i find this to be the most fascinating blame on pakistan or allegation on pakistan ever. because you know pakistan is a country which forth last ten years has gone through enormous, has had to, a not of our own choice but we have had to make enormous sacrifices. we lost 40,000 civilians in the last ten years. we lost 6,000 para military, military, law enforcement forces in the last ten years. we have had multiplicity of bomb attacks inside our colleges, schools, school buses, bazaars, villages, et cetera. now if we had the ability or the capacity to stop it in afghanistan, than would it not be in our national interest to at least be able to stop it in pakistan first. or is this some perception of strategic depth we have that we want chaos in pakistan also. now you are point, i want to come directly to the haqqani net, woman. let me first make a very, very simple statement. any entity, be it haqqani network or any entity which uses violence to prove themselves or their strength is an entity which is destabilizing for pakistan >> rose: so therefore haqqani network is destab

militants in pakistan. the reason disempowered telegram, governor of kandahar or taliban in the coalition in afghanistan. that is inspired militants. so by negotiations and tell a band it would automatically make it easier for pakistani intelligence to do with the pakistani side of telegram. that fact will remain there. military action and from policy has not delivered evidence. military option has absolutely failed to be the taliban in pakistan to do with taliban on the afghanistan say. i hope this military strategic change is also parallel to that. it is a space taken over. that military cannot do anything about it. the religious discourse and more education can do that. so we been at the pakistani military can only have a limited impact. i would like to see a much broader effort to do with these decisions. thank you. >> three questions here, punch them together because they're pretty much out of time. we make the answer short and the question sure. thank you. i do not >> i thank you for the presentations

i find this to be the most fascinating blame on pakistan or allegation on pakistan ever. because you know pakistan is a country which forth last ten years has gone through enormous, has had to, a not of our own choice but we have had to make enormous sacrifices. we lost 40,000 civilians in the last ten years. we lost 6,000 para military, military, law enforcement forces in the last ten years. we have had multiplicity of bomb attacks inside our colleges, schools, school buses, bazaars, villages, et cetera. now if we had the ability or the capacity to stop it in afghanistan, than would it not be in our national interest to at least be able to stop it in pakistan first. or is this some perception of strategic depth we have that we want chaos in pakistan also. now are you point, i want to come directly to the haqqani net, woman. let me first make a very, very simple statement. any entity, it be haqqani network or any entity which uses violence to prove themselves or their strength is an entity which is destabilizing for pakistan rses so therefore haqqani network is destabling

as regards pakistan, pakistan ought to accept whatever is decided. however, from pakistan's point of view, the downside of continued u.s. presence is that we continue to provide an argument for militants to justify their violent activities. this is the downside, as we looked at it. but as i said, it is for the u.s. government and afghanistan to decide. pakistan should accept whatever it is. in my personal view, there are usually two arguments made in support of continuous u.s. military presence out -- after 2014 -- that it is necessary to keep the army intact and together, and that it is necessary for counter terrorist operations, like the operation of drones. the first argument, that the afghan national army -- the afghan national army has already shown its ability to withstand effectively any attacks from the taliban. and this was quite evident last year, i think, in april, when the taliban launched a string of incidents. it was basically the afghan national army that was able to counter it very effectively. no army can, however, prevent sporadic v

pakistan is not a monolith. there is all kinds of spectrums in pakistan. i think also -- who believe the presence of foreign troops is also the sustaining argument of the militants. they must continue as long as the foreign forces are there. and therefore as i had said, there would be this perception that the continuation may also mean the continuation of these kinds of activities. the counter argument that these activities must stop may be weakened. these are various groups, various parties who have those kinds of views. i anticipate that the government will be accepting. the other thing is where the taliban if they're not here? do not say that they're only in pakistan. in paris there has been a taliban representation. the taliban as part of the political landscape. this is basically something that should be done by the peace council. pakistan gets involved and your will say that there's a classic but, i read it a long time ago. i off and on read it. to remind myself how intertwined is the history and culture and tradition and demographic of these countri

forces why would pakistan back to tell about what is pakistan's interest in afghanistan no single afghan legislature in the history of afghanistan as accepted the border between afghanistan and pakistan afghanistan was the only nation in the world to vote against pakistan admittance to the united nations in one thousand nine hundred seventy one single thing the border in one thousand nine hundred three the british when they ruled india created with this called the durand line they do not accept the fact that the land. once belong to them that the british took away should belong to pakistan and this is deep down at the heart of this particular never ending war in the middle of which the united states and its soldiers continue to die over a war that once started out of the against al qaeda which is morphed into something far deeper far more complicated there's an old afghan saying it's gonna stand it's very easy to enter but it's very hard to leave we're not leaving by two thousand and fourteen we'll still be there and we'll leave it right there thank you very much for your time. wealthy b

know i was there did the government of pakistan in intervene and ultimately save me. did jalali the in the whole county network that we are at war with. and with which i lived in the one nine hundred eighty s. and his name i use constantly to try and save me and who i was trying to get to because i thought by getting to a kani i could find out about al qaeda did he ultimately hold on to that tribal law and say me i've heard so many different things that's why it's a very murky complicated place in the war is far far different from the way we perceive it in the media speaking of tribes what are u.s. intelligence capabilities among the tribes do you believe that washington has enough knowledge when it comes to the language and cultural experience of the particular reasons in afghanistan that need to be fully understood there was a general flynn i think his name was and this was about two thousand and nine two thousand and ten who was in chief of intelligence under then military general stanley mcchrystal mcchrystal who said and i quote we are flying blind in afghanistan

so he fled to pakistan. this case was played out again and again another example that was very pertinent former interior minister under the taliban also a provincial governor also a triumph of cars i. after 2001 he had repudiated the taliban in seeking a way to doing the afghan government. he contacted his brother to a range a deal if he could join the government. the meeting was scheduled to take place on the border but they caught wind of this and were not too pleased with the idea of the taliban joining the car's side government. they told americans and i believe they arrested them and handed him over to the americans and he is still and guantanamo today. a lot of the talks and negotiations taking place and are about prison releases that the taliban seek to release. you can go across the board. the chapter goes into more detail we also have night raids and the afghan government and human rights abuses not just words taliban numbers but people who the afghan government or the americans perceived as being s

i have not come here with any agenda my agenda is the nation of pakistan. somebody critic can say anything to anybody who seem about it would have said the same thing to the revolutionary people of you know the c n n r now they say now it's going to cost us he would have said this in paris and said the same thing so whenever you get up for the change the people who want to maintain the status quo the r.d. used to say this kind of allegation and telling lies. and this time of rising up and. standing up for this change and democratic revolution is the best appropriate china because i didn't we didn't order them the political will. to lyster their mandate to god the five years term and we wanted them to complete idiot are now the attorneys are almost complete. elections are early due in march when instead the term is coming to its end so without disturbing the aging disturbance during their term and we give them time to deliver if they can deliver anything but they couldn't deliver to the people so now this was the best time to bring electoral reforms before w

this is not a problem of pakistan. but pakistan is not a monolith. you should know that there is all kinds of risk that from afghanistan and there are many in pakistan who i think also afghanistan, who believe that the presence of foreign troops in afghanistan is also sustaining the argument of the militants, that they must continue the struggle as long as foreign forces are there. and, therefore, as i have said that there would be this perception, issue, the continuation may also, the continuation of these kinds of activities. and the counter argument that these activities must stop, maybe weekend. but these are various groups, various parties, various people who have these kind of his. i anticipate that the government will basically be accepting but the other thing is we -- if taliban move your comment goes your comment does a taliban our own in pakistan. taliban are there. taliban today i find that -- [inaudible]. so taliban as part of the political landscape of afghanistan to how they are connected, basically something which would be verified, do

three of the democracy in pakistan especially where the. general election is to be held in a few months democracy is known to be deep and not going to be d.-day and it is our lady derailed by the corrupt political leaders began to put democracy in her own right track. and we want to pull democracy in place in its two legged and spirit we don't want any kind of delay in elections. they'd actually form which i have suggested the isle that he mentioned in the constitution of pakistan all the details of which i am demanding ali and he did in the law. constitution and electoral law and the third thing my electoral reform the agenda has been ality and lost by the supreme court of pakistan interstage ment which was issued on eighth of june two thousand and twelve this year so we have to just enforce these articles of constitution and sections of the electoral laws and judgment of supreme court in dozen or more than one month and still we have three months for care to go to government so there is no chance of beating that democracy election can tak

be democracy in pakistan especially where the. general election is to be held in a few weeks and lot of democracy is going to be not going to be. it is dated by you've got up to get leaders. to put democracy in. trick. and we want to pull democracy in place in its two legged and spirit we don't want any kind of delay in elections. they literally form which i have suggested here i'll even mentioned in the constitution of pakistan all the details which i am demanding ali did in the law. constitution and electoral law and the third thing my electoral reform the agenda has been ality and lost by the supreme court of pakistan in or study meant which was issued on eighth of june two thousand and twelve this year so we have to adjust and force these articles of constitution and sections of the electoral laws and judgment of supreme court and doesn't want to have more than one month and still we have three months for care to go to government so there is no chance of beating the democracy election can take place on due time for the two you

doesn't exist in pakistan. doesn't exist in india which is our democratic ally in the stronger state. so i think dispensing with that idea will help to understand where pakistan state goes bid where there's much more manpower, the concern about civilian casualties in the south waziristan that are far more limited in scope and strategy. i think a third thing we need to bear in mind is -- wanat there is still cost that every leader has to pay whether it's authoritarian or autocratic government or a democratic one and in terms of utilizing force against john people is something we don't have to think about because we authorize force to be deployed elsewhere and the only cost that the american public bears are fiscal costs and obviously the loss of our troops and loved ones but in pakistan is also -- it's not just the strategic cost but the political cost especially their important constituent groups, the base of the militancy and the pashtun community which is not an insignificant community. they are a key stakeho

i have not come here with any agenda my agenda is the nation of pakistan. somebody critic can say anything to anybody who seem obama would have said the same thing to the but evolutionary people of you know the c n n are now this and now it's going to cause us he would have said this in a sense said the same thing so whenever you get up for the change the people who want to need the industry to score the r.d. used to say this kind of allegation and telling lies. and this time of rising up and. standing up for this change in democratic evolution is the best appropriate time because i didn't we didn't order them in the political ruler. to disturb their mandate did god the five years term and we wanted them to complete their term now the attorneys are almost complete. elections are early june in march when a stand near term is coming to an end so without disturbing it in disturbance during their term and we give them time to deliver if they can deliver anything but they couldn't deliver to the people so now this was the best time to bring electoral reforms bef

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and he fled to pakistan. is sort of, this instant, this gives a split up again and again in kandahar and around the country. another example which is particularly pertinent for today is -- a man who is a former interim minister under the taliban, also very important provincial governor, and he was also -- yet tribal links to karzai. after 2001 he had repudiated the taliban and he was seeking to find a way to join the afghan government, to join karzai essentially. and so he contacted hamid karzai's brother, and he wanted to engineer a deal. again, he was seeking a way to join the government. a meeting scheduled to take place. the pakistanis caught wind of this and they were none too pleased with the idea of a taliban join the karzai government. and so they told the americans that he is in such and such a place. i believe they arrested him, handed them over to the americans, and now the americans sent him to guantÁnamo. you still in guantÁnamo today, and he's a particularly interesting case because a lot of s

pakistan cannot treat them. this is a point which i think was the demographics and the history and a culture. we will appreciate as much as any pakistan would -- it will remain part of the afghan landscape. here there was a disconnect between the of kasten a position right after 9/11. i think he has made a remark that it their position is not -- it was not helpful. even at that time, pakistan has argued that reconcilable pakistan should be brought into the floor of the process. that is passed. and this brown there has been a misunderstanding of but say even unfair accusations pakistan has been double dealing etcetera, pakistan could not treat al qaeda -- after two of the night but the american afghanistan where the situation may be different. i have stated after a period of certain tentativeness today the be cancellation efforts appears to be upon what it ought to be. pacas on and the united states plays a supportive role. pakistan on could be playful and helpful. it's an up be eager because eagerness can very e

three of the democracy in pakistan especially where the. general election is to be held in a few months democracy is known to be deep and not going to be d.-day and it is our lady derailed by the corrupt political leaders began to put democracy in their own right track. and we want to pull democracy in place in its two legged and spirit we don't want any kind of delay in elections. they've actually formed which i have suggested they are already mentioned in the constitution of pakistan all the details which i am demanding ali he did in the law the constitution and electoral law and the third thing my electoral reforms agenda has been our lady and lost by the supreme court of pakistan in are stagnant which was issued on aid of june two thousand and twelve this year so we have to just enforce these articles of constitution and sections of the electoral laws and judgment of supreme court in dozen or more than one month and still we have three months for care to go to government so there is no chance of beating the democracy election can take p

if he was a friend to pakistan or if they were allowing him to operate because he wasn't attacking pakistan is a different matter. but his people along with similar groups were on the fringes, harboring elements that continue to attack the pakistani state. >> we have seen criticism of the u.s. drone policy -- would you expect more of that? a> in recent months there is heightened cooperation and visits from the head of inter- services and i believe they may well have understanding on the type of targeting that is permissable if the u.s. helps pakistan with the pakistani taliban, then perhaps the u.s. can get away with its own targeting list. >> this strike raises two issues. there are questions about the legality of u.s. jone strikes -- drone strikes on pakistan and the ambivalent idea that there are good taliban and less good. ardo you think those issues will come up again? >> on legal issues it is ambiguous. the pakistan government says they don't want drone strikes but if it works out at a practical level they may accept them if there is joint targeting. >> this has happened before. and t

what can pakistan do? we can apply some pressure but if the expectation is that we can get people to accept any position that would not be possible for pakistan. this is one point. about the eagerness, the most you show eagerness there are many red lights. what is it that pakistan is trying to to do? if, for example, there was a comment that i made we should not be seeking a place on the table. there is no need for us. our road is this, it is, yes, we must have a part, we must play a part then surely it is going to be miss. interpreted. we must play the roll. as for the economic part is concerned there ought to be cooperation but because of conflict there are difficulties and earlier we had talked about the 1990's. if the conflicts could be resolved. there are many projects, projects like pakistan, india, if something can be done on that, that would be a great project. there are projects for transmission lines from central asia and also, supplying energy to pakistan. there are obvious things which certainl

if he was a friend to pakistan or if they were allowing him to operate because he wasn't attacking pakistan is a different matter. but his people along with similar groups were on the fringes, harboring elements that continue to attack the pakistani state. >> we have seen criticism of the u.s. drone policy -- would you expect more of that? a> in recent months there is heightened cooperation and visits from the head of inter- services and i believe they may well have understanding on the type of targeting that is permissable if the u.s. helps pakistan with the pakistani taliban, then perhaps the u.s. can get away with its own targeting list. >> this strike raises two issues. there are questions about the legality of u.s. jone strikes -- drone strikes on pakistan and the ambivalent idea that there are good taliban and less good. ardo you think those issues will come up again? >> on legal issues it is ambiguous. the pakistan government says they don't want drone strikes but if it works out at a practical level they may accept them if there is joint targeting. >> this has happened before. and t

pakistan denies the negotiation. they have resumed comprehensive talks, which include the delicate subject of kashmir to try to improve bilateral relationship. another gunfight killed one pakistani soldier and injured another. observers say such incidents threaten to harm relations between the two nuclear neighbors. >>> politics in pakistan is heading for a potentially game-changing moment. former sporting hero turned politics enran kahn is wins legions of fans with his fierce stance against u.s. military policy and with parliamentary elections due by may, there is everything to play for. nhk world reports. >> reporter: imuran khan is rising. the 60-year-old is the most closely watched politician in pakistan. he draws ever bigger crowds in recent years. across the country, tens of thousands turn out to hear him speak. kahn first became famous on the field of pakistan's most popular sport, cricket. >> gets into the gap as well. >> reporter: as captain of the national team in 1992, he enthralled the nation when pakista

i have not come here with any agenda my agenda is the nation of pakistan. somebody critic can say anything to anybody who seymour barack would have said the same thing to the an evolutionary people of you know if you see linda now they say now it's going to cause as he would have said this in essence said the same thing so whenever you get up for the change the people who want to maintain the status quo daddy used to say these kind of allegations and telling lies. and this time of rising up and. standing up for this chain and democratic revolution is the best appropriate time because i didn't we didn't order van dam the political will. to disturb their mandate their god for the five years term and we wanted them to complete their term now the attorneys are almost complete. elections are early due in march you understand their term is coming to an end so without disturbing creating disturbance during their term and we give them time to deliver if they can deliver anything but they couldn't deliver to the people so now this was the best time to bring electora

i have not come here with any agenda my agenda is the nation of pakistan. somebody critic can say anything to anybody who see mobarak would have said the same thing to the revolutionary people of you know the c n n r now they say now it's going to cost us he would have said this in a sense said the same thing so whenever you get up for the change the people who want to maintain the status quo deity used to say this kind of allegation and telling lies. and this time of rising up and. standing up for this change and democratic revolution is the best appropriate time because i didn't we didn't order then the political will. to disturb their mandate give god the five years term and we wanted them to complete their term now the attorneys are almost complete. elections are early due in march you understand their term is coming to an end so without disturbing it in disturbance during their term and we give them time to deliver if they can deliver anything but they couldn't deliver to the people so now decide the best time to bring electoral reforms before we enter

i spoke a short time ago to pakistan's foreign minister. according to one international ranking, pakistan ranks as the 34th most corrupt country in the world. it is not surprising that people are protesting. >> corruption that is a challenge in pakistan, like in many other countries. we are doing whatever we can and we intend to do more. we think that is very different than the type of person you are talking about, the person that has absolutely no credentials. staying for the last six years or more in canada. they are challenging pakistan and the fears of 180 million people. challenging the system or we have paid the price to put that in place in pakistan. >> you are talking about the clerics that have called on people to protest. but we talked to you about relations between washington and islamabad. one of the sticking points have been u.s. drone strikes within pakistan. there have been seven droned strikes within the past few weeks. have you come to the conclusion that these drones strikes are useful for pakistan? >> absolutely not. the

as regards pakistan, pakistan ought to accept whatever is decided. however, from pakistan's point of view, the downside of continued u.s. presence is that we continue to provide an argument for militants to justify their violent activities. this is the downside, as we looked at it. but as i said, it is for the u.s. government and afghanistan to decide. pakistan should accept whatever it is. in my personal view, there are usually two arguments made in support of continuous u.s. military presence out -- after 2014 -- that it is necessary to keep the army intact and together, and that it is necessary for counter terrorist operations, like the operation of drones. the first argument, that the afghan national army -- the afghan national army has already shown its ability to withstand effectively any attacks from the taliban. and this was quite evident last year, i think, in april, when the taliban launched a string of incidents. it was basically the afghan national army that was able to counter it very effectively. no army can, however, prevent sporadic v

here in america, afghanistan, africa or pakistan. the way to overcome that i think is through education and also with having courage and compassion. instead of building walls we need to build peace and have the courage to do that. so i went back to pakistan in 94 and brought the school supplies and finally got to the village and the man was again there to greet me. he shook his head and said, chizle what the heck. not only had i come back, he said you've made two big mistakes. we don't start building before wintertime and if you really want to build school we're going to have to build a bridge first and i hadn't really thought about that. so i came back to america and raised 10,000 more dollars. and then i got back from tack stan and bridge got built and no school yet. i was 38 years old, die hard bachelor and all i could think was getting that school built. i went to a fund raise er the fair month in san francisco where my hero was speaking. it was getting late and people were nodding off and he was going on and on about the queens

i have not come here with any agenda my agenda is the nation of pakistan. somebody critic can say anything to anybody who seem obama would have said the same thing to the but evolutionary people of you know the c n n r now they say now it's going to cause us he would have said this in a sense said the same thing so whenever you get up for the change the people who want to name the status quo deity used to say this kind of allegation and telling lies. and this time of rising up and. standing up for this change and democratic revolution is the best appropriate china because i didn't we didn't order them in the political ruler. to list their mandate to god the five years term and we wanted them to complete their term now the attorneys are almost complete. elections are early due in march you understand their term is coming to an end so without disturbing the aging disturbance during their term and we give them time to deliver if they can deliver anything but they couldn't deliver to the people so now this was the best time to bring electoral reforms before we

elections scheduled in may of next year in pakistan. it will be the first time the government has completed a full five-year term. and some issues are more basic. our reporter explains. >> the shelves are stocked, but there are few customers. one family has run this vegetables and fruit stand for over 25 years, but their business has been struggling in recent years. >> the customers are very worried. their monthly income is just not enough to buy our produce. i just do not know how our business will survive. >> according to recent u.n. figures, more than 7 million people in pakistan are secure -- are very insecure, cutting back on other basics like health care and education in order to feed their families, and as the indian rupee loses its value and inflation continues to rise, a further 45 million are considered vulnerable. finding basic food items is clearly an issue, but pakistan is also at risk of a major energy shortfall, a shortfall which has become a nationwide crisis. this summer, thousands took to the streets to protest against

i have not come here with any agenda my agenda is the nation of pakistan. somebody critic can say anything to anybody who seem obama would have said the same thing to the but evolutionary people of to notice it done now they say now it's going to cause as he would have said this in a sense at the same time so whenever you get up for the change the people who want to maintain the status quo the r.d. used to say these kind of allegations and telling lies. and this time of rising up and. standing up for this change and democratic revolution is the best appropriate china because i didn't we didn't order them the political will. to lyster their mandate to god the five years term and we wanted them to complete their term now the attorneys are almost complete. elections are early june in march you understand the term is coming to an end so without disturbing relating disturbance during their term and we give them time to deliver it they can deliver anything but they couldn't deliver to the people so now this was the best time to bring electoral reforms before we e

the pakistan director poor human-rights watch assays the palette -- pakistan's state is failing its people. going through the empty and struggling to democracy. pakistan and stand up the cost of the first constitutional transition of power from one elected civilian government to another. there are a series of courses that are determined to sabotage that transition to maintain further civilian rule. certainly, these militant groups are ratcheting up the pressure by creating a crisis- like situation that is not to say that they have not been targeting this all of last year, but the scale and scope of the attack is brightening in the failure of the pakistan ministate -- pakistani state as large for all to see. >> tension growing between india and pakistan. they have been stranded after they refused to allow crossing. and some of the high machinery -- commissioner to protest. u.s.-led forces in afghanistan and reaching the goal of allowing afghanistan to defend it so. that is the opinion of the defense secretary leon panetta who has been meeting with the afghan president's in washington. hamid

military policy. >> reporter: the 60-year-old is in pakistan. across the country, tens and thousands wait to hear him speak. he once became famous on the field of pakistan's most popular sport, cricket. as captain of the national team in 1992, he thrilled the nation when pakistan won their first ever cricket world cup. khan later moved into politics, establishing his own political party, the pakistan movement for justice. his clean-cut image won popularity, especially among the underage groups. power in pakistan has traditionally swung back and forth between the two big parties but corruption has left the nation's politics in turmoil. voters are increasingly movement for justice is expected to make major gains in the upcoming election. >> they will be wiped out. they will be destroyed in the elections. they will lose so therefore there is a great desire for change. >> reporter: khan's key difference is his policy for the united states. he has favored keeping the good relationship with the u.s. and important incentive. and governments have by and

al jazeera, pakistan. >> vigilante attacks are common in pakistan. in july of 2000, then forced their way into a police station and burned a homeless mentally disabled man to death. in june, they attacked police stations and tried to kill men accused of blasphemy. in 2011, a 34-year-old merchant who had been cleared of blasphemy allegations were shot dead. the governor was also killed in islamabad by his bodyguard. he had been critical of the blasphemy laws. let's introduce an author who has written extensively about security issues in pakistan, joining us from islam a bad. hopeless and incompetent was the description of the police authorities. does that account for the added to the cross your country? >> yes, these vigilante attacks have become common. it is a manifestation of the collapse of our judicial and law enforcement system. this is not the first case that has happened. there have been many cases in pakistan over the last few years. the police and judicial system has been unable to provide justice to the people and protect those accused of b

thend 85% of all pakistan's games are pirated. that makes it unlikely because readers will take notice of the ban. >> police have stormed the depot to force employees back to work. they walked off the job eight days ago. anyone who refuses to go back to work could be fired or jailed for up to five years. in italy, 24-hour transport strike in rome has brought the city to a standstill. the first strike of the year by transport workers means commuters are forced to find other ways to get to work. they're frustrated by what they called inadequate work and pay commissions. the world economic forum is taking place right now in davos. >> in saw the results of dissatisfaction of the street level about unemployment and austerity measures. they are necessary according to angela merkel in her speech yesterday. this is the novels, the world economic forum. the masters of the universe around me. -- this is double isdavos, -- this is davis, the world economic forum. the talk is that the north has money and is feeling of the south. let's speak t

and pakistan. there is better coordination between afghanistan and pakistan, and also there appears to be a better clarity in the u.s. positions relating to the two very important questions which is withdrawal and reconciliation. i'll offer a few comments which are based on my experience as being part of the foreign office until early 2008 and then later on as an observer. i do not have any other formal association with the pakistan government. well, pakistan like several other players in the region have made policy mistakes. pakistan has suffered, but it is not all on account of its fraud policies, but there are many other dimensions to the conflict in the region. i would also say they cannot place the blame for all the problems that are onto others. the first point that i would like to emphasize here because this has been talked about quite a bit in the past, not as much now, i have not met in the last many, several years even while i was in the foreign office any responsible person from the civi

pakistan is a nuclear armed country. many of the scenarios we've always looked at doom's day scenarios in which really awful things could happen have always been the india, pakistan fault line, and the notion that i think john mccain and others have carried is that if we draw down forces in afghanistan, we reduce our leverage with pakistan. i completely disagree. the more your forces are drawn down in afghanistan, the more leverage you actually have to shape the choices pakistan may make, but we're not going to dominate pakistan. it's going to be a constant relationship that's up and down, part seduction and just doing battle with one another, and pakistan's survivability as a nation is going to, in part, be dependent on itsibility to shape where the taliban goes because, of course, its internal issue is that the afghan taliban began to actually seed and grow in insurgency inside pakistan that they had to deal with, and i think that's fundamental. the troops on the ground don't necessarily help us solve that problem. oth

. >> now, for something much easier, let's talk about pakistan. [laughter] >> that is a law professor thinking that is easier. go ahead. >> a number of our questioners note that it seems to be public record that there have been some challenges in the relationship between our government and pakistan and, yet, pakistan continues to be an important strategic partner, and allied in a very complicated region. i would love to hear you speak a little bit about how you see that relationship with respect to our law enforcement activities and what you think we might expect in that relationship going forward. >> it is interesting. in today's world of globalization -- when i started as a united states attorney back in the late 1970's, i probably had one case that had some ramifications outside of this district. now, i would say it is probably the reverse. nine out of 10 cases intersect with persons in other jurisdictions, whether it be within the united states or internationally. what happens is, regardless of whether it is pakistan or a number of countries y

>> western pakistan has had a lot of attacks over the years. they have not been known for attacks like this, but the sense we are getting is that this happened just a couple of hours ago and, as you say, this community center was part school, part health clinic. all of the dead worked there, six of them were women. their vehicle was sprayed with bullets by gunmen riding motorbikes. six of the women have been killed, one man has been killed. the driver has been badly injured, we hear. >> these sorts of a tax must be putting off those who go and volunteer. >> these were shocking attacks. just a few weeks ago there were nine people involved in a polio vaccination program here in pakistan, many of them women as well, shot dead. of course, when it comes to women's education in pakistan, that has been dangerous. we remember what happened to the 14-year-old schoolgirl just a few months ago, she campaigned for girls and women to get an education in pakistan. things are really going badly in terms of women's education in northwest pakistan. the authorit

in pakistan, a reporter was shot dead by islamic militants. the reporters without borders index calls pakistan one of the most dangerous countries for journalists. >>> wildlife officials in malaysia are investigating the mysterious death of endangered elephants. in the past few weeks, they have found ten dead animals in a rainforest. all the carcasses were found in the forest reserve in eastern malaysia. in one case, a calf was found apparently trying to wake its dead mother. a wildlife representative said on tuesday that they have likely died from poisoning from something they ate. a department veterinarian said that he suffered from hemorrhages. they live in the rainforest of the island. in 2003, they proved they are distinct species. they are smaller than other species in africa and other parts of asia the world wildlife fund has said that less than 1500 live in the wild and prevent them from damaging crops. the organization is calling for their conservation. >> gas street lights are an integral part of landscape in berlin. they have lit up

in the capital of pakistan in kashmir, the incident has had little impact on daily life. people are aware of the diplomatic dispute that is brewing. >> we condemn this incident, regardless of which side started get. both countries should try cordele relations -- cordial relations. >> this is an anti-pakistan protest. opposition parties have been calling for retaliatory action, but the government is taking a cautious approach. recently, syria and pakistan have made strides in improving relations for much publicized cricket matches. any progress still hinges on finding a solution to kashmir. it is an issue that is crucial for long lasting peace between the two countries. >> in the capital of bangladesh, police fired tear gas that teachers who were protesting for government pay. protesters destroyed police barricades. 7000 schools are waiting to go on the government payroll. victims of violence in mexico and their relatives will be more likely to receive compensation. it provides for a new fund for victims that will force authorities to offer more legal help. >> there are th

what i would call the nationalist forces in pakistan trying to time and again highlight the fact that this government has been serving interests other than the interests of the country itself and the interests of the people of the country and of government government is not. listening at all in fact been saying over the whole the government of a whole some sort of health care as well. as qadri yes what if. you've got a bit of a time delay here i do apologize i want to just ask you that we're looking at the pictures where we've been talking here when showing pictures and showing a lot of women at the protests of many young people as well why does this have so much sway over the youth do you think in such a broad spectrum. well well he is a learned cleric so he did have a beautiful following a good following but as i said this thing increased tremendously when he began talking about changing the failed democratic system in that country it's a failed democratic system it's a small clique of elite politicians who are intermarried interrelated to each other through family marriages and so

but people in pakistan want more. they want a new interim government to bring some sort of control as far as security is concerned. >> thank you for that. protesters are also in a pakistan's, where a net -- well- known cleric is holding a rally against corruption. he and his supporters began a long march from the lahore on sunday. his opponents say he just wants to upset elections scheduled for later this year. >> he is only 12 years old, but that is old enough to be immersed in politics in pakistan. >> we are with him and are not with the government. the government is wrong. they need our lives hell. >> his family has drawn support behind this canadian-pakistani cre-- cleric and his message of reform. it resonates the people fed up with a breakdown of law and order and an increase of corruption and inflation. some mothers with no relation to the credits say they are ready to sacrifice their children. >> i told my children not to be afraid of bullets. take the bullet in your chest. we want change and revolution. our s

drone strike in northern pakistan. tension over the indian flag continues in northern ireland as streets prepare for more protests. and as orthodox christians celebrate christmas, we speak to the egyptian pope. the international community has been quick to condemn syrian president bashar al assad's plan for peace in war-torn countries. the first speech called "beyond hypocritical." addressing supporters, described the opposition as terrorists and slaves of foreign power. he went on to support the national dialogue to end the 21-no conflict. assad these talks could create a national charter on syria's future, which he put to a referendum. while the opposition dismissed the proposals saying they're aimed at wrecking current diplomatic efforts. we frort amman's neighboring jordan. in an opera house in central damascus, packed with cheering supporters, the syrian president gave his first speech since june last year. he did not reveal any breakthrough to end the conflict but said every syrian had an ethical duty to fight re

>> this is a worrying sign for the stability of pakistan as it enters a very sensitive period. elections are due to take place within the next three or four months and there are many pakistanis who worry that if the security situation continues to spiral out of control such as it appeared to be doing today that this could create the circumstances where the political process could be in danger even of being derailed. >> suarez: declan walsh reporting from islamabad, thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> brown: next, new mortgage rules from the government, designed to clamp down on risky lending practices. margaret warner has the story. >> warner: at the root of the 2008 credit and housing bust were risky, even reckless mortgages made to customers who couldn't afford them. today the new consumer financial protection bureau issued regulations spelling out how lenders must ensure borrowers can repay their loans. banks that follow the criteria would be protected from most lawsuits. to meet the standard of a qualified mortgage, a bank would have to verify the borrower's income, e