LAHORE MIRROR — Pakistan secured another medal at the Asian Games on Friday as Noor Zaman and Mohammad Ashab Irfan won their respective singles matches to reach the semi-finals of the squash competition. Third seed Noor defeated Hong Kong’s Chi Hin Henry Leung, while fifth seed Ashab overcame India’s fourth-seeded Veer Chotrani at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, ensuring Pakistan’s place in the medal rounds. Noor, Pakistan’s highest-ranked player in the draw, was tested by Leung but kept his composure to book his place in the last four. Ashab also produced a determined performance against Chotrani, recovering from losing the…
Author: Faisal Waqas
LAHOR EMIRROR — The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to postpone its planned long march on Islamabad from September 27 to October 5, according to party sources. The decision was taken at a meeting of the PTI’s political committee held at the Chief Minister’s House in Peshawar on Friday, chaired by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, cabinet members and party parliamentarians attended the meeting, which discussed the long march and the party’s future political strategy. According to sources, the committee agreed to defer the September 27 march and set October 5 as the new date.…
Hafiz Naeem says party will hold a major public gathering in Lahore on Friday, continue its movement until the levy is abolished LAHORE (Farrukh Warraich) — Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said that his party will continue its campaign for the abolition of the petroleum levy and will not step back until the public demand is accepted. Hafiz Naeem said while talking to the senior journalist and anchorperson Farrukh Warraich during the meeting at Mansoora Markaz on Multan Road. The JI emir said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had requested the JI to defer its protest, a request the…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — Pop music superstar Taylor Swift released four new songs that she added to her 2025 hit album “The Life of a Showgirl” including the single “Patient Zero” about a toxic relationship. The expanded album called “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore” debuted at midnight US Eastern Daylight Time (0400 GMT) on Friday. A music video for “Patient Zero” is set to debut on Sunday during MTV’s Video Music Awards, where Swift will be honored with the inaugural artist director trophy. Actors Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson play roles in the video. “If you’re sick of…
LAHORE MIRROR — Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye are set to convene an urgent meeting of their senior military officers to discuss ways to support the kingdom under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement amid renewed Houthi attacks. According to the Saudi Foreign Ministry, senior military officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye will discuss ways to support Saudi Arabia under the joint defence agreement. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met in New York. The ministers reviewed progress on establishing the agreement’s general secretariat,…
LAHORE MIRROR — Pakistan’s Asim Khan and Mehwish Ali advanced to the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles squash event at the Asian Games after defeating their Japanese opponents in the round of 16. The Pakistani pair beat Naoki Hayashi and Arisa Sano 2-1, winning 11-8, 11-10 and 11-4. In another mixed doubles round-of-16 match, Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal and Saharish Ali were defeated and eliminated from the event.
LAHORE MIRROR — State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)-held foreign exchange reserves rose by $11 million during the week ended September 18, 2026, to $21.4 billion, according to data the central bank released on Thursday. The country’s total liquid foreign reserves stood at $26.81 billion as of September 18, compared with $21.4 billion held by the SBP and $5.41 billion held by commercial banks. The breakdown showed that foreign reserves held by the SBP stood at $21,400.3 million, while net foreign reserves held by commercial banks amounted to $5,410.3 million. The central bank said, “During the week ended on 18-Sep-2026, SBP’s…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday it will launch a prototype satellite next week in its first in-orbit test of Project Suncatcher, a research effort to explore whether space could potentially host large-scale AI computing infrastructure. Companies including SpaceX and Starcloud are pursuing plans to deploy data centres in low Earth orbit, aiming to harness near-continuous sunlight to power energy-intensive AI computing and sidestep terrestrial constraints on electricity supplies. The new mission, scheduled to fly on SpaceX’s upcoming Transporter-18 rideshare launch in partnership with satellite company Planet Labs, will assess how Google’s AI hardware withstands launch forces,…
LAHORE MIRROR (AFP) –Authorities in Pakistan’s capital blocked main access routes to the city with double-stacked shipping containers Thursday ahead of a weekend demonstration by supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. Police deployed 22,000 security personnel to lock down Islamabad, officials told AFP, barring entry and exit to neighbouring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where Khan’s party rules. Key highways, entry points, and major intersections were obstructed, completely severing transport links and bringing movement to a virtual standstill. Cars could be seen stuck in traffic jams, with motorbike riders squeezing in and out of gaps between containers. The government’s preemptive crackdown…
LAHORE MIRROR (REUTERS) — White House on Thursday for a lavish state summit expected to be heavy on symbolism but light on substance, with both leaders keen to showcase stable ties despite a deep underlying rivalry. It will be the year’s second meeting of the leaders of the two biggest economies, but Xi’s first visit to Washington in more than a decade. Trump greeted Xi on arrival on Wednesday evening, the first time a US president has welcomed a foreign leader at Joint Base Andrews in 11 years, when President Barack Obama welcomed Pope Francis in 2015, according to C-SPAN,…
