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FAISALABAD: A total of 97 women and girls were subjected to gang-rape across Faisalabad district during the first 11 months of the current year, yet not a single accused was convicted in court, official statistics show. The number of gang-rape cases registered in 2024 was 80. During the current year, 97 gang-rape cases were reported in Faisalabad district. Of these, 12 cases were registered in Lyallpur Town, 23 in Iqbal Town Division, 27 in Madina Town Division, 15 in Jaranwala Division, and 20 in Saddar Division. Out of 297 accused named in these cases, the police were able to arrest…

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif receive Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov on his arrival at Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi. Photo: NNI ISLAMABAD: Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov on Wednesday arrived on his maiden state visit to Pakistan, at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. As the Kyrgyz president came out of his special aircraft at Nur Khan Airbase, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warmly received him. Two children attired in traditional dresses presented bouquets to the Kyrgyz President as a gun salute boomed in the backdrop to herald the arrival…

K-P govert is claiming that its share should go up by 6% to nearly 20% after merger with tribal districts ISLAMABAD: As the maiden meeting of the National Finance Commission is set to put a spotlight on performance of provinces, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in particular, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has proposed multiple options to redistribute resources that would benefit the Centre and smaller federating units. Despite giving more weight to the variables that strengthen the fiscal position of the smaller provinces, the share of K-P would increase from 1% to 3% in the range of 15.7% to 17.1%, showed the details of…

Inside Horizon Quantum’s office in Singapore on Dec. 3, 2025. The software firm claimed it is the first private company to deploy a commercial quantum computer in the city-state.Sha Ying | CNBC InternationalSingapore-based software firm Horizon Quantum on Wednesday said it has become the first private company to run a quantum computer for commercial use in the city-state, marking a milestone ahead of its plans to list in the U.S.The start-up, founded in 2018 by quantum researcher Joe Fitzsimons, said the machine is now fully operational. It integrates components from quantum computing suppliers, including Maybell Quantum, Quantum Machines and Rigetti…

ISLAMABAD: If all goes as planned, construction of the first-ever cricket stadium in Islamabad will begin soon, as stakeholders on Wednesday deliberated on the proposed design of the project. During a meeting headed by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi, CDA officials and consultants presented the concept design of the stadium. The facility will be constructed in the foothills of the Margallas near Sector D-12. The meeting decided that the new stadium will have an open view of the Margallas and a seating capacity of around 32,000. It was also decided that a large parking facility with space for…

Secretariat posts capped at 400% of Assembly membership; current staff must comply within 18 monthsNational Assembly. Photo: File The National Assembly has approved the NA Secretariat Employees (Amendment) Bill 2025, introducing strict limits on staffing, regulating recruitments, and formalising hiring procedures to prevent political interference. Under the new law, the total number of posts in the Secretariat, both permanent and temporary, cannot exceed 400 per cent of the Assembly’s membership, and existing employees must be brought within this limit within 18 months of enforcement. The amendments require Finance Committee approval for the creation of new posts, upgrades, or termination of…

Chief of defence forces expresses satisfaction over ‘robust defence collaboration’, underscores need for cooperationCommander Royal Saudi Land Forces Lieutenant General Fahad bin Saud Al-Johani in meeting with Field Marshal Asim Munir at GHQ on December 3. Photo: ISPR Commander Royal Saudi Land Forces Lieutenant General Fahad bin Saud Al-Johani praised the professionalism of the Pakistan Army and appreciated the “positive role played by Pakistan in regional peace and stability” during a meeting with Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir at the General Headquarters, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations…

Students do warm-up exercises at Jiangjunshan International Ski Resort in Altay, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Aman)CHANGCHUN, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — A five-day “snow break” for primary and secondary school students started in northeast China’s Jilin Province from Wednesday, as multiple snow-themed vacations are implemented across the country to facilitate winter travel and sports participation amid the upcoming winter tourism peak.Students are granted a three-hour free experience for every ski resort, ice rink and A-level tourist attraction per day during the period, with their accompanying family members also enjoying ticket discounts, said Sun Guangzhi, director of…

NDMA sends 47-member team, 6.5 tons of aid to provide relief from cyclone destruction Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a dedicated search and rescue team was dispatched early Wednesday to support operations in the affected areas of Sri Lanka. A Pakistan Air Force C-130 aircraft carrying a 47-member team along with 6.5 tons of essential equipment has departed to participate in the humanitarian and rescue efforts. The departure ceremony for the relief consignment was attended by Federal Minister Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Chairperson NDMA Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik and Sri Lankan High Commissioner Fred Senevirathne. Speaking on the occasion, Dr.…

Artificial intelligence has created a device that turns moon dust into energy.The moon vacuum, which was unveiled on Wednesday by Blue Origin at Amazon’s re:Invent 2025 conference in Las Vegas, was built using critical technology from startup Istari Digital.”So what it does is sucks up moon dust and it extracts the heat from it so it can be used as an energy source, like turning moon dust into a battery,” Istari CEO Will Roper told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan.Spacecraft carrying out missions on the lunar surface are typically constrained by lunar night, the two-week period every 28 days during which the…