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Pakistan Independence Day Celebrations - Rawalpindi

People shop at a stall decorated with Pakistan flags and green-and-white merchandise in the Urdu Bazar area of Rawalpindi on August 7, 2025, ahead of Independence Day celebrations. Photo by Raja Imran/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan Independence Day Celebrations - Rawalpindi

People shop at a stall decorated with Pakistan flags and green-and-white merchandise in the Urdu Bazar area of Rawalpindi on August 7, 2025, ahead of Independence Day celebrations. Photo by Raja Imran/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan Independence Day Celebrations - Rawalpindi

People shop at a stall decorated with Pakistan flags and green-and-white merchandise in the Urdu Bazar area of Rawalpindi on August 7, 2025, ahead of Independence Day celebrations. Photo by Raja Imran/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pakistan Independence Day Celebrations - Rawalpindi

People shop at a stall decorated with Pakistan flags and green-and-white merchandise in the Urdu Bazar area of Rawalpindi on August 7, 2025, ahead of Independence Day celebrations. Photo by Raja Imran/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hydropower project under CPEC generates clean-green energy

STORY: Hydropower project under CPEC generates clean-green energy SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE (Urdu): JAFAR KAZMI, Site engineer at the dam 3. various of the dam STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Right now, I am present at the dam of the Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower Project, located on Kunar River in Western Himalayas in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. This is the biggest hydropower project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework. This is the first hydropower project which has used a rockfill dam. It's a very cost-effective technology as it consumes very less cost on the construction." SOUNDBITE (Urdu): JAFAR KAZMI, Site engineer at the dam "In a concrete dam, due to stages and steps, the water stoppers have to be put, which generally create seepage. However, the rockfill dam is better than con

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Pakistani, Chinese children gather to celebrate Int'l Children's Day

STORY: Pakistani, Chinese children gather to celebrate Int'l Children's Day SHOOTING TIME: June 1, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): SARA, Pakistani student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ASMA MUNIR SALMAN, School leader at Great Maple School 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MA BIN, President of China-Pakistan Educational Cultural Institute STORYLINE: An event celebrating International Children's Day was held at a hotel hall in Pakistan's federal capital Islamabad on Saturday. Pakistani and Chinese students brought art performances including a Kung Fu show. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): SARA, Pakistani student "I feel great that Pakistani and Chinese children are learning about each other's culture." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ASMA MUNIR SALMAN, School leader at Great Maple School "It's Children's Day and the children have made paintings, beautiful pictures. I think it's a great way of bringing people together to begin fr

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Pakistan firmly upholds one-China principle: president

STORY: Pakistan firmly upholds one-China principle: president SHOOTING TIME: May 22, 2024 DATELINE: May 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:57 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the presidential palace 2. various of the interview 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASIF ALI ZARDARI, Pakistani President 4. various of the interview 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ASIF ALI ZARDARI, Pakistani President 6. various of the interview 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Urdu): ASIF ALI ZARDARI, Pakistani President 8. various of the interview 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ASIF ALI ZARDARI, Pakistani President 10. various of the interview STORYLINE: Pakistan abides by the one-China principle as the country always chooses to stand on the right side of history, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said during a recent interview with Chinese media. Tuesday observes the 73rd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. Zardari recalled the rapport between the previous generations' leaders of the two co

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Chinese volunteers serve food to underprivileged Pakistanis during Ramadan

STORY: Chinese volunteers serve food to underprivileged Pakistanis during Ramadan SHOOTING TIME: March 28, 2024 DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): MUHAMMAD SALMAN, Pakistani volunteer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG JING, Chinese volunteer STORYLINE: About a dozen volunteers associated with the China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) and other Chinese charity organizations have been distributing food items and arranging iftar dinners for locals during Ramadan in Pakistan. Muhammad Salman, a Pakistani volunteer with the community, said they have been arranging dinners for about 200 people daily since the first day of Ramadan this year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): MUHAMMAD SALMAN, Pakistani volunteer "Considering the balance of nutrition, in addition to rice, we will also serve naan and other staples. There are also many kinds of fruits, such as bananas, apples, melons, strawberries, and so on. We also se

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Chinese PLA Guard of Honor attends Pakistan Day parade

STORY: Chinese PLA Guard of Honor attends Pakistan Day parade SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army participating in the military parade 2. various of the Pakistan Day celebrations STORYLINE: At the invitation of the Pakistani military, the Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) participated in a military parade in Islamabad on Saturday, celebrating the 84th Pakistan Day. During the event at Shakarparian Parade Avenue, the 36-member PLA Guard of Honor escorted the Chinese national flag while marching across the avenue and shouted "Long live Pakistan-China friendship" in Urdu in response to the audience's warm applause. Pakistan Day commemorates the historic Lahore Resolution passed on March 23, 1940, following which a united struggle for an independent homeland for the Muslims of the region was launched, culminatin

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Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan

STORY: Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. various of surgeries 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): RAB NAWAZ, Cataract patient 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (URDU): HAMID, Cataract patient 5. various of surgeries 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AMMAR AFZAL TARAR, Eye surgeon of the campaign STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Chinese and Pakistani volunteers have launched a free eye screening and cataract surgery campaign here in Pakistan for needy people. Over 1,500 People have been treated in different camps in different parts of the country, while 100 patients are undergoing a surgery in this particular camp here in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province." The campaign was launched by the Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation (BOHS) and China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) in colla

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China-donated seawater desalination plant to resolve water shortage in Pakistan's Gwadar: PM

STORY: China-donated seawater desalination plant to resolve water shortage in Pakistan's Gwadar: PM SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the desalination plant 2. SOUNDBITE (Urdu): ANWAR-UL-HAQ KAKAR, Pakistani Prime Minister 3. various of Pak-China Friendship Hospital STORYLINE: The China-donated seawater desalination plant will resolve water shortage in Gwadar district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, which has been the biggest problem in the area for many years, Pakistani Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has said. The water shortage has been the largest hurdle in the development of Gwadar district, the prime minister said on Monday while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the China-aided desalination project and upgrade of the Pak-China Friendship Hospital in Gwadar. SOUNDBITE (Urdu): ANWAR-UL-HAQ KAKAR, Pakistani Prime Minister "I know that for the last many years this (water shortage)

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Sukkur-Multan Motorway under CPEC enhances connectivity in Pakistan

STORY: Sukkur-Multan Motorway under CPEC enhances connectivity in Pakistan DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sukkur-Multan Motorway 2. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): RAHEEL, Resident of Multan, Pakistan 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu/English): ATHAR ZIA, Resident of Karachi, Pakistan 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Urdu): RIZWANA ATHAR, Resident of Karachi, Pakistan 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KASHIF NAWAZ, Project Director of Sukkur-Multan Motorway STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "At the moment, I am present on Multan-Sukkur Motorway, (also known as) M-5, an important transportation project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework. This state-of-the-art BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) project has a significant role in terms of enhancing connectivity in the country. It is 392 km long and it goes along the eastern bank of River Indus. It connects the southern (part of eastern) Punjab p

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Pakistani men's hockey team gearing up for Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Pakistani men's hockey team gearing up for Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pakistani men's hockey team 2. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua Correspondent 3. various of Pakistani men's hockey team 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MUHAMMAD UMAR BHUTTA, Captain of Pakistani national men's hockey team 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (URDU): DILAWAR HUSSAIN, Coach of Pakistani national men's hockey team for Asian Games 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MUHAMMAD UMAR BHUTTA, Captain of Pakistani national men's hockey team 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NASRULLAH RANA, Director of Pakistan Sports Board STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "For the upcoming Asian Games, Pakistan's national hockey team which has a tremendous record in the Asian Games is training very hard. They are quite enthusiastic and energetic, and they are quite excited to go and play in China in the Asian Games, and explore China as well, and specifically t

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Pakistani athletes training with full energy for upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Pakistani athletes training with full energy for upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of athletes 2. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 3. various of athletes 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FATIMATUZ ZEHRA, Pakistani taekwondo player 5. various of athletes 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): AROOJ KIRAN, Pakistani hurdle athlete 7. various of athletes STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "For the upcoming Asian Games in China's Hangzhou City, the Pakistani athletes are quite excited and enthusiastic, and they're quite interested and excited in visiting China and participating in the event, and competing with other athletes from different countries." 18-year-old Fatimatuz Zehra is an athlete of Pakistan's taekwondo national team. As a medalist in national and international competitions, she is training for her new goal in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. SOUND

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Pakistani delegation expects high of Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Pakistani delegation expects high of Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:58 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NASRULLAH RANA, Director of Pakistan Sports Board 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FATIMATUZ ZEHRA, Pakistani player in Taekwondo 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Urdu): AROOJ KIRAN, Pakistani player in Women's 100 meters and 100 m hurdles 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): FATIMATUZ ZEHRA, Pakistani taekwondo player 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): NASRULLAH RANA, Director of Pakistan Sports Board 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Urdu): AROOJ KIRAN, Pakistani hurdle athlete 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): FATIMATUZ ZEHRA, Pakistani taekwondo player 8. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese & English): AROOJ KIRAN, Pakistani hurdle athlete 9. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): NASRULLAH RANA, Director of Pakistan Sports Board STORYLINE: Pakistani sports officials and players have lauded China's expertise in hosting major sports events, which has raised their expectations for the 19th Asian Games to be held later this month

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Hydropower project of CPEC to fuel Pakistan's development with green energy

STORY: Hydropower project of CPEC to fuel Pakistan's development with green energy DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALI ADNAN, Engineer at SK Hydropower project 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): TAUSEEF AHMED, Engineer at SK Hydropower project STORYLINE: Launched in 2013, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) links the Gwadar port in Pakistan with Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Over the past 10 years, CPEC has witnessed energy, transport and industrial cooperation between the two countries. The Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower project located in northwest Pakistan is the biggest hydropower project under the CPEC framework. Invested and constructed by the China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC), the state-of-the-art infrastructure has been designed with Chinese technologies to be safe, cost-effective, and green. SOUNDBITE 1 (English):

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CPEC hydropower project to generate clean energy, boost development in Pakistan

STORY: CPEC hydropower project to generate clean energy, boost development in Pakistan DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. various of the CPEC hydropower project 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALI ADNAN, Health, safety and environmental engineer at SK 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): TAUSEEF AHMED, Health, safety and environmental engineer at SK 5. various of workers STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Behind me is the crushing plant of Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower Project located on Kunhar River in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. This biggest hydropower project, under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework, is a diversion-type hydropower project featuring high heads and a long tunnel." The project is equipped with four turbine generator units with a capacity of 221 megawatts each, together with a total installed capacity of 873.5 megawatts. Invested an

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Chinese red chili contract farming opens vistas for development in Pakistan's agriculture sector

STORY: Chinese red chili contract farming opens vistas for development in Pakistan's agriculture sector DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pakistani farmers and laborers 2. STANDUP (English): MISBAH SABA MALIK, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): MARYAM BIBI, Local farmer 4. various of Chinese red chilies 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XI JIANLONG, Chinese manager from CMEC at Pakistan-China red chili contract farming 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RAO SHAHAB, Local landowner STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MISBAH SABA MALIK, Xinhua reporter "Here is a Chinese chili, and right now I'm in Pakistan's east Punjab province where the harvest of chili has been started, and the farmers are eyeing to complete it before the start of monsoon season." This year, Pakistani farmers and laborers are happy to get a bumper harvest of Chinese red chilies and expect to get good profits as the yield is double that of other varieties of pepper available in Pakistan.

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Pakistani students impressed by China-Pakistan ties

STORY: Pakistani students impressed by China-Pakistan ties DATELINE: June 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the delegation 2. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): RIZWAN ASGHER, Student of Gwadar University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): AAMIR BIZENJO, Student of Gwadar University 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Urdu): RIZWAN ASGHER, Student of Gwadar University STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "A group of students from Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province visited Pakistan's federal capital Islamabad. The visit was organized by the Chinese embassy in collaboration with the Pakistan-China Institute. During the three-day visit (from June 8-10), the students went to different places in Islamabad, where they got a lot of exposure. They learned about the development path which China followed and they got ideas (from it). And they also visited a university and an entrepreneurship association from where they got the

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Chinese canola crop transforms Pakistan's cooking oil industry, boosts local economy

STORY: Chinese canola crop transforms Pakistan's cooking oil industry, boosts local economy DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: GUJRANWALA, Pakistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crop fields 2. various of the cooking oil industry 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): IRFAN JAVED, Cooking oil extraction machine owner 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): MUHAMMAD RIZWAN, Seed distributor 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Urdu): MUHAMMAD AZIM, Team leader of Evyol group STORYLINE: Irfan Javed, a cooking oil extraction machine owner in Pakistan has seen a business boom when customers flock to his shop with freshly harvested Chinese canola crop to extract oil. The crop is produced locally under an agreement between Chinese company Wuhan Qingfa Hesheng Seed Co. Ltd and Pakistani company Evyol Group. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): IRFAN JAVED, Cooking oil extraction machine owner "Initially, only the farmers who planted the Chinese canola visited our shop but gradually the number of visitors increased when people became aware of t

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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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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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Coaches imported from China welcomed in Pakistan for comfortable, advanced system

STORY: Coaches imported from China welcomed in Pakistan for comfortable, advanced system DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:14 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a new train coach imported from China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (CHINESE): LEI SONG, Technician of CRRC Tangshan Company 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (URDU): USMAN, Passenger 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (URDU): MAHMOOD, Rawalpindi Railway Station 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (URDU): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Pakistani Prime Minister STORYLINE: Train coaches newly imported from China for a railway line in Pakistan has attracted much attention recently. The coaches run as part of a Green Line Express train from Islamabad to the country's southern port city of Karachi, passing through major cities across Punjab and Sindh provinces. The newly inaugurated train consisted of nine coaches, including six new coaches imported from China's CRRC Tangshan Company in late 2022 and three recently refurbished units imported from China in 2015. SOUNDBITE 1 (CHINESE): LEI SONG, Technician of C

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Annual Muslim congregation begins in Bangladesh after 2 years of COVID-19 hiatus

STORY: Annual Muslim congregation begins in Bangladesh after 2 years of COVID-19 hiatus DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Muslim congregation in Bangladesh STORYLINE: The annual Muslim congregation Bishwa Ijtema started Friday in Tongi on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with religious sermons for hundreds of thousands of devotees from home and abroad after two years of the COVID-19 hiatus. This year's edition of the Bishwa Ijtema, or the World Congregation, began with the general sermons of Pakistani Islamic scholar Maulana Ziaul Haque after the morning prayers. The grand prayer of the three-day congregation will be held on Sunday, seeking divine blessings and the welfare of all mankind. Local and foreign clerics have been speaking in Bangla, Urdu and other languages during the event. The organizers have put up loudspeakers several kilometers away from the venue so that a large number of devotees could join the grand prayer.

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High-tech Chinese coaches to enhance Pakistan Railways' operation

STORY: High-tech Chinese coaches to enhance Pakistan Railways' operation DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a railway station in Pakistan's east Lahore province 2. various of a new train coach imported from China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): IMRAN YAQOOB, Head train examiner, Lahore station 4. various of a new train coach imported from China 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LEI SONG, Engineer, CRRC Tangshan company 6. various of a railway station in Pakistan's east Lahore province 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SU WEIYUE, Project manager, Overseas project department of CRRC Tangshan company STORYLINE: At a railway station in Pakistan's east Lahore province, train examiners and Chinese engineers are checking new train coaches imported from China, ahead of their formal induction in Pakistan Railways for commercial use. Some Pakistani engineers and technicians visited China in September last year to receive training about the coaches' maintenance. They will

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2 killed, 8 injured in Islamabad suicide attack

STORY: 2 killed, 8 injured in Islamabad suicide attack DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): MUHAMMAD USAMA, local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): QASIM KHAN, local resident STORYLINE: Two people including a policeman were killed and eight others injured in a suicide bombing attack in Islamabad on Friday morning, hospital sources said. Khalid Masood, the spokesperson of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, where all the injured people were shifted to, told Xinhua that the injured included four policemen and four civilians. Friday morning incident happened in sector I/10-4, located at the border of Islamabad and the neighboring city Rawalpindi, near a crowded wholesale vegetable and fruit market of the capital which thousands of vendors from the twin cities visit every day. In a statement, the Islamabad Police said that during routine checking in the area, a car was stopped by the police

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Students hope to stop India, Pakistan nukes with play

TOKYO, Japan - Students of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies perform ''Hadashi no Gen'' in Urdu at the university on Oct. 26. The students have been performing the anti-nuclear drama, which depicts a boy who survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, in a bid to encourage people in India and Pakistan to urge their governments to abandon nuclear arms.

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Bin Laden claims to have nuclear weapons: Pakistani daily

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A photo showing Osama bin Laden with the editor of the Urdu newspaper Ausaf at an undisclosed location near Kabul appeared in the Nov. 10 edition of the Dawn, a Pakistani daily. The editor contributed the contents of the interview, in which bin Laden claimed to have chemical and nuclear weapons, to the Dawn.

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China-funded New Gwadar Int'l Airport to boost Pakistan's connectivity

STORY: China-funded New Gwadar Int'l Airport to boost Pakistan's connectivity DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:53 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. various of New Gwadar International Airport 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DING KAN, Head of management team, New Gwadar International Airport project 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): ABDUL SHAKOOR, Local employee 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GUAN JIANFEI, Chinese staff of New Gwadar International Airport project STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "I am standing at the parking area of airplanes in the New Gwadar International Airport, currently under construction. It started back in October 2019. Once it's completed, it will be a big game-changer for the port city of Gwadar, and eventually a game-changer for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor that is indeed a game-changer for Pakistan." The China-funded New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan provin

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China-aided Eastbay Expressway of Gwadar port in Pakistan opened to traffic

STORY: China-aided Eastbay Expressway of Gwadar port in Pakistan opened to traffic DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:49 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the ceremonySOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Prime Minister of Pakistanvarious of the ceremonySOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Prime Minister of Pakistanvarious of the ceremonySOUNDBITE 3 (English): PANG CHUNXUE, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy to Pakistanvarious of the ceremonySOUNDBITE 4 (English): PANG CHUNXUE, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy to Pakistanvarious of Gwadar STORYLINE: The inauguration ceremony of the China-aided Eastbay Expressway of Gwadar port was held on Friday in Gwadar city of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province. As an important early harvest project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the 19.49-km expressway was officially started in 2017 by the China Communications Construction Company, with an aim to meet the urgent need of the locals in Gwadar and promote t

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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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China-donated tents used as education, health facilities in flood-affected Pakistan

STORY: China-donated tents used as education, health facilities in flood-affected Pakistan DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:40 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. various of tent city 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): MANGAN, Teacher at Matli tent school 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NOOR AHMED KHAHRO, Assistant Commissioner of Matli town 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Urdu): IDP kids in Pakistan STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Over here in Matli area of Badin district in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, the China-aided tents have been helping the IDPs (internally displaced people) here in getting health and education services. Lets take a look." Around 95 China-aided tents were installed in the area where 581 people are currently living, including 379 children. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): MANGAN, Teacher at Matli tent school "Because of these tents, we are going to teach these children here. All these kids here are from poverty-stricken

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Chinese enterprises in Pakistan provide support to flood-hit areas

STORY: Chinese enterprises in Pakistan provide support to flood-hit areas DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flooded areas in Pakistan 2. various of infrastructure in Pakistan 3. various of Chinese construction workers handing out supplies to flood-affected locals 4. various of medical camp 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): SOOMAR BHUTTO, Bhutta village head 6. various of Chinese construction team repairing damaged infrastructure 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): IMRAN, Dasu town official STORYLINE: Chinese enterprises carrying out projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) have taken action to provide relief to people suffering from floods in Pakistan. As the city of Sukkur in the southern province of Sindh has been severely flooded, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), constructor of the Sukkur-Multan Motorway, donated rice, grain, oil and other urgently needed supplies to 800 affected locals. The 392-km-long projec

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Chinese enterprises donate 250,000 USD to flood victims of Pakistan's Balochistan province

STORY: Chinese enterprises donate 250,000 USD to flood victims of Pakistan's Balochistan province DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: KARACHI, Pakistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. various of the handover ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE XUPING, Head of the Saindak Copper-Gold mine project of Metallurgical Corporation of China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): FAISAL NASEEM, Director of Provincial Disaster Management Authority Balochistan STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Chinese companies working in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province donated 250,000 U.S. dollars for the flood-affected people of the province. Balochistan is one of the most under-developed part of Pakistan, (which) has been devastated by the recent floods." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HE XUPING, Head of the Saindak Copper-Gold mine project of Metallurgical Corporation of China "On behalf of the Metallurgical Corporation of China and more than 3,000 C

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China-aided farming helps improve ecological, economic prospects in Pakistan

STORY: China-aided farming helps improve ecological, economic prospects in Pakistan DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG SAIYANG, The Belt and Road Tropical Arid Non-wood Forest Center 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): ZUBAIR, Local resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Urdu): ALLAH BAKSH, Local resident STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua correspondent "The desolated desert of Gwadar, a port city in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, has a hostile climate, treacherous terrain, and unfertile land. (It) has not just been made into a business center under the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor), but also transformed into an environment-friendly place with a non-wood forest through scientific innovation, despite uncountable odds, making it a green CPEC fulfilling the dream of green BRI (Belt and Road Initiative)." Under the Belt and Road Initiative, a China-ai

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Pakistan celebrates Independence Day with pomp, splendor

STORY: Pakistan celebrates Independence Day with pomp, splendor DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): MOHAMMAD JUNAID, Stall owner 3. various of light show 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): NOOR KHAN, Local resident STORYLINE: Pakistan celebrated the 75th anniversary of the country's independence on Sunday with traditional zeal and fervor to commemorate the day when the country was declared an independent and sovereign state after a long struggle against British colonial rule in 1947. The day dawned with a 31-gun salute in the capital Islamabad and a 21-gun salute in provincial headquarters. Prayers were offered for the security and progress of Pakistan, and the well-being of the people, according to local media. In his message on the occasion, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif paid rich tributes to the founding fathers of the country and stressed fulfilling the dreams of having socio-economic justice, equality, and th

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Karot hydropower project under CPEC to generate eco-friendly, cheap electricity: Pakistani PM

STORY: Karot hydropower project under CPEC to generate eco-friendly, cheap electricity: Pakistani PM DATELINE: May 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Karot Hydropower station (file) 2. various of Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif visiting Karot Hydropower station 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Pakistani Prime Minister 4. various of Karot Hydropower station 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAHBAZ SHARIF, Pakistani Prime Minister 6. various of Karot Hydropower station STORYLINE: Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the Karot Hydropower Project, a major pilot project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), will generate environment-friendly and cheap electricity, promoting green development in Pakistan. Sharif made the remarks while speaking to the engineers and workers of the hydropower project during his visit. The Karot hydropower project is expected to annually generate some 3.2 billion kilowatt-hours of cl

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U.S. not giving Pakistan due credit as ally in war against terror: Pakistani PM

STORY: U.S. not giving Pakistan due credit as ally in war against terror: Pakistani PM DATELINE: April 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Pakistani Prime Minister's building 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): IMRAN KHAN, Pakistani Prime Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): IMRAN KHAN, Pakistani Prime Minister 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Urdu): IMRAN KHAN, Pakistani Prime Minister 5. various of locals and traffic STORYLINE: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan lashed out Thursday at the United States for not giving Pakistan its due credit as its ally in the war against terror after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): IMRAN KHAN, Pakistani Prime Minister "The support we gave to the U.S. (in the war against terror), the lives sacrificed by Pakistanis, no other American ally has given such sacrifices. The whole NATO was with the U.S., but not a single NATO country suffered the loss of 80,000 lives." He said that despite all the sacrifices made by Pakistan, the U.S. never appreciated

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Pakistanis, Chinese celebrate joys of spring

STORY: Pakistanis, Chinese celebrate joys of spring DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:11 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the performances and activities 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SYEDA RIMSHA ALI, Pakistani student 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MUHAMMAD IRFAN, Pakistani student 4. SOUNDBITE (Urdu): Pakistani students 5. SOUNDBITE (English): SYED NADIR ALI, Director general of National University of Modern Languages in Islamabad 6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG WEI, Chinese director of Confucius Institute in Islamabad STORYLINE: A cultural festival was held at the National University of Modern Languages in Islamabad on Monday. The event welcomed the spring season through performances of complex Chinese songs and classic dance by students from the university. Pakistani students also performed traditional tea ceremonies for Chinese guests. Syeda Rimsha Ali Shah and her friend Muhammad Irfan have been rehearsing a Chinese pop song to present it in front of Chinese and Pakistani a

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Pakistani PM launches interest-free loan program for poverty alleviation

STORY: Pakistani PM launches interest-free loan program for poverty alleviation DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of people workingSOUNDBITE (Urdu): IMRAN KHAN, Prime Minister of Pakistan STORYLINE: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday launched an interest-free loan program worth 407 billion Pakistani rupees (2.29 billion U.S. dollars) as part of his government's efforts in poverty alleviation. Addressing a ceremony attended by people from low-income groups, Khan said that the program aims to make low-income groups financially self-reliant and to promote economic growth in the country. The government will provide loans for youth, women, and farmers during the next two years under the initiative, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office. SOUNDBITE (Urdu): IMRAN KHAN, Prime Minister of Pakistan "4.5 million of Pakistani families with lowest incomes; for every household, if they are in the cities, then

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Pakistani PM announces incentive package to promote industrial sector

STORY: Pakistani PM announces incentive package to promote industrial sector DATELINE: March 2 , 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of local factory 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): IMRAN KHAN, Prime Minister of Pakistan 3. various of local factory 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): IMRAN KHAN, Prime Minister of Pakistan 5. various of local factory 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Urdu): IMRAN KHAN, Prime Minister of Pakistan STORYLINE: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday announced an incentive package to attract investment from local and expatriate business communities to strengthen Pakistan's export-oriented industrial and manufacturing base. Addressing businessmen and representatives of chambers of commerce and industry in the country's eastern city of Lahore, Khan said that the policies are made to invite and incentivize overseas Pakistani entrepreneurs to invest in the industrial sector of Pakistan. Besides, local businessmen in the joint venture will also enjoy five-year tax

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Chinese-funded companies in Pakistan committed to corporate social responsibility: official

STORY: Chinese-funded companies in Pakistan committed to corporate social responsibility: official DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 14th Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Summit 2. various of Chinese projects in Pakistan 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): FARRUKH HABIB, Pakistan's State Minister for Information and Broadcasting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI HUI, China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Co., Ltd. to Pakistan STORYLINE: Pakistan's State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said that the Chinese-funded companies operating in Pakistan are strongly committed to corporate social responsibility. Chinese-funded corporations, including those working on projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), are playing a very responsible role in bringing about sustainable social, environmental and economic benefits for the welfare of the people of Pakistan, Habib said while attending the 14th Annual Co

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Bin Laden claims to have nuclear weapons: Pakistani daily

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A photo showing Osama bin Laden with the editor of the Urdu newspaper Ausaf at an undisclosed location near Kabul appeared in the Nov. 10 edition of the Dawn, a Pakistani daily. The editor contributed the contents of the interview, in which bin Laden claimed to have chemical and nuclear weapons, to the Dawn.

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Mughal-E-Azam (India 1960, Urdu) Dir K. Asif / 173 mins / co

Mughal-E-Azam Dir K. Asif / 173 mins / colour & b&w / cert tbc Starring Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Prithviraj Kapoor Opening venues NFT Cineworld Feltham and Wood Green COPYRIGHT NOTICE - Image courtesy of British Film Institute. Permission granted solely for reproduction in newspapers and other periodicals, TV and new media, in connection with any current or forthcoming British Film Institute release or

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Students hope to stop India, Pakistan nukes with play

TOKYO, Japan - Students of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies perform ''Hadashi no Gen'' in Urdu at the university on Oct. 26. The students have been performing the anti-nuclear drama, which depicts a boy who survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, in a bid to encourage people in India and Pakistan to urge their governments to abandon nuclear arms. (Kyodo)

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Students hope to stop India, Pakistan nukes with play

TOKYO, Japan - Students of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies perform ''Hadashi no Gen'' in Urdu at the university on Oct. 26. The students have been performing the anti-nuclear drama, which depicts a boy who survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, in a bid to encourage people in India and Pakistan to urge their governments to abandon nuclear arms. (Kyodo)