At least 11 killed, 10 injured in stampede in Pakistan

STORY: At least 11 killed, 10 injured in stampede in Pakistan DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:27 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the site STORYLINE: At least 11 people were killed and more than 10 others injured in a stampede during ration distribution in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi of Sindh province on Friday, police and rescue officials said. Hundreds of people had gathered at a congested place outside a private factory to collect Ramadan charity ration in the SITE area of Karachi when the stampede took place, Superintendent of Police SITE Muhammad Mughees Hashmi told Xinhua. He said that the factory owner was distributing the free ration without prior permission from the local administration and proper arrangements, adding that at least six people, including the factory manager, have been arrested. An investigation has been launched into the incident. The death toll might further rise as several of the injured are in critical condition, according

No one-size-fits-all form of democracy: Pakistani veteran diplomat

STORY: No one-size-fits-all form of democracy: Pakistani veteran diplomat DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NAGHMANA ALAMGIR HASHMI, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China 3. various of the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NAGHMANA ALAMGIR HASHMI, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China STORYLINE: A former Pakistani ambassador to China told Xinhua in a recent interview that there is no one-size-fits-all form of democracy. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NAGHMANA ALAMGIR HASHMI, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China "As the world has grown over the years, we have seen that democracy has taken many forms. So there is no one-size-fits-all, as far as governance and democracy is concerned. So you can't really say that there is one kind of democracy, or one kind of system of democracy that will be good for all the countries or for the rest of the world." The United States convened the second so-called "Summit for Democracy"

U.S. convenes "Summit for Democracy" to fan flame of ideological confrontation: experts

STORY: U.S. convenes "Summit for Democracy" to fan flame of ideological confrontation: experts DATELINE: March 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:47 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOSEF GREGORY MAHONEY, Professor of politics and international relations at East China Normal University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): MARCELO RODRIGUEZ, Argentine sociologist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NAGHMANA ALAMGIR HASHMI, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China 5. various of the U.S. 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, Lecturer on international relations at the Nairobi-based United States International University-Africa 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): MARCELO RODRIGUEZ, Argentine sociologist 8. various of Africa 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, Lecturer on international relations at the Nairobi-based United States International University-Africa 10. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): NAGHMANA ALAMGIR HASHMI, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China STORYLINE: The United States is co-hos