LAHORE MIRROR — Two Pakistan Navy officials were martyred while patrolling at sea to ensure security, the Navy’s Directorate-General of Public Relations (DGPR) said on Wednesday. “Shoaibur Rehman (PMA-IV) and Ghufran Nasar (PMT-II) embraced martyrdom while performing patrolling duties at sea to ensure security,” it said in a statement on X. 2 PN personnel, Shoaib ur Rehman (PMA-IV) & Ghufran Nasar (PMT-II) embraced Shahadat while performing patrolling duties at sea to ensure security. CNS expressed deep sorrow over loss of precious lives. Senior PN officials attended funerals of martyred sailors & met their families pic.twitter.com/5fUZwJdGhq — DGPR (Navy) (@dgprPaknavy) September…
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LAHORE MIRROR — The University College of Medicine and Dentistry (UCMD), a constituent medical institution of the University of Lahore, has won two international AMEE Aspire Awards for excellence in medical education. UCMD secured the awards in the Student Engagement and Faculty Development categories under the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) at an international conference held in Vienna, Austria. The University of Lahore held a ceremony to celebrate the achievement, attended by Deputy Chairman Board of Governors Uzair Rauf, Rector Professor Dr Muhammad Ashraf, UCMD Principal Professor Dr Mahwish Urooj, Dean of Medicine and Dentistry Professor Dr Mughis Ahmad…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — Apple on Wednesday unveiled a foldable phone called Duo, introducing the biggest change in years in the company’s flagship product. The Duo is sized and shaped like a passport, with rounded edges. It opens into a horizontal, wide screen that can also be viewed vertically. There is a smaller single screen on the front when the phone is folded. When open, it is Apple’s thinnest phone, the company said. The folding phone event, the first with new Chief Executive Officer John Ternus at the helm, is the most noticeable overhaul of Apple’s flagship product since it removed the…
LAHORE MIRROR — South Cantt police have arrested the prime suspect, Muhammad Rizwan, from Rawalpindi along with a weapon in connection with an assault on security guards and workers at a petrol pump on Airport Road. According to a spokesperson for the DIG Operations, the suspect allegedly assaulted a security guard and other workers at the petrol pump along with an accomplice. The suspects also allegedly brandished a weapon and threatened the security guards and workers with death during the incident. A case was registered at South Cantt police station following the incident. The spokesperson said police traced and arrested…
LAHORE MIRROR — The government on Wednesday increased the price of petrol by Rs3.40 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs6.72 per litre. Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs367.75 per litre while HSD will cost Rs392.67 per litre. The government continues to levy Rs114 per litre in taxes and duties on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel. According to the Petroleum Division’s notification, the new prices will be applicable on Sept 10 (Thursday).
LAHORE MIRROR — Pakistan were bowled out for 133 in the first innings of the third and final Test against England in Birmingham on Wednesday. England captain won the toss and elected to field first, with Pakistan opening their innings with Saim Ayub and Azan Owais. Saim was dismissed without scoring, while Azan once again failed to make an impact, departing for just nine runs. Abdullah Shafique followed for three after falling to Ollie Robinson, before Jofra Archer dismissed Shan Masood. Pakistan captain Babar Azam managed only seven runs before being sent back to the pavilion. Saud Shakeel top-scored for…
LAHORE MIRROR (AFP) — New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday the release of tens of thousands of documents showing that the city did not disclose everything it knew about air toxicity after 9/11. The release comes ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks that killed 2,977 people in the United States, mostly from the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York. More than 9,400 have died from illnesses linked to their exposure to the area in the years since, according to a federal medical monitoring program. Thousands of people have suffered health problems, including cancer,…
LAHORE MIRROR — A routine dispute at a petrol station on Lahore’s Airport Road reportedly turned violent when a man allegedly assaulted a pump worker and threatened him with a rifle. According to CCTV footage circulated on social media, the incident began after petrol pump staff allegedly stopped the man from using an underground fuel storage area as a toilet. The confrontation quickly escalated, with the worker reportedly subjected to physical assault. A companion of the alleged assailant is also seen in the footage bringing a rifle from a vehicle, loading it and threatening the petrol station employee. A security…
LAHORE MIRROR (AFP) — The US military said Tuesday that one of its underwater drones “malfunctioned” after Iran said its forces captured an American unmanned submarine in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. “An underwater drone operated by US forces malfunctioned more than a day ago. It was surveying regional waters in support of ongoing operations,” US Central Command spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins said, without mentioning whether the device was seized by Iran. “The defective drone was an older model that neither collected sensitive data nor carried any classified sonar or radar equipment,” Hawkins added. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had earlier said…
LAHORE MIRROR — Pakistan’s junior hockey team qualified for the semi-finals of the Men’s Junior Hockey Asia Cup after defeating Malaysia 5-2 in China on Monday. Pakistan, one of the strongest sides in Pool B, trailed 1-0 at half-time after Malaysia’s Muhammad Salehi scored in the ninth minute. Pakistan’s junior hockey team staged a remarkable comeback in the third quarter, scoring five goals to take control of the contest. Nadeem Khan equalised in the 32nd minute before Abdullah Sami Rana gave Pakistan the lead four minutes later. Waleed Rana then scored twice in quick succession in the 39th and 40th…
