Pakistan To Enroll 26 Million Out-Of-School Children To Enhance Literacy: PM

ISLAMABAD, May 9 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, said yesterday that, his country is focusing on enrolling 26 million out-of-school children, to enhance literacy and empower future generations. “Education emergency has been declared across the country, to handle the challenge of 26 million out-of-school children. We will make…

Experts Call For Renewable Energy Transition In Pakistan’s Textile Industry

by Raheela Nazir ISLAMABAD, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Pakistani experts and officials, yesterday, called for efforts and enhanced cooperation, to promote renewable energy transition in the textile industry, to boost exports, especially in the context of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). There is a need to establish…

Gaza Truce Talks In Cairo Sees Progress, Some Points Remain Unsettled: Media

CAIRO, May 9 (NNN-MENA) – The negotiations held in Egypt for a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip have seen “remarkable progress,” yet some points of disagreement remained unresolved, Egypt’s Al-Qahera News TV channel reported, yesterday. “The discussions continued from 10.00 a.m. (0700 GMT), amid remarkable agreement,…

Turkish Police Detained 15 Suspects Over Links To Failed Coup

ANKARA, May 9 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish police detained 15 suspects, over their alleged links to a network, accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, according to the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Ankara, yesterday. The police launched raids on Friday in the capital city, after prosecutors issued an arrest…

Tunisian President, Bahraini FM Discussed Arab Summit, Bilateral Ties

TUNIS, May 9 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisian President, Kais Saied, and visiting Bahraini Foreign Minister, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, discussed here yesterday, preparations for the upcoming Arab summit and bilateral ties. The Tunisian Presidency said in a statement that, during the meeting, Saied and Al Zayani talked about key topics…

Bangladesh 8th Highest Remittance Recipient Globally

DHAKA, May 9 (NNN-BSS) – With some 21.50 billion U.S. dollars in remittances, Bangladesh again secured eighth place, on the list of countries with the most remittance inflows globally, according to the World Migration Report 2024. The United Nations agency for International Organisation for Migration (IOM), launched its flagship World…

Singapore’s F-16 Jet Crashed At Air Base

SINGAPORE, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – An F-16 fighter jet of the Singaporean Airforce, crashed within Tengah Air Base yesterday, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Defence. The plane experienced an issue during take-off, and the pilot responded in accordance with emergency procedures. The pilot successfully ejected and…

Iraqi Shiite Militia Claims Drone Attack On Israel

BAGHDAD, May 8 (NNN-NINA) – A Shiite militia in Iraq, yesterday, claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a site in Eilat in southern Israel. The militia, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, said in an online statement that, its fighters launched a drone attack “on a vital site…

40 Million Filipinos Have No Access To Potable Water: Gov’t

MANILA, May 8 (NNN-PNA) – At least 40 million people in the Philippines have no access to fresh or potable water, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said, yesterday. Responding to the dire situation, Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, yesterday, ordered government agencies to come up with concrete solutions, to provide…

Afghan, Turkmen Companies Ink Contracts Worth 200 Million USD

KABUL, May 8 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan and Turkmen companies signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and contracts worth over 200 million U.S. dollars, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported. The signing of two MoUs and over 10 contracts was overseen by the Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry of Afghanistan, the governor…