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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. CHIRAZ. THE FAMOUS STAINED GLASSES OF THE CHIITE MOSQUE OF NASIR-OL-MOLK (OR PINK MOSQUE) BUILT BY MIRZA HASAN ALI NASIR AL MOLK, LORD OF THE KADJAR DYNASTY, BETWEEN 1876 AND 1888. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Launch Jatiya Nagorik Committee - Dhaka

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 8 September 2024: A 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee was unveiled today to work for the fulfillment of the dream of the anti-discrimination student movement that toppled the Awami League-led government. On behalf of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, Nasir announced the formation of the 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital around 5:30pm. On Saturday, a press statement was issued regarding the formation of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee. It mentioned that Sheikh Hasina-led government was toppled with the sacrifices of hundreds of martyrs and thousands of injured. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Launch Jatiya Nagorik Committee - Dhaka

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 8 September 2024: A 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee was unveiled today to work for the fulfillment of the dream of the anti-discrimination student movement that toppled the Awami League-led government. On behalf of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, Nasir announced the formation of the 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital around 5:30pm. On Saturday, a press statement was issued regarding the formation of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee. It mentioned that Sheikh Hasina-led government was toppled with the sacrifices of hundreds of martyrs and thousands of injured. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Launch Jatiya Nagorik Committee - Dhaka

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 8 September 2024: A 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee was unveiled today to work for the fulfillment of the dream of the anti-discrimination student movement that toppled the Awami League-led government. On behalf of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, Nasir announced the formation of the 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital around 5:30pm. On Saturday, a press statement was issued regarding the formation of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee. It mentioned that Sheikh Hasina-led government was toppled with the sacrifices of hundreds of martyrs and thousands of injured. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Launch Jatiya Nagorik Committee - Dhaka

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 8 September 2024: A 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee was unveiled today to work for the fulfillment of the dream of the anti-discrimination student movement that toppled the Awami League-led government. On behalf of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, Nasir announced the formation of the 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital around 5:30pm. On Saturday, a press statement was issued regarding the formation of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee. It mentioned that Sheikh Hasina-led government was toppled with the sacrifices of hundreds of martyrs and thousands of injured. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Launch Jatiya Nagorik Committee - Dhaka

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 8 September 2024: A 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee was unveiled today to work for the fulfillment of the dream of the anti-discrimination student movement that toppled the Awami League-led government. On behalf of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, Nasir announced the formation of the 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital around 5:30pm. On Saturday, a press statement was issued regarding the formation of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee. It mentioned that Sheikh Hasina-led government was toppled with the sacrifices of hundreds of martyrs and thousands of injured. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Students Launch Jatiya Nagorik Committee - Dhaka

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 8 September 2024: A 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee was unveiled today to work for the fulfillment of the dream of the anti-discrimination student movement that toppled the Awami League-led government. On behalf of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, Nasir announced the formation of the 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital around 5:30pm. On Saturday, a press statement was issued regarding the formation of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee. It mentioned that Sheikh Hasina-led government was toppled with the sacrifices of hundreds of martyrs and thousands of injured. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Prepares For Presidential Runoff

Iranian women pose for photos next to the stained tiles in the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, on June 24, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. After the election with a historically low turnout on Friday, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's presidential election candidate and former reformist member of the Iranian parliament, and Saeed Jalili, Ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will face off in a runoff presidential election on July 5. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Prepares For Presidential Runoff

Iranian women pose for photos next to the stained tiles in the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, on June 24, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. After the election with a historically low turnout on Friday, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's presidential election candidate and former reformist member of the Iranian parliament, and Saeed Jalili, Ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will face off in a runoff presidential election on July 5. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Prepares For Presidential Runoff

Iranian women pose for photos next to the stained glass windows in the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, on June 24, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. After the election with a historically low turnout on Friday, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's presidential election candidate and former reformist member of the Iranian parliament, and Saeed Jalili, Ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will face off in a runoff presidential election on July 5. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Prepares For Presidential Runoff

An Iranian woman poses for photos next to the stained glass windows in the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, on June 24, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. After the election with a historically low turnout on Friday, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's presidential election candidate and former reformist member of the Iranian parliament, and Saeed Jalili, Ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will face off in a runoff presidential election on July 5. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Prepares For Presidential Runoff

Iranian women pose for photos next to the stained glass windows in the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, on June 24, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. After the election with a historically low turnout on Friday, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's presidential election candidate and former reformist member of the Iranian parliament, and Saeed Jalili, Ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will face off in a runoff presidential election on July 5. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Prepares For Presidential Runoff

An Iranian woman poses for photos next to the stained glass windows in the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, on June 24, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. After the election with a historically low turnout on Friday, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's presidential election candidate and former reformist member of the Iranian parliament, and Saeed Jalili, Ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will face off in a runoff presidential election on July 5. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Prepares For Presidential Runoff

Iranian women pose for photos next to the stained glass windows in the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, on June 24, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. After the election with a historically low turnout on Friday, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's presidential election candidate and former reformist member of the Iranian parliament, and Saeed Jalili, Ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will face off in a runoff presidential election on July 5. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Prepares For Presidential Runoff

Iranian women pose for photos next to the stained glass windows in the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, on June 24, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. After the election with a historically low turnout on Friday, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's presidential election candidate and former reformist member of the Iranian parliament, and Saeed Jalili, Ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will face off in a runoff presidential election on July 5. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran Prepares For Presidential Runoff

Iranian women pose for photos next to the stained glass windows in the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, on June 24, 2024. Iran is holding snap presidential elections to choose the next president after the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. After the election with a historically low turnout on Friday, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's presidential election candidate and former reformist member of the Iranian parliament, and Saeed Jalili, Ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator, will face off in a runoff presidential election on July 5. Photo by Moe/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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CPEC facilitates, boosts regional connectivity via TIR trade

STORY: CPEC facilitates, boosts regional connectivity via TIR trade SHOOTING DATE: May 25, 2024 DATELINE: June 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of TIR 2. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AHMED KHAN, General manager of analytics, NLC 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NASIR ZIA, Chief operations officer, NLC STORYLINE: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is facilitating and boosting trade and connectivity in Pakistan and the surrounding region via the TIR system of trade. Experts shared their thoughts with Xinhua's Ali Jaswal at a freight station at Pakistan's National Logistics Corporation (NLC). STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "This trade activity under the ambit of global transit system TIR demonstrates how (the) CPEC has enhanced regional trade and connectivity while promoting the core values of the BRI - that is, shared prosperity and win-win cooperation." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AHMED KHAN, Gener

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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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Chinese-built solar power plant shines in northern Bangladesh

STORY: Chinese-built solar power plant shines in northern Bangladesh SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the PV power plant 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD NASIR UDDIN, Local villager 3. various of engineers and workers working on the plant 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JAMEL MAHMOUD FAISAL, Engineer 5. various of the PV power plant 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHOU JINSHUN, Chairman of HDFC SinPower Ltd. 7. various of the PV power plant STORYLINE: In Mymensingh district in Bangladesh, some 169,000 solar panels are laid in rows and absorbing energy from the sun. The 50 MW photovoltaic power plant was invested by HDFC SinPower Ltd. whose major shareholder is a Chinese company. Construction began in September 2019 and it was put into commercial operation in November 2020. It became the largest solar power plant in Bangladesh at that time. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD NASIR UDDIN, Local villager "We never thought that elec

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World Kickboxing Champion Challenge - Paris, France

Nasir-Udine Lahouichi competes against Elias Bougherba during the "World Kickboxing Champion" challenge at the Grand Palais Ephemere in Paris, France on February 8, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Kickboxing Champion Challenge - Paris, France

Nasir-Udine Lahouichi competes against Elias Bougherba during the "World Kickboxing Champion" challenge at the Grand Palais Ephemere in Paris, France on February 8, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Kickboxing Champion Challenge - Paris, France

Nasir-Udine Lahouichi competes against Elias Bougherba during the "World Kickboxing Champion" challenge at the Grand Palais Ephemere in Paris, France on February 8, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Kickboxing Champion Challenge - Paris, France

Nasir-Udine Lahouichi competes against Elias Bougherba during the "World Kickboxing Champion" challenge at the Grand Palais Ephemere in Paris, France on February 8, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Kickboxing Champion Challenge - Paris, France

Nasir-Udine Lahouichi competes against Elias Bougherba during the "World Kickboxing Champion" challenge at the Grand Palais Ephemere in Paris, France on February 8, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Kickboxing Champion Challenge - Paris, France

Nasir-Udine Lahouichi competes against Elias Bougherba during the "World Kickboxing Champion" challenge at the Grand Palais Ephemere in Paris, France on February 8, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SQUASH (CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nasir Iqbal (L) of Pakistan competes with Mahesh Mangaonkar of India during Men's Team Gold Medal Match of Squash at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SQUASH (CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nasir Iqbal (L) of Pakistan competes with Mahesh Mangaonkar of India during Men's Team Gold Medal Match of Squash at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SQUASH (CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mahesh Mangaonkar (2nd L) of India helps Nasir Iqbal (1st L) of Pakistan during Men's Team Gold Medal Match of Squash at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SQUASH (CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nasir Iqbal (L) of Pakistan celebrates scoring during Men's Team Gold Medal Match of Squash at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SQUASH (CN)

(230930) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nasir Iqbal (R) of Pakistan competes with Mahesh Mangaonkar of India during Men's Team Gold Medal Match of Squash at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SQUASH (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tang Ming Hong (L) of China's Hong Kong competes with Nasir Iqbal of Pakistan during the Men's Team Semifinal of Squash between China's Hong Kong and Pakistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-SQUASH (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nasir Iqbal of Pakistan celebrates during the Men's Team Semifinal of Squash between China's Hong Kong and Pakistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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At least 35 killed, over 200 injured as blast hits political rally in NW Pakistan

STORY: At least 35 killed, over 200 injured as blast hits political rally in NW Pakistan DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: (Viewer discretion is advised) 1. various of the political rally 2. various of blast 3. various of the rescue efforts STORYLINE: At least 35 people were killed and over 200 others sustained injuries on Sunday after a blast ripped through a political rally in Pakistan's Bajaur district, an official of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province told Xinhua. The official from the governor's office in the provincial capital Peshawar said local authorities fear that the death toll might further rise as at least 50 of the injured are in critical condition. The official said that the governor has advised all the authorities concerned to provide the best available treatment to the wounded and, if needed, they should arrange for airlifting them to other cities, including Peshawar and the capital city Islamabad. Nasir Mehmood Satti, an

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Afghans haunted by U.S. cluster bomb attacks more than 20 years ago

STORY: Afghans haunted by U.S. cluster bomb attacks more than 20 years ago DATELINE: July 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:37 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): BIBI JAN, Survivor of U.S. cluster bomb attack 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): BIBI JAN, Survivor of U.S. cluster bomb attack 4. various of survivors 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): NASIR AHMAD, Survivor of U.S. cluster bomb attack 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): MAHIDIN KHAN, Survivor of U.S. cluster bomb attack STORYLINE: Bibi Jan is an Afghan woman who lives in the Qala-e-Shatir village of Herat City, west Afghanistan. She still remembers the horrific day in 2001 when the U.S. forces dropped cluster bombs on her poor village. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): BIBI JAN, Survivor of U.S. cluster bomb attack "It was 2:30 p.m. of the day, second Aqrab (Oct. 24 on the Persian calendar), oh God, it haunts me even at night whenever I remember. I was alive, although my head was bleeding." Jan's daughter was badly injured and her d

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Dragon Boat Festival celebration held in Pakistan

STORY: Dragon Boat Festival celebration held in Pakistan DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the activity 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LA JIE LIAN, President of Chinese Association Pakistan 3. various of the activity 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NASIR KHAN, President of Ex-Chinese Association Rawalpindi STORYLINE: A food festival was held in Pakistan's Islamabad on Tuesday by the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, to celebrate China's Dragon Boat Festival. Local Chinese and Pakistani communities taste some specialty foods from both countries like Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. Participants also learned about the origin, history, and customs of the Dragon Boat Festival. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LA JIE LIAN, President of Chinese Association Pakistan "(Zongzi and some other delicious) food from different regions are provided, so that everyone can enjoy Chinese food while remembering the traditi

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Poverty weakens Afghans' ability to pull through chilly winter

STORY: Poverty weakens Afghans' ability to pull through chilly winter DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of locals burning garbage to keep warm in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): WAHIDULLAH, Kabul resident 3. various of a wood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): RAHIM ASHNA, Wood seller 5. various of a wood shop in Kabul, Afghanistan 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD NASIR, Kabul resident 7. various of locals burning garbage to keep warm in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): WAHIDULLAH, Kabul resident "The prices are skyrocketing, the rate of poverty is high and I am the only bread earner of my family, having a taxi and roaming on streets from dawn to dusk to support my family. The price of a ton of coal was 6,000 afghani (1 U.S. dollar equals 88 afghani) to 6,500 afghani last year, but this year it costs 16,000 afghani, which is beyond the reach of ordinary person." Having a 22-member family and l

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Chinese humanitarian aid eases sufferings of Afghan families

STORY: Chinese humanitarian aid eases sufferings of Afghan families DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Saye Hasan's home and family life in Kabul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): SAYE HASAN, Local resident in Kabul 3. various of Saye Hasan's home in Kabul 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD NASIM HAQQANI, Spokesperson, State Ministry for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs 5. various of Abdul Salam's family life in Herat province 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): ABDUL SALAM, Resident in Herat province 7. various of donations from China in Kabul 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): ABDUL NASIR RISHTIA, Economic expert and chief executive of Afghanistan Steel Mills Union 9. various of Chinese humanitarian aid STORYLINE: Saye Hasan and his six family members live in a semi-underground hut in Mount Afshaar, one of the largest slums in the Afghan capital Kabul. Earning 500 afghanis (about 5.62 U.S. dollars) daily, Hasan was barely able to feed his family. Donations from

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The Infidel (2010)

Richard Schiff & Omid Djalili Characters: Lenny Goldberg, Mahmud Nasir Film: The Infidel (2010) Director: Josh Appignanesi 09 April 2010 Date: 09 April 2010

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