LAHORE MIRROR — A woman broadcast journalist and TV anchor was found dead at her residence in Gulshanabad, located on Adiala Road in Rawalpindi, rescue officials said. The deceased was identified as Rabia Ahsan, who worked as a news anchor for a television channel. Police confirmed that her husband, Ahsan, had been taken into custody as investigations into the incident got underway. According to police sources, Ahsan has given an initial statement, claiming that the shooting was accidental and that a bullet struck his wife. Police sources further said that there had been no reported marital discord between the couple.…
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LAHORE MIRROR (AFP) — Captain Babar Azam hopes an overhauled Pakistan can make a fresh start in the first Test against Sri Lanka that begins in Rawalpindi on Monday after their disastrous series against England. The two-match series is Pakistan’s first since their 3-0 whitewash in England, where seven players were sent home after the second Test. Head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul were also sacked in a September overhaul, with white-ball coach Mike Hesson brought in to the Test set-up. Only Salman Agha and Aamer Jamal have been recalled from the seven players sent home, with…
LAHORE MIRROR (AFP) — A Pakistani astronaut will travel to China’s Tiangong space station aboard the Shenzhou-24 mission, becoming the first foreigner to visit the orbiting outpost, Beijing’s manned space agency said on Saturday. Pakistan and China are close diplomatic and strategic partners, and signed a deal in February 2025 setting up a Chinese government training programme for Pakistani astronauts. The statement by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) did not give a date of departure, but the mission is expected to take place by the end of the year. The Pakistani astronaut, a payload specialist, will join a short…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — Poland’s police said on Saturday that five people were killed and around a dozen wounded after a gunman opened fire in the historic centre of its second city, Krakow. A man drove a car onto Krakow’s Main Square and began shooting at random people, said police. Officers shot a suspect who is now in custody, they added. “As a result of the incident, five people were killed and around a dozen others were wounded,” a Krakow police spokesman told AFP by phone. “The perpetrator was shot by police” and was transported to a hospital, regional police…
LAHORE MIRROR — The Indian Air Force said on Saturday it had successfully landed a heavy-lift transport aircraft at the highest altitude anywhere in the world in remote Ladakh bordering China. The IL-76MD, a four-engine Russian-origin turbofan military aircraft also known as Ganjraj, landed at an airfield at 4,154 metres (13,629 feet) above sea level close to the frontier with China. “An Indian Air Force IL-76MD has scripted history with a successful landing at Nyoma, marking the highest-altitude landing ever achieved by the aircraft anywhere in the world,” the IAF said in a statement. It described the landing as a…
LAHORE MIRROR — The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has increased electricity prices by Rs2.37 per unit under the monthly fuel price adjustment for September 2026. NEPRA has issued an official notification confirming the increase in electricity price, which will be reflected in consumers’ electricity bills for November. According to the notification, the additional charges will also apply to consumers of K-Electric. It is worth noting that the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) had requested a higher increase of Rs2.56 per unit under the September fuel price adjustment. The approved increase of Rs2.37 per unit will therefore place an…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — Former Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja said in a new autobiography excerpted on Saturday that discussions about ball-tampering during Australia’s 2018 tour of South Africa were more widespread within the team than Cricket Australia’s investigation found. The “Sandpapergate” scandal over Australia’s scuffing of the ball with sandpaper in the March 2018 test in Cape Town sparked a major integrity crisis for Cricket Australia. In a statement on Saturday, the governing body defended its 2018 probe that concluded prior knowledge was confined to three players — Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft. Khawaja, in extracts of his…
LAHORE MIRROR — Opener Usman Khan struck a magnificent unbeaten 139 as defending champions Pakistan cruised to a nine-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their Group A opener of the ACC Men’s U-19 Asia Cup on Friday. Chasing 225, Pakistan reached the target in 37.3 overs, finishing at 225 for one with 75 balls to spare. Usman Khan struck 21 fours and a six in his 120-ball innings, recording his fourth century in Youth ODIs. He shared a 153-run opening stand with Jahangir Bilal, who scored 60 off 87 balls, before adding an unbeaten 72 with Abdul…
LAHORE MIRROR — An assistant director of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) was shot dead in a firing incident behind a NADRA office in Hayatabad, Peshawar, on Friday. According to SSP Operations Farhan Khan, the incident took place behind the NADRA office in Hayatabad. Eight spent 30-bore pistol casings were recovered from the crime scene. The body was shifted to a hospital for a post-mortem examination, he said. Khan added that raids were under way to arrest those involved in the killing. Meanwhile, MNA Noor Alam Khan, in a statement, said his nephew, Fahad Khan, had been killed…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) –Alphabet said on Friday it held nearly 3 million shares, or a stake worth $547.9 million, in chipmaker Qualcomm as of September. Qualcomm shares rose more than 3% in premarket trading. The Google parent has also increased its position in Elon Musk’s SpaceX to about 555 million shares from 551.2 million earlier. Qualcomm earlier this week irked investors when it missed Wall Street expectations for quarterly smartphone chip sales due to weak demand, even though it forecast better-than-expected revenue for its nascent data-center segment.
