Issuance Of e-ID Card Resumes In Afghanistan’s Kabul

KABUL, Oct 19 (NNN-ANA) – Authorities in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, have resumed the electronic national identity card issuance service, the local television channel, Tolonews reported. The service was resumed Saturday, after two months of a halt, and in the first phase, 80,000 e-ID cards will be issued, the report…

Pakistani Rupee Down To All-Time Low Against U.S. Dollar

ISLAMABAD, Oct 19 (NNN-PPI) – Devaluation of the Pakistani rupee against the U.S. dollar continued, as the greenback touched a historic high of 173.2 rupees in interbank trading yesterday. The U.S. dollar closed at 171.18 rupees on Friday, and yesterday opened higher at 173.2 rupees, after the local currency nose-dived…

Soldier Killed In Military Post Attack In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 19 (NNN-APP) – A soldier was killed, as terrorists attacked a military check post, in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a Pakistani army statement said yesterday. The terrorists opened fire at the post, located in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan district of the province, the military’s media…

ADB Approves 40 Million USD Loan For Cambodia’s Financial Sector Development

PHNOM PENH, Oct 19 (NNN-AKP) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a 40-million-U.S. dollar loan, to support Cambodia’s efforts to expand access to credit among micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and implement reforms, to boost financial stability, said its press release yesterday. The third subprogramme of the Inclusive…

Palestine Welcomes Efforts Of Preventing Admission Of Israel As AU Observer Member

RAMALLAH, Oct 18 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine welcomed efforts to prevent the immediate accession of Israel, as an observer state in the African Union (AU). The AU Executive Council, which concluded its 39th ordinary session, held in Addis Ababa for two days, decided on Friday, to postpone taking a final position…

Japanese Gov’t Keeps Eye On Recent Oil Price Hikes

TOKYO, Oct 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, called an emergency meeting of Cabinet members, including Chief Cabinet Secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno and Industry Minister, Koichi Hagiuda, to discuss the recent oil price hikes, local media reported. “We are closely watching movements in the crude oil market, as well…

Country-Wide Polio Drive To Be Launched In Afghanistan Early Nov

KABUL, Oct 18 (NNN-ANA) – A country-wide polio vaccination drive will start on Nov 8, in war-affected Afghanistan, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced today. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF welcome the decision by the Taliban, who support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan, the…

Around 1,040 Candidates To Participate In Japan’s General Election On Oct 31

TOKYO, Oct 18 (NNN-NHK) – Around 1,040 candidates are expected to participate in the general election scheduled on Oct 31, to compete for 465 seats in Japan’s House of Representatives, with campaigning starting tomorrow, according to a Kyodo News tally. Leaders of major political parties began a debate this afternoon…

India Reports 13,596 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Oct 18 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,081,315 today, as 13,596 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry’s latest data. The number of new COVID-19 cases registered in 24 hours is the lowest in 230 days, added…

Afghan Local Gov’t Bans Excavation Of Cultural Sites

JALALABAD, Oct 18 (NNN-ANA) – The provincial government of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar, today said, in a release on its website that, it has banned excavation and digging of historical and cultural sites in the province. “In efforts to protect and preserve historical and cultural heritage sites, arbitrarily digging is banned…