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This simulated image captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 25, 2025 shows the Shenzhou-22 spaceship docking with the space station combination. China’s Shenzhou-22 spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. (Xinhua/Wang Chuntao)BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — China’s Shenzhou-22 spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. ■This real-time image captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Nov. 25, 2025 shows the Shenzhou-22 spaceship docking with the space station combination. China’s Shenzhou-22 spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination…
Administration orders 90-day survey of factories as teams probe Malikpur explosion FAISALABAD: The divisional administration has ordered a comprehensive inspection of all industrial units and factories across Faisalabad Division to assess the condition and capacity of boilers and pressure vessels, following last week’s deadly factory explosion in the Malikpur area. The decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by Commissioner Raja Jahangir Anwar, attended by officials from the industries, labour, civil defence, and environment departments, along with representatives of private inspection firms. Four private companies have been given 90 days to complete inspections, including geo-tagging each industrial unit and…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga and his wife Queen Nanasipau’u in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 25, 2025. Xi met with King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with visiting King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga here on Tuesday, saying that China is willing to enhance the alignment of…
Industries demand extension in date for acquiring licences, get assurance from DG explosives ISLAMABAD: The issue of delay in extension for acquiring dangerous petroleum licences has landed in the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) as the business community of Karachi is disappointed over the absence of a solution. Sources said that the extension was discussed in SIFC, which would take the final decision and it would be binding for the Ministry of Petroleum/Explosives. They said that a meeting was held in Karachi between DG Explosives Abdul Ali Khan and the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) to…
Alibaba showcase its AI technology application achievements from Alibaba Cloud at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China on July 26, 2025.Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAlibaba delivered better than expected revenue in its fiscal second quarter as sales in its key cloud computing division accelerated.Here’s how the company did in its fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 30 versus LSEG estimates:Revenue: 247.8 billion Chinese yuan ($34.8 billion) versus 242.65 billion yuan.Revenue rose 5% year-on-year. Alibaba’s New York-listed shares were 4% higher in premarket trade. Investors are focused on Alibaba’s cloud computing division which books its revenue related to…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia moved to reinforce the bilateral defence partnership on Monday as Saudi Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili held a series of high-level meetings in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, signalling the two nations’ renewed strategic alignment. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met General Al-Ruwaili to review defence cooperation, counterterrorism coordination and regional stability, emphasising that relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia had strengthened further through recent high-level engagement in Riyadh. The meeting focused on the historic ‘Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement’ signed, recently visits in Riyadh. Both sides were committed to operationalise it through joint training,…
Jensen Huang, NVIDIA founder and CEO, has a Q&A session at a press conference during the APEC CEO summit on October 31, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea.Woohae Cho | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesNvidia shares fell on Tuesday after The Information reported that Meta is considering using chips designed by Google. Shares of Nvidia were 3.2% lower in premarket trade. Google-parent Alphabet was trading 2.1% higher. On Monday, The Information reported that Meta is considering using Google’s tensor processing units (TPUs) in its data centers in 2027. Meta may also rent TPUs from Google’s cloud unit next year, the…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga and his wife Queen Nanasipau’u in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 25, 2025. Xi met with King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with visiting King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga here on Tuesday, saying that China is willing to enhance the alignment of…
ISLAMABAD: The newly formed Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Monday dismissed intra-court appeals (ICAs) filed by five Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges and the Karachi Bar Association (KBA) against the transfer of three judges to the IHC due to non-prosecution. However, the court granted time to the lawyers representing the Lahore Bar Association (LBA) and Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA), as well as the counsel for PTI founder Imran Khan against the transfers, and adjourned the hearing indefinitely. A six-member FCC bench headed by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan heard the intra-court appeals against the decision upholding the transfers of Justice…
Sanitisation operation is ongoing to eliminate remaining Indian-sponsored Khwarij in area Security forces neutralised 22 Indian-sponsored terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Bannu District as part of their ongoing counterterrorism campaign under the ‘Azm-e-Istehkam’ vision, the military said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the IBO was conducted on November 24 after reports of the presence of Khwarij belonging to the Indian proxy, Fitna al Khwarij. Read: Eight terrorists killed during Bannu IBO: ISPR During the operation, troops engaged the suspects, and after an intense exchange of fire, the Khwarij were neutralised. A…