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Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist, Ajay Rawat creates a sand art of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate his 75th birthday, in the Desert of Pushkar also known as Thar Desert in Pushkar near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on September 17, 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist, Ajay Rawat creates a sand art of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate his 75th birthday, in the Desert of Pushkar also known as Thar Desert in Pushkar near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on September 17, 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist, Ajay Rawat creates a sand art of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate his 75th birthday, in the Desert of Pushkar also known as Thar Desert in Pushkar near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on September 17, 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist, Ajay Rawat creates a sand art of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate his 75th birthday, in the Desert of Pushkar also known as Thar Desert in Pushkar near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on September 17, 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sand Artist Creates Sand Art To Celebrate Prime Minister's 75th Birthday - India

Sand Artist, Ajay Rawat creates a sand art of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate his 75th birthday, in the Desert of Pushkar also known as Thar Desert in Pushkar near Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on September 17, 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Economic corridor with China injects development vitality into Pakistan

STORY: Economic corridor with China injects development vitality into Pakistan DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cooperation projects between China and Pakistan 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAMIR AHMED AWAN, Founding chair of Global Silk Route Research Alliance 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZUBAIR TUFAIL, Electrical engineer of Matiari-Lahore HVDC transmission project 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AFTAB AHMED, Staff member of Thar Block-I Integrated Coal Mine Power Project 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KHURRAM DASTGIR KHAN, Pakistan's Minister for Power 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MOAAZ AWAN, Senior manager at China Three Gorges South Asia Investment Ltd. 8. STANDUP 2 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Pakistani Prime Minister STORYLINE: It's been 10 years since the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was launched. STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JA

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PAKISTAN-CHINA-EID AL-FITR-CPEC-PROJECTS-CELEBRATIONS

(230423) -- ISLAMABAD, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 22, 2023 shows Chinese and Pakistani staff members of the Thar Coal Block-II Coal Electricity Integration project posing for a group photo during a dinner celebrating Eid al-Fitr in the Thar Desert in Pakistan's south Sindh province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese staff share joys of Eid festival with Pakistani colleagues at CPEC projects" (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-CHINA-EID AL-FITR-CPEC-PROJECTS-CELEBRATIONS

(230423) -- ISLAMABAD, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese staff members of the Thar Coal Block-II Coal Electricity Integration project distribute food to Pakistani colleagues to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the Thar Desert in Pakistan's south Sindh province, April 22, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese staff share joys of Eid festival with Pakistani colleagues at CPEC projects" (Str/Xinhua)

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CPEC coal power project committed to corporate social responsibility

STORY: CPEC coal power project committed to corporate social responsibility DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI JIGEN, CEO of the coal mine project of Thar Coal Block-1 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAZHAR ALI KHAN, Staff member of Thar block-I integrated coal mine power project 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AFTAB AHMED, Staff member of Thar block-I integrated coal mine power project 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MAZHAR ALI KHAN, Staff member of Thar block-I integrated coal mine power project STORYLINE: Thar Block-I Integrated Coal Mine Power Project in Pakistan's Sindh province, under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, has been devoted to corporate social responsibility (CSR). STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Thar Block-I Integrated Coal Mine Power project pays a lot of importance to the corporate social responsibility and has been engaged extensively in the CSR proje

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Coal power plant under CPEC boosts socio-economic development in Pakistan

STORY: Coal power plant under CPEC boosts socio-economic development in Pakistan DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: THARPARKAR, Pakistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MENG DONGHAI, CEO of Thar block-I integrated coal mine power project 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAHNAWAZ CHANDIO, Assistant engineer of Thar block-I integrated coal mine power project 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MAZHAR ALI KHAN, Staff member of Thar block-I integrated coal mine power project STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Thar block-I integrated coal mine power project, located in the desert region in south-eastern part of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, is one of the important energy cooperation projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor framework, led and invested by China's state-owned Shanghai Electric. This important BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) project has the capacity to meet the electricity demand of 4 mil

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PAKISTAN-THARPARKAR-CPEC-COAL POWER PROJECT

(230401) -- THARPARKAR, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at the control room of the Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project in Sindh province, Pakistan on March 21, 2023. Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project, an energy cooperation project under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has recently been inaugurated formally by Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif after it was officially put into commercial operation in early February. It has the capacity to fulfill the electricity demand of 4 million households in Pakistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Coal power plant under CPEC boost socio-economic development in Pakistan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-THARPARKAR-CPEC-COAL POWER PROJECT

(230401) -- THARPARKAR, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 21, 2023 shows the view of cooling towers at the Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project in Sindh province, Pakistan. Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project, an energy cooperation project under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has recently been inaugurated formally by Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif after it was officially put into commercial operation in early February. It has the capacity to fulfill the electricity demand of 4 million households in Pakistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Coal power plant under CPEC boost socio-economic development in Pakistan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-THARPARKAR-CPEC-COAL POWER PROJECT

(230401) -- THARPARKAR, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 21, 2023 shows the view of the Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project in Sindh province, Pakistan. Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project, an energy cooperation project under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has recently been inaugurated formally by Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif after it was officially put into commercial operation in early February. It has the capacity to fulfill the electricity demand of 4 million households in Pakistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Coal power plant under CPEC boost socio-economic development in Pakistan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-THARPARKAR-CPEC-COAL POWER PROJECT

(230401) -- THARPARKAR, April 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 21, 2023 shows the view of a boiler plant at the Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project in Sindh province, Pakistan. Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project, an energy cooperation project under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has recently been inaugurated formally by Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif after it was officially put into commercial operation in early February. It has the capacity to fulfill the electricity demand of 4 million households in Pakistan. TO GO WITH "Feature: Coal power plant under CPEC boost socio-economic development in Pakistan" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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Pakistani PM inaugurates coal power plant under CPEC

STORY: Pakistani PM inaugurates coal power plant under CPEC DATELINE: March 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (URDU): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Pakistani Prime Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (URDU): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Pakistani Prime Minister STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has formally inaugurated Thar block-I integrated coal mine power project here in a ceremony. This important project is one of the important energy cooperation projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework, led and invested by China's state-owned Shanghai Electric. This BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) project has the capacity to fulfill the energy demands of 4 million households of Pakistan, and it has two 660-megawatt high-parameter coal-fired generating units, supported by an annual output of 7.8 million tonnes of lignite open-pit coal mine." SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): S

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PAKISTAN-THARPARKAR-CPEC-COAL POWER PROJECT

(230323) -- THARPARKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 21, 2023 shows the view of Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project in Sindh province, Pakistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif here on Wednesday formally inaugurated the Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project, an energy cooperation project under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The plant, which was officially put into commercial operation in early February, has two 660-megawatt high-parameter coal-fired generating units, supported by an annual output of 7.8 million tons of lignite open-pit coal mine. It is capable of meeting the electricity demand of 4 million households in Pakistan. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-THARPARKAR-CPEC-COAL POWER PROJECT

(230323) -- THARPARKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 21, 2023 shows the view of Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project in Sindh province, Pakistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif here on Wednesday formally inaugurated the Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project, an energy cooperation project under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The plant, which was officially put into commercial operation in early February, has two 660-megawatt high-parameter coal-fired generating units, supported by an annual output of 7.8 million tons of lignite open-pit coal mine. It is capable of meeting the electricity demand of 4 million households in Pakistan. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-THARPARKAR-CPEC-COAL POWER PROJECT

(230323) -- THARPARKAR, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work at the control room of Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project in Sindh province, Pakistan on March 21, 2023. Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif here on Wednesday formally inaugurated the Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project, an energy cooperation project under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The plant, which was officially put into commercial operation in early February, has two 660-megawatt high-parameter coal-fired generating units, supported by an annual output of 7.8 million tons of lignite open-pit coal mine. It is capable of meeting the electricity demand of 4 million households in Pakistan. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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Coal power plant under CPEC put into operation in Pakistan

STORY: Coal power plant under CPEC put into operation in Pakistan DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project 2. various of a ceremony celebrating a successful reliability run test 3. various of Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project STORYLINE: A coal-fired power plant of the Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was officially put into commercial operation on Sunday. According to the head of the project, the plant, with a total installed capacity of 1,320 megawatts, is expected to provide about 9 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity per year to the Pakistani national grid, meeting the energy demand of nearly 4 million local families in Pakistan. The Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project is located in the Thar Desert of Sindh province in southern Pakistan. It's the first

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CPEC coal power plant to provide clean low-priced electricity to consumers: Pakistani PM

STORY: CPEC coal power plant to provide clean low-priced electricity to consumers: Pakistani PM DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thar Coal Block-II power plant under construction 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Prime Minister of Pakistan 3. various of commercial operations ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Prime Minister of Pakistan STORYLINE: Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that a coal power plant constructed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will provide low-priced electricity to consumers in the country. The Thar Coal Block-II power plant, located in the Thar Desert of Pakistan's south Sindh province, started commercial operations on Monday. Sharif said that the power plant will not only help the country save billions of dollars, but also help the country get cleaner energy as the power plant is using technology to minimize emissions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Prime Min

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PAKISTAN-THAR-POWER PLANT PROJECT-COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS

(221011) -- THAR, Oct. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif addresses the commercial operations ceremony of the Thar Coal Block-II power plant project in the Thar Desert of Pakistan's south Sindh province, Oct. 10, 2022. TO GO WITH "CPEC coal power plant to provide clean low-priced electricity to consumers: Pakistani PM" (Xinhua/Tang Binhui)

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PAKISTAN-CPEC-EMPLOYEES-EID AL-FITR

(220504) -- THARPARKAR (PAKISTAN), May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese employees serve lunch to their Pakistani colleagues at China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)'s Engro Thar Coal Power Project during Eid al-Fitr in Tharparkar district of the southern Sindh province, Pakistan, on May 3, 2022. The multibillion-U.S. dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a mega project that can help Pakistan overcome its socio-economic challenges, has helped sow the seeds of love among young Pakistanis. (Str/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese CPEC employees sow seeds of love in Pakistan during Eid al-Fitr

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