NEW DELHI: Police in the Indian capital Delhi detained the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, Abhijeet Dipke, on Saturday, ahead of a protest called by the youth movement demanding the resignation of the country’s chief election commissioner, the party said. TV channels reported earlier that police officers met Abhijeet Dipke at the Delhi airport after he arrived from the financial capital Mumbai and asked him to call off the protest as authorities had banned it. CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were also detained from their flight upon landing, the movement said in a statement.
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LAHORE MIRROR — The inflow of overseas workers’ remittances into Pakistan stood at $3.6 billion in September 2026, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data showed on Friday. Remittances showed 12.7% increase on a year-on-year basis from $3.2 billion recorded in September 2025. Meanwhile, it recorded a 1.9% decrease on a month-on-month basis from $3.7 billion in August 2026. In September 2026, workers’ remittances recorded an inflow of US$ 3.6 billion showing an increase of 12.7 percent on y/y basis and decrease of 1.9 percent on m/m basis. For details: https://t.co/WhTMuVcbFv #SBPRemittances https://t.co/IwvSgpjnIV — SBP (@StateBank_Pak) October 9, 2026 Cumulatively,…
LAHORE MIRROR — Director General ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan is committed to a negotiated and peaceful outcome of the Iran-US conflict and is acting as an “honest broker” while mediating between the United States and Iran, reiterating the commitment to a “negotiated and peaceful” outcome. In an interview with CNN, he said Pakistan has been and will continue to do whatever is possible and necessary so that the differences and gaps narrow down and there is a negotiated and peaceful outcome of this conflict. The DG ISPR said Pakistan wants that this conflict should not…
LAHORE MIRROR — Captain Sahibzada Farhan smashed a brilliant 89 as Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first Twenty20 International at Rawalpindi on Friday. Chasing a target of 183, Pakistan reached 183 for six in the 19th over, taking a 1-0 lead in the series. Farhan led the run chase with an impressive 89 off 47 balls, hitting 10 fours and four sixes. Maaz Sadaqat also made a valuable contribution, scoring a half-century of 50, while Fakhar Zaman added 21 runs. For Sri Lanka, Eshan Malinga and Maheesh Theekshana claimed two wickets apiece. Earlier, Sri Lanka posted…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States is having productive discussions with Iran and will not launch an attack on the country before US midterm congressional elections in November. “We are having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. He said the US blockade of Iranian ports remains in effect and that oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. “We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd,”…
LAHORE MIRROR — Pakistan has rejected a New York Times report claiming that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets took part in an operation launched by Saudi forces against the Houthis. In a fact-check posted on its official account on Thursday, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting described the report as “fake and fabricated” and urged international media organisations to refrain from speculative reporting on the use of Pakistan’s armed forces under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 | 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ▪️ NYT above referred story attributing employment of PAF aircraft against Houthis is fake and fabricated.…
LAHORE MIRROR — Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have reached a staff-level agreement for a $1.2 billion tranche. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Iva Petrova, issued a statement at the conclusion of negotiations with Pakistan. She said the IMF team reached a staff-level agreement with the Pakistani authorities on the fourth review of the 37-month Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the third review of the 28-month arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). The staff-level agreement is subject to approval by the IMF Executive Board. Upon approval, Pakistan will have access…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — Portugal was the only team that moved up in the top 10 of the updated FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings on Wednesday, climbing two spots to No. 5. Brazil and Morocco each fell one spot in the only other changes within the top 10, after each drew a friendly during the just-concluded international window. Portugal won all four UEFA Nations League matches during this window, beating Norway twice and Wales and Denmark once each. Spain, fresh off winning its second World Cup this summer, built on its margin as the top-ranked team after sweeping the first four Nations…
GOA (Lahore Mirror) — Veteran Bollywood actor Nana Patekar has died at the age of 75 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his residence in Goa, according to Indian media reports. Patekar was reportedly found unconscious after complaining of chest pain. A medical team performed CPR before rushing him to a hospital, where he was declared dead early Thursday morning. A medico-legal case has been registered and a post-mortem examination is expected to be conducted. Born Vishwanath Patekar, the actor began his film career in 1978 with Gaman and went on to build a celebrated career across Hindi and Marathi…
LAHORE MIRROR — The government has increased the price of petrol by Rs1.82 per litre to Rs396.65, while reducing the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by 91 paisa to Rs394.94 per litre, effective October 8, 2026. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) revised the ex-depot prices of petroleum products under the government’s petroleum pricing mechanism, according to the Petroleum Division. It added that petroleum product prices were revised in line with changes in international market prices, Platts rates, premiums and other related costs. The revised prices will remain effective from October 8, 2026, under the government’s petroleum pricing mechanism.
