One Killed, Four Injured In Blast In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 9 (NNN-APP) – At least one person was killed and four others were injured, when a blast went off in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police officials said, yesterday. The blast occurred near a vehicle, in the Wana area of South Waziristan, the country’s tribal region, bordering Afghanistan,…

Pakistan To Further Improve Literacy Rate: PM

ISLAMABAD, Sept 9 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, said yesterday that, his country has been striving to further improve the literacy rate, for a more informed and sustainable nation. “Literacy is a fundamental human and constitutional right that guarantees the future of our country,” the prime minister said,…

Lightning Strikes Killed Seven In India’s Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven people were killed and three others injured, yesterday, due to a lightning strike in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said. The incident took place last night, in Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, about 107 km north-east of Raipur, the capital city of…

55 Wounded In Bus-Truck Collision In NE Iran

TEHRAN, Sept 9 (NNN-IRNA) – Fifty-five people were injured, yesterday, in a collision between a bus and a truck, in the north-eastern Iran’s Khorasan Razavi province. Shortly after the incident, which occurred on a road between Sabzevar and Neyshabur counties, four ambulances and medical emergency personnel were sent to the…

Joint Cambodia-China Photo Exhibition Tour Opens

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Sept 9 (NNN-AKP) – A launching ceremony for the “Beautiful Cambodia, Beautiful China” photo exhibition tour was held here, in north-west Cambodia’s cultural province yesterday, captivating hundreds of visitors. A total of 66 exquisite photos, 33 each from Cambodia and China, featuring natural scenery, historical heritage, cultural…

122,000 Drug Users Hospitalised In Afghanistan: Official

KABUL, Sept 9 (NNN-ANA) — A total of 122,000 drug users were hospitalised in Afghanistan, according to Mullah Abdul Haq Hamkar, deputy head of the country’s counter-narcotics department. Afghan counter-narcotic police have conducted 78,000 operations, over the past three years, with 20,000 drug suspects arrested, Hamkar said. According to the…

Gunman Killed Three At West Bank-Jordan Border Crossing

JERUSALEM, Sept 9 (NNN-MA’AN) – A gunman opened fire yesterday, at the Allenby Bridge, a key crossing point between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan, killing three people before being shot dead by Zionist forces, the regime’s officials said. The regime’s Defence Forces described the incident, at the crossing, jointly…

Top Iranian Commander Reveals Details Of Maritime Battle With Israel

TEHRAN, Sept 8 (NNN-IRNA) – A top Iranian military commander said yesterday, his country had, some time ago, hit 12 Israeli vessels, north of the Indian Ocean and elsewhere, in response to Israel’s attacks on 14 Iranian ships, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. Hossein Salami, chief commander of…

Typhoon Yagi Leaves Nine Dead, 186 Injured In Northern Vietnam

HANOI, Sept 8 (NNN-VNA) – Since hitting northern Vietnam yesterday afternoon, Typhoon Yagi has resulted in nine deaths and 186 injuries, according to the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, this morning. The fatalities caused by the typhoon, the most powerful storm to strike the region in the past…

DPRK Top Leader Made Military Inspections

PYONGYANG, Sept 8 (NNN-KCNA) – The top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), made multiple military inspections lately, concerning the country’s artillery force training, navy construction and weapons production, state media said, today. Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of…