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.

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Wednesday said that due to the business-friendly policies of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the corporate sector in the PTI government had earned a net profit of Rs 929 billion last year, while in 2018 when the PML-N was in power, they had earned a profit of Rs 587 billion.

Apple said it has placed the plant "on probation" and is working with the supplier to rapidly implement "a comprehensive set of corrective actions".The factory employs some 17,000 people. It makes iPhones for the Indian market and for export, as well as other gadgets.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a rare visit to Israel for talks on economic and security issues with Israel's defense chief, but with few prospects for any resumption of long-stalled peace negotiations.

Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 31% from the year's high of $69,000 on Nov. 10.

Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday after rallying overnight as industry data showed a decline in U.S. inventories, boosting demand sentiment.

Sahibzada Noor ul Haq Qadri, Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony said that a dedicated directorate was being established in the ministry to facilitate religious pilgrimage who intended to visit Iran, Iraq, and Syria.

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on Tuesday welcomed the launching of the Pakistan Pavilion on JD.com, one of the most popular and influential e-Commerce platforms in the Chinese online market. He said that China was ready to work with Pakistan to strengthen cooperation in cross border e-commerce and digital trade.

Putin claims eastern Ukraine's some areas "never thought of itself as anything other than part of Russia." This is how he plans to occupy Ukraine.

A California federal judge has ruled, Plaintiffs who accused Google of unlawfully tracking their internet use while on "Incognito" browsing mode can question Chief Executive Sundar Pichai for up to two hours. In the lawsuit filed in June 2020, users accused Google of illegally invading their privacy by tracking internet use while Google Chrome browsers were set in "private" mode.

Tiangong, China's new space station, had to manoeuvre to avoid colliding with one Starlink satellite in July and with another in October, according to a note submitted by Beijing to the United Nations space agency this month.