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International Meeting On Gaza Ceasefire in Istanbul - Turkey

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan R) meets with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Istanbul, Turkiye, on November 3, 2025. Foreign ministers from seven countries met in Istanbul on Monday to discuss efforts to uphold the Gaza ceasefire and plan for the enclave's future, as Israeli strikes continued despite the truce. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosted his counterparts from the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Qatar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Photo by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkiye/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

Women cries at the remains of their destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC). India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

Women cries at the remains of their destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC). India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

Women cries at the remains of their destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC). India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

Women cries at the remains of their destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC). India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Flee and Mourn After Border Strikes - Kashmir

Women cries at the remains of their destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC). India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A woman stands infront of her damaged house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A woman stands infront of her damaged house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A woman stands infront of her damaged house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A scene near a damaged house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A woman gestures next to the at the remains of her destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A woman cries near a destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A woman cries near a destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A woman gestures next to the at the remains of her destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A woman cries near a destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A man inside a destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A man inside a destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A man cries looks at the remains of his destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A boy stands infront of her damaged house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A family looks at the remains of their destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A boy stands infront of her damaged house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A family looks at the remains of their destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A boy walks inside a damaged house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A boy inside a destroyed house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A boy stands infront of her damaged house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Civilians Killed in Poonch as India-Pakistan Tensions Flare

A boy stands infront of her damaged house following cross-border shelling between Pakistani and Indian forces in Salamabad uri village at the Line of Control (LoC).India's government said on May 8, that 13 civilians had been killed by Pakistani fire in "ceasefire violations" along their de facto border since May 7, after violence escalated into artillery shelling following Indian strikes. India's foreign ministry said that all those killed were in the town of Poonch, with 59 others injured, the majority also in the town. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UK: Syrians In Manchester Celebrate The End Of Assad’s Regime 4

Hundreds of Syrians in Manchester gathered to celebrate the downfall of dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Sunday, December 8.

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Pakistan expresses condolences over flood losses in Afghanistan

STORY: Pakistan expresses condolences over flood losses in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2. various of the floods of Afghanistan (file) STORYLINE: Pakistan expressed condolences over losses caused by flash floods in Afghanistan, according to the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "The government and the people of Pakistan express their heartfelt condolences on the tragic loss of life and widespread damage to property caused by heavy rains and flash floods in several provinces of Afghanistan," the ministry said in a statement on Saturday. It added that Pakistan stands in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan during this difficult time. More than 330 were killed as rainstorms and flash floods hit major parts of the provinces of Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor of Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan office of the World Food Programme and

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CPEC exhibition tells story of shared prosperity, development

STORY: CPEC exhibition tells story of shared prosperity, development SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 20, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMAD SYRUS SAJJAD QAZI, Pakistani Foreign Secretary 3. various of Gwadar Port in Pakistan (file) 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOIN UL HAQUE, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China 5. various of infrastructure projects in Pakistan (file) 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG HUIHUA, General manager of the Pakistani branch of a Chinese energy company 7. various of the exhibition 8. various of Gwadar Port in Pakistan (file) STORYLINE: An exhibition on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was inaugurated Saturday by officials from the two countries at the library of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. The exhibition collects a wealth of pictures and books, showcasing achievements made over the past decade under the CPEC in infrastructure, energy, and other

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seen in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 18, 2024. Pakistan military said in a statement that the country had carried out effective strikes early Thursday morning against hideouts inside Iran used by "terrorists" responsible for recent attacks in Pakistan. An Iranian provincial official said on Thursday 10 Pakistanis were killed in strikes by Pakistan's army on Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, according to Iran's official news agency IRNA. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-IRAN-STRIKES

(240118) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seen in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 18, 2024. Pakistan military said in a statement that the country had carried out effective strikes early Thursday morning against hideouts inside Iran used by "terrorists" responsible for recent attacks in Pakistan. An Iranian provincial official said on Thursday 10 Pakistanis were killed in strikes by Pakistan's army on Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, according to Iran's official news agency IRNA. (Photo by Ahmad Kamal/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-IRAN-STRIKES

(240118) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seen in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 18, 2024. Pakistan military said in a statement that the country had carried out effective strikes early Thursday morning against hideouts inside Iran used by "terrorists" responsible for recent attacks in Pakistan. An Iranian provincial official said on Thursday 10 Pakistanis were killed in strikes by Pakistan's army on Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, according to Iran's official news agency IRNA. (Photo by Ahmad Kamal/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-IRAN-STRIKES

(240118) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seen in Islamabad, Pakistan, Jan. 18, 2024. Pakistan military said in a statement that the country had carried out effective strikes early Thursday morning against hideouts inside Iran used by "terrorists" responsible for recent attacks in Pakistan. An Iranian provincial official said on Thursday 10 Pakistanis were killed in strikes by Pakistan's army on Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, according to Iran's official news agency IRNA. (Photo by Ahmad Kamal/Xinhua)

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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

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-IRAN-AMBASSADOR-RECALL

(240117) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 17, 2024 shows the entrance of the Pakistani Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. 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." (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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China highlights peace, development on Afghan issue: Pakistani scholar

STORY: China highlights peace, development on Afghan issue: Pakistani scholar DATELINE: April 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Afghan 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development STORYLINE: The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a paper stating China's position on the Afghan issue on Wednesday. A Pakistani scholar believes that the paper highlights the Chinese philosophy of peacebuilding and China's resolution to solve the issue. SOUNDBITE (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development "I think this 11-point agenda highlights two things very clearly. Number one, the philosophy, the Chinese philosophy of peacebuilding, and the philosophy behind the Global Security Initiative. That means, China believes in dialogue and development simultaneously but keeping non-interference at the he

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Ex-Pakistani diplomat Wazir

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Former Pakistani diplomat Ayaz Wazir speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Islamabad on Nov. 29, 2011. Wazir served as director general of the Afghanistan bureau at the Pakistani Foreign Ministry.

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Japan to extend additional grant aid to Pakistan

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar shake hands in New York on Sept. 20, 2011. Gemba conveyed a decision to extend additional emergency grant aid of $10 million to Pakistan in the wake of the disastrous floods this summer, according to Japan's Foreign Ministry.

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Pakistan needs more nukes: gov't spokesman

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Foreign Ministry on Feb. 20, 2010. Basit said Pakistan will not sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as its reliance on nuclear weapons as a deterrent against India is growing as the gulf in the two countries' defense capabilities widens.

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Sattar says Pakistan's missile development 'self-sustaining'

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Pakistani Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar (L) and Japan's Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on March 13 prior to their talks. Sattar was quoted as saying Pakistan's missile development is ''self-sustaining.''

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Pakistan decides not to ask Japan for debt cancellation

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L) holds talks with Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz (R), a special envoy of President Pervez Musharraf, at her ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1. Aziz said Pakistan has reversed its earlier decision to ask Japan for debt cancellation and will instead seek better conditions and extended repayment periods on its outstanding foreign debt.

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Muslims gather in Tokyo to protest torn Koran

TOKYO, Japan - Muslims hold a protest rally in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on May 25 following the discovery of a damaged Islamic holy text in front of a Pakistani-run business in the Sea of Japan coastal town of Kosugi in Toyama Prefecture on May 21. They submitted a protest letter concerning the incident addressed to Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka to the ministry.

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Pakistani special envoy visits Japanese foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - Pakistani special envoy Yaqub Khan (L) meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) at the ministry on Nov. 15. Khan failed to persuade Kono to ease economic sanctions imposed against his country for its nuclear tests in May last year.

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Japan protests against Pakistan's nuclear tests

Japanese Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) summoned Pakistani Charge d'Affaires Duray Kureshi (L) to the Foreign Ministry late Thursday night to lodge a stern protest against the nuclear tests the country conducted earlier in the day. The Japanese government imposed economic sanctions on Pakistan on Friday, suspending new yen loans and grants-in-aid.

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China contributes wisdom to fixing deficit in global governance

STORY: China contributes wisdom to fixing deficit in global governance DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:57 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOSEPH MATTHEWS, Senior professor, BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SIMBARASHE MUMBENGEGWI, Secretary for external relations of the ZANU-PF politburo, Zimbabwe 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ASIM IFTIKHAR AHMAD, Pakistani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Observer Research Foundation in India 6. various of China contributing to fixing deficit in global governance STORYLINE: The world is standing at a crossroads. A pandemic unseen in a century. A de-globalization trend. Rising food and energy costs. And an unstable global financial market. All these have posed formidable challenges to the global governance system. To fix the global deficit in peace, development,

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Chinese enterprises provide humanitarian aid to Pakistan's flood victims

STORY: Chinese enterprises provide humanitarian aid to Pakistan's flood victims DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:23 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): JIANG CHAO, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the donation ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AHSAN IQBAL, Pakistani Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NONG RONG, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan 5. various of the flood-hit areas STORYLINE: The Chinese enterprises in Pakistan on Thursday donated humanitarian aid of over 15.5 million Pakistani rupees (about 71,340 U.S. dollars) for the country's flood victims in a ceremony held by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in Islamabad. STANDUP (English): JIANG CHAO, Xinhua correspondent "According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, under the social and livelihood cooperation framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, China has provided 4,000 tents, 50,000 blankets, and 50,000 pieces of waterpro

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UZBEKISTAN-TASHKENT-CHINA-WANG YI-PAKISTANI FM-MEETING

(220729) -- TASHKENT, July 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on the sidelines of the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 28, 2022. (China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via Xinhua)

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Pakistani experts express concerns on accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO

STORY: Pakistani experts express concerns on accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English) ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) TASNEEM ASLAM, Former Special Secretary Multilateralism at Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) SAEED KHALID, Former Head of Europe and Americas Division at Pakistani Foreign Ministry 4. STANDUP 2 (English) ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English) TASNEEM ASLAM, Former Special Secretary Multilateralism at Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English) SAEED KHALID, Former Head of Europe and Americas Division at Pakistani Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: The experts in Pakistan have expressed serious concerns on the accession of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), saying that it may exacerbate regional tension. STANDUP 1 (English) ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "The accession of Swede

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NATO's new strategic concept will build up tensions: Pakistani expert

STORY: NATO's new strategic concept will build up tensions: Pakistani expert DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:18 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of NATO military exercises 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SAEED KHALID, Former Head of Europe and Americas Division at Pakistani Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: A Pakistani expert says that NATO's new strategic concept is riddled with Cold War mentality and ideological bias, and will only contribute to building up tensions around the world. The 2022 Strategic Concept was recently approved by NATO, featuring anti-China rhetoric, and calling Russia the "most significant and direct threat" to NATO's security. SOUNDBITE (English): SAEED KHALID, Former Head of Europe and Americas Division at Pakistani Foreign Ministry "I feel that from now onwards, NATO has been reoriented, whereas it is much more openly a kind of alliance, which is directed at Russia. If we go back to when NATO was set up, it was an Anglo-Saxon plan. And then they invited other

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-MANGO FESTIVAL

(220702) -- ISLAMABAD, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Visitors are seen at a mango festival in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on July 1, 2022. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry on Friday organized a mango festival in Islamabad as part of a series of activities to mark the 75th anniversary of Pakistan's independence. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)