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

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

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87 killed, over 80 injured as heavy rains wreak havoc in Pakistan

STORY: 87 killed, over 80 injured as heavy rains wreak havoc in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood disaster STORYLINE: At least 87 people have been killed and 82 others injured in separate rain-triggered incidents in Pakistan over the past week as heavy downpours continued to wreak havoc in parts of the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday. The NDMA said that the rains have partially or fully damaged 2,715 houses across the country, adding that most of the people died in the incidents related to structural collapse, lightning strike and flash flood. Most of the damages and casualties were reported from the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where 36 people lost their lives and 53 others sustained injuries due to torrential rains, followed by the eastern Punjab province, which has reported 25 deaths and eight injuries, according to

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Pakistani PM visits Dasu project camp to console Chinese personnel

STORY: Pakistani PM visits Dasu project camp to console Chinese personnel SHOOTING TIME: April 1, 2024 DATELINE: April 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pakistani PM visiting Chinese employees of the Dasu hydropower project STORYLINE: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday visited the Dasu Hydropower project's camp in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to console Chinese personnel of the project. Addressing the workers, Sharif expressed deep condolences for the victims of the Dasu terrorist attack and sincere consolation to the relatives of the victims and the Chinese personnel of the project. It is the responsibility of the Pakistani government to protect the safety of the Chinese brothers and sisters who came to Pakistan to help its development and progress, the prime minister said, promising that his government will hunt down the culprits at all costs and spare no effort to protect the safety of Chinese citizens and projects i

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5 Chinese nationals, 1 Pakistani killed in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan

STORY: 5 Chinese nationals, 1 Pakistani killed in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: March 26, 2024 DATELINE: March 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scene of the attack STORYLINE: Five Chinese nationals and one Pakistani were killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan confirmed. The attack happened at about 1:00 p.m. local time (0800 GMT) when a vehicle from the Dasu Hydropower Project, being constructed by a Chinese company in the province, was attacked by terrorists, the embassy said in a statement. "The Chinese embassy and consulates in Pakistan strongly condemn this terrorist act, express deep condolences for the victims in both countries and extend sincere condolences to the relatives of the victims," the statement said, adding that the Chinese side has been working with the Pakistani side to make every effort to deal with the aftermath of

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36 killed, 41 injured due to heavy rains in Pakistan

STORY: 36 killed, 41 injured due to heavy rains in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: March 4, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-hit areas and rescue efforts STORYLINE: At least 36 people were killed and 41 others injured in different rain and snowfall that triggered incidents in Pakistan as heavy rains swept across the country from Feb. 27 till March 3, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. The deceased included 21 children, nine men and six women, the NDMA mentioned in a situation report released on Sunday night. The northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was the worst-hit region, where 27 people were killed, followed by the southwestern Balochistan province with five deaths, while four deaths were reported in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, it added. Additionally, a total of 469 houses were fully or partly destroyed and an estimated 61 farm animals have perished, according to the report. Xinhua News Age

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-ELECTIONS-MATERIALS

(240207) -- PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN), Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A policeman collects voting materials at a distribution center in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Feb. 7, 2024. Just a day before Pakistan's general elections, two powerful explosions hit election campaign offices in the country's southwest Balochistan province on Wednesday, killing at least 26 people while injuring over 45 others, said police and hospital officials. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-ELECTIONS-MATERIALS

(240207) -- PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN), Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election staff collect voting materials at a distribution center in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Feb. 7, 2024. Just a day before Pakistan's general elections, two powerful explosions hit election campaign offices in the country's southwest Balochistan province on Wednesday, killing at least 26 people while injuring over 45 others, said police and hospital officials. (Photo by Umar Qayyum/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-ELECTIONS-MATERIALS

(240207) -- PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN), Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election staff collect voting materials at a distribution center in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Feb. 7, 2024. Just a day before Pakistan's general elections, two powerful explosions hit election campaign offices in the country's southwest Balochistan province on Wednesday, killing at least 26 people while injuring over 45 others, said police and hospital officials. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-ELECTIONS-MATERIALS

(240207) -- PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN), Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election staff load voting materials onto a truck at a distribution center in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Feb. 7, 2024. Just a day before Pakistan's general elections, two powerful explosions hit election campaign offices in the country's southwest Balochistan province on Wednesday, killing at least 26 people while injuring over 45 others, said police and hospital officials. (Photo by Umar Qayyum/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-ELECTIONS-MATERIALS

(240207) -- PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN), Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Election staff collect voting materials at a distribution center in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Feb. 7, 2024. Just a day before Pakistan's general elections, two powerful explosions hit election campaign offices in the country's southwest Balochistan province on Wednesday, killing at least 26 people while injuring over 45 others, said police and hospital officials. (Photo by Umar Qayyum/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-BLAST-SECURITY-ALERT

(230930) -- ISLAMABAD, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A policeman checks a vehicle at a police check-post due to security alert in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Sept. 30, 2023. An explosion that hit a religious gathering in Mastung district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Friday left 50 people dead and at least 50 others injured, Pakistani police and health officials said. The explosion, believed to be a suicide attack, occurred near a mosque when people were gathering to celebrate Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. In a separate attack on Friday, five people were killed and 10 others injured when a suicide explosion took place inside a mosque in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-BLAST-SECURITY-ALERT

(230930) -- ISLAMABAD, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A policeman stops a vehicle at a police check-post due to security alert in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Sept. 30, 2023. An explosion that hit a religious gathering in Mastung district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Friday left 50 people dead and at least 50 others injured, Pakistani police and health officials said. The explosion, believed to be a suicide attack, occurred near a mosque when people were gathering to celebrate Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. In a separate attack on Friday, five people were killed and 10 others injured when a suicide explosion took place inside a mosque in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-BLAST-SECURITY-ALERT

(230930) -- ISLAMABAD, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A policeman stands guard at a police check-post due to security alert in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Sept. 30, 2023. An explosion that hit a religious gathering in Mastung district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Friday left 50 people dead and at least 50 others injured, Pakistani police and health officials said. The explosion, believed to be a suicide attack, occurred near a mosque when people were gathering to celebrate Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. In a separate attack on Friday, five people were killed and 10 others injured when a suicide explosion took place inside a mosque in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-HANGU-EXPLOSION

(230929) -- HANGU (PAKISTAN), Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the explosion site in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan, on Sept. 29, 2023. Five people were killed and 10 others injured when a suicide explosion took place inside a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, rescue teams said. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-HANGU-EXPLOSION

(230929) -- HANGU (PAKISTAN), Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personnel stand guard near the explosion site in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan, on Sept. 29, 2023. Five people were killed and 10 others injured when a suicide explosion took place inside a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, rescue teams said. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-HANGU-EXPLOSION

(230929) -- HANGU (PAKISTAN), Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the explosion site in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan, on Sept. 29, 2023. Five people were killed and 10 others injured when a suicide explosion took place inside a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, rescue teams said. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-BAJAUR-SUICIDE ATTACK-IS-RESPONSIBILITY

(230731) -- BAJAUR (PAKISTAN), July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personnel inspect the site of a suicide attack in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan, on July 31, 2023. The Islamic State (IS) or Daesh on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack at a political gathering in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which killed 54 and left over 100 others injured on Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-BAJAUR-SUICIDE ATTACK-IS-RESPONSIBILITY

(230731) -- BAJAUR (PAKISTAN), July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personnel inspect the site of a suicide attack in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan, on July 31, 2023. The Islamic State (IS) or Daesh on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack at a political gathering in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which killed 54 and left over 100 others injured on Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-BAJAUR-SUICIDE ATTACK-IS-RESPONSIBILITY

(230731) -- BAJAUR (PAKISTAN), July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A security member stands guard at the site of a suicide attack in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan, on July 31, 2023. The Islamic State (IS) or Daesh on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack at a political gathering in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which killed 54 and left over 100 others injured on Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-BAJAUR-SUICIDE ATTACK-IS-RESPONSIBILITY

(230731) -- BAJAUR (PAKISTAN), July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personnel inspect the site of a suicide attack in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan, on July 31, 2023. The Islamic State (IS) or Daesh on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack at a political gathering in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which killed 54 and left over 100 others injured on Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-BAJAUR-SUICIDE ATTACK-IS-RESPONSIBILITY

(230731) -- BAJAUR (PAKISTAN), July 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personnel inspect the site of a suicide attack in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan, on July 31, 2023. The Islamic State (IS) or Daesh on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack at a political gathering in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which killed 54 and left over 100 others injured on Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

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At least 35 killed, over 200 injured as blast hits political rally in NW Pakistan

STORY: At least 35 killed, over 200 injured as blast hits political rally in NW Pakistan DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: (Viewer discretion is advised) 1. various of the political rally 2. various of blast 3. various of the rescue efforts STORYLINE: At least 35 people were killed and over 200 others sustained injuries on Sunday after a blast ripped through a political rally in Pakistan's Bajaur district, an official of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province told Xinhua. The official from the governor's office in the provincial capital Peshawar said local authorities fear that the death toll might further rise as at least 50 of the injured are in critical condition. The official said that the governor has advised all the authorities concerned to provide the best available treatment to the wounded and, if needed, they should arrange for airlifting them to other cities, including Peshawar and the capital city Islamabad. Nasir Mehmood Satti, an

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China-Pakistan power project helps ensure Pakistan's energy security

STORY: China-Pakistan power project helps ensure Pakistan's energy security DATELINE: July 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese) LI SHOUJIN, Team supervisor of operations at Lahore converter station of the project 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZUBAIR TUFAIL, Team supervisor of operations at a converter station of the project STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Behind me is the converter transformer here at ±660 kilovolt Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project, the only transmission project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor framework. This technology (HVDC) is being used for the first time in Pakistan. (It) was invented and developed in China's northwestern Xi'an City." Xi'an XD Transformer Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China XD Electric Co., Ltd., produ

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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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8 children killed in NW Pakistan's landslide

STORY: 8 children killed in NW Pakistan's landslide DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site STORYLINE: Eight children have been killed in the latest landslide in Shangla district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to rescue teams. The children were playing cricket in a ground located at the foot of a dune and got buried under it due to the landslide that occurred on Thursday, the state-run Rescue 1122 said in a statement. After an hours-long operation till late Thursday night, Rescue 1122, local volunteers and rescue teams from Pakistan Army recovered eight bodies and an injured kid from the rubble. Locals have confirmed that there is no more missing kids under the rubble. The rescue teams said that the landslide was triggered by heavy rain lashing the area since Wednesday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

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25 killed, 145 injured in rain-related incidents in NW Pakistan

STORY: 25 killed, 145 injured in rain-related incidents in NW Pakistan DATELINE: June 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site 2. various of injured person STORYLINE: At least 25 people have been killed and 145 others injured in different rain-related incidents in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of KP said. According to the reports, 15 people lost their lives and 100 others were injured in Bannu district of the province, the local authorities reported on Saturday night, adding that 68 houses were damaged. Five people were reported to be killed and 42 injured in Lakki Marwat district of the province, said the PDMA. In Karak district, four people were killed and another injured, the authorities said, adding that one person was killed and two others suffered injuries in Dera Ismail Khan district of KP. The total deceased in the province included 17 men, one woman

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CPEC hydropower project achieves dam capping in Pakistan

STORY: CPEC hydropower project achieves dam capping in Pakistan DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the dam capping ceremony of the Suki Kinari Hydropower project STORYLINE: Pakistan's Suki Kinari Hydropower project in the northwestern part of the country achieved the dam capping on Monday, marking its entering of a new construction stage. The successful capping of the concrete dam on the Kunhar River will help advance the construction progress of the power station under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Calling the capping a key milestone of the 884-megawatt hydropower project, Chen Jiangbo, deputy manager of the Suki Kinari Hydropower project of China Gezhouba Group Company Ltd., which invests in and implements the project, attributed the achievement to the joint efforts made by the Chinese and Pakistani constructors despite multiple challenges. The hydropower project started construction in January 2017 with a total inve

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Death toll from NW Pakistan explosions rises to 17

STORY: Death toll from NW Pakistan explosions rises to 17 DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site 2. various of the hospital STORYLINE: The death toll from Monday's twin explosions in a police station in Pakistan's Swat district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province rose to 17 on Tuesday, with at least 70 others injured, health and police officials said. Confirming the casualties, KP Health Secretary Mahmood Aslam Wazir told Xinhua that the death toll increased after several injured succumbed to their injuries and more bodies were recovered from the debris of the police station building that collapsed following the powerful blasts. He said that at least eight people among the injured are in critical condition, adding that hospitals across the district have been put on high alert and all the medical staff are directed to report to their respective duties in order to cope with any emergencies. The deceased include

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PAKISTAN-SWAT-EXPLOSIONS-DEATH TOLL

(230425) -- SWAT (PAKISTAN), April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Damaged buildings of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station are seen following twin explosions in Swat, Pakistan, on April 25, 2023. The death toll from Monday's twin explosions in a police station in Swat district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province rose to 17 on Tuesday, with at least 70 others injured, health and police officials said. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-SWAT-EXPLOSIONS-DEATH TOLL

(230425) -- SWAT (PAKISTAN), April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security officials examine damaged buildings of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station following twin explosions in Swat, Pakistan, on April 25, 2023. The death toll from Monday's twin explosions in a police station in Swat district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province rose to 17 on Tuesday, with at least 70 others injured, health and police officials said. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-SWAT-EXPLOSIONS-DEATH TOLL

(230425) -- SWAT (PAKISTAN), April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Damaged buildings of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station are seen following twin explosions in Swat, Pakistan, on April 25, 2023. The death toll from Monday's twin explosions in a police station in Swat district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province rose to 17 on Tuesday, with at least 70 others injured, health and police officials said. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-SWAT-EXPLOSIONS-DEATH TOLL

(230425) -- SWAT (PAKISTAN), April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A victim's shoe is seen following twin explosions in Swat, Pakistan, on April 25, 2023. The death toll from Monday's twin explosions in a police station in Swat district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province rose to 17 on Tuesday, with at least 70 others injured, health and police officials said. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-SWAT-EXPLOSIONS-DEATH TOLL

(230425) -- SWAT (PAKISTAN), April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Damaged buildings of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station are seen following twin explosions in Swat, Pakistan, on April 25, 2023. The death toll from Monday's twin explosions in a police station in Swat district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province rose to 17 on Tuesday, with at least 70 others injured, health and police officials said. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-SWAT-EXPLOSIONS-DEATH TOLL

(230425) -- SWAT (PAKISTAN), April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Damaged buildings of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station are seen following twin explosions in Swat, Pakistan, on April 25, 2023. The death toll from Monday's twin explosions in a police station in Swat district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province rose to 17 on Tuesday, with at least 70 others injured, health and police officials said. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-SWAT-EXPLOSIONS-DEATH TOLL

(230425) -- SWAT (PAKISTAN), April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Damaged buildings of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station are seen following twin explosions in Swat, Pakistan, on April 25, 2023. The death toll from Monday's twin explosions in a police station in Swat district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province rose to 17 on Tuesday, with at least 70 others injured, health and police officials said. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)

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10 killed in house fire in NW Pakistan

STORY: 10 killed in house fire in NW Pakistan DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the house fire and the rescue teams STORYLINE: At least 10 people were killed and three others injured after a fire broke out in a house in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police and rescue officials said on Friday. The fire erupted due to an electric short circuit at a wooden house located in the Pattan area of Lower Kohistan district of the province early Friday morning, Farman Ali, an official at the district's emergency rescue service told local media. He said that the fire caused the roof of the house to collapse, trapping the family members under the debris, adding that women and children were among the victims. At least eight to 10 cows also perished in the huge fire that engulfed the adjoining farm as well. Following the incident, rescue teams along with fire vehicles and ambulances reached the site and started rescue operatio

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-BLAST-DEATH TOLL

(230131) -- PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN), Jan. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of security forces stands guard at the compound of a mosque after a blast in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Jan. 31, 2023. Death toll of Monday's suicide blast in a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 100 on Tuesday with over 200 others injured, hospital sources said. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-BLAST-DEATH TOLL

(230131) -- PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN), Jan. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personnel inspect a mosque after a blast in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Jan. 31, 2023. Death toll of Monday's suicide blast in a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 100 on Tuesday with over 200 others injured, hospital sources said. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-BLAST-DEATH TOLL

(230131) -- PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN), Jan. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personnel inspect a mosque after a blast in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Jan. 31, 2023. Death toll of Monday's suicide blast in a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 100 on Tuesday with over 200 others injured, hospital sources said. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-BLAST-DEATH TOLL

(230131) -- PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN), Jan. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend a funeral of a blast's victim in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Jan. 31, 2023. Death toll of Monday's suicide blast in a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 100 on Tuesday with over 200 others injured, hospital sources said. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-BLAST-DEATH TOLL

(230131) -- PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN), Jan. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People attend a funeral of a blast's victim in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Jan. 31, 2023. Death toll of Monday's suicide blast in a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 100 on Tuesday with over 200 others injured, hospital sources said. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-BLAST-DEATH TOLL

(230131) -- PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN), Jan. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personnel gather at the compound of a mosque after a blast in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Jan. 31, 2023. Death toll of Monday's suicide blast in a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 100 on Tuesday with over 200 others injured, hospital sources said. (Str/Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-PESHAWAR-BLAST-DEATH TOLL

(230131) -- PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN), Jan. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man sits with a coffin of a blast's victim in an ambulance in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, on Jan. 31, 2023. Death toll of Monday's suicide blast in a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 100 on Tuesday with over 200 others injured, hospital sources said. (Str/Xinhua)

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Pakistani school headmistress speaks of Taliban attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Saira Daud Afridi (R), a headmistress of the Army Public School in Peshawar, describes the Dec. 16, 2014, deadly attack by Taliban militants on the school during an interview on Jan. 10, 2015, in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan. Her son Shjee (L) survived the attack in which more than 130 students as well as the other principal of the school were killed.

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Pakistani school principal speaks of Taliban attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Saira Daud Afridi (R), a headmistress of the Army Public School in Peshawar, speaks about the Dec. 16, 2014, deadly attack by Taliban militants on the school during an interview on Jan. 10, 2015, in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan. More than 130 students and the other principal of the school were killed in the attack.

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Year after bin Laden's killing

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

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Year after bin Laden's killing

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

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Year after bin Laden's killing

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

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Flood victims in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A man and a boy stand in front of a tent at a camp shelter for flood evacuees in northwestern Pakistan on Jan. 27, 2011. Over 160,000 people still live in shelters about six months after the disaster.

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Flood in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A man retrieves some of his belonging in a village in northwestern Pakistan on Aug. 23, 2010 after severe floods devastated the area.