Pakistan Signed Four MoUs With Malaysia To Boost Trade

ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan signed four memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Malaysia, to boost trade between the two countries, the commerce ministry said in a statement, here. Pakistan and Malaysia’s Business Councils signed the MoUs to enhance cooperation in halal trade, the statement said, on Thursday. Apart from…

Cambodian PM To Attend ASEAN Summit In Laos Next Week

PHNOM PENH, Oct 5 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Manet, will take part in the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Vientiane, Laos from Oct 8 to 11, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a news release, today. The forthcoming attendance will be made at…

Japan To Search Three More Airports For Unexploded Bombs

TOKYO, Oct 5 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s transport ministry has instructed checks for unexploded shells at three domestic airports, on top of Miyazaki Airport, where a World War II U.S. bomb exploded on Wednesday. Transport Minister, Tetsuo Saito, said yesterday that, the three are Sendai Airport in the north-eastern prefecture of…

Indonesia Evacuated 65 Citizens From Lebanon Amid Rising Tensions

JAKARTA, Oct 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia has evacuated 65 of its citizens from Lebanon, following Israeli airstrikes in the country, the Foreign Affairs Ministry announced, yesterday. According to Judha Nugraha, the ministry’s citizen protection director, 25 of the evacuees have returned home, while the remainder have landed in Amman, Jordan.…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 41,788: Health Authorities

GAZA, Oct 5 (NNN-WAFA) – The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 41,788, the Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 99 people and wounded 169 others, bringing the total death toll…

Ending Israeli Occupation, Pathway To Peace: Omani FM

MUSCAT, Oct 5 (NNN-ONA) – Omani Foreign Minister, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, said in a statement yesterday that, the ongoing regional crisis can only be resolved by ending Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian lands. “Anyone who believes we can achieve peace by other means – by containing Iran,…

Two Explosions Reported Near Military Airport In Central Syria

DAMASCUS, Oct 5 (NNN-SANA) – Two explosions were reported in the city of Palmyra in central Syria, after midnight, according to a war monitor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, one blast occurred inside a hangar near Palmyra Military Airport, which was being used as a weapons depot. The…

28 Naxals Killed In Gunfight In India

NEW DELHI, Oct 5 (NNN-PTI) – At least 28 Naxals were killed yesterday, in a fierce gunfight with government forces, in central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, officials said. The gunfight between Naxals and joint contingents of police force, broke out in Abhujmad forest area of Narayanpur district, about 200 km…

Three Children Killed, Two Injured In Unexploded Ordnance Blast In N. Afghanistan

SARI PUL, Afghanistan, Oct 5 (NNN-ANA) – Three children have been confirmed dead, and two others were injured, as an unexploded device went off, in north Afghanistan’s Sari Pul province, a local police official reported, yesterday. The incident took place in the province’s Sayad district, when the children found a…

Iran To Strike Israel’s Refineries, Gas Fields Should It “Make Any Mistake”: Commander

TEHRAN, Oct 5 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian military commander, yesterday warned that, Iran would strike all of Israel’s refineries and gas fields, should it “make any mistake,” the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. “If the occupiers make any mistake, we will target all their energy resources, stations, refineries, and…