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PAKISTAN-CHINA-LIU JIANCHAO-VISIT

(240622) -- ISLAMABAD, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (1st R) in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 21, 2024. Liu Jianchao led a CPC delegation to visit Pakistan from June 20 to June 22. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-CHINA-LIU JIANCHAO-VISIT

(240622) -- ISLAMABAD, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (1st R) in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 21, 2024. Liu Jianchao led a CPC delegation to visit Pakistan from June 20 to June 22. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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Motorway under CPEC cooperation contributes to development in Pakistan's remote region

STORY: Motorway under CPEC cooperation contributes to development in Pakistan's remote region SHOOTING TIME: June 2, 2024 DATELINE: June 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KASHIF NAWAZ, Project director of Sukkur-Multan Motorway 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MASROOR, Chief patrol officer of Sukkur-Multan Motorway 4. various of the Sukkur-Multan Motorway 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JAMAL NASIR SHAH, Resident near the motorway STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "This Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M5), part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), built by the Chinese company, has not just provided state-of-the-art transportation facility, but in fact contributed to the socio-economic development of the area. Like all other CPEC projects, it is providing jobs as well as business opportunities to the people of the surrounding area, which is quite an underdeveloped part of Pakista

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A glimpse of Pakistan's motorway with weigh-in-motion mechanism

STORY: A glimpse of Pakistan's motorway with weigh-in-motion mechanism SHOOTING TIME: May 1, 2024 DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KASHIF NAWAZ, Project director of the Sukkur-Multan Motorway 3. various of the motorway STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Right now, I am standing on Sukkur-Multan Motorway, an important transportation project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework. Where I am standing right now is a very special place as it has a weigh-in-motion mechanism over here. This patch automatically calculates the weight of the vehicle once it passes through it. This technology has been used for the first time in Pakistan." SOUNDBITE (English): KASHIF NAWAZ, Project director of the Sukkur-Multan Motorway "This point is a dynamic scale. We call it weigh-in-motion. The vehicle's plate number will be checked at this point. And you s

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Pakistani FM Ishaq Dar designated deputy PM

STORY: Pakistani FM Ishaq Dar designated deputy PM SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ishaq Dar in meetings STORYLINE: Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was designated on Sunday as the deputy prime minister, a notification of Pakistani cabinet division said. A notification issued by the cabinet secretariat of the cabinet division said that Dar has been given the charge "with immediate effect and until further orders." After the formation of the new government earlier this year, Dar took the oath as the foreign minister of Pakistan. The 73-year-old seasoned politician is a member of the senate, or the upper house of the country's parliament, and an important figure of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). He had also served several times in the past as the finance minister of the South Asian country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

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Former PM Gilani elected as chairman of Pakistan's Senate

STORY: Former PM Gilani elected as chairman of Pakistan's Senate SHOOTING TIME: April 9, 2024 DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHORTLIST: 1. various of the election STORYLINE: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday was elected as the chairman of the Senate, or the upper house, of the country's parliament, Presiding Officer of the election Senator Ishaq Dar announced. Dar, also foreign minister of the country, announced that Gilani was elected unopposed after no one filed nominated papers to contest the election. Gilani who belongs to the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians served the country as prime minister from 2008 to 2012. Syedal Khan Nasir of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz was also elected as the deputy chairman of the house unopposed, said the presiding officer. Earlier this month, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari summoned the house to meet for its inaugural session on Tues

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Pakistan's ruling coalition leads in senate elections

STORY: Pakistan's ruling coalition leads in senate elections SHOOTING TIME: April 2, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of The senate election STORYLINE: Pakistan's ruling coalition led the elections of the senate, or the upper house of the country's parliament, held on Tuesday, an official source told Xinhua on Wednesday. According to a source from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the ruling alliance parties including Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) won 14 seats, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) got 13 seats and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan secured one seat. The elections were to be held for half of the 96-member house across the country, including the capital Islamabad and four provinces. However, the actual elections were held on 19 seats after 18 members won unopposed before the voting and the ECP postponed polls for 11 seats in KP due to the incomplete provincial assembly as s

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Pakistan's 19-member federal cabinet takes oath

STORY: Pakistan's 19-member federal cabinet takes oath SHOOTING TIME: March 11, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cabinet taking oath STORYLINE: A 19-member federal cabinet of newly-elected Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif took the oath on Monday during a ceremony held at the President House in the capital city of Islamabad. President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the cabinet members that included 18 federal ministers, and one minister of state, according to a statement issued by the President House. Earlier, the prime minister recommended 19 names to the president to be inducted into the federal cabinet, the majority of them from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, according to a summary forwarded to the President House. The Pakistan Peoples Party, a major political party of the country's newly formed coalition government, is not the part of the federal cabinet as decided by the party. However, members of o

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Shahbaz Sharif takes oath as 24th prime minister of Pakistan

STORY: Shahbaz Sharif takes oath as 24th prime minister of Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: March 4, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the oath taking ceremony STORYLINE: Shahbaz Sharif took the oath as the 24th elected prime minister of Pakistan during a ceremony held at the President's House on Monday afternoon, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office. President Arif Alvi administered the oath of office to the newly-elected prime minister at the ceremony attended by the outgoing caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, Chairman of Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, chief of the army, politicians and ambassadors. Earlier on Sunday, Sharif, president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, got 201 votes against 92 in the 336-member National Assembly, or the lower house of parliament, during an election for the post. Sharif came to power after his party formed an alliance with Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, the Muttahida Q

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Shahbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan's new PM

STORY: Shahbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan's new PM SHOOTING TIME: March 3, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shahbaz Sharif at the parliament STORYLINE: Shahbaz Sharif, the joint candidate of an alliance led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), was elected as the 24th prime minister of Pakistan in a polling held by the National Assembly or lower house of the parliament on Sunday, said the speaker of the house. Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq announced that Sharif, president of PML-N, won the election by securing the lower house's 201 votes out of the total 293 votes cast in Sunday's polling. Sharif's sole competitor Omar Ayub Khan, a joint candidate of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, secured 92 votes, said the speaker. The speaker announced that Sharif had been declared as the prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. A t

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Pakistani lawmakers elect Ayaz Sadiq as new House speaker

STORY: Pakistani lawmakers elect Ayaz Sadiq as new House speaker SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ayaz Sadiq STORYLINE: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was elected the speaker of the National Assembly or the lower house of the country's parliament on Friday, according to an official announcement made by Raja Pervez Ashraf, the outgoing speaker. Sadiq got 199 votes of the total 291 votes polled in the 336-member house and defeated Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar, a candidate of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). Dogar received 91 votes, while one vote was rejected after the members of the house cast their votes by secret ballot. "Sadiq is declared as Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. I hope that he will play his role to run the house according to the country's constitution," said the outgoing speaker before administering the oath to the new custodian of the house. Sad

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Maryam Nawaz Sharif elected as 1st female chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab

STORY: Maryam Nawaz Sharif elected as 1st female chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Maryam Nawaz Sharif STORYLINE: Maryam Nawaz Sharif, senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, was elected on Monday as the first female chief minister for Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, Speaker of the provincial assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad announced. Maryam, daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, secured 220 votes against zero votes received by Aftab Ahmad Khan, a candidate of the Sunni Ittehad Council, said the speaker. Khan and his party members walked out of the assembly session and boycotted the voting process after he was not allowed to discuss some issues related to reserved seats. Maryam, 50, is also the first female chief minister of any province of Pakistan since the South Asian country's independence in 1947. Maryam was elected

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Pakistan's major parties agree to form coalition gov't

STORY: Pakistan's major parties agree to form coalition gov't SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of joint press conference 2. various of National Assembly of Pakistan STORYLINE: Pakistan's two major political parties, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), agreed to form a coalition government in center, leaders of the two parties said Tuesday night. "Both the parties have agreed on a power-sharing formula as we have the required number of seats in the National Assembly (NA) to form the government," PML-N president and former prime minister Shahbaz Sharif said during a joint press conference in Islamabad. Following days of negotiations between the two parties, it has been decided that Sharif will be the joint candidate for both parties for the slot of prime minister and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari will be the joint candidate for the president's slot. Sharif said that

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ECP announces final results of Pakistan's General Election 2024

STORY: ECP announces final results of Pakistan's General Election 2024 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ECP 2. various of the Islamabad streets 3. various of polling stations STORYLINE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday announced the complete results of the country's General Election 2024 held on Feb. 8. According to the election results announced for the National Assembly (NA), or the lower house of the country's parliament, independent candidates got 101 seats, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif got 75 seats and the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians of former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari got 54 seats. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan got 17 seats, the Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Pakistan got four seats, the Pakistan Muslim League got three seats, the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party and Balochistan National Party got two seats

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Pakistan: General Elections – People Form Long Lines To Cast Votes

Pakistanis formed long lines outside polling stations across the country as voting started in general elections on Thursday, February 8.

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Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan

STORY: Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. various of surgeries 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): RAB NAWAZ, Cataract patient 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (URDU): HAMID, Cataract patient 5. various of surgeries 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AMMAR AFZAL TARAR, Eye surgeon of the campaign STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Chinese and Pakistani volunteers have launched a free eye screening and cataract surgery campaign here in Pakistan for needy people. Over 1,500 People have been treated in different camps in different parts of the country, while 100 patients are undergoing a surgery in this particular camp here in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province." The campaign was launched by the Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation (BOHS) and China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) in colla

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Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif

Huge crowds of supporters gather for a welcome home rally for Pakistan's self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 21, 2023.

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Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan's self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses a massive homecoming rally in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 21, 2023.

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Sukkur-Multan Motorway under CPEC enhances connectivity in Pakistan

STORY: Sukkur-Multan Motorway under CPEC enhances connectivity in Pakistan DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sukkur-Multan Motorway 2. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): RAHEEL, Resident of Multan, Pakistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu/English): ATHAR ZIA, Resident of Karachi, Pakistan 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Urdu): RIZWANA ATHAR, Resident of Karachi, Pakistan 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KASHIF NAWAZ, Project Director of Sukkur-Multan Motorway STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "At the moment, I am present on Multan-Sukkur Motorway, (also known as) M-5, an important transportation project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework. This state-of-the-art BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) project has a significant role in terms of enhancing connectivity in the country. It is 392 km long and it goes along the eastern bank of River Indus. It connects the southern (part of eastern) Punjab p

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U.S. global bio-labs layout upsets world

STORY: U.S. global bio-labs layout upsets world DATELINE: April 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:15 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAFAR NAWAZ JASPAL, Professor of School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): COSTANTINOS BT. COSTANTINOS, Professor of public policy at the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia 4. STANDUP 2 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BRUNO JUBRAN, International affairs analyst, Brazilian State Government of Rio Grande do Sul 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ZAFAR NAWAZ JASPAL, Professor of School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Indonesian): SITI FADILAH SUPARI, Former Health Minister of Indonesia 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ZAFAR NAWAZ JASPAL, Professor of School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam Uni

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U.S. global bio-lab layout prompts worries to world

STORY: U.S. global bio-lab layout prompts worries to world DATELINE: March 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:10:04 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BRUNO JUBRAN, International affairs analyst, Brazilian State Government of Rio Grande do Sul 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): COSTANTINOS BT. COSTANTINOS, Professor of public policy at the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Indonesian): SITI FADILAH SUPARI, Former Health Minister of Indonesia 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ZAFAR NAWAZ JASPAL, Professor of School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): COSTANTINOS BT. COSTANTINOS, Professor of public policy at the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ZAFAR NAWAZ JASPAL, Professor of School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): BRUNO JUBRAN, International affairs analyst, Brazilian State Government of Rio Grande d

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Pakistani anti-government protesters rally in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Supporters of Imran Khan, chairman of the political party Pakistan Tehreek Insaf, and clergymen Tahirul Qadri rally in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Aug. 16, 2014, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation.

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Pakistani anti-government protesters rally in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Supporters of Imran Khan, chairman of the political party Pakistan Tehreek Insaf, and clergymen Tahirul Qadri rally in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Aug. 16, 2014, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation.

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Japanese, Pakistani prime ministers

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) holds talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (L) in New York on Sept. 26, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese, Pakistani prime ministers

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of their talks in New York on Sept. 26, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Pakistan premier in China

BEIJING, China - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (L) and Chinese Chinese Premier Li Keqiang chat during a ceremony to sign documents at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 5, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Pakistan premier in China

BEIJING, China - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 4, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Pakistan premier Sharif

LAHORE, Pakistan - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaks during an interview with the foreign media in Lahore on May 13, 2013.

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Pakistan's general election

LAHORE, Pakistan - Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif celebrate the victory of the Pakistan Muslim League, the opposition party he leads, in the country's general election, in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, on May 12, 2013, the day after the election.

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Reporters swarm Pakistani Embassy in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A Pakistani Embassy official in Tokyo answers reporters Oct. 13 about the situation in his country following an overnight military coup in which army chief Gen. Pervez Musharraf toppled the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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Pakistan's premier meets Chinese president

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Jiang Zemin before they have talks in Beijing on June 29. They agreed to seek a peaceful settlement of Pakistan's conflict with India over Kashmir.

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Int'l students hail China for giving high priority to development of education

STORY: Int'l students hail China for giving high priority to development of education DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ningxia Medical University 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RUEANG NGAM NAMRIN, Thai student 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAVIES MUNASHE, Zimbabwean student 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NAWAZ SHAH, Pakistani student STORYLINE: International students from Ningxia Medical University have hailed China for giving high priority to the development of education, which is mentioned in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian student "I come from Tanzania. It's good that the 20th CPC National Congress realized the continual importance and gave high priority to the development of education through meeting people's expectations by building a high-quality education syst

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Hamza Shahbaz wins election to become chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab province

STORY: Hamza Shahbaz wins election to become chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab province DATELINE: July 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter in Islamabad 2. various of the election STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter in Islamabad "Hamza Shahbaz from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday won the election in the provincial assembly to retain his position as the chief minister of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the deputy speaker of the assembly announced." Shahbaz, son of Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, secured 179 votes against 176 votes received by Pervaiz Elahi, a joint candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of former prime minister Imran Khan and the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), said deputy speaker Dost Mazari. Elahi had received 186 votes, including 176 from PTI and 10 from the PML, but the deputy speaker excluded the 10 votes of the PML after its chief

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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

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Shahbaz Sharif takes oath as 23rd prime minister of Pakistan

STORY: Shahbaz Sharif takes oath as 23rd prime minister of Pakistan DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:02 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the oath-taking ceremony STORYLINE: Shahbaz Sharif took the oath as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan during a ceremony held at the President House Monday night. Chairman of Pakistan's Senate Sadiq Sanjrani administered the oath of office to the newly-elected prime minister as Pakistani President Arif Alvi "complained of discomfort." During the National Assembly session to conduct the election for the Asian country's new prime minister Monday afternoon, Shahbaz, president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, won 174 votes in the 342-member house. Shahbaz came to power after former Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted through a no-confidence motion moved by an opposition alliance. In his maiden address to the National Assembly after being elected as the prime minister, Shahbaz said he is looking forward to having friendly

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Opposition's no-confidence motion against Pakistani PM rejected over foreign interference

STORY: Opposition's no-confidence motion against Pakistani PM rejected over foreign interference DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. varoius of the conference STORYLINE: Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan rejected here on Sunday a no-confidence motion filed by an opposition alliance against Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan over the alleged involvement of foreign hands in the move aimed at ousting the incumbent government. Deputy speaker of the lower house of parliament Qasim Khan Suri rejected the no-confidence motion, saying that foreign involvement was found in the opposition's move aiming to oust the incumbent government, which is against the Constitution of Pakistan. Earlier on March 8, the alliance of opposition parties including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Pakistan Peoples Party and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal submitted a requisition to the office of the Speaker of the National Assembly to summon a house session for vo

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Pakistani anti-government protesters rally in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Supporters of Imran Khan, chairman of the political party Pakistan Tehreek Insaf, and clergymen Tahirul Qadri rally in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Aug. 16, 2014, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation. (Kyodo)

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Pakistan PM Sharif resigns after top court disqualifies him

Police officers stand guard in front of Pakistan's Supreme Court in Islamabad on July 28, 2017. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned that day after the court disqualified him for being "not honest" about his wealthy family's overseas assets revealed by the leaked Panama Papers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pakistan PM Sharif resigns after top court disqualifies him

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, seen in this undated photo, resigned on July 28, 2017, after the country's apex court disqualified him for being "not honest" about his wealthy family's overseas assets revealed by the leaked Panama Papers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Pakistan agree to cooperate in countering terrorism

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shake hands in New York on Sept. 20, 2016 on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. The two agreed to cooperate in countering terrorism and violent extremism, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reporters swarm Pakistani Embassy in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A Pakistani Embassy official in Tokyo answers reporters Oct. 13 about the situation in his country following an overnight military coup in which army chief Gen. Pervez Musharraf toppled the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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Pakistan's premier meets Chinese president

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Jiang Zemin before they have talks in Beijing on June 29. They agreed to seek a peaceful settlement of Pakistan's conflict with India over Kashmir.

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Pakistan's premier meets Chinese president

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Jiang Zemin before they have talks in Beijing on June 29. They agreed to seek a peaceful settlement of Pakistan's conflict with India over Kashmir.