The anti-aircraft missile had a "remarkable combat performance" and included twin rudder controls and other new technologies, the official Korean Central News Agency said. The missile test is the latest in a series of tension-raising steps by Pyongyang.

Australia last month abruptly canceled a multibillion-dollar contract for 12 French submarines. The decision sparked fury in France as it publicly claimed it no longer trusts Australia. As a result, the long-planned round of Australia-EU free trade talks have been postponed.

“Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan appears vindicated by the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan,” a Financial Times report said Thursday.

The minister highlighted government’s efforts to support industrial development through a set of policies and tax benefits to industries and specifically women entrepreneurs.

Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Hamza Shafqat, in a twitter post, informed the residents of Islamabad that food delivery through drones is set to begin in the national capital.

US rushed Afghan exit poses threat to Pakistan’s nuclear arsenals, claim US generals as they have become vulnerable amid present Afghan chaos. They also added that the US Afghan exit was not according to their plan.

China has been working hard to improve the performance of its homegrown engines, which have lagged Western technology. At the show, it flew its J-20 fighter jets with Chinese engines rather than Russian ones for the first time.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the State Department failed to evacuate Americans sooner from Afghanistan, however, the State Department also "rightfully" followed former Afghan President Ghani's caution that a hasty withdrawal would cause a collapse of the government.

The U.S. and Chinese military officials held a frank, in-depth, and open discussion on a range of issues affecting the countries' defense relationships. The talks were held two weeks after the US Britain, and Australia announced a security pact for nuclear-powered submarines.

The Pakistani – American entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Playpal has made it to the list of Forbes next 1000 list. She has been featured under the Healthcare and Science category, for her self-health monitoring platform.

Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) on Thursday issued the following exchange rates. Pakistan rupee has depreciated to lowest levels in history.

In a tweet, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain gave glad tidings of PTV's success. As per the minister, PTV was set to earn a profit of Rs1.3 billion this year. He also expressed the hope that next year the PTV would break all records of profit.