Pakistan Set To Become Knowledge Economy: PM

ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan, with its talented and skilled human resource base, digital infrastructure, entrepreneurial spirit, and vision for digital transformation, is all set to become a knowledge-based economy, Pakistani caretaker Prime Minister, Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar said, yesterday. The government, through its digital policy, envisions bringing economic prosperity and…

Palestinian Death Toll In Gaza Rises To 23,469: Ministry

GAZA, Jan 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 23,469, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said, yesterday. The Ministry Spokesperson, Ashraf al-Qedra, said in a press statement that, the Israeli army killed 112 Palestinians and wounded 194 others during the…

Blinken Wraps Up Mideast Tour With Talks In Egypt On Gaza Crisis

CAIRO, Jan 12 (NNN-MENA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, held talks yesterday, with Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, as he wraps up his Mideast tour over the ongoing Israeli escalation in the Gaza Strip. During the talks, Sisi updated Blinken with “the Egyptian efforts…

Japanese Gov’t To Aid Quake-Affected Communities With More Subsidies

TOKYO, Jan 12 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government, yesterday, designated the powerful earthquake, that jolted central prefecture of Ishikawa and its vicinity, a “disaster of extreme severity,” boosting subsidies for reconstruction process in affected communities, media reported. Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida’s government, aims to provide larger financial support for local…

Hasan Mahmud Becomes Bangladesh’s New Foreign Minister

DHAKA, Jan 12 (NNN-BSS) – Joint General Secretary of Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League (AL) party, Hasan Mahmud, who served as the Information and Broadcasting Minister, in the last cabinet, has been named the country’s new foreign minister. Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, made the appointment, hours after President Mohammed Shahabuddin Chuppu…

Israel’s War Expenses Reached 6.59 Billion USD Last Year

JERUSALEM, Jan 12 (NNN-MA’AN) – The Israeli regime’s expenses for the conflict with Hamas amounted to 24.7 billion shekels (about 6.59 billion U.S. dollars) last year, the regime’s Finance Ministry said, yesterday. The expenses were incurred between Oct 7, when the conflict broke out, and Dec 31, with 17 billion…

Yemen’s Houthis Launched Fresh Missile Attack On Ship In Gulf Of Aden

SANAA, Jan 12 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, yesterday, launched a new attack on a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, using a ballistic missile, the U.S. Central Command wrote on social media platform X. “At approximately 2.00 a.m. local time (2300 GMT on Wednesday), the Iranian-backed Houthis fired an…

Casualties Feared As Blast Rocked Western Edge Of Kabul City

KABUL, Jan 12 (NNN-ANA) – Casualties were feared, as a blast rocked the Dasht-i-Barchi area, in the western edge of Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, yesterday, eyewitnesses said. The blast took place in a Barchi centre market, at around 2:30 p.m. local time, according to eyewitnesses, who declined to…

PNG PM Declares State Of Emergency For 14 Days In Capital

PORT MORESBY, Jan 12 (NNN-PINA) – Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG), James Marape, yesterday, declared a state of emergency for 14 days in the capital, Port Moresby, after a series of riots and looting rocked the Pacific island country. He made the remarks when speaking at a press…

Alexandria Container Terminal Starts Operation In Egypt

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Jan 12 (NNN-MENA) – The China-constructed Abu Qir Marine Port Container Terminal, in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria has started operation. Chinese cargo ship “Zhong Gu Ji Lin” loaded with 2,000 standard containers docked at a completed section of the terminal on Tuesday morning, marking the official…