was harassed at Westminster International School in Bahria Town Phase 7, triggering protests by students and mounting concerns among parents over child safety and CCTV coverage. There are reports that the private school is owned by a PML-N politician. According to a news report published by Daily Pakistan on its website, the controversy erupted after the child reportedly returned home complaining of pain in her private parts and allegedly told her mother that she had been touched. The mother subsequently approached the school administration and…
LAHORE MIRROR — Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council and Coordinator of the National Paigham-e-Aman Committee, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, has received the prestigious Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation 2026 at a ceremony held at the historic Lambeth Palace in London. The award was presented by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, in recognition of Ashrafi’s decades-long contribution to peacebuilding, reconciliation, religious harmony, interfaith and intra-faith cooperation, minority rights and peaceful coexistence. It also recognises his efforts to counter extremism, terrorism and sectarian violence, while promoting dialogue, moderation, mutual respect and tolerance among religious communities. The Hubert…
