China's high-quality development invigorates global economy: Pakistani expert

STORY: China's high-quality development invigorates global economy: Pakistani expert SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 17, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of economic activities in China 2. various of new energy industry in China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan 4. various of economic activities in China 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan 6. various of construction in Pakistan 7. various of CIIE 2023 STORYLINE: A Pakistani economic expert has said that China's transition from labor-intensive to technology-intensive industries not only acts as a new driver for its economic growth but also contributes to global sustainability. Badiea Shaukat from the Sustainable Development Policy Institute said that in order to maintain a sustainable growth of economy, China has been seizing opportuniti

CPEC generates sustainable development in Pakistan: Pakistani economist

STORY: CPEC generates sustainable development in Pakistan: Pakistani economist DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of CPEC projects 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute 3. various of hydropower projects under CPEC 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute 5. various of CPEC projects 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute STORYLINE: A Pakistani economist says the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has delivered infrastructure, trade and employment to Pakistan, resulting in sustainable development in the country. Launched in 2013, CPEC is the flagship project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. Highlighting energy, transport and industrial cooperation, it is a corridor linking the Gwadar port in southwestern Pakistan with Kashgar in

8 tourists killed, 9 injured as van falls into ravine in northern Pakistan

STORY: 8 tourists killed, 9 injured as van falls into ravine in northern Pakistan DATELINE: July 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site 2. various of street views STORYLINE: A tourist van plunged into a ravine in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region on Friday, killing eight people while injuring at least nine others, rescue and government officials said. The accident took place near the Babusar Pass area in the Diamer district of the GB region when the van tumbled off the road after colliding with a car, Shaukat Riaz, district coordinator of the state-run rescue organization Rescue 1122, told Xinhua. The van was on its way to Gilgit city of the GB region from Sahiwal district of the South Asian country's east Punjab province when the accident happened, the official added. Following the accident, rescue teams and local volunteers reached the site to do search and rescue work, and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital, police said. X

RCEP in effect for all members, boosting regional economic integration

STORY: RCEP in effect for all members, boosting regional economic integration DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in the Philippines 2. various of the views in RCEP countries 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): SEBASTIAN SCHULZ, Researcher, National University of La Plata in Argentina 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan 5. various of the views in RCEP countries STORYLINE: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement took effect on Friday for the Philippines, marking the RCEP agreement in effect for all 15 members. The agreement has been widely expected to boost the economic integration among its members. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): SEBASTIAN SCHULZ, Researcher, National University of La Plata in Argentina "The RCEP is today the largest economic cooperation agreement in the world in terms of the size of its economies. It has strengthened economic in

Hainan expo offers global companies opportunities to tap into Chinese market: Pakistani expert

STORY: Hainan expo offers global companies opportunities to tap into Chinese market: Pakistani expert DATELINE: April 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Hainan expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan 3. various of the Hainan expo 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan STORYLINE: The third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), also known as the Hainan expo, concluded on Saturday in south China's Haikou. It was the first large-scale offline international expo after China optimized its COVID-19 response. A Pakistani expert has said that the Hainan expo has offered a platform for participating companies to showcase their products on a larger scale. He adds that thanks to China's efforts to develop the Hainan Free Trade Port with a portfolio of favorable policies, global companies ar

CPEC golden goose to Pakistan: expert

STORY: CPEC golden goose to Pakistan: expert DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of CPEC projects 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan STORYLINE: Launched in 2013, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a corridor linking the Gwadar port in southwestern Pakistan with Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, which highlights energy, transport and industrial cooperation. On the 10th anniversary of the CPEC, a Pakistani expert says it's a golden goose that brings huge profits to Pakistan. SOUNDBITE (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan "We will be celebrating the 10th year anniversary of the CPEC. And I think that CPEC is one of the golden projects to establish a good economy within Pakistan, which is based on its own industry, its own skilled labor and its own product

Pakistani expert positive about China's economic prospect in 2023

STORY: Pakistani expert positive about China's economic prospect in 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the development of China 2. various of China's cooperation with the world 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan STORYLINE: A Pakistan-based expert has expressed optimism about China's economic prospect in 2023. Badiea Shaukat, an economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, said that given the size of the economy and supporting policies, China's economy is witnessing good signs. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan "Chinese market is within itself a big economy of scale. And now, since the policy has been relaxed, I see a lot of foreign investment

Pakistani expert upbeat on China-Pak cooperation prospects

STORY: Pakistani expert upbeat on China-Pak cooperation prospects DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of street views in Islamabad various of street views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan 3. various of the development in China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan STORYLINE: A Pakistan-based expert has expressed optimism about the cooperation prospects between Pakistan and China. Badiea Shaukat, an economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, said that China, given the size of its economy, has offered a lot of opportunities for the rest of the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan "We have seen that China is feeding one-fifth of the world's population. And it is taking a huge

Pakistan PM Aziz sees 'no problem' with mullahs coming to power

Pakistan PM Aziz sees 'no problem' with mullahs coming to power

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz speaks to Kyodo News in an interview at Prime Minister House in Islamabad on Sept. 3. He says he sees no problem if the next general elections brings an alliance of religious political parties into power in Islamabad as part of a coalition.

Afghan-Pakistan peace 'jirga' begins in Kabul

Afghan-Pakistan peace 'jirga' begins in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz attend the first day of the four-day Peace Jirga in Kabul on Aug. 9. More than 600 tribal elders, politicians and other influential people from the two countries are taking part in the traditional council meeting.

Experts on China's economic prospects

STORY: Experts on China's economic prospects DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view of China 2. various of screenshots of some media reports 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WICHAI KINCHONG CHOI, Senior vice president of Thai bank Kasikornbank 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BADIEA SHAUKAT, Economic consultant at Islamabad-based Sustainable Development Policy Institute STORYLINE: China's economy, growing at an average annual rate of more than 5 percent over the past two years, better than the global average. According to some media reports, corporate investors have expressed optimism that China's economic growth will likely pick up in the coming year. According to CNBC, Morgan Stanley raised its outlook for China's economy in 2023, predicting a rebound in activity will come earlier and be sharper than expected. According to IFA Magazine, an investment company manager said they remain "constructive" on China's recovery potential in 2023. Some

Koizumi meets with Pakistani prime minister

Koizumi meets with Pakistani prime minister

TOKYO, Japan - Pakistani Prime MInister Shaukat Aziz (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose for photos prior to their talks in Tokyo on Aug. 10. Aziz is on a four-day visit to Japan mainly to attend the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture.

Koizumi in Pakistan

Koizumi in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks as his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz listens at a joint press conference following their talks in Islamabad on April 30.

Pakistan favors setting up int'l body to supervise Afghan aid

Pakistan favors setting up int'l body to supervise Afghan aid

TOKYO, Japan - Pakistan's Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 20. He said Pakistan supports the proposed establishment of an international body in Kabul to streamline funds committed by donor countries and international financial institutions for undertaking reconstruction work in war-devastated Afghanistan.

Aziz meets the press

Aziz meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2001. He said Pakistan is seeking support from its friends both in terms of aid and debt relief due to negative impacts of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.

Pakistan decides not to ask Japan for debt cancellation

Pakistan decides not to ask Japan for debt cancellation

TOKYO, Japan - Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz (R) and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose for pictures prior to their talks in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2001. Aziz told Koizumi Pakistan has reversed its earlier decision to ask Japan for debt cancellation and will instead seek better conditions and extended repayment period on its outstanding foreign debt.

Pakistan decides not to ask Japan for debt cancellation

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.

Pakistan favors setting up int'l body to supervise Afghan aid

Pakistan favors setting up int'l body to supervise Afghan aid

TOKYO, Japan - Pakistan's Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 20. He said Pakistan supports the proposed establishment of an international body in Kabul to streamline funds committed by donor countries and international financial institutions for undertaking reconstruction work in war-devastated Afghanistan.

Koizumi in Pakistan

Koizumi in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks as his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz listens at a joint press conference following their talks in Islamabad on April 30. (Kyodo)

Pakistan decides not to ask Japan for debt cancellation

Pakistan decides not to ask Japan for debt cancellation

TOKYO, Japan - Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz (R) and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose for pictures prior to their talks in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2001. Aziz told Koizumi Pakistan has reversed its earlier decision to ask Japan for debt cancellation and will instead seek better conditions and extended repayment period on its outstanding foreign debt.

Damaged building shown at quake-hit Pakistani college

Damaged building shown at quake-hit Pakistani college

Shaukat Baig, vice president of Jahanzeb College, shows in Mingora, northwestern Pakistan, on Nov. 7, 2015, cracks in a wall at the college following a killer earthquake in October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pakistan PM Aziz sees 'no problem' with mullahs coming to power

Pakistan PM Aziz sees 'no problem' with mullahs coming to power

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz speaks to Kyodo News in an interview at Prime Minister House in Islamabad on Sept. 3. He says he sees no problem if the next general elections brings an alliance of religious political parties into power in Islamabad as part of a coalition. (Kyodo)

Afghan-Pakistan peace 'jirga' begins in Kabul

Afghan-Pakistan peace 'jirga' begins in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz attend the first day of the four-day Peace Jirga in Kabul on Aug. 9. More than 600 tribal elders, politicians and other influential people from the two countries are taking part in the traditional council meeting. (Kyodo)

Koizumi meets with Pakistani prime minister

Koizumi meets with Pakistani prime minister

TOKYO, Japan - Pakistani Prime MInister Shaukat Aziz (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose for photos prior to their talks in Tokyo on Aug. 10. Aziz is on a four-day visit to Japan mainly to attend the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

Aziz meets the press

Aziz meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2001. He said Pakistan is seeking support from its friends both in terms of aid and debt relief due to negative impacts of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.