theourse, kashmir is -- mothers of the disappeared in kashmir are also in the book. and in that place. and the baby appears actually right next to them, so how the mothers have disappeared don't know what to do with the baby that has appeared, you know? one of the characters, who actually just picks up the baby and runs, because the police have come. anjum once the baby. that is how it kind of gets connected. there's a long connection with kashmir. the thing about kashmir is that i'm a yes, i've been going there for many years and my dearest friends are kashmiri. i realized long ago when i started visiting it that you cannot tell anything that remotely resembles the truth and human rights reports come in the documentation of the dead were the torture or the atrocities because it is not just that. what do you do when people have lived under the most -- under the densest military occupation in the world for 25 years? what does it do to the air? what does it do to the soldiers echo what does it do to the army? what does it do to the collaborators? what does it do to the

we'll look at the inspiration for the music of kashmir. live from our studios in london and singapore, you're watching bbc world news. it's newsday. thanks for joining us. it's 8am in singapore, and 1am in london where the british prime minister theresa may says she intends to serve a full term as prime minister, and is "getting on with the job." but her comments come just hours after one of her former colleagues, george osbourne, described her as a "dead woman walking." well, she's been reshuffling her cabinet and insists it's business as usual. our political correspondent, vicki young, reports. she's putting on a brave face, but theresa may knows she has thrown her party into turmoil. the shock of election night is still sinking in. after church this morning, the prime minister rang round colleagues who'd been defeated on thursday. she's in office for now, but for how much longer? i said during the election campaign that, if re—elected, i would intend to serve a full term. but what i am doing now is actually getting on with the immedia

translation: there is a lot of grief in kashmir. music helps to soothe the pain. we know the pain of losing a person. people getting shot, you know, people dying. violence was a part of day—to—day routine. it appeared to me that music is a strong entity. translation: there is a lot of grief in kashmir. music helps to soothe the pain. as human beings we want to dignify life. we deserve a chance to live a normal peaceful life. now on bbc news, it's time for talking books. hello and welcome to talking books from hay festival here in wales. it's a celebration of culture with around 500 events across ten days. the aim of the festival is to bring together some of the world's greatest writers and thinkers to share their stories and ideas. i'm speaking to the egyptian author ahdaf soueif. her novel the map of love made her the first muslim woman to be nominated for a booker prize. her latest book, this is not a border, is an anthology celebrating her own extraordinary literary festival. applause. ahdaf comes here hotfooting it basically from the staging the 10th — w

there are more restrictions in kashmir and less life. i sae a young guy being shot, point blank, i write a song about that. isee young men, you know, young children being blinded by pellets and immense inhuman force being used against them, i'll write a song about that. music plays translation: sufi music is all about spirituality and praising god. i think there is more to it, you know? they reflect current times as well. there is a poem by habba khatoon called cholhama roshe. it says about, you know, the feeling of losing someone you love. we know how that feels. we know the pain of losing a person. being a kid from '90s, people getting shot, you know, people dying and immense violence was a part of day—to—day routine. it appeared to me that music is a really strong entity. it can be a powerful medium which is reflected in my music — the resistance. translation: there is a lot of grief in kashmir. music helps to soothe the pain. as human beings we want a dignified life. we deserve a chance to live a normal peaceful life. before we

decades of conflict in kashmir has affected every element of life. the scene has been taken over by a younger generation of resistance musicians. there are more restrictions in kashmir. i saw a young guy being shot, i write a song about that. icy young children being blinded by pellets. an inhuman force being used about that and i write songs about that. music plays translation: music is all about spirituality and praising god. i think there is more to it, you know? they reflect current times as well, you know? it appeared to me that music is a strong entity. it can be a powerful medium. translation: there is a lot of grief in kashmir. music helps to soothe the pain. as humid beings we want to dignify life stop we deserve a chance to live a normal peaceful life —— as human beings. now rico, i think it's time for me to wish you a happy anniversary. yes — it's six years since the first edition of newsday. here's what we looked like back then... thousands of air passages are stranded as a volcanic ash cloud spreads across the pacific. armed police

breaking the cycle of violence in kashmir: how two protestors from opposite sides of the divide have re—built their lives. also on the programme. why nasais lives. also on the programme. why nasa is setting its sights on the sun — with plans to fly a probe directly into the star's fiery atmosphere. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... world leaders condemn the attack in kabul, the afghan president calls it a crime against humanity. le keqiang is in germany for talks with angler merkel, climate change and trade are dominating the discussion. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the top story on the australian news site, news—dot—com—dot—au, is one which we've touched on already — the melbourne airport incident. this report explains that a "lunatic" passenger tried to storm the cockpit of a malaysia airlines flight to kuala lumpur, threatening to blow up the plane. the attacker was restrained by passengers until returning to melbourne, where police found no evidence of explosives. china daily

the deal will help india expand its use of drones in occupied kashmir as well as along the pakistani border. in addition lockheed martin has , just announced a deal to begin making f-16 fighter jets in india. another top agenda item at today's trump-modi meeting, the future of the h1-b visa program. trump signedsident an executive order to review the visa program. many observers have compared trump to modi. in january steve coll wrote in the new yorker -- "trump will join modi as the latest figure in the world's swelling ranks of populist-nationalist leaders, a gallery of strongmen in countries rich and poor, some more democratic and some less so, who govern partly through intimidation and a certain curated arbitrariness." to talk more about today's meeting, we are joined by two guests. teesta setalvad is a civil rights activist and journalist based in mumbai, india. she is the secretary of citizens for justice and peace. and here in new york prachi , patankar, co-founder of the south asia solidarity initiative. we welcome you both to democracy now! talk about the significance of thi

the deal will help india expand its use of drones in occupied kashmir as well as along the pakistani border. in addition lockheed martin has , just announced a deal to begin making f-16 fighter jets in india. another top agenda item at today's trump-modi meeting, the future of the h1-b visa program. trump signedsident an executive order to review the visa program. many observers have compared trump to modi. in january steve coll wrote in the new yorker -- "trump will join modi as the latest figure in the world's swelling ranks of populist-nationalist leaders, a gallery of strongmen in countries rich and poor, some more democratic and some less so, who govern partly through intimidation and a certain curated arbitrariness." to talk more about today's meeting, we are joined by two guests. teesta setalalvad is a civil rights activist and journalist based in mumbai, india. she is the secretary of citizens for justice and peace. and here in new york prachi , patankar, co-founder of the south asia solidarity initiative. we welcome you both to democracy now! talk about the significance of t

it was unclear what he would say about kashmir. they were potential stumbling blocks but what modi has written about, they have come to decent agreements about trade. modi is positive that the trade. modi is positive that the trade will accelerate significantly from here. they are quite some characters. modi has more twitter followers than donald trump. just. several million more. but they are both political outsiders. just looking at the optics in the rose garden, maybe giving him a bear hug. absolutely. they do have some problematic things in common. they are both set their stall out against the muslim world in a fairly strong way. certainly their supporters would look at them and say, these are people who have taken a strong stands against muslims. that is something that they have potentially have done around which other people would say is not good. same story, different angle. it is amazing, this sort of stuff. it is not an angle at all. it is quite cheap, by her standards. a couple of thousand dollars. $55,000 for the g7. whe

at least seven people have died in a cable car accident in indian administered kashmir. police say the main cable that carried the six seater cabin snapped due to strong winds. hundreds of people stranded at high altitude were later rescued. police have intervened on the streets of istanbul to stop the annual gay pride march going ahead. it is now the third year in a row the march has been banned and authorities say it is because of security concerns after threats of far right groups. gay activist groups say that is an excuse. around 150 people have died in central pakistan, after an overturned oil tanker burst into flames. local villagers gathered around the vehicle, which had crashed in the city of ahmed—pur east, to siphon the oil, just before it exploded. secunder kermani has the latest from karachi. hundreds of local villagers flocked to the scene of the overturned tanker, despite being warned not to. in this impoverished area, they collected fuel in buckets, jerry cans, and even empty water bottles. but moments later, grief and anguish — thousands of litres of

seven people have died in a cable car accident in the tourist resort of gul—marg in indian—administered kashmir. police say the main cable, that carries the six—seater cabins, snapped, due to strong winds. hundreds of people who were stranded at high altitude, were later rescued. firefighters in southern spain are battling to stop a huge forest fire causing widespread damage to a national park that's home to rare species of wildlife. the blaze in a pine forest near the city of huelva has led to the evacuation of more than 2,000 people. windy conditions are making it difficult to bring the flames under control. police have intervened on the streets of istanbul to stop the annual gay pride march from going ahead. it's the third year in a row the march has been banned. authorities say it's because of security concerns after threats from far—right groups. gay rights activists have dismissed this as an excuse. the pakistani prime minister, nawaz sharif, has cut short a visit to london to return home, after more than 140 people were killed when an oil tanker exploded in punjab province. secunder

the world's second highest cable car crashed in the tourist resort of gulmarg in indian—administered kashmir. police say the cable that operates the six—seater cabins snapped due to strong winds. hundreds were stranded in the dangling cabins but were later rescued. the italian government has stepped in with $19 billion to wind up two struggling banks. the amount is three times higher than originally forecast. $5 billion will go to bail out banca popolare di vicenza and veneto banca with the remainder set aside to cover bad loans. the prime minister defended the use of public money to avoid a disorderly bankruptcy. hundreds of police have lined the streets of istanbul to try and stop the annual gay pride march from going ahead. it's the third year in a row the march has been banned — authorities say it's because of security concerns after threats from far—right groups. more than 2,000 people in south west spain have been evacuated from the path of a huge forest fire. the fire broke out in a pine forest near the city of huelva on saturday night. it's being treated as a level one maximum

i think it works both ways across the kashmir border. come on... i want to bring up police cuts. many have mentioned this. this was something that the conservative government were accused of, following the aftermath of the manchester bombings. your party cut the number of police, 20,000 in england and wales. if there were more police on the streets, this wouldn't have happened ? first of all, let me say there are two issues. as far as general policing is concerned, crime is down by one third. crime is down by one third, notwithstanding... but violent crime is up... notwithstanding that we have had police cuts. this tells you that it is more than just numbers and bodies on the streets. for example... you can have a situation, i have been to these centres, where you have a couple of police officers sat in a room, watching 20 or 30 video screens because they have cctv cameras. they can look to see where there are difficulties and direct police cars to those areas of difficulty, rather than having 30 times two police officers sat there when there isn't much activity. we need to look

the world's second highest cable car crashed in the tourist resort of gulmarg in indian—administered kashmir. police say the cable that operates the six—seater cabins snapped due to strong winds. hundreds were stranded in the dangling cabins but were later rescued. police have intervened on the streets of istanbul to stop the annual gay pride march from going ahead. it's the third year in a row the march has been banned, authorities say it's because of security concerns after threats from far—right groups. gay rights activists have dismissed this as an excuse. chinese president xi jinping will go to hong kong this week, for a ceremony marking the twentieth anniversary of hong kong's return to china. state media confirmed the visit, which will be xi's first trip to hong kong since he became president in 2013. let's bring you the latest from formula 1, and australia's daniel ricciardo has won an action—packed azerbaijan grand prix. the red bull driver came from tenth on the grid to record his first win of the season and the fifth of his career. mercedes‘ valterri bottas was second and

least seven people have died in the high—altitude tourist resort of gulmarg in indian—administered kashmir, when the world's second highest cable car crashed. police say the cable snapped in strong winds. hundreds are still stranded in the cabins. a rescue operation is under way. hundreds of people in spain have been evacuated from the path of a huge forest fire. the blaze broke out in a pine forest near the city of huelva last night. windy conditions are making it difficult to bring the flames under control. reports from the area say the fire may have been started deliberately. police in istanbul have fired rubber bullets to stop a gay pride march. the organisers pledged to continue despite this being banned for the third year running. mark allen has followed events in the city. this has been the scene in istanbul afternoon, armed police standing guard, water cannon vehicles at the ready, tear gas has been unleashed in the centre of istanbul against those who attempt to take part in the gay pride march. the authorities have put a blanket ban on the parade for the third year running saying

seven people have died in a cable car accident in the tourist resort of gulmarg in indian—administered kashmir. police say the main cable, that carries the six—seater cabins, snapped due to strong winds. hundreds of people were temporarily stranded at high altitude, but were later rescued. let's bring you the latest from formula 1, and australia's daniel ricciardo has won an action packed azerbaijan grand prix. the red bull driver came from tenth on the grid to record his first win of the season and the fifth of his career. mercedes' valterri bottas was second and williams' lance stroll was third. the victory sees ricciardo jump to forth in the championship. there's now been more than five weeks of fighting in the southern philippine city of marawi between the military and fighters from the so—called is. the government had declared a temporary humanitarian truce in the offensive to recapture the city from the militants, for the muslim festival of eid. but any hopes that fighting would conclude by the end of ramadan have faded. earlier, i spoke to carmela fonbuena, a writer with the online

at least seven people have died in kashmir in india after a cable car crashed. a cable snapped during strong winds. people are still trapped in the caverns and a rescue operation is underway. we will have more on that story as soon as we get it. -- more on that story as soon as we get it. —— trapped in the cabins. at least six people, including three children, have been injured when a car collided with pedestrians in newcastle this morning. police have arrested a 42—year—old woman. the car mounted a pavement outside westgate sports centre, where hundreds of people were celebrating eid, which marks the end of ramadan. police say it's not terrorism related. our correspondet, sharon barbour, is at the scene. hundreds of people were gathered here to celebrate eid, the end of ramadan, a real sense of celebration in the sunshine, when suddenly a car seemed to be out of control and ploughed into a group of people. as you say, six people hurt, three of those, children, and one of those children critically injured. we spoke to a number of people who told us what

least seven people have died in the high—altitude tourist resort of gulmarg in indian—administered kashmir, when the world's second highest cable car crashed. police say the cable that operates the six—seat cabins snapped due to strong winds. hundreds are still stranded in the cabins. a rescue operation is under way. the united nations says the number of suspected cases of cholera in yemen has now passed 200,000. the world health organisation and the un children's agency, unicef, say the country is facing the worst cholera outbreak in the world. rylee carlson reports. this child is being taken care of at a camp. unicef says the country has the worst cholera outbreak in the world. cholera is a treatable disease, but health officials are worried a lack of access to medical care will mean more people will be infected, and more will die. this is double the caseload of two and a half weeks ago. we fear that the number will reach 300,000 just in the next few weeks. the rate we are seeing is unprecedented. we are recording something like 5,000 cases a day. the scale of the outbreak is devastati

least seven people have died in the high—altitude tourist resort of gulmarg in indian—administered kashmir, when the world's second highest cable car crashed. police say the cable snapped in strong winds. hundreds are still stranded in the cabins. a rescue operation is under way. hundreds of people in spain have been evacuated from the path of a huge forest fire. 5 e: ‘f‘ifif’f”? j'j't; of huelva last night. windy conditions are making it difficult to bring the flames under control. reports from the area say the fire may have been started deliberately. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has urged theresa may to set up a cross—party commission to advise her on brexit. writing in the mail on sunday, he says such a commission could "hold the ring for the differences to be fought out" and "draw much of the poison from the debate". the former snp leader, gordon wilson, has died after a short illness. he was seventy—nine. mr wilson led the party from 1979 to 1990 and represented dundee east at westminster for 13 years. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said he'd m

least seven people have died in the high—altitude tourist resort of gulmarg in indian—administered kashmir, when the world's second highest cable car crashed. police say the cable that operates the six—seat cabins snapped due to strong winds. hundreds are still stranded in the cabins. a rescue operation is under way. organisers of istanbul's annual gay pride march say it will go ahead despite a ban by the authorities of turkey's largest city. the event has been called for sunday evening in the city's taksim square. authorities banned the march for third year in a row, citing security concerns after threats from far—right groups. our correspondent mark lowen is there for us now. n ewsa g e nts newsagents have reported suggesting police have used rubber bullets in an attempt to break up groups of marchers. what have you seen? there have been skirmishes. we saw a few minutes ago, some on taksim square, military releasing tear gas. we have heard reports of probable it's on —— rubber bullets. police were under orders to not let anybody participate in the march. nobody could even get a r

in september of 2016, pakistani terrorists attacked an indian military base in kashmir killing 17 indian soldiers. the terrorists were from a pakistani-backed group. and in 2017, pakistani cross border shelling forced villagers to flee their homes and further strained relations between afghanistan and pakistan. well, no kidding. let me give you some other evidence, mr. speaker. and then make this clear. the issue here is not the people of pakistan. e issue is not american of pakistani descent. our quarrel and our issue is not with those folks. i represent a lot of pakistani americans, good folks, hard working individuals. the issue is with the united states' relationship with the government of pakistan. that is playing the united states. recently, before the united the ns security council, ambassador permanent representative from afghanistan spoke to the u.n. he has an excellent speech and the relationship or afghan's relationship with pakistan. i'm not going to read his entire speech, but i want to make a couple of comments from his point of view about pakistan and their terrorist activ