Demonstrations Against Indian Drone Attacks - Pakistan

Demonstrations Against Indian Drone Attacks - Pakistan

Supporters of Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) hold the flags of their party and the national flags of Pakistan, and chant slogans during an anti-India rally on Friday, May 9, 2025 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Photo by Zubair Abbasi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Demonstrations Against Indian Drone Attacks - Pakistan

Demonstrations Against Indian Drone Attacks - Pakistan

Supporters of Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) hold the flags of their party and the national flags of Pakistan, and chant slogans during an anti-India rally on Friday, May 9, 2025 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Photo by Zubair Abbasi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Afghans marking Eid al-Fitr amid U.S. sanctions

STORY: Afghans marking Eid al-Fitr amid U.S. sanctions DATELINE: April 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): RUSTAM, Fruit seller in Kabul 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): FAZAL RAHMAN, Resident of Kabul 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): ZAHIR BEHZAD, Economics researcher, Technical Vocational Education and Training Authority of Afghanistan 5. various of Kabul STORYLINE: As the Islamic sacred month of Ramadan comes to an end, Afghans are celebrating Eid al-Fitr amid increasing poverty caused by sanctions imposed by the United States. The Afghans buy fresh and dried fruits, cookies, confectioneries, and different kinds of dishes during the three-day Eid al-Fitr festival as part of their culture, to mark the end of Ramadan. However, aid agencies predicted that a record 28.3 million Afghans, which is around two-thirds of the population, will need humanitarian assistance in 2023, with 6 million of those already perilously close to famine. SOUNDB

Pakistan jihadi leader

Pakistan jihadi leader

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Fazal ur-Rehman Khalil, a prominent jihadi leader, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in a suburb of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 10, 2013.

China-built roads help facilitate travel in Afghanistan

STORY: China-built roads help facilitate travel in Afghanistan DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LOCATION: Kabul LENGTH: 00:03:06 CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent in Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): SAMIHULLAH, Resident of Jalalabad 3. various of Bamyan province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): FAZAL RABI WAILZAI, Deputy director of Nangarhar's public work directorate 5. various of Jalalabad-Kabul road 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD HADI, Resident in Yakawlang district 7. various of Bamyan province 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): ABDULLAH SARHADI, Bamyan's provincial governor STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent in Afghanistan "I'm now in central Afghanistan's Bamyan province. What's behind me is a road built by a Chinese construction firm. This road goes through a number of villages (connecting north Afghanistan's Samangan province with Bamyan province). The project improves the connectivity in the country and brings facilities for locals. Apart from

Pakistan's new federal cabinet takes oath

STORY: Pakistan's new federal cabinet takes oath DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a ceremony held at the President House STORYLINE: A 37-member federal cabinet of newly-elected Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif took the oath during a ceremony held at the Presidential House on Tuesday. Chairman of Pakistan's Senate Sadiq Sanjrani administered the oath to the cabinet members that include 31 federal ministers, three ministers of state and three advisers to the prime minister, according to a statement issued by the President House. The new cabinet, made up of allied political parties, includes 13 federal ministers, two ministers of state and one adviser from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, while the Pakistan Peoples Party has nine federal ministers, one minister of state and one adviser to the prime minister. Similarly, four members of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazal, two from Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan also took the

Anti-government protest in Islamabad

Anti-government protest in Islamabad

Tens of thousands of supporters of the Islamist political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam led by Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Nov. 1, 2019, demanding the ouster of the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Anti-government protest in Islamabad

Anti-government protest in Islamabad

Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman (2nd from R) of the Islamist political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam waves to a crowd on Nov. 1, 2019, during a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, demanding the ouster of the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo