LAHORE MIRROR — Priceless heirlooms and antiques belonging to the family of the Nawab of Bahawalpur, reportedly worth Rs20 million, were stolen from the residence of Prince Bahawal Abbas Khan Abbasi, son of Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi, in F-8/3 in Islamabad. Police registered a case under Sections 454 and 380 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) after the family discovered that the storeroom had been broken into and the valuable items removed. The stolen articles included silver and gold valuables, including a silver throne chair, silver ladder, silver bowls and statues, gold plates, Bahawalpur-crested gold plates and a large crested silver…
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LAHORE MIRROR (AFP) — North Korea said it tested an intermediate-range strategic missile on Saturday that involved the use of AI, hours after Seoul said Pyongyang had launched a ballistic missile. The launch took place days after Seoul’s military demanded an apology from Pyongyang for a blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) that it blamed on the North. Pyongyang has denied responsibility for last month’s explosion and called South Korea “despicable” on Friday, undercutting overtures by Seoul’s civilian leadership seeking a return to dialogue. Early on Saturday, “our military detected a ballistic missile launched…
LAHORE MIRROR — An Azerbaijani woman, who allegedly fell victim to a gang rape in Lahore, refused to return to her country after boarding a flight for Azerbaijan, airport sources said. According to the sources, Diana reached the airport late at night to return to Azerbaijan. She completed the check-in and immigration procedures and boarded the aircraft. However, shortly afterwards, she refused to leave and disembarked. Diana insisted that she did not want to return to Azerbaijan and asked to be sent to a third country instead. Airport sources said Diana had remained at the airport since the night, while…
LAHORE MIRROR (AFP) — The UAE’s attorney general said the co-pilot of a flydubai flight to Israel had planned a “terrorist act” and used the cockpit’s emergency axe to attack the captain, the official UAE news agency WAM reported Saturday. The news agency quoted Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi as saying that according to the initial findings of an investigation, “the co-pilot had attempted to carry out a terrorist act” and had “attacked the captain in the cockpit with the emergency axe and tried to take control of the aircraft”. Barred from flying The co-pilot accused of attacking the…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — Disney agreed to license a slate of movies and TV shows to Netflix, including existing “Ice Age” films as well as “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” and “Will Trent” series, the companies said on Friday. The deal expands Netflix’s access to Disney-owned content as the streaming platform broadens its library through licensing agreements, including a deal with AMC Global Media in July to bring “The Walking Dead” series to its platform. The first two seasons of Disney+ original series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” will be available globally on Netflix from October 4 for three months.…
By Sardar Siraj Mohammad, Mudassar Azam and Mohammad Asim Jilani Former senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed is a veteran politician, journalist, author and foreign-policy commentator. He has served as federal minister for information, culture, tourism, sports and youth affairs, as well as special assistant to the prime minister for strategic communications and head of the prime minister’s task force on Central Asia. A graduate of Government College Lahore, he holds a master’s degree in international relations from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC. He has also received an honorary doctorate from the Royal Academy of Sciences, Cambodia, in…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — India won gold medal second time in the Asian Games cricket on Saturday after the men’s team thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan by 19 runs in the final in Nisshin. The Twenty20 world champions piled up 211-6, the highest total of the Aichi-Nagoya Games, thanks to blistering half-centuries from opener Abhishek Sharma (61) and Tilak Varma, who smashed 51 not out off 22 balls. Hasan Nawaz’s defiant 96 kept Pakistan in the hunt, but they finished on 192-6. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Abhishek took charge after India captain Shreyas Iyer chose to bat at the Korogi Sports…
LAHORE MIRROR — The Corps Commanders Conference, chaired by Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, has stressed that internal stability is of paramount importance to Pakistan, warning that any attempt to create violent unrest or situations resembling the May 9 events would be dealt with decisively and without discrimination under the law. The 277th Corps Commanders Conference was held at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The meeting reviewed the country’s security situation, operational preparedness and regional developments in detail. The participants offered Fateha for the…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — Saudi authorities on Friday denied reports of a suicide bomber at Khana Kaaba (Grand Mosque) in Makkah, saying a man was arrested for harassing passersby and causing panic. “Security authorities in the holy capital arrested a person for harassing passersby and spreading fear and panic among them, and he was dealt with immediately,” authorities said in a statement on X. “The security authorities confirm that there is no truth to the claims being circulated regarding the incident,” the statement said. The statement provided no further details about the suspect. Earlier claims circulating on social media alleged…
LAHORE MIRROR — The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has released its latest annual inflation report, showing that the country’s inflation rate rose to 11.53% year-on-year, while weekly inflation increased by 0.21%. According to the PBS, prices of 20 essential commodities increased during the week, while 10 items became cheaper and prices of 21 items remained unchanged. Chicken prices rose by 7.25% during the week, followed by garlic at 1.85% and gram pulse (chana) at 1.30%. LPG prices increased by 1.17%, eggs by 0.72%, and rice by 0.55%. On the other hand, diesel prices declined by 3.43%, while banana prices…
