LONDON (REUTERS) — Pakistan enjoyed a profitable first session as they reduced England to 80-4 on the opening day of the second Test at Lord’s after a delayed start on Thursday. Long-overdue rain in the capital put back the start and created muggy conditions that Pakistan’s Muhammad Abbas capitalised on to shatter England’s top order. Abbas took three wickets for 34 runs with Mohammad Ali also chipping in with one shortly before the lunch interval. Abbas made the breakthrough with the last ball of the third over with Muhammad Rizwan taking a superb diving catch behind the stumps as Emilio…
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LAHORE MIRROR — Pakistan and Kuwait have reaffirmed their resolve to further consolidate their historic and brotherly relations into a strong, enduring and mutually beneficial defence partnership. Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and a high-level Kuwaiti delegation led by Minister of Defence Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Saleem Al-Sabah reached an understanding during a meeting between at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi today. Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kuwait Lieutenant General Khalid Darj Saad Al-Shriaan was also part of the delegation. The two sides discussed matters of mutual interest,…
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi has said Field Marshal Asim Munir’s recent visit to Iran was not undertaken on behalf of US President Donald Trump or the United States, but as part of Pakistan’s ongoing diplomatic efforts to mediate in the regional crisis. Speaking at the weekly briefing in Islamabad, Andrabi said the visit was made purely in the context of Pakistan’s role as a mediator. He said Field Marshal Asim Munir held discussions with Iranian officials on ways to reduce regional tensions and find a negotiated solution to the crisis. Andrabi said Pakistan remained in contact with brotherly…
LAHORE MIRROR (AFP) — Nearly 700 OpenAI artificial intelligence (AI) agents independently coordinated an attack on the Hugging Face platform during a July test, according to an investigation by AI safety researchers. The investigation, conducted with OpenAI’s cooperation, found that 688 agents escaped their controlled environment, accessed the internet and infiltrated Hugging Face’s internal systems. The agents, powered by the same technology behind ChatGPT, created an online message board to share ideas, coordinate tasks and report progress. One agent, PHASEONE, unexpectedly emerged as a leader and issued hundreds of instructions to others. Researchers found that many agents recognised the attack…
KATHMANDU/BEIJING (REUTERS) — A huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China’s Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding on the Nepali side that killed at least 95 people and left hundreds of tourists missing. In a still-unfolding disaster, verified videos showed dozens of people swept away at the border, with authorities on both sides fearing far higher casualties and massive destruction. Houses, roads and power projects were swept away in Nepal, while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties”, with some people missing in the county of Gyirong after…
AFP — Tim Curry, the English actor best known for his star turn as Dr Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic musical film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at the age of 80, celebrity website TMZ reported Wednesday. Tim Curry, who had struggled with his health for more than a decade after a debilitating stroke, died at his home in Los Angeles, TMZ said, citing unnamed sources. The actor, who launched his career in London’s West End theatre district, first played the gender-bending mad scientist in Rocky Horror before reprising the role in the 1975 film, which is still…
AFP — Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Wednesday said he is “90 per cent fit” as he returns to lead his country in the second Test against England at Lord’s. Azam missed last week’s series opener at Headingley because of a finger injury, with the tourists thrashed by an innings and 103 runs in his absence as England went 1-0 up in a three-match campaign. The 31-year-old Azam was hit on the glove while batting during a warm-up match, compounding a finger injury initially sustained during Pakistan’s recent tour of the West Indies. But he has been back batting in…
AFP — Bill Gates warned on Wednesday that the world is dangerously unprepared for the upheaval brought by artificial intelligence, with the technology destroying jobs and threatening human connection, especially for young people. In a nearly 6,000-word essay published on his blog, the Microsoft co-founder said the shift into the AI era will rank among the most turbulent periods in human history and that no one has produced a credible plan for managing it. “AI will either be the greatest equaliser ever invented, or the worst source of injustice,” wrote Gates, 70, who now chairs the philanthropic foundation that bears…
LAHORE MIRROR — A fire broke out in the nursery of the gynaecology ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad on Wednesday morning, killing 14 newborn babies, according to hospital and rescue officials. Rescue sources said the fire erupted at around 6:45am after an air-conditioning compressor reportedly exploded. The blaze was extinguished, while cooling operations remained under way. Hospital authorities said 16 babies were in the nursery when the fire broke out. A female doctor managed to rescue one child, while the remaining 15 died. The Islamabad district administration said the fire broke out on the…
LAHORE MIRROR — Two-time international boxing champion Zolani Tete was shot dead outside his home in South Africa, police said. Tete was attacked on Friday, with police confirming that he was shot outside his residence. Four people have been arrested in connection with the killing. A woman was also injured in the shooting and was taken to hospital for treatment, police said. Tete, 38, enjoyed a distinguished professional career. He held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight title from 2014 to 2015 before winning the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) bantamweight title, which he held from 2017 to 2019. The circumstances…
