Departure from Afghanistan saved Kabul from 'massive conflict, havoc,' says Ashraf Ghani

From health card to Sasta Ration schemes, the government was spending extraordinary resources for the betterment of masses on the pattern of a welfare state, PM said.

The US State Department and US Treasury had last week announced fresh sanctions on five Chinese officials under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act. In retaliation, China announced tit-for-tat sanctions on five US individuals.

Riyadh and Tehran have been bitter foes for decades, taking opposing sides in a range of regional conflicts, including in Yemen where Saudi Arabia leads a military coalition against Iran-backed Huthi rebels. However, the Saudi monarch appeared to soften his hawkish tone towards Iran.

Iran does not recognise arch-rival Israel as a state and prohibits contact between athletes from the two countries.

Energy prices soared in 2021. With gas, oil, coal, electricity, and carbon all shooting higher in large part. Owing to a resurgence of geopolitical tensions between producers and consumers.

French President Emmanuel Macron features on cover of this year's report due to his policies, say co-editors

The promotion of maize-soybean strip intercropping technology from SAU is entering the fourth year since it was introduced to Pakistan in 2018.

The goods trade gap reported Wednesday by the Commerce Department is likely to remain historically high as long as the coronavirus pandemic continues,

1st S-550 air defense system has entered combat duty, according to local media

The United States had spent billions building a flying force in Afghanistan to give Kabul an edge over Islamic insurgents. Bombing raids killed countless Taliban fighters, who had no air power of their own.

Owing to prudent policies of the government, the fiscal deficit has been brought down to 1.1 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the first four months of Fiscal Year 2021-22 against 1.7 percent deficit during the same period last year, official report said.