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Pakistan: Deadly Monsoon Floods Affect Over One Million People in Punjab Province

Heavy monsoon rains have caused deadly floods across Pakistan. The floods in Punjab province alone have affected more than one million people, and the nationwide death toll has surpassed 800 since the monsoon season began in June. In the city of Lahore, even luxury developments have been submerged, with thousands of homes flooded.

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PAKISTAN-SWABI-CHINA-SUDAN-EVACUEE

(230504) -- SWABI, May 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nasrullah Khan, a Pakistani evacuated by a Chinese navy vessel from Sudan, chats with his friends at his home in northwest Pakistan's Swabi, on May 3, 2023. Khan, a 42-year-old Pakistani mechanic who worked in Sudan, experienced the real adversity of life for the first time since his birth when sitting anguished and penniless in Port Sudan in recent days. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese navy ship rescues Pakistanis from dire situation in Sudan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-SWABI-CHINA-SUDAN-EVACUEE

(230504) -- SWABI, May 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nasrullah Khan, a Pakistani evacuated by a Chinese navy vessel from Sudan, meets with his friends and family at his home in northwest Pakistan's Swabi, on May 3, 2023. Khan, a 42-year-old Pakistani mechanic who worked in Sudan, experienced the real adversity of life for the first time since his birth when sitting anguished and penniless in Port Sudan in recent days. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese navy ship rescues Pakistanis from dire situation in Sudan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-SWABI-CHINA-SUDAN-EVACUEE

(230504) -- SWABI, May 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nasrullah Khan, a Pakistani evacuated by a Chinese navy vessel from Sudan, meets with his daughters at his home in northwest Pakistan's Swabi, on May 3, 2023. Khan, a 42-year-old Pakistani mechanic who worked in Sudan, experienced the real adversity of life for the first time since his birth when sitting anguished and penniless in Port Sudan in recent days. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese navy ship rescues Pakistanis from dire situation in Sudan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-SWABI-CHINA-SUDAN-EVACUEE

(230504) -- SWABI, May 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nasrullah Khan, a Pakistani evacuated by a Chinese navy vessel from Sudan, speaks during an interview at his home in northwest Pakistan's Swabi, on May 3, 2023. Khan, a 42-year-old Pakistani mechanic who worked in Sudan, experienced the real adversity of life for the first time since his birth when sitting anguished and penniless in Port Sudan in recent days. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese navy ship rescues Pakistanis from dire situation in Sudan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children evacuated from Sudan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrive at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child evacuated from Sudan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrives at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrives at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrives at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani people evacuated from Sudan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrive at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Brazilian man evacuated from Sudan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrive at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese man evacuated from Sudan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrives at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese people evacuated from Sudan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrive at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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Chinese navy ship rescues Pakistanis from dire situation in Sudan

STORY: Chinese navy ship rescues Pakistanis from dire situation in Sudan DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: SWABI, Pakistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY/OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nasrullah Khan and his family 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): NASRULLAH KHAN, Pakistani evacuated from Sudan 3. various of Nasrullah Khan and his family 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): KHAN GHALIB, Nasrullah Khan's father 5. various of the evacuation STORYLINE: Nasrullah Khan, a 42-year-old Pakistani mechanic who worked in Sudan, experienced the real adversity of life when sitting anguished and penniless in Port Sudan in recent days. Now safely in his home in Swabi, Pakistan, he recalled the intense and moving experience, saying that "the Pakistan-China ironclad friendship helped him out of danger." SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): NASRULLAH KHAN, Pakistani evacuated from Sudan "It was so hard to reach the buses to the port. There were check posts everywhere and they kept asking about our whereabouts. There were firing and bomb explosions. We faced a

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PAKISTAN-SWABI-CHINA-SUDAN-EVACUEE

(230504) -- SWABI, May 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nasrullah Khan, a Pakistani evacuated by a Chinese navy vessel from Sudan, speaks during an interview at his home in northwest Pakistan's Swabi, on May 3, 2023. Khan, a 42-year-old Pakistani mechanic who worked in Sudan, experienced the real adversity of life for the first time since his birth when sitting anguished and penniless in Port Sudan in recent days. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese navy ship rescues Pakistanis from dire situation in Sudan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-SWABI-CHINA-SUDAN-EVACUEE

(230504) -- SWABI, May 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nasrullah Khan, a Pakistani evacuated by a Chinese navy vessel from Sudan, chats with his friends at his home in northwest Pakistan's Swabi, on May 3, 2023. Khan, a 42-year-old Pakistani mechanic who worked in Sudan, experienced the real adversity of life for the first time since his birth when sitting anguished and penniless in Port Sudan in recent days. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese navy ship rescues Pakistanis from dire situation in Sudan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-SWABI-CHINA-SUDAN-EVACUEE

(230504) -- SWABI, May 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nasrullah Khan, a Pakistani evacuated by a Chinese navy vessel from Sudan, meets with his daughters at his home in northwest Pakistan's Swabi, on May 3, 2023. Khan, a 42-year-old Pakistani mechanic who worked in Sudan, experienced the real adversity of life for the first time since his birth when sitting anguished and penniless in Port Sudan in recent days. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese navy ship rescues Pakistanis from dire situation in Sudan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-SWABI-CHINA-SUDAN-EVACUEE

(230504) -- SWABI, May 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nasrullah Khan, a Pakistani evacuated by a Chinese navy vessel from Sudan, meets with his friends and family at his home in northwest Pakistan's Swabi, on May 3, 2023. Khan, a 42-year-old Pakistani mechanic who worked in Sudan, experienced the real adversity of life for the first time since his birth when sitting anguished and penniless in Port Sudan in recent days. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese navy ship rescues Pakistanis from dire situation in Sudan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrives at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrives at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child evacuated from Sudan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrives at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese man evacuated from Sudan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrives at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani people evacuated from Sudan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrive at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese people evacuated from Sudan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrive at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children evacuated from Sudan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrive at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS-SUDAN-SECOND EVACUATION

(230429) -- JEDDAH, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Brazilian man evacuated from Sudan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrive at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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Death toll in Pakistan's boat capsizal incident rises to 52

STORY: Death toll in Pakistan's boat capsizal incident rises to 52 DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:53 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site STORYLINE: Pakistani rescue workers recovered 21 more bodies from a dam in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, taking the death toll of Sunday's boat incident to 52, an official said on Tuesday. Students of a seminary were aboard the boat when it capsized in Tanda Dam in Kohat district of the province on Sunday morning, District Police Officer Abdul Rauf Babar Qaisarani said. All of the drowned so far recovered were aged between seven and 14 who came to the dam for a picnic, said the official, adding that the search operation for two more missing students is still underway. The Pakistani army and navy were taking part in the relief operations at the lake to assist the local administration in their rescue activities. Earlier, police and local authorities provided contradictory figures for the number o

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Children gather around a spring at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand, in Abbottabad, near Pakistan's capital Islamabad, on April 29, 2013. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Children play at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand, in Abbottabad, near Pakistan's capital Islamabad, on April 29, 2013. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Boys play in front of a wall with graffiti reading "WAKE UP MUSLIMS," in Abbottabad near Pakistan's capital Islamabad on April 29, 2013. The wall is part of what remains of the hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, killed by U.S. Navy Seals there on May 2, 2011.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A man plows a field within a site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand in Abbottabad, near Pakistan's capital Islamabad, on April 29, 2013. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A boy passes by a wall with graffiti reading "Osama is a martyr," in Abbottabad near Pakistan's capital Islamabad on April 29, 2013. The wall is part of what remains of the hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, killed by U.S. Navy Seals there on May 2, 2011.

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - People pass the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to be in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden on May 2, 2011 in a house that used to stand there.

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Boys play cricket at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A boy plays at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to be in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu watch as a Pakistan Navy vessel is refueled in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 15, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu bid farewell to a Pakistan Navy vessel after completing a refueling operation in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 15, 2010.

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Turkish president, Pakistani PM inaugurate new ship for Pakistan navy

STORY: Turkish president, Pakistani PM inaugurate new ship for Pakistan navy DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: ISTANBUL,Türkiye CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Corvette warship built for Pakistan Navy being launched in Istanbul, Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif at the launching ceremony of the warship built for Pakistan in Istanbul, Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of the joint press conference of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Istanbul, Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif jointly inaugurated on Friday a corvette warship, which was built by Türkiye for Pakistan Navy. In his speech at the launching ceremony in Istanbul, Sharif said the inauguration of PNS Khyber, the third of the four MILGEM corv

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A boy plays at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to be in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - People pass the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to be in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden on May 2, 2011 in a house that used to stand there. (Kyodo)

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Boys play cricket at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu bid farewell to a Pakistan Navy vessel after completing a refueling operation in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 15, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu watch as a Pakistan Navy vessel is refueled in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 15, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)