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effort to get more countries to help the millions of afghan refugees in pakistan. hello everyone 2 flights evacuating u.s. citizens who were stuck on a cruise ship with hundreds of coronavirus cases on board have now left japan those infected are staying behind the ship is being quarantined in the port of yokohama $355.00 of the passengers tested positive for the virus among them $44.00 u.s. citizens as we say they will stay there and be treated in japanese hospitals meanwhile china has confirmed another $105.00 deaths on sunday this brings the global total up to $1770.00 around 2000 more people tested positive for the virus and other persons died outside of china this was a taxi driver in taiwan the 5th overseas fatality after an elderly chinese tourist in france became the 1st to die outside of asia so we're going to talk to katrina you in beijing in a moment to get an update from there starting those returns in washington she have the latest on the evacuation of those u.s. nationals. right now as you said 2 flights took off a few hours ago now one is heading to

which the links pakistan red bug attorney administered kashmir people have come out in large numbers they will be forming a human chain to show their solidarity with the people of kashmir and to remind the international community about their commitments and to take north of the plight of those people who are in a state of lockdown odd to me i mean we're standing in solidarity with our brothers and sisters across the pointing kashmir so they don't think to let alone the day when they will have an independent state and freedom from the indian army such as cities is not far away but that's also a model muslim on 72 years our loved ones in kashmir have been locked down under a brutal indian regime every day they are tortured and killed but enough is enough it's time to liberate kashmir from indian occupation the indian prime minister is now threatening to cut off wardak applies to pakistan most of the rivers that flow through pakistan emanate in kashmir and out of god's will become another major dispute the founding father of barges gone normally journal called kashmir juggler when there

appointed once and there's that you know that was it not just in pakistan i mean around the world this state where does actually the u.s. state or does the you that i've been back up believe god and other people look they've been barred specially the european a lot of european partners that like the germans everyone was not the opinion that time wasn't ready because of the problems that you pointing out because of the problems with how the democratic system has been unfolding last 15 yards and i mean on its not really the floor of the dolphins it's basically trying to build a democratic system within a conflict zone within along what is on these problems are quite indefinite because of those shortcomings elections should not have happened and because they will was . it is that there are reasons which was why i was more elections should have happened elections should have happened and what not i want to intervene here because the elections should happen it's not for the neighbors it's not for the neighbors and. elections should and i think that afghanistan undermine our constitution. an

but there are concerns whether pakistan's health facilities can cope if the virus spreads its densely populated communities priyanka gupta dizzier. thailand's government survived a vote of no confidence called by the opposition the balls followed 4 days of debates when prime minister pro john or john his governments were accused of corruption and abuse of power. republicans are using a arjen rather a tactical vote in these south carolina democratic primary in the united states they're encouraging people to back bernie sanders believe in the socialist cancer bates president donald trump and the gallagher reports from charleston. we. have the right crazy. senator bernie sanders has built a strong coalition across the u.s. making him the current front runner in a still crowded democratic field unlike all the primaries so far though south carolina's is open it's supposed to encourage those without party affiliation to take part it also means republicans can cast their vote for a democrat some conservative activists a calling it operation chaos and they set their sights on the candidate th

what would your message be to the government of pakistan? translation: to prime minister imran khan i say, whenever something like this happens, it should be properly investigated. innocence should not be punished and innocent people jailed for this should be freed. in a statement, the government of pakistan told us it had taken considerable steps to prevent misuse of the blasphemy law and that minorities are treated as equal citizens. this afternoon, asia bibi went to meet president macron. she may be granted asylum here in france or in canada, but this period is one of huge adjustment for her. she told us she isn't sure yet what the future holds. now onto the democratic race to take on donald trump in the 2020 election. former vice presidentjoe biden has a lot riding on tomorrow's critical primary in south carolina. in order to stay competitive in this race he is counting on a resounding win. barbara plett usher is in south carolina. this isjoe this is joe biden this isjoe biden country, south carolina, a southern state he cannot afford to

if been detained before in pakistan what do you think would happen if you did go back. let's cornered by i mean i was abducted i was not to taint this was not nothing illegal. and of course if i go back my night will be under serious threat which it is even here because they're pursuing the even in the u.k. that put your situation in context you for example been tweeting about new government rules on social media tell us about that. that's hilarious actually you know what's new media whose specific you mention bieber by the sonny and engine residing abroad quite restraint it that we have to reach and for that they want to force i don't know how they think they can do that force international internet and social media companies to design to open and register offices and be physically present and then describe. the same penalty as huge spending say 500000000 rupees if if those companies then i dare do not. block out going down and our accounts. this is a this is part of an ongoing crackdown which started at least 34 years of all they have to. go mainstream digital media i

cricket fans in pakistan are celebrating the return home of a top domestic t 20 tournament the pakistan super league is being held entirely on home soil for the 1st time in 4 years security concerns had previously forced organizers to stage the event in the u.a.e. earlier pakistan international team captain scored a half century to help these teams the team the karate kings defeat pressure was on me by 10 runs pressure won both former west indies skipper there and same rights. another running will recall this fall into an athlete wearing a controversial state of trainers ethiopia's. they smashed the women's half marathon mark by 20 seconds in the united arab emirates she was wearing nike's vapor fly shoes which have featured in several road and track records recently they've not been banned by wall that latex but they did prompt tighter regulations around running shoes last month gold's world number one rory mcilroy leads the w g c event in mexico going into round 2 the northern irishman shot a brilliant 6 under par 65 to sit here strokes ahead of 2 other former major champions justin t

china and pakistan are anything. china and pakistan a re close anything. china and pakistan are close allies. flights between the two are running now as per usual, but no—one from wuhan has been allowed to return for fear the virus could spread. chinese officials have praised the authorities here for not imposing a travel ban on all passengers from the country, and for trusting them to look after those pakistani stu d e nts to look after those pakistani students stranded in wuhan. more than 500 students and citizens of pakistan in wuhan, they are safe and sound. they are well attended and looked after by the local government. and your embassy, the pakistani embassy in beijing, is also following the situation. this is my community, and i am outside the apartment. you can see here all the roads are empty. now, here i am in the vegetable market. as you can see, all these shops are closed. only one shop is open. there are concerns about how pakistan could cope with any outbreak of the coronavirus. and some pakistanis in wuhan say it is better they stay there

what would your message be to the government of pakistan? translation: to prime minister imran khan i say, whenever something like this happens, it should be properly investigated. innocence should not be punished and innocent people jailed for this should be freed. in a statement, the government of pakistan told us it had taken considerable steps to prevent misuse of the blasphemy law and that minorities are treated as equal citizens. this afternoon, asia bibi went to meet president macron. she may be granted asylum here in france or in canada, but this period is one of huge adjustment for her. she told us she isn't sure yet what the future holds. mishal husain, bbc news, paris. that is it from me. tuesday watching. hello. friday brought more rain to areas which didn't need it. another 10—15mm fell across shropshire. around a0mm of rain fell in around 12 hours in cardiff. meanwhile, across scotland, further snow. through the weekend, parts of the highlands could see another 20—30cm of snow, and all eyes this weekend are on this area of

what would your message to the government of pakistan be? asia: two prime minister imn khan, i say that whenever something like this hap bns, it shouproperly investigated. innocents should not be punished, and innocent people jailed for this should be freed. mishal: in a statement, the government of pakistan told us it had taken considerable steps to prevent misuse of the blasphemy law, and that minorities are treated as equal citizens. to meet presidentacron.bi went she may be grted asylum here france were in canada, but this period is one of a huge adjustment for her. she told us she is not yet sure what the future holds. nada: that is it from all oaris. narrator: fuseing for this prentation is made possible by... babbel, an online program designed by language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. narrator: fundingd was also provi... the freeman fountion. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation. pursolutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. narrator: be more

wicket taker as a bold pakistan out for 116. runs of the boredom of only teens out which is a really good sign and we have been here for a long time i think we really are pretty close to our best and that's where you want to be coming ifa and that's where you want to be coming if a later stage of attornment. england now move on to city knowing they went against the west indies could guarantee them a spotin west indies could guarantee them a spot in the semi finals. joe curry, bbc news, canberra. well south africa are top of england's group after thrashing thailand by 113 runs. lizelle lee's maiden t20 international hundred helped south africa posted 195 — a record for the competition. thailand — on their debut in the tournament — could musterjust 82 in response. south africa are level on points with england but ahead on net run rate. the top two out of ther group of five go through to the semis. now let's round up some of today's other stories and staying with cricket. mark wood has been ruled out of england's tour to sri

millions of afghans who've taken refuge in pakistan for decades may soon be heading home. 9 years on since libya's revolution is a no closer to a lasting peace with life in tripoli to see what lies ahead. and the osce that's painting a very different version of the future and in school point to strike a guy has described a rival fans as idiots after being targeted at with the racist abuse the money international walked off the pitch in protest at the train the game in portugal's top division. for the 1st time in recent history china is considering a delay to its annual congress the year's biggest political meeting as the country continues to grapple with you cases of further deaths due to the corona virus outbreak the numbers are huge take a look at this truck up by the john hopkins university those red circles showed the extent of the outbreak in china alone nearly 2 files more infections were reported on sunday bringing the total on the mainland to over 70000 more than 1700. and 70 people have died so far globally which as military is sending hundreds of doctors and nurses to han t

later accompanied by lady mountbatten the viceroy came to launch the dominion of pakistan. one set of people saying that religion should be the determinant of nationhood that was the idea of pakistan and they created a country for india's muslims on the basis that their religion determined a nationhood whereas the other set of people said no religion cannot determine the from whom we have fought for the rights of everybody and we are going to create a free country for everybody right from the very start that foundational difference define the difference between the idea of india and the idea of pakistan and the idea of india i'm describing has been followed by every other political party in the last 70 years bar the b.g.p. and its ally the ships in. the ruling party agenda of party or p j p was born in the 1980 s. and it's him or hindu nationalist politics 6 jans and put this as being indian religions but considers islam and christianity as invaders from outside. this brand of identity politics has seen it rise steadily to power a rise that has come at the expense of muslim

a bomb wouldn't destroy it as much as this but it's having a knock down effect on our businesses in pakistan the prices have gone up and people can't afford to buy. rearranges his products to keep himself busy but he like many small business owners is worried i would be in one or 2 these markets ones brimming with customers but the quarantine issue in china is affecting the supply of chinese goods in pakistan people can buy expensive products especially as they're already under stress because of inflation here chinese ambassador to pakistan yeah washing says the coronavirus outbreak will have no impact on the implementation timelines of projects under the $62000000000.00 china pakistan economic chorizo or the belts and road initiative by the extended closure of factories in the world's 2nd largest economy china has disrupted the global supply chain and. every morning i come to my shop in the hope that there will be some business activity but now it's just a dream as markets are deserted. shop owners here are worried they say they're not sure if they'll be able to afford the rent of their sho

what would your message be to the government of pakistan? to prime minister imran khan, i say whenever something like this happens, it should be properly investigated. innocence should not be punished and innocent people jailed for this should be freed. in a statement, the government of pakistan told us it had taken considerable steps to prevent misuse of the blasphemy law, and that minorities are treated as equal citizens. this afternoon, asia bibi went to meet president macron. she may be granted asylum here in france or in canada, but this period is one of huge adjustment for her. she told us she isn't sure yet what the future holds. mishal husain, bbc news, paris. beatles fans will be familiar with this — it's the famous pedestrian crossing outside abbey road studios in london which featured on their 11th album. and you might recognise two of the faces — prince harry and jon bonjovi — along with two members of the invictus games choir, mimicking the fab four. the american rocker is re—recording one of his songs for harry's invict

england have cruised to a 42—run victory over pakistan in the women's t20 world cup cricket, boosting their chances of a place in the semi finals. from canberra, jo currie reports. it's perfectly planned. from its streets and buildings, down to its parks. canberra was constructed as a compromise to become australia's capital rather than melbourne or sydney. one win and one defeat, not exactly where england planned to be at this stage of the tournament against today's opposition pakistan, there can be no compromise but win that and then england will be well on the road to the semifinals. having lost the toss england were put into bat by pakistan and from there, it was a similar performance to their first two games in this world cup with openers amyjones and then dani wyatt dismissed cheaply. got her. it was left to the trusted partnership of nat sciver and heather knight to put runs on the board, sciver made 36 whilst captain knight brought up a half—century. that's all the way. to help guide england to a total of 158—7. england's bowlers were not to be outdone, spinner sarah glenn

pakistan's parliament and bridgie times the people of pakistan for the support pakistan has given to turkey whenever there's been a natural disaster and that cooperation between the 2 was drawn on the strategic and political level. that they should now be a relationship which should be an economic one as well the pakistanis want to learn from their model the pakistani prime minister has. to help pakistan in the field of. both countries have a strong strategic relationship they have had military maneuvers together by just gone by the lot of military hardware from that country so indeed an important and fruitful meeting as far as blog astonished concern and the president also saying that support pakistan on the international forum the way. the u.s. has blacklisted sri lanka's army chiefs for allegedly rights abuses the lieutenant general is accused of extra judicial killings in 2009 during serie lanka civil war rights groups say some $40000.00 ethnic kurds as government forces scene's the predominantly tunnel north sanctions his family members from entering the united states well conse

pakistan caught between iran and china its 2 neighbors with the highest number of corner virus deaths in the world and on red state pakistan detected its force to cases in the capital bad and the largest city karachi asked panic creep seen many people. are rushing to buy mosques but there is not enough to go around. and prices are rising but it's not going away this is since we came to know about coronavirus cases in pakistan everyone is worried and are panicking we came here to buy and $95.00 masks but they're not available in the market we're wearing normal masks instead possibly you can listen to the supply of mosques is very low and it's demand has suddenly risen supplies are asking for more money because of increased demand and a flurry of buying has led to acute shortages the government has closed schools and colleges in some areas it's also shut the land border with iran and suspended all flights to the country people are stuck on both sides. i came to pakistan 6 days ago for 3 days and i'm stuck here at the border because the border is closed i don't know what the problem is i

to fight cancer women in pakistan donate their hair so cancer patients like not can have their self-esteem back. fell out. it was very long and beautiful i asked my mom if it would come back. to medics on strike which coronavirus pharaoh's gripping their city medics go on strike to demand the closing of 4 does which means less china. i'm with a woman president and a record number of women role because taiwan leads the way for gender equity in government but new n.p.c. battling sexism is part of the job. i'm british managing welcome to the dublin years a show it's good to have you with us. breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in pakistan that's according to the health organization for the thousands of women coping with that diagnosis each year in the country emotional support is a crucial part of recovery for many it can be something as simple as regaining lost. correspondent reports. since being diagnosed with breast cancer not monitored shot has many challenges after several rounds of chemotherapy the 52 year old wasn't prepared for the side effects of her treat me. with my hai

favored ascension to india rather than joining with pakistan. the conflict that ensued between both countries ended in 1943 the state was divided between the 2 nations and a u.n. resolution called for a plebiscite for the people of kashmir to decide on which nation to join. the plebiscite never took place and both countries still lay claim to the whole of just one kashmir fighting wars and regular scum interests to this day. mean formally exceeded to india and was given special status and autonomy in an act known as article $370.00 something which the b j p has a longstanding desire to remove. the. 5th of august $29000.00 the special status of kashmir is revoked it states would abolished and all india north come into force across the indian part of the state goes into lockdown with the media and telecommunications blackout prominent politicians such as former chief minister. are placed under house arrest. the lockdown in kashmir means we can't be there to film but i've secured an exclusive interview with her. she's managed to get use of a phone

in what became pakistan's most notorious blasphemy case. and one that polarized the natn. b. b. spent nine years in solitary cfinement until the thirty first of october twenty eighteen when pakistan's supreme court overturned the earlier verdict p. to a lack of evidence. the landmark ruling outraged religious hardliners with thousands taking to the streets demanding her execution in unrest that went on for days after far right islamist policy for civil disobedience b. b. fled with her family to canada. which she's been living under police protection. she's since published a book about her experiences co written with a french journalist who waged a long time campaign for her release. now b. b. hopes to seek asylum in france she said to be received by emmanuel macron at the elysee this friday. now it's that time of year again when samba schools some schools are there in brazil get into competition mode this year the carnival is very political as our correspondent in rio de janeiro now reports. this. the. all the groups of very political brazil needs this prison needs to underst

iran is being isolated by its neighbors because of growing fears over its coronavirus outbreak pakistan afghanistan turkey armenia they have all closed their borders with iran which is have the largest number of fatalities outside of china the deaths all standing at 8 there in china president xi jinping has admitted they were shortcomings in the country's response describing coronaviruses the largest public health emergency since the founding of communist china back in 1949 we look further afield to italy as well where 5000 people have been quarantined in the north been told to stay home 132 people have been infected 3 have died as well while in south korea the president has called for unprecedented powerful measures to control the out break let's begin in south korea this report from robert brought . the worst affected areas in so. east korea the city of daegu and neighboring chango county remain at a virtual standstill to mask clusters of infections account for the majority of cases reported so far one of them at this hospital quickly spread infecting more than 100 patients and staff

pakistan were finally dismissed for a45 in their first innings. naseem shah was the final wicket to fall as he was run out whilst backing up all to casually. ba bar azam top scored for the home side with 143. it was then pakistan's turn in the field and shah showed exactly what a talent he is by dismissing najmul hossain shanto, then trapping nightwatchman taijul islam before making history with mahmudullah‘s wicket as bangladesh limped to 126—6 at stumps on day three. elsewhere, england beat south africa by two wickets in the 3rd one—day international in johannesburg. it means the series ends i—i, with one match rained off. the home side batted first at the wanderers and made 256 for 7 from their 50 overs with captain quentin de kock and david miller both hitting 69. in reply, joe denly top—scored for england with 66, and joe root weighed in with 49 as they reached their target with more than six overs to spare. the two sides begin a three—match t20 series on wednesday. in rugby union's six nations, france continued their perfect star

primarily, the attitudes of both myanmar and pakistan with which hitler four have shown no desire to have chinese troops stationed in their country. in fact, they've been very careful about it. even if they did want to, when you look at those actual roots, both roomy and more and pakistan, they go through ungoverned areas and which the governments of myanmar and pakistan don't really run the show right now. and those lines of communication to key bases would be very much subject to interruption. the united states has a fair amount of experience in trying to put military installations into difficult parts of the world and it has not been a happy experience. so, i think there's some practical difficulties there. oh gosh amount of time i think. what what i do about it? which is more important, i will make this very quick. i think the united states needs to concentrate its efforts in east asia where the challenge is direct. we have allies that china is trying to undercut our support to. china is trying to undercut american use of american use of air and space in that part of the world. w

pakistan, some coordination with afghani forces. and then uzbekistan i believe also. pla?d >> some pla for border patrols. effortart of a broader to increase the security cooperation between those local forces and to normalize pla or pap presence in those areas. role has changed. ,hey now fall under the cmc they are considered a paramilitary force that they are more militarily controlled. when they deploy presumably there is some coordination with the theater commands that would deployed to those areas. ofave not done a lot research on that. you had one more question? the special forces -- there have -- we knowxamples they have deployed to special forces on the counter piracy operations, part of that is training and part of that is to regularize this ground component with your maritime -- you have a full package. forces weree soft i whenly sent to mal the pla deployed to mali under a peacekeeping mission. some of it is training, a lot of it is training. they are trying to better integrate them into the maritime component. some of it is they are sending them to support thes

what would your message be to the government of pakistan? to prime minister imran khan, i say whenever something like this happens, it should be properly investigated. innocence should not be punished and innocent people jailed for this should be freed. in a statement, the government of pakistan told us it had taken considerable steps to prevent misuse of the blasphemy law, and that minorities are treated as equal citizens. this afternoon, asia bibi went to meet president macron. she may be granted asylum here in france or in canada, but this period is one of huge adjustment for her. she told us she isn't sure yet what the future holds. mishal husain, bbc news, paris. scientists have detected evidence of a colossal explosion in space, five times bigger than anything observed before. the huge release of energy is thought to have emanated from a super—massive black hole some 390 million light years from earth. nina nanji reports. we know about the big bang, which scientists say was the start of the expansion of the universe. now comes eviden

wicket taker as england paul pakistan out for 116. we are getting runs on the board and we are putting teams out which is a good sign and we have been here for a long time i think we really are pretty close to our best and that is what you want to be coming into the beta stage of the tournament. england's move on to save me knowing i when i think the west indies and guarantee them a spot in the semifinals. let's get some more reaction to that performance then. england spinner alex hartley is covering the tournament for test match special. she told jo what impressed her at the manuka oval. she has really been the backbone of this england's backing line—up but the bowlers were really good, the only thing that let them down where the extras. let us talk about the batteries. you state she was performing but england's oh —— openers were struggling again. at what point does the head coach leapt to mix things up a bit? we are only three games and it is competition and a batter has to come up one in every seve n and a batter has to come

to fight cancer women in pakistan. so cancer patients like now can have their self-esteem back. it was very long. i asked my mom if it would come back. medics on strike with coronavirus pharaoh's gripping their city. on strike to demand the closing of 4 does with mainland china. and with a woman president in a record number of women all because taiwan leads the way for gender equity and government but. i'm british managing welcome to day. it's good to have you with us breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in pakistan that's according to the wild health organization for the thousands of women coping with that diagnosis each other in the country emotional support is a crucial part of recovery for many it can be something as simple as regaining lost to chemotherapy correspondent reports. when my hair fell out i cried a lot it was very long and beautiful. i mean i asked my mom if it would come back. my hair has now regrowing but it's not the same as it was before. it's a devastating loss but we believe everything is a test from god and that. through an i.v. line in hospita

as for pakistan, their skipper says it is all about continued improvement. winning a test match is never easy. to win a test match is never easy. to win a test match is never easy. to win a test match you have to play your best game. so whatever the opposition is, i think bangladesh can bea opposition is, i think bangladesh can be a very competitive side and can be a very competitive side and can surprise you, so we not taking them lightly. they have matchwinners in team, so, yes, we have the opportunity, we feel that in our home condition we can win test matches, and tomorrow is another opportunity and we will try our best. look, yeah, the expectation is we are going to play cricket here, we are going to play cricket here, we are going to play cricket here, we are not good enough overseas, so we are not good enough overseas, so we strive to improve ourselves here and we look forward to it and hope we will do some good cricket in here. one other cricket line from england far smallerjofra archer has been brought out of his team's to sri lanka with a stress fr

most of the rivers that flow through pakistan emanate in and out of god's will become another major dispute the founding father of barges gone normally journal called kashmir juggalo when there is deep resentment in pakistan and in pakistani administered kashmir about the plight of millions of really who have been in a state of log down there are frequent flyer violations according to pakistan by indian forces that both sides are on the word of another conflict if this issue in order is all it is also important or nor that the buggers danny prime minister recently said that it is the writer of the press really people who decide whether they want to join india or bugger gone be independent. hundreds of people in the analysis just safety after trench rain cause flooding in new zealand south island even downpours in southern there is for days now around 500 tourists were rescued from the remote milford sound region after a road access was cut rivers are overflowing and the power is down civil defense declared a state of emergency in the area and told residents in low lying areas to get

is a very good one thanks to these efforts we are beginning to see signs of big progress with pakistan and we are hopeful reduce tensions quatre stability and the future of harmony for all of the nations of south asia india as it important leadership role to play in shaping a better future as you take on greater responsibility for solving problems and promoting peace throughout this incredible region over the course of my visit prime minister modi and i will also discuss our efforts to expand the economic ties between our 2 countries we will be making very very major among the biggest ever made trade deals. a have we are in the early stages of discussion for an incredible trade agreement to reduce barriers of investment between the united states and india and i am optimistic that working together the prime minister and i could reach a fantastic deal that's good and even great for both of our country's political except that he's a very tough to go shitter. since by integration. commerce between our 2 nations has increased by more than 40 percent india's dower a major market for american

it's estimated more than 2000000 are sheltering in pakistan some have been displaced since the 1979 soviet invasion ongoing violence makes returning home dangerous spots a repatriation program is set to resume next month kemal hyder is at a refugee camp in the city of peshawar he says pakistan and the u.n. are putting pressure on the international community to do more to help it had reinforce the long and different. 4000000. and iran refining thank you really from the bloody conflict and i've done a conference in islamabad. highlight the plight of the refugees. highlighted their different. their federal general of the united nations heard their dissident day and then poured an issue that needed more effort by the international community we need. commitments. we need to make sure that there is not only a stronger movement towards peace but at peace let's effective reconstruction creating the conditions for a successful return and reintegration of afghan refugees demand for parts of the corn friend esther once again draw the attention of the international community to a lingering prob

people across pakistan says this is the only way forward. nastasya: india's prime minister says his government will continue to push for peace in the country's northeast. odi address crowds in the first visit to the area. re say the measure would open the region to a flood of foreign migrants but modi has fought to stop those fears. >> there are forces that are using their full energy and spreading rumors in assam. they say people from outside the country will come and settle. i assure the people of assam that nothing of this sort will have it. nastasya: our india correspondent, elizabeth, is monitoring the visit from new delhi. elizabeth: he spoke for a long time and he was there in a place called -- an autonomous territory of assam after signing a peace accord with the tribal group. critics have said this was a hastily signed accord because the government needs the political support of the voters as it faces opposition elsewhere over the citizenship of the law. country andund the elsewhere have been by people. the protest in the northeaste

12 year old girl isn't letting her disability stop her from pursuing her dreams on the ski slopes of pakistan as paul banda with reports. as well as defense speech impaired she used to sell boiled eggs to tourists at the ski resort a melon job or to make money for her family that's where she developed a love of skiing but with her parents on able to afford normal skis her brother cows wooden boards for her to learn on. what she would be very poor and earn hardly anything to make a living but i'm still supporting her and bring her here every day to ski but i'm worried about how she will achieve her dreams despite all those difficulties as ron has become one of the best students in a ski school. as well as a very bright girl and she picks things up very quickly i teach my other students visibly but i teach her through demonstration and she's so talented that she want to gold medal in recent competition melhem jobber and the swat valley is the only ski resort open to the public in pakistan and facilities such as the chairlift have just been rebuilt after they were destroyed by years of fighting

after treatment in pakistan didn't work, the family borrowed more than £70,000 to pay for specialist care at great ormond street hospital in london. they were unable to get visas for the whole family and had to leave seven—year—old ashar at home with his grandmother — they thought, just for a few weeks. those weeks turned into months. then their grandmother became too frail to look after ashar, and he was put in an orphanage. he was saying that it was only 30 days, but it was too long a time. why are you not back still? now, with treatment ongoing, the family realise they can't pay back the money they borrowed and are fearful of returning to pakistan. this family have claimed asylum in the uk because they paid for treatment in both pakistan and in the uk by borrowing money. the people who they lent the money off are now threatening the family. there is also a religious persecution element to it, but also, there is the humanitarian element, the right that we all have to family life. as well as the asylum claim, the family are trying to raise funds to get ashar out of the orphana

england to his pakistan on friday. jo currie, bbc news, canberra. england top their group after pakistan surprised 2016 champions west indies by eight wickets in canberra. chasing 125 to win, they reached their target in the penultimate over, helped by their captain bismah maroof making an unbeaten 38. its only the second time pakistan have beaten the windies in this format, and they've never made it out of the group stages. that match against england at around 8am uk time on friday. if england's cricketers are outside bets for the tournament, britain's cyclists carry serious expectation on their saddles in olympic year. we'll get a good indication of their prospects ahead of tokyo at the track cycling world championships in berlin this week with the first medals being dished out tonight. jill douglas and chris boardman are there for us... if the opening day here in berlin. chris bought bill alongside me. the highlights will be to be scratchy. last year through elinor partner. the right estimate laura kinney who is writing a limited programme becaus

england province and one each in markazi province and tanika born in a bid to stop the cluster spreading pakistan closed its notoriously poorest border with iran on sunday as have armenia and turkey in the northwest ankara has also halted all incoming flights afghanistan has suspended all road and at travel to its neighbor 3 afghans are currently being tested for the virus after entering from iran and iraq has also scanning arrivals over fears that hundreds of thousands of iranians visiting holy sites could bring the virus across the border. those of jabari is in the capital tehran with more on how iranian authorities are responding the number is of course significant because they are worried that the containment process is really something that they need to address as quickly as possible the outbreak started in the holy city of which is about 120 kilometers south of the capital tehran officials believe that a chinese worker construction worker was the source of the outbreak in that city you know they have since closed schools and universities not only in calm but in about 2 thirds of the cities

special representative for afghanistan and pakistan and prior to that, ambassador to pakistan. joined by stephen hadley, former national security usip's and chairman of board as well as michelle michee flournoy. we expected to have douglas lute was forced to cancel. before we invite our panel to is my pleasure to fee,duce ambassador molly december ambassador in longand has served in a and distinguished service career. she's just back from doha and us a few remarks to set the scene that follows. you. [applause] good afternoon, thanks very much. it's an honor to be here at usip. we're very grateful if for your and supportxpertise to our effort. you're a valuable partner and today.py to join you like a good deputy, probably many of you have never heard of me and that's fine but i'm part a great team that is proud to ambassador khalilzad and his effort to try to bring an pursuethis war and political settlement so we're proud to work with him and i thank you for the opportunity me update you here today on what we have been up to. was arranged, my understanding was it was discussion

push to get more countries to help millions of afghan refugees based in pakistan.

close friendship with neighboring pakistan. let's talk about that, john. the president is not just handing out state visits to anyone. you have to have some reaction from the neighboring nations who want some sort of a relationship boost so to speak from the u.s. john: this state visit here on the part of. he modi is reciprocal to the state visit he had which includes the howdy modi event in texas. it's just what one is texan and other is -- but the relationship is important but it can't be overstated that there are issues that continue to divide the united states. the issue of kashmir is a big one, particularly for modi. this has been a flash point since -- since 1947 when they drew the lines between pakistan and india. and it cut through the heart of a predominantly muslim region and made it hard for a hindu country. that's a point of contention with modi. he said if we are going to solve the kashmir

special representative for afghanistan and pakistan and prior to that, ambassador to pakistan. he will be joined by stephen hadley, former national security adviser and chairman of usip's board as well as michele flournoy. we expected to have douglas lute with us but he was forced to cancel. before we invite our panel to come up, it is my pleasure to introduce ambassador molly phee, appointed ambassador in september 2018 and has served in a long and distinguished service career. we are very fortunate she could join us. she's just back from doha and will give us a few remarks to set the scene that follows. thank you. [applause] >> good afternoon, thanks very much. it's an honor to be here at usip. we're very grateful for your leadership and expertise and support to our effort. you're a valuable partner and i'm happy to join you today. like a good deputy, probably many of you have never heard of me and that's fine but i'm part of a great team that is proud to support ambassador khalilzad and his effort to try to bring an end to this war and pursue political settlement so we're pr