UN / PAKISTAN ATTACK

“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the suicide bombing at a political rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which reportedly claimed the lives of at least 54 people and injured approximately 83 people,” a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:55
• Production Date: 31 July 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; FARHAN HAQ
• Subject Topical: VIOLENCE
• Geographic Subject: PAKISTAN
• MAMS Id: 3076903
• Parent Id: 3076903
• Alternate Title: unifeed230731d

Description

STORY: UN / PAKISTAN ATTACK
TRT: 00:55
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 31 JULY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

Shotlist

RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations

31 JULY 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I’ve been asked about the bomb attack on Sunday in Pakistan, and I can say that the Secretary-General strongly condemns the suicide bombing at a political rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which reportedly claimed the lives of at least 54 people and injured approximately 83 people.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a prompt recovery to those injured. He calls on the Pakistani authorities to bring those responsible to justice. The Secretary-General denounces all instances of terrorism and deliberate targeted attacks against civilians and stands in solidarity with the government and the people of Pakistan in combating this scourge.”
6. Wide shot, Haq walks away

Storyline

"The Secretary-General strongly condemns the suicide bombing at a political rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which reportedly claimed the lives of at least 54 people and injured approximately 83 people," a UN Spokesperson said.

Briefing reporters on Monday (31 July) in New York, Deputy UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said, “The Secretary-General extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a prompt recovery to those injured.”

According to Haq, the Secretary-General “calls on the Pakistani authorities to bring those responsible to justice.”

The Spokesperson also noted, “The Secretary-General denounces all instances of terrorism and deliberate targeted attacks against civilians and stands in solidarity with the government and the people of Pakistan in combating this scourge.”