Pakistan’s Cotton Production Increased By 82 Percent

ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan registers an 82 percent increase in cotton production, as compared to last year, the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association said. As of Oct 31, around 6.8 million bales arrived at the ginning factories across the country, as compared to 3.7 million bales last year, after…

Explosion Derailed Passenger Train In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (NNN-APP) – A passenger train was derailed, after being hit by an improvised explosive device, in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province yesterday, Pakistan Railways said, in a statement. The train, with 234 passengers and staff on board, was on its way to Sibi district, from Harnai district of…

Iraqi Shiite Militia Claims Responsibility For Attacks On U.S. Bases In Syria, Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov 6 (NNN-NINA) – An Iraqi Shiite militia, yesterday, claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a U.S. military base in north-eastern Syria, and a mortar strike on an Iraqi military base, housing U.S. forces in western Iraq. An armed group calling itself the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq,” which…

Five Killed In Australia’s Victoria After Car Crashed Into Pub

SYDNEY, Nov 6 (NNN-AAP) – Five patrons died, in the Australian state of Victoria, after a car smashed into the beer garden of a pub yesterday. In the latest update, Victoria Police said that, just after about 6:00 p.m. local time, a BMW SUV mounted the curb and struck a…

Myanmar National Airlines Launched Direct Flight To Kunming

YANGON, Nov 6 (NNN-MNA) – A direct air route linking Myanmar’s Yangon and China’s Kunming was launched yesterday. A ceremony to mark the launch of the route was held at the Yangon International Airport. Myanmar National Airlines said that, the route will be operated three times a week.– NNN-MNA

Iranian President Blames U.S., West For Supplying Arms To Israel

TEHRAN, Nov 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, has deplored the U.S. and Western supplies of arms and equipment to Israel, whose bombardments have killed nearly 9,500 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. He made the remarks in a phone call with Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Store, on Saturday…

One Palestinian Child Dies Every 10 Minutes In Israeli Attacks In Gaza

Jorge Fuentelsaz JERUSALEM, Nov 6 (NNN-EFE) – A Palestinian child dies every ten minutes and two are injured in the Gaza Strip, since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas on Oct 7, a situation that has turned Gaza into a “graveyard for thousands of children,” according to…

Blinken Rejects Abbas’s Request For Cease-Fire In Gaza

RAMALLAH, Nov 6 (NNN-WAFA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has rejected Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas’s request for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, according to a Palestinian official. The official said that, Blinken reaffirmed during his meeting with Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, “Israel’s right…

Nearly 1,000 Protesters Rally In Istanbul Against Blinken’s Planned Türkiye Visit

ISTANBUL, Nov 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nearly 1,000 demonstrators rallied yesterday, in Türkiye’s biggest city, Istanbul, in protest against U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken’s planned visit to Türkiye, as the Israel-Hamas conflict escalates. The protest comes on the eve of Blinken’s visit to the Turkish capital, Ankara, today, as part…

Primary Schools In Delhi To Remain Closed As Air Pollution Worsens

NEW DELHI, Nov 5 (NNN-PTI) – All primary schools in Delhi will stay closed till Nov 10, in the wake of rising air pollution levels, in and around the national capital, announced Delhi’s Education Minister, Atishi Marlena, today. The minister said that, while primary schools will remain shut, the option…