Meeting for a peace plan in Gaza - Paris

Meeting for a peace plan in Gaza - Paris

Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, ambassador of Pakistan arrives at the meeting for a peace plan in Gaza at the Foreign Ministry in Paris, France, on October 9 2025. Photo by Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Meeting for a peace plan in Gaza - Paris

Meeting for a peace plan in Gaza - Paris

Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, ambassador of Pakistan arrives at the meeting for a peace plan in Gaza at the Foreign Ministry in Paris, France, on October 9 2025. Photo by Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pakistan calls UNGA Resolution 2758 reaffirmation of one-China principle by UN

STORY: Pakistan calls UNGA Resolution 2758 reaffirmation of one-China principle by UN SHOOTING TIME: May 17, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:30 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2. various of spokesperson for Pakistan's Foreign Ministry Mumtaz Zahra Baloch 3. various of the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs STORYLINE: Pakistan on Friday reiterated the one-China principle, saying that United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 2758 is a reaffirmation of the principle by the United Nations (UN). The resolution restored the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China at the UN, spokesperson for Pakistan's Foreign Ministry Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said here during a weekly briefing while responding to Xinhua on Taiwan question. The resolution unequivocally recognized the representatives of the Government of the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate representatives of China to the UN, Baloch said. "We

Pakistan strikes against "terrorist" hideouts in Iran

STORY: Pakistan strikes against "terrorist" hideouts in Iran SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and traffic 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MUMTAZ ZAHRA BALOCH, Spokesperson of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3. STANDUP (English): DENG KAIYIN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: Pakistan carried out a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes against "terrorist" hideouts in the Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran on Thursday morning, said Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. SOUNDBITE (English): MUMTAZ ZAHRA BALOCH, Spokesperson of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Pakistan undertook a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes against terrorist hideouts in Sistan-Baluchestan province of Iran. A number of terrorists were killed during the intelligence-based operation." STANDUP (Englis

Pakistan recalls ambassador from Iran

STORY: Pakistan recalls ambassador from Iran SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 17, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Pakistani Foreign Ministry (file) 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MUMTAZ ZAHRA BALOCH, Spokesperson of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3. various of traffic in Islamabad (file) STORYLINE: The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the country has decided to recall its ambassador from Iran and that the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan who is currently in Iran "may not return for the time being." "Unprovoked and blatant breach of Pakistan's sovereignty by Iran is a violation of international law and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations," the ministry said in a statement. SOUNDBITE (English): MUMTAZ ZAHRA BALOCH, Spokesperson of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Pakistan has decided to recall its ambassador from Iran, and that the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan, who is currently visiting

Prosperity, stability of China's Xinjiang evident to all: Pakistani experts

STORY: Prosperity, stability of China's Xinjiang evident to all: Pakistani experts DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 2. various of the seminar 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TAHIR MUMTAZ AWAN, Head of the China Study Center at COMSATS University Islamabad 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SULTAN MAHMOOD HALI, Pakistani political and strategic analyst STORYLINE: The prosperity and stability of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is evident to all, which is a proof of the wisdom and foresightedness of China's Xinjiang policy. That's according to some Pakistani analysts who attended a seminar at the COMSATS University Islamabad on Wednesday. The experts said that the Chinese government has paid special attention to the development of Xinjiang, and took timely decisions to eradicate poverty in the region. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TAHIR MUMTAZ AWAN, Head of the China Study Center at COMSATS University

Afghans preparing for Eid al-Adha celebration amid U.S. sanctions

STORY: Afghans preparing for Eid al-Adha celebration amid U.S. sanctions DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:00 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of a market in Kabul 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): SHAFIQULLAH, Dry fruit seller in Afghanistan 3 various of streets in Kabul 4 various of the White House in the U.S. 5 SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): MUMTAZ, Kabul resident 6 SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): FRESHTA SAFARI, Businesswoman STORYLINE: As Muslims in various countries get ready to mark Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, many in Afghanistan are still struggling to survive. Eid al-Adha is one of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide every year. This year, for many Afghans, Eid al-Adha comes amid soaring prices. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): SHAFIQULLAH, Dry fruit seller in Afghanistan "The price of one packet of chocolate was 150 afghanis last year but this year its price increased to 250 afghanis. If Washington releases Afghanistan's assets, the prices of daily necessities would drop by 30 percent." Since th

Displaced Iraqi makes living by drawing wood-burning paintings

STORY: Displaced Iraqi makes living by drawing wood-burning paintings DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MUMTAZ NOAH FARO, Displaced Christian artist from Nineveh Governorate 2. various of the artist, his workshop and his works STORYLINE: Mumtaz Noah Faro, a displaced Christian from Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq, has turned his hobby of making wood-burning paintings into a livelihood. Faro, a mechanical engineer, has been living for more than eight years as a displaced person in the Erbil Governorate of Iraqi Kurdistan region, where he and tens of thousands of Christians were forced to flee from the Nineveh Plains and the city of Mosul in 2014 after ISIS took control of it. Despite the return of many Christian families to their areas in Nineveh after the Iraqi security forces announced the liberation of the province and other cities from ISIS at the end of 2017, Faro decided to settle in Erbil and establish his own projec

IRAQ-ERBIL-DISPLACED ARTIST

IRAQ-ERBIL-DISPLACED ARTIST

(220429) -- ERBIL, April 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mumtaz Noah Faro creates a wooden art work in Erbil, Iraq, April 28, 2022. Mumtaz Noah Faro, a displaced artist from Nineveh Governorate, has started to create art works on woods as his hobby since 2014. By practicing several hours daily, he is able to earn money to support his family as well. (Photo by Dalshad Al-Daloo/Xinhua)

IRAQ-ERBIL-DISPLACED ARTIST

IRAQ-ERBIL-DISPLACED ARTIST

(220429) -- ERBIL, April 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mumtaz Noah Faro creates a wooden art work in Erbil, Iraq, April 28, 2022. Mumtaz Noah Faro, a displaced artist from Nineveh Governorate, has started to create art works on woods as his hobby since 2014. By practicing several hours daily, he is able to earn money to support his family as well. (Photo by Dalshad Al-Daloo/Xinhua)

IRAQ-ERBIL-DISPLACED ARTIST

IRAQ-ERBIL-DISPLACED ARTIST

(220429) -- ERBIL, April 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mumtaz Noah Faro shows his wooden art work in Erbil, Iraq, April 28, 2022. Mumtaz Noah Faro, a displaced artist from Nineveh Governorate, has started to create art works on woods as his hobby since 2014. By practicing several hours daily, he is able to earn money to support his family as well. (Photo by Dalshad Al-Daloo/Xinhua)