Five Indian Sailors Released From Cargo Ship Seized By Iran For Israeli Links

NEW DELHI, May 11 (NNN-PTI) – Five Indian sailors, who were part of a 17-member Indian crew on a cargo vessel, seized last month by Iran for its Israeli links were released, foreign ministry officials said, yesterday. The Indian Embassy in Iran, while sharing details of their release, thanked the…

Pakistan To Take Urgent Measures To Boost Export Competitiveness: PM

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, yesterday, directed the trade authorities to take urgent measures, to enhance the competitiveness of the country’s exports, the Prime Minister’s office said here. Chairing a meeting with officials from the Board of Investment (BOI), Sharif called for taking steps to…

UN General Assembly Backs Palestinian Bid For UN Membership

UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – The UN General Assembly, yesterday, adopted a resolution supporting the Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and recommending that the Security Council “reconsider the matter favourably.” The resolution was adopted with 143 votes in favour…

Kuwaiti Emir Dissolved National Assembly

KUWAIT CITY, May 11 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait’s Emir, Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, yesterday ordered the dissolution of the National Assembly, and suspended certain constitutional provisions for up to four years, the country’s state television reported. In a televised speech announcing the decision, Sheikh Mishal accused some members of parliament…

Pakistan-China Lunar Collaboration Fuels Excitement For Future Research In Pakistan: Official

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (NNN-APP) – Pictures taken by Pakistan’s satellite, onboard the Chang’e-6 spacecraft of China are very encouraging, and enabled Pakistani professors and students to gather information for further research about the moon, a Pakistani official said, yesterday. “It is just the beginning, because our satellite ICUBE-Q is still…

At Least 50 Killed As Storms, Flash Floods Lashed North Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, May 11 (NNN-ANA) – At least 50 people were killed, as storms and flash floods lashed north Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, yesterday, a local official said. The natural mishap hit Gozargah-e-Noor, Jelgah, Nahrin, Baghlan-e-Markazi and Barka districts, as well as, the provincial capital of Pul-e-Khumri, Hedayatullah Hamdard, provincial director…

Iran Repatriates Seven More Crew Members Of Seized Israeli-Linked Ship

TEHRAN, May 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has sent back to their home countries, seven other crew members of an “Israeli-linked” container ship, that Iran had seized in mid-Apr near the Strait of Hormuz, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, yesterday. The seven crewmen of the Portuguese-flagged container ship, MSC Aries,…

ASEAN Regional Forum Meeting On Preventive Diplomacy Held In Laos

VIENTIANE, May 10 (NNN-KPL) – ASEAN Regional Forum, Inter-Sessional Support Group Meeting on Confidence Building Measures and Preventive Diplomacy, concluded yesterday, after discussions on new initiatives to be implemented for the 2024-2025 period. Representatives from the ASEAN Regional Forum member states, and the ASEAN Secretariat, gathered in the Lao capital,…

Sri Lanka To Draft National Cyber Security Act

COLOMBO, May 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government will draft a national cyber security act this month, State Minister for Technology, Kanaka Herath, said yesterday. During a press conference at the Presidential Media Centre, he added that, Sri Lankans maintain 74 million accounts, across all social media platforms. This…

Pakistan’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Increased By 1.1 Billion USD

ISLAMABAD, May 10 (NNN-APP) – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), said yesterday that, its foreign exchange reserves had increased by 1.1 billion U.S. dollars. During the week ending May 3, the total foreign exchange reserves of the bank moved to around 9.1 billion dollars, the central bank said in…