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Descendants: The Rise Of Red World Premiere - LA

Aiza Aslam, At Premiere Of Disney's "Descendants: The Rise Of Red" at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Los Angeles, CA, USA on July 11 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Descendants: The Rise Of Red World Premiere - LA

Aiza Aslam, At Premiere Of Disney's "Descendants: The Rise Of Red" at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Los Angeles, CA, USA on July 11 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-WORLD MEDIA SUMMIT-YUNNAN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM (CN)

(231205) -- KUNMING, Dec. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Muhammad Aslam Khan, editor-in-chief of Internews Pakistan, speaks at the opening ceremony of the 5th World Media Summit (Yunnan, China) and the 2nd Yunnan International Communication Forum held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 5, 2023. The 5th World Media Summit (Yunnan, China) is held here from Dec. 4 - 8 gathering more than 300 representatives of over 80 institutions from nearly 30 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Liu Mengqi)

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Explosion injures 11 in SW Pakistan

STORY: Explosion injures 11 in SW Pakistan DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the explosion site 2. various of the injured being sent to the hospital STORYLINE: Eleven people, including a leader of a religious political party, got injured in an explosion in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Thursday, police said. The leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) was on his way to attend a political rally in Kalat district when he was attacked while passing by Mastung district of the province, the police told media. Talking to Xinhua on condition of anonymity, police sources from Mastung said that according to initial reports, the leader Hafiz Hamdullah's vehicle was hit by a suicide bomber. The sources added that the suspected bomber rammed his explosive-laden motorbike into the leader's vehicle on a main highway in the district. Talking to media, the JUI's spokesperson Aslam Ghauri said that the leader and his two gunmen got in

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Pakistani experts say BRICS more inclusive after expansion

STORY: Pakistani experts say BRICS more inclusive after expansion DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, Pakistani lawfare and international law specialist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Economist and CEO of WIXEMAN GLOBAL 4. STANDUP 2 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Economist and CEO of WIXEMAN GLOBAL 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, Pakistani lawfare and international law specialist 7. various of b-rolls of the BRICS Summit STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "The expansion of BRICS with the extension of invitations to six more countries including Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates marks a historical milestone in strengthening both the momentum of BRICS cooperation and the solidarity of the Global South. The experts

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Pakistani experts hail BRICS as inclusive platform for global development

STORY: Pakistani experts hail BRICS as inclusive platform for global development DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Pakistan 2. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 3. various of BRICS 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Economist and CEO of WIXEMAN GLOBAL 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "The experts in Pakistan are of the view that BRICS cooperation mechanism has been demonstrating a spirit of openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation. Through joint efforts, BRICS has grown into the most influential South-South cooperation platform and a crucial driver for global growth defined by three main pillars: political and security cooperation, economic and finance cooperation, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Eco

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BRICS provides new mechanisms in int'l system for developing countries: experts

STORY: BRICS provides new mechanisms in int'l system for developing countries: experts DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of BRICS 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Economist and CEO of WIXEMAN GLOBAL 4. various of New Development Bank STORYLINE: Experts have said the BRICS cooperation has the potential to create a more balanced and inclusive world, providing a platform for equitable development for developing countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan "I see the BRICS emerging as a potent international platform, which is going to shape the nature of international politics in the next coming decades. And it is giving a platform to the developing countries to find new mechanisms in the international system. What will happen is that states will h

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Death toll from NW Pakistan explosions rises to 17

STORY: Death toll from NW Pakistan explosions rises to 17 DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site 2. various of the hospital STORYLINE: The death toll from Monday's twin explosions in a police station in Pakistan's Swat district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province rose to 17 on Tuesday, with at least 70 others injured, health and police officials said. Confirming the casualties, KP Health Secretary Mahmood Aslam Wazir told Xinhua that the death toll increased after several injured succumbed to their injuries and more bodies were recovered from the debris of the police station building that collapsed following the powerful blasts. He said that at least eight people among the injured are in critical condition, adding that hospitals across the district have been put on high alert and all the medical staff are directed to report to their respective duties in order to cope with any emergencies. The deceased include

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U.S. the beneficiary of Russia-Ukraine conflict: former Pakistan Army official

STORY: U.S. the beneficiary of Russia-Ukraine conflict: former Pakistan Army official DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russia-Ukraine conflict 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MUHAMMAD HAROON ASLAM, Lieutenant General (R), former three-star general of Pakistan Army STORYLINE: A former Pakistani military official says the biggest beneficiary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict is the United States. According to a Lieutenant General (R) of the Pakistan Army, the U.S. is using its military might as an instrument for the domination of the world. SOUNDBITE (English): MUHAMMAD HAROON ASLAM, Lieutenant General (R), former three-star general of Pakistan Army "The USA and the West are trying to achieve their geopolitical ends through Ukraine. If you're talking about the beneficiaries of the war, beneficiaries of this Russia-Ukraine conflict, I think would be the USA. When the USA engages into a conflict of this sort, who's the beneficiary? It is the militar

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U.S. global military presence poses grave security threat to world

STORY: U.S. global military presence poses grave security threat to world DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. military 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAEB RAWASHDEH, Political analyst at Jordan Press Foundation STORYLINE: For decades, Washington has been using hundreds of military bases to export ideology-driven wars, subvert governments, and instigate violence and crimes. In a special report in 2019, Smithsonian Magazine found that under the name of anti-terrorism, the United States engaged in military operations in 80 nations on six continents, "more than 40 percent of the world's countries." In these military operations, overseas military bases were taken as the bridgeheads for the United States to exercise deterrence and direct military intervention. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare speciali

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U.S. violation of human rights in Middle East denounced by experts

STORY: U.S. violation of human rights in Middle East denounced by experts DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AMINA MASOOD JANJUA, Chairperson of Defence of Human Rights and Public Service in Pakistan 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): KAWA MAHMOUD, Secretary of Central Committee of Kurdistan Communist Party in Iraq 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan STORYLINE: A report released Tuesday by a Chinese NGO revealed a series of crimes committed by the U.S. in the Middle East and surrounding areas. The report by the China Society for Human Rights Studies focused on Washington's systematic violations of human rights, including launching wars, massacring civilians, unilateral sanctions, and abusing prisoners and torture. Observers in various countries have also

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Pelosi's provocative Taiwan visit sparks sharp criticism

STORY: Pelosi's provocative Taiwan visit sparks sharp criticism DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): NKOLO FOE, Member of the Consultative Committee of the China-Africa Institute, Cameroon 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): JACQUES CHEMINADE, Head of Solidarity and Progress party, France 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): OKELLO ORYEM, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Uganda 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LING XINGGUANG, Japan-China Science, Technology and Culture Center, Japan 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist in Pakistan 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Spanish): SERGIO RODRIGUEZ GELFENSTEIN, Political analyst and writer in Venezuela 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ANDREY GUBIN, Associate professor at Russia's Far Eastern Federal University STORYLINE: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited China's Taiwan region recently, despite Beijing's strong opposition and stern representations. The visit has sparked sharp criticism acros

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Political party leaders, observers support China in safeguarding national sovereignty, territorial integrity

STORY: Political party leaders, observers support China in safeguarding national sovereignty, territorial integrity DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KWESI PRATT, General Secretary of the Socialist Movement of Ghana SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist in Pakistan SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Observer Research Foundation, India STORYLINE: Political party leaders and observers in various countries have expressed support for China in safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a provocative visit to China's Taiwan region. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KWESI PRATT, General Secretary of the Socialist Movement of Ghana China has a right to defend itself. China has a right, like any other nation, to preserve its territorial integrity and that's what China is doing, and we in the socialist movement of Ghana and ind

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U.S. hasn't made any positive contribution to Mideast: Pakistani experts

STORY: U.S. hasn't made any positive contribution to Mideast: Pakistani experts DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:14 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Islamabad 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter in Islamabad 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ARHAMA SIDDIQA, Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad 5. STANDUP 2 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter in Islamabad 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter in Islamabad "In the wake of President Biden's recent visit to the Middle East, the experts in Pakistan are of the view that per contra to U.S. claims of being a peace broker in the region, especially in terms of the Israel-Palestine conflict, its role has been of an obstructionist despite having a lot of leverage over Israel." SO

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Biden's Mideast visit extension of U.S.'s regional hegemony: Pakistani experts

STORY: Biden's Mideast visit extension of U.S.'s regional hegemony: Pakistani experts DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter in Islamabad 2. SOUNDBITE (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International Lawfare Specialist and Legal Director, CMS McKenna Pakistan 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ARHAMA SIDDIQA, Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad 4. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter in Islamabad 5. SOUNDBITE (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International Lawfare Specialist and Legal Director, CMS McKenna Pakistan 6. SOUNDBITE (English): ARHAMA SIDDIQA, Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter in Islamabad "President Joe Biden's recent visit to the Middle East was seen by the experts in Pakistan as a continuation of U.S.'s hegemonic policy and the core objective was the pursuit of its domination in the region and to capitalize it for its imperialistic

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Pakistani experts express concerns on accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO

STORY: Pakistani experts express concerns on accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English) ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) TASNEEM ASLAM, Former Special Secretary Multilateralism at Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) SAEED KHALID, Former Head of Europe and Americas Division at Pakistani Foreign Ministry 4. STANDUP 2 (English) ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English) TASNEEM ASLAM, Former Special Secretary Multilateralism at Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English) SAEED KHALID, Former Head of Europe and Americas Division at Pakistani Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: The experts in Pakistan have expressed serious concerns on the accession of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), saying that it may exacerbate regional tension. STANDUP 1 (English) ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "The accession of Swede

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Pakistani expert casts doubt on NATO's role in international security

STORY: NATO's contribution to peace, security doubtful: Pakistani expert DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): TASNEEM ASLAM, Former Pakistani diplomat STORYLINE: The NATO summit has wrapped up amid mounting criticisms of the military alliance's increasingly aggressive and destabilizing security policies. A Pakistani expert says it's a question as to what contribution NATO has made to peace and security in Europe or elsewhere in the world. SOUNDBITE (English): TASNEEM ASLAM, Former Pakistani diplomat "The Cuban missile crisis arose specifically because the Americans saw Russian missile deployment as an act of aggression or against the US, because they were deploying missiles in the backyard. So if that is an accepted principle, between a big powers, then by the same token, then any intervention or any provocative actions, like enrolling countries in Russia's backyard into NATO is a provocative action. Ukrainian war did not happen

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Green CPEC to play vital role in Pakistan's efforts against climate change

STORY: Green CPEC to play vital role in Pakistan's efforts against climate change DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of CPEC projectsvarious of the eventSOUNDBITE 1 (English): HINA ASLAM, Head of China Study Center, Sustainable Development Policy InstituteSOUNDBITE 2 (English): MUHAMMAD ALI QURESHI, Pakistani energy expert STORYLINE: Pakistani experts have said that as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) further advances, it can play an important role in the country's effort to mitigate climate change impacts. During a two-day event "Green China Pakistan Economic Corridor Alliance" and a workshop to mobilize renewable energy investments for sustainable development held in Islamabad, experts and officials discussed the CPEC and green development in Pakistan. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HINA ASLAM, Head of China Study Center, Sustainable Development Policy Institute "The global community is on the environmental sustainability.

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Pakistani district official explains measures to help quake victims

Mahmood Aslam, head of the Swat district in northwestern Pakistan, explains in Mingora on Nov. 7, 2015, measures to help victims of a recent major earthquake that hit the region about two weeks ago in October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo