LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — At least 18 people were killed in an attack on Monday by Houthis on a government security forces training camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province, four government and medical sources told Reuters, as fighting in the impoverished country intensifies. Houthis and the internationally recognised government have been trading attacks since the group advanced in September towards territory near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a shipping chokepoint at the mouth of the Red Sea. The people from the government, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at security forces during a training exercise. Shabwa…
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LAHORE MIRROR — Indian police have arrested three suspects in connection with a shooting at Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Mumbai, according to Indian media reports. The suspects were arrested at Kota railway station in Rajasthan while allegedly attempting to flee by train, the reports said. Two of the arrested men are reportedly from Haryana and the third from Bihar. They are also suspected of having links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The shooting took place in Mumbai’s Juhu area on the previous day as Tiger Shroff was leaving after playing a football match. The actor escaped unharmed, while…
LAHORE MIRROR — Director General Inter-Services Public Relations, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has said that Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and security and, above all, the security of Haramain al-Sharifain are paramount and non-negotiable. In an interview with Independent Arabia, he emphasized that it is absolute as far as Pakistan is concerned. He said whatever support is needed to do that is being provided and will be provided. Commenting on the Makkah Joint Defence Alliance, the DG ISPR described its evolution over a short period as phenomenal. He highlighted the decades and even centuries-old ties among the three countries,…
LAHORE MIRROR — The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has uncovered an alleged international cyber fraud operation targeting foreign nationals, particularly US citizens, after raiding an illegal call centre in Karachi and arresting 11 suspects, including its owner. According to officials, the NCCIA’s Karachi Zone conducted a covert operation at an illegally operated call centre on the first floor of Zafar Centre on Shahrah-e-Faisal. The facility was allegedly being used for organised international cyber fraud, financial scams and the unlawful acquisition of sensitive banking information belonging to foreign nationals, particularly Americans. During the raid, the agency arrested 11 suspects,…
LAHORE MIRROR — Indian actor Tiger Shroff remained unhurt in a shooting incident in Mumbai’s Juhu area, in which his driver and a bystander sustained injuries, local media reported. A report by Indian news website The Hindu quoted an official as saying that the incident took place around 7pm as Shroff was leaving his place of work. Mumbai Zone-II Deputy Commissioner of Police Mohit Garg further said that Shroff’s driver, Firdaus, sustained an injury to his left hand while a bystander, identified as Chauhan, was also wounded and taken to a hospital. According to the report, Maharashtra Chief Minister and…
LAHORE MIRROR (AFP) — Salman Agha returned to international cricket with a century to lift Pakistan to 305 in the one-day tri-series opener against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on Sunday. The 32-year-old scored a 90-ball 107 with a six and ten fours to anchor Pakistan, who were bowled out in 49.5 overs after they were sent in to bat on a good-paced pitch. Agha had a miserable last three months. He was sent home ahead of the third Test in England in August after leading the team in the first match. Agha hit two consecutive boundaries off pacer Asitha Fernando…
LAHORE MIRROR (AP) — Police arrested at least 1,800 people across France after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops during nationwide demonstrations that drew hundreds of thousands who denounced rising living costs and poor conditions in schools. Authorities said masked groups on Saturday set fires and attacked public buildings, including city halls, in several cities. In Limoges, a city in central France, flames engulfed the 19th-century City Hall, causing its roof to collapse. Haute-Vienne prefect Maurice Barate told LCI television that the fire was deliberately set and nearly destroyed the building. The fire was under control Sunday. French…
LAHORE MIRROR — The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has rejected a fabricated propaganda by a North America-based account that the United States Navy is somehow operating from Pakistani territory against Iran, with alleged Pakistani approval. In a Fact Check, the Ministry termed it baseless and a part of wider agenda of sowing confusion, misperceptions and chaos. The statement said that such social media posts actually deserve no attention by any serious-minded observer and need to be categorized and treated as propaganda only.
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — Rapidly improving artificial intelligence capabilities will bring far faster change across all fields, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark said on Saturday, with one of the company’s internal economic models forecasting that it could vastly expand US economic output to $44 trillion by 2030. Clark, speaking at IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, said that international cooperation was needed to erect “unusual and serious rules” for the transformative technology. Clark said that the $44 trillion number, which compares to the current level of just over $30 trillion, “sounds very outlandish” but AI is vastly increasing scientific…
LAHORE MIRROR — Pakistan on Saturday extended its ban on the use of its airspace by Indian aircraft until November 24, 2026, at 4:59am, according to an official notice from the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA). The restriction covers Indian-registered aircraft as well as aircraft owned, operated or leased by Indian airlines or operators. The ban also prohibits Indian aircraft from using Pakistani airspace for military flights.
