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Citizens Join Gratitude Celebration - Pakistan

A man holds a poster of General Asim Munir as Pakistani people participate in a public gathering of gratitude organized by Parks and Horticulture Authorities (PHA) held at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Monday, May 12, 2025. Photo by Zubair Abbasi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN-CHINA-DEHUA-WHITE PORCELAINS-EXHIBITION

(240317) -- UNITED NATIONS, March 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Asim Sharma, chief of the Inter-agency and Intergovernmental Service Office of the UN Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance, addresses the "Blanc de Chine - Dehua Porcelain" international exhibition tour's promotional event at the UN headquarters in New York, March 15, 2024. The "Blanc de Chine -- Dehua Porcelain" international exhibition tour's promotional event was successfully held at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday. TO GO WITH "Dehua porcelain int'l exhibition held at UN" (Xinhua/Li Rui)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-PAKISTAN-MEETING (CN)

(230428) -- BEIJING, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, meets with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir in Beijing, capital of China, April 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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Xinhua Headlines: Leading by example, the Asian Games showcase common dreams and unity despite differences

(231008) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ernest John Obiena (C) of the Philippines, Huang Bokai (R) of China and Hussain Asim M Al Hizam of Saudi Arabia celebrate after the Men's Pole Vault of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Bokai of China(L), Ernest John Obiena(R) of the Philippines and Hussain Asim M Al Hizam of Saudi Arabia react after the Men's Pole Vault of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Bokai of China(R), Ernest John Obiena(C) of the Philippines and Hussain Asim M Al Hizam of Saudi Arabia react after the Men's Pole Vault of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Song Yanhua)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Bokai of China(R), Ernest John Obiena(C) of the Philippines and Hussain Asim M Al Hizam of Saudi Arabia react after the Men's Pole Vault of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Bokai of China(L), Ernest John Obiena(R) of the Philippines and Hussain Asim M Al Hizam of Saudi Arabia react after the Men's Pole Vault of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Ernest John Obiena (C) of the Philippines, silver medalist Huang Bokai (L) of China and bronze medalist Hussain Asim M Al Hizam (R) of Saudi Arabia attend the victory ceremony for the Men's Pole Vault of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Bokai of China(L) and Hussain Asim M Al Hizam of Saudi Arabia react after the Men's Pole Vault of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ernest John Obiena (C) of the Philippines, Huang Bokai (R) of China and Hussain Asim M Al Hizam of Saudi Arabia celebrate after the Men's Pole Vault of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ernest John Obiena (C) of the Philippines, Huang Bokai (L) of China and Hussain Asim M Al Hizam (R) of Saudi Arabia celebrate after the Men's Pole Vault of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Bokai of China(R), Ernest John Obiena(C) of the Philippines and Hussain Asim M Al Hizam of Saudi Arabia react after the Men's Pole Vault of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ernest John Obiena (C) of the Philippines, Huang Bokai (L) of China and Hussain Asim M Al Hizam (R) of Saudi Arabia celebrate after the Men's Pole Vault of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ernest John Obiena (R) of the Philippines, Huang Bokai (L) of China and Hussain Asim M Al Hizam of Saudi Arabia celebrate after the Men's Pole Vault of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Ernest John Obiena (C) of the Philippines, silver medalist Huang Bokai (L) of China and bronze medalist Hussain Asim M Al Hizam (R) of Saudi Arabia attend the victory ceremony for the Men's Pole Vault of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SQUASH (CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Muhammad Asim Khan (R) of Pakistan competes with Saurav Ghosal of India during Men's Team Gold Medal Match of Squash at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SQUASH (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lau Tsz Kwan (L) of China's Hong Kong competes with Muhammad Asim Khan of Pakistan during the Men's Team Semifinal of Squash between China's Hong Kong and Pakistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SQUASH (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lau Tsz Kwan (R) of China's Hong Kong competes with Muhammad Asim Khan of Pakistan during the Men's Team Semifinal of Squash between China's Hong Kong and Pakistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SQUASH (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lau Tsz Kwan (R) of China's Hong Kong competes with Muhammad Asim Khan of Pakistan during the Men's Team Semifinal of Squash between China's Hong Kong and Pakistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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Xinjiang, My home: BBQ restaurant owner dreams big

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: BBQ restaurant owner dreams big DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: RUOQIANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): EZMET ASIM, BBQ restaurant owner in Ruoqiang, Xinjiang STORYLINE: Ezmet Asim runs a BBQ restaurant in Ruoqiang County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He says his business is getting better and better and he plans to expand his business in the future. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): EZMET ASIM, BBQ restaurant owner in Ruoqiang, Xinjiang "How do the kebabs taste? Yummy. Hi, my name is Ezmet Asim. I am a native of Ruoqiang County. I opened this BBQ restaurant in 2019. Daddy. You're back. Who bought these? Mummy. Which one is yours? This is mine, and this is for my brother. Enjoy yourself. I'll cook kebabs for you. OK? OK. Have fun. 2 kg of grilled lamb chops, please. Kebabs are the signature dish of my restaurant. This BBQ chef is from Hotan, Xinjiang. This is a special sauce for lamb chops baked in the tandoor oven. It i

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-PAKISTAN-MEETING (CN)

(230428) -- BEIJING, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, meets with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir in Beijing, capital of China, April 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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Death toll of Pakistan's mosque blast rises to 100

STORY: Death toll of Pakistan's mosque blast rises to 100 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the site STORYLINE: Death toll of Monday's suicide blast in a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 100 on Tuesday with over 200 others injured, hospital sources said. In talks with Xinhua, Muhammad Asim, spokesperson of Lady Reading Hospital, where most of the injured people were shifted, said that 53 wounded victims are being treated at the hospital while the rest were discharged after treatment. He added that seven of the injured, who are in critical condition, are being treated in the intensive care unit of the hospital. The incident happened at about 1:13 p.m. local time when about 300 policemen were chanting afternoon prayers at the mosque located in the Police Lines area, a highly profiled vicinity housing offices and residences of police, and other departments of the law enforcement agencie

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63 killed, over 157 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan's Peshawar

STORY: 63 killed, over 157 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan's Peshawar DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site STORYLINE: The death toll from the suicide blast that ripped through a mosque on Monday afternoon in Pakistan's Peshawar has risen to 63. Spokesperson of Lady Reading Hospital Muhammad Asim said early Tuesday that the death toll rose after some injured people succumbed to their injuries and more bodies were recovered from the debris of the mosque that collapsed following the blast. The spokesperson said that at least 157 people injured were still under treatment, out of which 12 to 15 were in critical condition at the hospital. The deceased included three police officers and other police personnel, civilians, the prayer leader and a woman who was residing in a house near the mosque. At least three of the victims have not been identified yet. According to local media reports, the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) cl

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At least 28 killed, over 140 wounded in suicide blast in Pakistan's Peshawar

STORY: At least 28 killed, over 140 wounded in suicide blast in Pakistan's Peshawar DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site STORYLINE: A suicide bombing ripped through a crowded mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, killing at least 28 worshippers and wounding more than 140 others, government and police officials said. Muhammad Ijaz Khan, capital city police officer of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, told Xinhua that around 300 people were praying in the mosque of the Police Lines area of the city when the blast happened, killing and wounding people including police officers. He said the powerful blast damaged a portion of the mosque building, which caved in and trapped many worshippers, adding that the rescue teams were trying to retrieve the people from the rubbles. Mohammad Asim, spokesperson of the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, told Xinhua that the death toll could further

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TCM helps fight against COVID-19: expats living in China

STORY: TCM helps fight against COVID-19: expats living in China DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. various of traditional Chinese medicine 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YULIA TEMELIDI, Russian student at Tsinghua University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUHAMMAD WASIM ASIM, Pakistani expat living in Shenzhen STORYLINE: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been recognized by many for its unique effect on COVID-19 prevention and treatment. Some expats living in China have shared their coronavirus experience and spoken highly of the important role TCM has played in fighting the epidemic. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YULIA TEMELIDI, Russian student at Tsinghua University "I think that TCM plays a really important role in fighting the virus. I stored a small health kit in my dormitory. This health kit helped me a lot when I had a headache or a stomachache or just a small fever. And during my recovery (from Omicron infection), it actually helped me a lot. So I saw th

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Asim Munir takes charge as 17th army chief of Pakistan

STORY: Asim Munir takes charge as 17th army chief of Pakistan DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: General Asim Munir on Tuesday took charge as the 17th army chief of Pakistan in a ceremony held in the military's general headquarters in Rawalpindi in the country's eastern Punjab province. The outgoing army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa handed over the baton of command to Munir in the ceremony witnessed by senior civil and military officers, diplomats and public officeholders. Addressing the ceremony, Bajwa, who remained in the office for six years, hoped that the appointment of Munir would prove to be positive for both the country and the army. Munir was appointed as the chief of army staff of the country on Thursday when President Arif Alvi approved Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif's recommendation to select him for the office. He will remain army chief for a term of three years, as per the country's constitution.

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China contributes wisdom to fixing deficit in global governance

STORY: China contributes wisdom to fixing deficit in global governance DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:57 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOSEPH MATTHEWS, Senior professor, BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SIMBARASHE MUMBENGEGWI, Secretary for external relations of the ZANU-PF politburo, Zimbabwe 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ASIM IFTIKHAR AHMAD, Pakistani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Observer Research Foundation in India 6. various of China contributing to fixing deficit in global governance STORYLINE: The world is standing at a crossroads. A pandemic unseen in a century. A de-globalization trend. Rising food and energy costs. And an unstable global financial market. All these have posed formidable challenges to the global governance system. To fix the global deficit in peace, development,

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Pakistan welcomes China-proposed Global Security Initiative

STORY: Pakistan welcomes China-proposed Global Security Initiative DATELINE: May 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. shots of buildings of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ASIM IFTIKHAR AHMAD, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson 4. shots of buildings of UN STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the Global Security Initiative proposed by the Chinese leadership as it covers the prospects of the UN Charter, having respect for the sovereignty of states, multilateralism, peaceful resolution of disputes, and the contemporary challenges of climate change, pandemic, food security, etc. During the weekly media briefing (on Friday) here at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said that the Global Security Initiative is underpinned by these principles and Pakistan has always endeavored for such multilatera

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56 killed, nearly 200 injured as casualties from Pakistan's mosque blast rise

STORY: 56 killed, nearly 200 injured as casualties from Pakistan's mosque blast rise DATELINE: March 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site 2. various of people being sent to hospital STORYLINE: At least 56 people were killed and nearly 200 others injured in a mosque blast in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, according to hospital and police officials. Muhammad Asim, a spokesperson for the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar where all the injured have been shifted, confirmed the casualties to Xinhua, saying that more than 195 people are injured. Several among the injured are in critical condition, he said, adding that a state of emergency has been declared as the injured are being provided with medicines and blood on an emergency basis at the hospital. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua correspondent "Haroon Rasheed, senior superintendent of police operations of Peshawar, told Xinhua that two terro

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Pakistan to use indigenous drones against terrorists in tribal areas

Pakistan Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Asim Bajwa speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on March 25, 2015. Bajwa said the Pakistan Army will soon start operating indigenous armed drones against terrorists in tribal areas that have been subject to U.S. drone attacks for nearly a decade. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Maldives talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (R) and his Maldivian counterpart Mohamed Asim meet the press after signing a document on Japan's grant aid to the Maldives in Tokyo on June 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, Maldivian foreign ministers

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (L) and his Maldivian counterpart Mohamed Asim shake hands in Male, the capital of the Maldives, on Jan. 6, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo