One Killed, Five Injured In Bank Robbery In Pakistan’s Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (NNN-APP) – One man was killed and five others were injured, when a robber opened fire at a cash van and security guards outside a bank here, yesterday, a police source said. The incident happened in the busy G-9 area of the federal capital of Pakistan, where…

Campaign Begins To Protect 45 Million Children From Polio In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (NNN-APP) – A nationwide campaign to protect millions of children from polio, kicked off in Pakistan, an official statement, said. The campaign that aims to reach more than 45 million children across the country, was launched on Monday, and will continue till Nov 3, the statement from…

Mongolia, Kazakhstan Upgrade Ties To Strategic Partnership

ULAN BATOR, Oct 30 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia and Kazakhstan announced yesterday, the establishment of a strategic partnership, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral relations. According to the Mongolian presidential press office, Mongolian President, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, and his visiting Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, emphasised that, deepening ties will play an…

Two Dead, Three Injured In Motorcycle, Tricycle Collision In Philippines

MANILA, Oct 30 (NNN-PNA) – Two male students were killed and three others injured, in a collision between a motorcycle and a tricycle, in Kalinga province, in the northern Philippines, police said, yesterday. Police said, the accident happened past noon local time on Monday in Tabuk, a town in Kalinga…

New Election Commission To Be Constituted In Bangladesh For National Election

DHAKA, Oct 30 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s interim government has formed a search committee, in order to constitute a new election commission for conducting activities related to holding the next national election. Law Affairs Adviser, Asif Nazrul, made the announcement yesterday, saying, “a recommendation has been submitted to the chief adviser…

Cambodia Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of King’s Coronation

PHNOM PENH, Oct 30 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia today, held a mass gathering to mark the 20th anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni’s coronation, touting the kingdom for peace and rapid socio-economic development over the past two decades. Sihamoni, accompanied by Prime Minister, Hun Manet and other national leaders, attended the ceremony,…

ECRL Mega Rail Project Marks Key Tunnel Breakthrough In Malaysia’s Selangor State

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) -The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a mega rail project in Malaysia, being built by the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), made its 36th tunnel breakthrough in Selangor state, yesterday, marking a milestone in the railway’s construction. The 959-metre Gombak Tunnel, has achieved a tunnelling…

2,792 Killed, 12,772 Injured In Israeli Airstrikes On Lebanon: Health Ministry

BEIRUT, Oct 30 (NNN-NNA) – The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict on Oct 8, last year, reached 2,792, while injuries went up to 12,772, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported, yesterday. On Monday alone, 82 people were killed and 180 others injured,…

Hamas Open To Agreements On Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza

GAZA, Oct 30 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas expressed, yesterday, its openness to any agreements or ideas for establishing a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior Hamas official, said in a televised speech that, the movement is open to any agreements or ideas that would end the…

Israel Will Bear Consequences For Attacking Iran: FM

TEHRAN, Oct 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, said yesterday that, Israel will bear the consequences for attacking Iran, according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. At a meeting in the capital, Tehran, with ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions, the United Nations offices,…