pakistan backed the mujahideen, the cia in the 1980s. pakistan backs the taliban today. rarely in one generation deified seymore over again, but on opposite sides. essentially that's what we're doing. what i think it's clear to say, it's a whole lot issue to win when pakistan is on your side and you were trying to overthrow the government than it is when you're on the other side and you are trying to keep the government in power and pakistan is trying to subvert. the of the lessons i would say is that it's critical defined -- critical to define the mission to the nation that was given to the agency by president carter and then by reagan was clear, understandable, turns into the soviet union or vietnam. in that sense is relatively easy to do. it was probably going to be their vietnam sooner or later. all we were doing was being the quartermaster to making it. if you have a mission that's more vague, like let's say trying to build a modern city and the opposition that is both anti-us not an anti-isis and which will support democracy and freedom, that's a whole lot more com

is idea of pakistan, pakistan has been very far away from his ideas. i think those in power can do small things to which they can take pakistan back. just review all the curricula and take out some of those words and some of the bigotry which is part and parcel of the textbook. second thing would be after accountability would be education reforms. and 13 at the would be a larger issue which is a peace process in india. i am convinced and i think pakistan's leadership is also convinced, you not be a will to get rid of pakistani militant groups or take away some of the radicalization and less they both come towards an amicable, sustainable peace process. there are signs of that. i think it is a pakistani security assumption which also has to be convinced. not only the pakistanis political leadership. i think india will also to put a role to make such a transition happen. without these thinkings i don't see a bright light for pakistan. >> i have two short questions for you. number one is, the taliban -- and thank you for your excellent analysis of your pr

still pakistan by and large. if you give them a chance they will mostly vote for relatively progressive political parties whether the pashtuns where they would vote historically along the secular party but having said that the way the discourse has changed in pakistan, for instance the debate going on in some institutions apply this isis military groups who have taken part of -- over iran weiss is a good idea? at the end of the days have brought islamic state. that discourse is -- the day she landed there was a major attack. those of you to follow that in karachi there were hundreds of thousands people who came to receive her. there was a major attack. that evening i was very passionate about pakistan and i wrote something. i wrote who tried to kill benazir bhutto and i've made the case that beta masoud the previous head of the pakistani afghan -- taliban. she immediately wrote about it. she sent back a text to me and i sent it to her that night. she wrote back and said this is not beta masoud. she said something

pakistan. there is a military coup in pakistan, first of all, they take over the building of the pakistan television. so this time, the workers of pakistan and pakistan wanted to give impact to the whole country that the government is over. >> however, the big media battle around this story doesn't involve ptv. it pits the two top-rated networks against each other. geo t.v. and it's most prominent anchor who imran khan's followers say goes too easy on a government they call illegitimate versus ary, the loud voice of lukman. he was a minister in pakistan's last military government under pervez musharaf. it's opposed to elected. he supports imran khan and the protesters and is openly nostalgic for the days of military rule. >> that's what an army is supposed to do. >> it is not an allegation. he, himself, said it many times that pakistan army should take over pakistan. he always said that only army can rule this country, not politicians. my position and the position of my channel is entirely diff

still pakistan by and large. if you give them a chance they will mostly vote for relatively progressive political parties whether the pashtuns where they would vote historically along the secular party but having said that the way the discourse has changed in pakistan, for instance the debate going on in some institutions apply this isis military groups who have taken part of -- over iran weiss is a good idea? at the end of the days have brought islamic state. that discourse is -- the day she landed there was a major attack. those of you to follow that in karachi there were hundreds of thousands people who came to receive her. there was a major attack. that evening i was very passionate about pakistan and i wrote something. i wrote who tried to kill benazir bhutto and i've made the case that beta masoud the previous head of the pakistani afghan -- taliban. she immediately wrote about it. she sent back a text to me and i sent it to her that night. she wrote back and said this is not beta masoud. she said something

pakistan. there is a military coup in pakistan, first of all, they take over the building of the pakistan television. so this time, the workers of pakistan and pakistan wanted to give impact to the whole country that the government is over. >> however, the big media battle around this story doesn't involve ptv. it pits the two top-rated networks against each other. geo t.v. and it's most prominent anchor who imran khan's followers say goes too easy on a government they call illegitimate versus ary, the loud voice of lukman. he was a minister in pakistan's last military government under pervez musharaf. it's opposed to sharif's elected. he supports imran khan and the protesters and is openly nostalgic for the days of military rule. >> that's what an army is supposed to do. >> it is not an allegation. he, himself, said it many times that pakistan army should take over pakistan. he always said that only army can rule this country, not politicians. my position and the position of my channel is enti

and pakistan clearly plays a big role. the pakistani taliban, what is the effect on what's going on in afghanistan or is there an effect? >> the very simple effect is pakistan and pakistanies have had no chance for the past two weeks to focus on the real things pakistan needs to worry about. that includes the pakistani taliban fighting the pakistani army. that includes the afghan situation next door. that includes the relationship with india. that includes all the problems internally. anything that you look at on the pakistani televisn about the political crisis which is not moving an inch for the past two weeks. >> woodruff: where does that leave pakistan's relations with the reg and and with the united states. the united states has said very little about this. >> in limbo. and the fact remains that pakistan has deep domestic crisis. one-third of school age children do not go to school. its economy is a shambles. it depends largely on foreign assistance. its relationship with india is something that needs to be settled. a

>> we are right next to pakistan. >> india and pakistan were once one country, ripped apart in one of the hastiest, ill-considered partitions imaginable. beyond there, no more fence? >> no more fences. >> so once you get past there, you can go straight into pakistan if you want? >> the problem is, the thing is, india is trying to stop people from coming in, infiltrators, drug dealers, terrorists. >> udeh is working on a documentary about the india/pakistan border. >> no one wants to go to pakistan. >> no one wants to? >> in their right mind, to go into pakistan. >> that's a fairly decisive statement. so they put up the fence but the fence is on the indian side. >> yeah. it's 150 meters from the border. >> so beyond that fence, still indian farmland. >> yes. >> so people who live over here can farm over there. >> farm over there. >> the punjab is a fertile region in an otherwise very dry country. this is india's bread basket. with over a billion people currently residing in india, every inch of fertile punjabi soil has great value. these are people who own land over there, then they pu

and pakistan clearly plays a big role. the pakistani taliban, what is the effect on what's going on in afghanistan or is there an effect? >> the very simple effect is pakistan and pakistanies have had no chance for the past two weeks to focus on the real things pakistan needs to worry about. that includes the pakistani taliban fighting the pakistani army. that includes the afghan situation next door. that includes the relationship with india. that includes all the problems internally. anything that you look at on the pakistani television is about the political crisis which is not moving an inch for the past two weeks. >> woodruff: where does that leave pakistan's relations with the reg and and with the united states. the united states has said very little about this. >> in limbo. and the fact remains that pakistan has deep domestic crisis. one-third of school age children do not go to school. its economy is a shambles. it depends largely on foreign assistance. its relationship with india is something that needs to be settl

>> we are right next to pakistan. >> india and pakistan were once one country, ripped apart in one of the hastiest, ill-considered partitions imaginable. beyond there, no more fence? >> no more fences. >> so once you get past there, you can go straight into pakistan if you want? >> the problem is, the thing is, india is trying to stop people from coming in, infiltrators, drug dealers, terrorists. >> udeh is working on a documentary about the india/pakistan border. >> no one wants to go to pakistan. >> no one wants to? >> no one in their right mind wants to go into pakistan. >> that's a fairly decisive statement. so they put up the fence but the fence is on the indian side. >> yeah. it's 150 meters from the border. >> so beyond that fence, still indian farmland. >> yes. >> so people who live over here can farm over there. >> farm over there. >> the punjab is a fertile region in an otherwise very dry country. this is india's bread basket. with over a billion people currently residing in india, every inch of fertile punjabi soil has great value. these are people who own land over there,

pakistan may be on the brink again. i will tell you what's going on and why you need to know it. >>> protests like these have rocked pakistan over the last three weeks. a rallying cause for this angry mob is opposition to the prime minister. the protesters have been camping outside the nation's parliament want sharrif to go. he says he's not going anywhere. the key player to keep an eye on is the all powerful military that wields the real power. whom do they support? how unstable will things get in the nuclear nation? let's see if we can get some answers. we have terrific guests. we have the former ambassador to the united states and peter berggren is at the new american foundation. peter, let me start with you. paint the scene for us. what exactly is going on in pakistan? >> well, i mean, we've seen this movie before sometimes, fareed, where we've seen massive street protests and the most recent big example of that was in 2007 when essentially a movement allied with the support and eventually unseated general musharif.

this is the scene in parts of india and pakistan. heavy flooding causing devastation in north and east pakistan and politically divided region. at least 400 have been kill add cross the two countries. flood waters have forced thousands of people to leave their damaged homes. rescue teams are using boats to drop flood flies to families left stranded. helicopters are evacuating victims. these pictures are from the floods described as the worst in half a century. although the rains have subsided, many area of the city are are still water logged, people clinging for life. bbc andrew north is in the state where the river flows. >> reporter: we're in the area where there's been a whole new massive surge of flooding overnight and this morning. just to give you idea of scale of it, when you look behind me, you can see water in every direction as far as the horizon. the river is four kilometers from where i'm standing. relief workers operating here say this is the worst flood they've ever had to deal with. some say this is becoming the new no

maintain significant control over pakistan's foreign policy. but it's important to realize that the most important thing that can happen to pakistan's democracy, is it continues to exist. there's a fairly low bar, but in washington, particularly the administration, its important to have longevity, a suck sex of civilian governments, and over time, that's the only way that pakistan has the chance to overcome its economic and political pathologies. >> the state is calling for calm and little action, actually. and so how is american intervention viewed by the general public in pakistan? >> i think its important not to mistake the state department's comments for disinterest. i think that the government, the u.s. government and the american people broadly have learned that sometimes it's wise to say less rather than more, so you don't insert yourself into the debate. and there's also a view in pakistan and perhaps in the united states as well, that the u.s. government broadly prefers to work with the khakis, with the generals rather than the civilia

pakistan's state tv channel is back on air and under army protection after antigovernment protestors briefly shut it down. >>> ukraine moves to boost the defense against separatist rebels. the country's president accuses russia of direct and open aggression in the east of the country. >>> pro democracy campaigners in hong kong disrupt a speech by a chinese official after china rules there will be no open nominations for 2017 elections. >>> and what impact could these stunning solar flares on the surface of the sun have for all of us here on earth? >>> hello. pakistan's national television channel is back on air after security forces removed antigovernment protestors from its headquarters. these are the latest pictures we've been getting of protestors storming the building in central islamabad where they've reported to have smashed equipment. this is the announcement made by the presenter as the demonstrators entered the studio before the station was taken off air. >> well this just in as we said earlier. protestors managed to barge their way into ptv headquarters and even made their

mori has offered help to pakistan. describe to us if their relationship seems to be coming together in order to help people in this region or not. >> reporter: we, the rhetoric on either side has been spot on. i mean, mr. mori, when he toured the region on sunday said he was devastated by what he saw. and he said that all of india's resources are at pakistan's disposal. pakistan immediately responded by saying in kind that they, too, were willing to help the indians in any way that they could. now that's one side of the story, of course. but many analysts i've spoken to have been pointing out that this remains one of the most heavily militarized borders in the world. the two countries have fought many wars since 1947 when they became independent. much as though they're talking about collaborating it is quite unlikely that they'll share military resources, given the years of secrecy and spying between the two. but at least for now it's heartening to see the two countries talking that way. for now, it seems like they're

we are fighting terrorism on pakistan soil. soldiers are laying down their lives to take out terrorists and tear down their evil networks. the entire nation is behind them. in the past 13 years as a frontline state, we have given him enormous sacrifices and blood and resources. tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and injured. our economy has lost hundreds of billions of dollars in direct costs and denied investment opportunities. each time a fight, soldier falls, another takes his place proudly. it is the resolve of our nation to fight this to the finish. at the same time, we have made a plan of action for the relief and rehabilitation of nearly one million internal dislocated persons. this includes a strategy to prevent a resurgence of militancy and creation of a safe environment for the local people. pakistan's strong commitment to peacekeeping is rooted in our foreign policy and in our belief that every nation should contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security. pakistan isthis, maintain high

pakistan has faced inflooding. i want to tell you both sides of the story. let's look at pictures first from the indian side of the border. you're looking at pictures from a major city in the indian state of kashmir. as you can see from these aerial shots taken in the last 24 hours, the entire city lies submerged. remember, there are no phone lines working in all of sr srinagar. the only way to save many of these people is on boats. and of course the army has deployed helicopters as and where it can. reports of what we're hearing is that the flooding is now 15 to 18 feet high. and the army is trying to do everything it can, but as you can see, the infrastructure there quite difficult and hampering all of the rescue efforts. now john, on the other side of the border in pakistan, it is very much a similar story. the rains have continued to some extent over the last few days. but mostly what we're looking at is heavy flooding, overflooding from the main rivers in that region, john. so the rescue efforts continue on both sides of the border, but we're looking at

an intense scene in pakistan as protesters push >>> plus the fight against isis. britain's prime minister gets set to announce details to his new plan to combat the militant group. >>> later -- >> in these rooms there are nearly a million cockroaches. and it is literally the stuff of nightmares. >> you said it. we will introduce you to a man who's made a career out of farming these cockroaches. >>> thanks for joining us, everyone. we begin in pakistan where anti-government sdmdemonstratio are once again heating up. they have defid orders to stay out of the so-called red zone. for two weeks they've been demanding that the prime minister resign. he has refused. the demonstrations have continued to intensify. we're joined now from islamabad. so, what are these protesters doing right now and what are they hoping to achieve? >> in the past hour we've moved to pakistan television, that's the state broadcaster. protesters were trying to get into the building and take over. when we got here we saw hundreds surrounding the building. this is part of the red zone, in the cen

the most we saw was coming into pakistan. that is when they were -- this time around, they are here to protect the state institutions and in a statement made last night released by the military, they won't carry out their role as requested by prime minister sharif. they want to see democracy in pakistan protected as well according to the statement. we don't believe they see military intervention as far as -- that was the major concern as the stand off played out. max? >> many protesters are loyal to the opposition leader. he's wanting to cooperate with the military. has he lost control of these protesters? >> reporter: we are seeing a lot of conflicting statements coming. incredibly popular, as you say, across the country. flown here from canada for the protests. they haven't been able to have any kind of specific voice as far as they are concerned, where the protesters should move to, how it should play out. the policy president -- has resigned from his position saying he was not expecting the party to give clearance for the

the red zone is a functioning heart of pakistan. as far as the administration is concerned, we are told that the protesters blocked access to the secret air yacht, the beaurocrat taking over the country. another senior official resigned because he refused to use force, and hundreds of other police officials at least who we know have stepped aside. a crisis of mismanagement by the government and a hard-line position by the protesters and the government. >> okay. thank you very much for bringing us the latest from the pakistani capital. >> pro-democracy activists in hong kong disrupted a parliamentary hearing after lawmakers ruled out open elections. protesters shouted shame and dishonesty, angry that beijing ruled out open nominations for the next leader. all candidates must be approved by a committee loyal to beijing. rob mcbride has the latest. >> this venue, the senior chinese official has been down here trying to explain beijing's position. demonstrators have turned up wanting to explain theirs. the pro-democracy groups have been

>> >>> flooding kills hundreds in pakistan and india, and traps thousands more. >>> hello, you are watching al jazeera. also on the show - a presidential candidate threatens to form his own government if demands are not met. >>> ukraine fighting threatens a ceasefire between kiev and separatist forces. plus... >> i'm in the niger delta. i'll show you what is behind what is causing nigeria's worst oil crisis in five years. >>> let's kick things off first of all with iraq, where the parliament is expected to convene on monday, to vote for a new inclusive government. the army battles the islamic state group. the military is getting help from the united states, which expanded air strikes against rebels in the north of the country. let's go to john hendren. live in erbil. where is the fighting leaving the standoff between the is, and the iraqi army. well, the attacks around the haditha dam occurred in the last 24 hours or so. the u.s. launched five or six air strikes in the 24 hour period. they were concerned that the islamic state fighters, who had taken over the up to of haed eetha would take

there are floods in pakistan every year. it's the worst since 2010. >> where is the worst-hit area now? >> it's not far from where we are, it's the southern punjab area, a center of problems at the moment, and it's an hour from here. it's a journey that would normally take 30 minutes from where we were this morning. because so many roads have been cut to divert the water, and so many of the dredges have been cut as well, so far it's taken four hours, and probably be another one hour. we are getting reports in from the national authorities, and they are getting into the areas to assess the damage. the waters start to recede. we'll expect the number to increase, as well as 2,000 schools. 7,000 square kilometres of agricultural land. this is the foodbasket of pakistan, rice, cotton, sugar, huge situatwathes of cropping l. >> how are they coping further south? >> well, in the province south of here, there was a concern that would be the next area hit by the floodwaters. the floodwaters reached singh. but it's reduced. it's mediu

everybody across pakistan does not expect the political crisis to just go away. and it appears that both sides are not willing to budge on that demand. >>> pakistan's government says this month's flooding will cost the economy around $15 billion. flood waters have now reached a pri vince, but the river was able to oob soesh most of the water, but upstream in punjab, it is a disaster. nikel johnston reports from one of the worst-hit areas. >> reporter: when the flood waters started to rise, this family stayed put. they didn't think it would get this bad. now they are on a small island and out of food. the neighbors have all left. crops are under water, and their mud brick home is starting to crumble. it's time to go. >> translator: we are upset. the kids are very upset. our house is damaged. parts have collapsed. now we're thinking what will we do. if the government helps us, good. if not i'll work and rebuild the house. >> reporter: the family isn't taking much with them. some thin blankets a couple of pots. mohammed is staying behind to look after what is left.

we are fighting terrorism planted on pakistan soil. our soldiers are laying down their lives to take out terrorists and tear down their evil networks. the entire nation is behind them. , as a past 13 years front-line state, we have given enormous sacrifices in blood and resources. tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and injured. our economy has lost hundreds of billions of dollars in direct cause and denied investment opportunities. soldier falls another takes his place proudly. it is the resolve of our foundation to fight the scourge to the finish. at the same time we have made a plan of action for the relief and reimplementation of nearly one million internally dislocated persons. this includes a strategy to ofvent a resurgence militants and create a safe environment for the local people. mr. president, pakistan's strong ismitment to peacekeeping rooted in our foreign policy. i believe that every nation should contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security. this ideal, pakistan has maintained high level

we are fighting terrorism planted on pakistan's soil. our valiant soldiers are laying down their lives to take out terrorists and tear down their evil networks. the entire nation is behind them. in the past thirteen years, as a frontline state, we have given enormous sacrifices in blood and resources. tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and injured. our economy too has lost hundreds of billions of dollars in direct costs and denied investment opportunities. yet, in this fight, each time a soldier falls, another takes his place proudly. it is the resolve of our nation to fight this scourge to the finish. at the same time, we have made a plan of action for the relief and rehabilitation of nearly one million internally dislocated persons. this includes a strategy to prevent return and resurgence of militancy and creation of a safe environment for the local population. mr. president, it is important to counter the rp's keeping is rooted in our belief that every nation should contribute to the maintenance of international peace an

. >> flooding kills hundreds in pakistan and india, trapping thousands more. >> 75 minutes for serena williams to clinch an 18th grand slam title. >>> iraq's parliament is scheduled to convene on monday to vote for a new government. it's under pressure to reach political stability while the army battles the islamic state group. the military is getting help from the urks which expanded its air strike. for the first time american and iraqi forces bombed sides in haditha. trying to protect a strategic dam under the control of sunni tribes. john hendren has more from erbil in northern iraq. >> reporter: the iraqi army says it had captured the strategic dam at haditha and is moving in on the city of haditha, which is nearby. the governor of that province was injured when an improvised device struck his convoy and a more tar attacked afterwards. he is said to be all right. he tweeted that himself. haditha is said to be all right. it lies between oil fields, and capturing that region would allow the islamic state group to have a lucrative source of oil. it's important because of the haditha

the disease is that pakistan's military has ruled pakistan for more than half its life as an independent country. on the other half the military wants control of foreign policy and security policy. right now they're upset with prime minister sharrif because he's trying to put on a coup maker. the opposition of the military orchestrating this cannot be ruled out. >> what seems to be happening, peter, is that the pakistani military following hussein's line of argument, they're upset with sharrif because he wants to put musharif on trial. he's training to make peace with india or at least improve relations with india. this is what he was trying to do the last time he was prime minister which is when he was ousted in a military coup by none other than musharif. this is a strange story of what goes around comes around. >> yes. i think the pakistani army has changed. i believe with everything the ambassador has said. i think the appetite for a coup in the army is very low. there's one other issue, fareed, in the laundry list of disputes between the military and government which i think is impo

[chanting] demonstrators storm pakistan state television channel as protests against the prime minister intensify. the u.s. urges israel to reverse a plan to seize a large tract of palestinian land in the occupied west bank. plus more protests in hong kong against china's decision to choose candidates who can withstand future elections. death on a sea voyage and arrest if they reach land but still they come, a special report on the migrants desperate to reach europe. ♪ first to pakistan where the prime minister is holding crisis talks with the powerful chief of the army to discuss deteriorating security situation in the capitol. three weeks of protests calling for resignation and are turning increasingly violent and we report from islamabad. >> reporter: for a moment the anti-government protesters control pakistan state t.v. channel, hundreds of them stormed the office of the national broadcast and cutoff transmission. the army and military rangered had to clear demonstrators and resume transmission. the seizing of the news channel is the latest episode in an increasingly tense stando

where in pakistan, you had no such conditions. so again, my take is that the strategy needs to be different while i think barack obama's strategy in iraq is very sensible, he has been trying to convince iraqi leaders to create an inclusive government, a national unity government in which all elements of the population join in including sunni, the sunni arab community that feels marginalized and excluded. you don't need just air strikes. you need a diplomatic settlement. you need a political settlement whereby the interests of the government and the position are taken in. without a political settlement in syria. because here's the big point. the reason why isis has done as well as it has, it feeds on instability on civil wars without taking care, without resolving the civil wars, you can never defeat isis just by air power or even a regional and international coalition. >> so that diplomatic solution, whatever it may be, with hopefully some sort of government -- >> absolutely. >> -- merge in iraq will be the key. all right. it's go

♪ protestors in pakistan are embolden as they meet with the powerful army. ♪ the latest from islamabad in just a moment and this is al jazeera live from doha and also ahead palestinian activists accuse israel of the biggest land grab in 30 years of building a new settlement in the occupied west bank. police in hong kong useed pepper spray demanding free elections. the white flag of retreat and they pull back as separatists continue to make gains on the battlefield. ♪ pakistan's prime minister and the army chief are meeting to discuss a security situation in the capitol islamabad. pressure is mounting on him with thousands of occupying the streets calling for his resignation. earlier protesters managed to briefly over run the state broadcaster and they moved in and followed orders to leave the facility but many protesters are still intent on this after three days of clashing with police. we are live in islamabad for us with the very latest and let's begin with this important meeting with the prime minister and the army chief. what is likely to come out of it and any signs of the prote

, they have responded, but initially the government of pakistan has responded in rescue. and now we are part of rescue and relief. so right now the red crescent and its partners are providing food, and other medicines, health care to more than 15,000 families in the front areas. >> monsoon is not a surprise. why was pakistan to badly hit this year in were there precautions that could have been taken? >> unfortunate this time you have seen that pakistan, bangladesh and nepal have been hit badly. last year to end of september there were more heavy rains reaching 300 mill meters in two days or 1 day, which is quite heavy, and same thing happened with rivers. the rivers were swollen so the issue was so high that even in india, in pakistan cashmere, the rains were so high that it could not be controlled. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> in indian administered cashmere, say the government has abandoned them. many are living like this among buried homes. >>> bangladesh's supreme court has down graded the death sentence handed down to the leader of the party. he will instead

many of them in pakistan's punjab province. the floods are described as the worst in the area for a half a century. >> reporter: i'm on an indian air force helicopter carrying relief supplies to the flood victims. we've just taken off, and are flying over the mountains towards the kashmir valley to one of the worst affected. you can see over here, we are carrying supplies of food packed inside these sacks, tomatoes, eggplant, onion, supplies of fruits and vegetables that are urgently needed by communities that have been cut off for days, and are desperate for help. we've now landed at the main air base here, and the supplies we brought with us have been unloaded. you can see over here that apart from the vegetables, there are also cartons of milk, and over here chickens that have been brought by other flights. now, all of this is going to be loaded on to military trucks and then driven across to the villages in the mountains you can see there and beyond. ordinary levies would have come here by road from the main highway linking

a connection to neighboring is pakistan -- was pakistan -- uzbekistan offers a connection to russia. the presence of foreign troops is had a big impact on local improvement. the thousands of local jobs could be gone by the end of the year when international combat troops leave the country. locals are worried, not only for their jobs. they say they are also being targeted because of who they work for. he has worked as a translator for the german and u.s. armies. >> even some of my relatives are not ready to shake hands with me, because i shake hands with non-must -- non-muslim people. therefore they think i am somehow a 30 person. they're working very hard. you use -- they use the internet. whenever they are working amid traditional people, they are working to somehow support their sanity. >> he says he enjoys living here , but he fears for his family's safety after receiving threatening letters. german authorities ever injected his application to immigrate to germany. the german army says it is aware of the problem and is dealing with the issue of keeping its workers safe. >> here in

india, northern pakistan. sophia, talk to us about the extent of this damage, the mounting death toll. i understand thousands of people have been rescued. give us an overall update on the severity of these widespread floods. >> reporter: well, the floods at the moment, they haven't been this extreme for at least a decade. thousands of people evacuated from their homes. we're being told the worst is yet to come. we've seen most of pakistan being completely deluged by the water. and the river which originates in indian kazmir, is now flowing through most of pakistan. it's leaving a complete trail of devastation in its wake. we have close to 200 people dead. thousands of homes have been destroyed. this region is in an area where people depend on the land for the livelihood. and the fact it's been completely destroyed is very sobering at the moment. what we've been told, i spoke to the spokesperson of the national disaster management here in the capital, and you can hear it in their voice, because what's going to

they were recognized by zawahiri in pakistan as the al qaeda group in syria. so then you had aqi who decides hey, i want to go join that fight. so they move across the border and zawahiri says to them no, no, your fight is in iraq. you stay over there. and they said no, we're doing our own thing here. we want to get in the game over here. so zawahiri disowns them because they wouldn't follow his orders. some people say incorrectly that zawahiri disowned them because of their brutality. that's nonsense. al qaeda in pakistan is every bit as brutal in isis, look what they did to daniel pearl, for example, same thing that isis has done. no, it's over-- it's over-- it's over whether you are willing to listen zawahiri and take his orders or not. >> it is said that isis ambition to create the isltate now goes against the advice of zawahiri and before of osama bin laden. >> right. >> the others get out too far. >> so that's the other difference, right. the other difference is that al qaeda in pakistan's main focus is attacking the united states first, cutting off the

pakistan, deadly floods have struck parts of the country. several tongues were inundated after heavy mon soon rains, 73 people were killed and thousands of homes destroyed. meanwhile, protesters in pakistan are wrapping up their third week of grownstrations against primary primary sharif. the president has become the third lead tory postpone a visit because of the protests. for a perspective on these protests, i am beyond by marvin weinbaum, director of the middle east institute. we appreciate your time very much. what does the current, the current domestic situation in pakistan, what does it do for the country's standing internationally? >> is it does nothing for it. it only reinforces what many people have been saying about pakistan, that it's not stable, that it's potentially as dangerous because this is a country with nuclear weapons a country that has a very, very severe problem witerrorists. destabilization of pakistan would obviously be very consequential to the entire region. >> what does it mean for its relationship with india? >> i

i hope she brings focus and funny to the fight in pakistan. we have lost too many schools to the taliban, and to flooding. >> the pakistani government is focussing on other issues. it spends 17 times more on military than education. the pakistani leader says the taliban is being pushed out. schools are being rebuilt. >> you should always believe in yourself. >> for every success. too many struggle, unrecognized and uneducated. >> malala is studying in britain, but can't return to taliban because of pakistan threats against her and her family. >> thank you. coming up next - how years of drought and failing infrastructure made the water in one california community unsafe to drink. plus lawmakers in missouri push through a tough abortion law, and what it means for the country. >>> in detroit the owners of two dogs that attacked and killed a man will stand trial on murder charges. the michigan couple are in gaol on $500,000 bond. the victim, a 46-year-old michigan man, was on a jog when attacked by the two dogs. officials say the dogs had a histor

>> pakistan is under debt and imf and world bank have been trying to rescue the economy. a big war not western province or region and certainly there is a loyal intensity conflict where the military is engaged and fourthly indian side of kashmir is violent and pakistan army not in a position to really get back to headquarters and look at civilian affairs. the second aspect to it is army learned from previous experience and it does not want to be dragged in this particular scene. they have smartly used social media to convey messages, not a single individual has spoke tone the television or radio or a press release, it's 140 letters that are conveyed and military intent and back to back objects on opposition which has not happened previously and lastly the constitutional as you know amendments carried out in the last term of the parliament have been so decisive in the situation and bogged the military from getting in because parliament and supreme court backed dictators after they used to conduct fake elections and bring up parliament, now that is not going to happen, cons

but al qaeda's help in pakistan and yemen. this is a bit of a competition actually with isis right now. >> this is a nightmare scenario where you've got these competing terrorist groups whose mission is to outdo the other and the main target is america. >> is america and its allies. i think they could pull off an attack in london or madrid or paris, they'd do that just as well as they would in washington and new york. >> how concerned should we be about the plane issue? we always go back to that given 9/11, but do you think that's where the focus likely is? >> i think it's one major focus. and what ibrahim alasiri has been trying to do is figure out how to get a bomb on an airplane that makes its way through security either in a body crevice or materials that are nonmetallic so you can walk through airport security. it is important to know this group and these groups are trying to be very innovative in learning how to break their way through american security practices. >> i love that that guy's in yemen. isn't yemen the count

but pakistan supreme court has cleared him for lack of evidence. they deny the charges and say their focus is on humanitarian causes. >> every country is building dams with climate change. even india has built dams. even china has built more. unfortunately, pakistan is lacking behind in construction of new dams. it's needed, and that's what we're facing today. >> reporter: while it is difficult to judge what is his motives may be, his organization has filled a vacuum that is of vital importance. pakistan may have seen many disasters, but it's still poorly equipped and trained to deal with such large catastrophes. for many pakistanis here, he is important to the community. kama l hyder al jazeera, pakistan. >> will it be yes or no to independence. >>> lost but not found, the mystery of 69-year-old shipwreck is finally solved. those stories coming up. >> a new episode of the ground breaking series, edge of eighteen >> just because your pregnant don't mean your life's ended. >> intense pressure... >> i don't know if this whole dance thing will work ou

. >> is there a real possibility of another military cu in pakistan? -- coup in pakistan? >> you can never dismiss that possibility. they don't have any political party waiting in the wings. that has been the problem in the past. all the opposition parties are more or less behind the prime minister and he hopes to bring a joint session of parliament together for the next few days to solidify that constitutional support. so, he is on a pretty strong -- the fact is that the military is fighting a big war against militants on the western border. they have their hands full. >> because of that, do you think washington is watching all this with some anxiety? >> absolutely. what happens in pakistan affects what happens in afghanistan. as washington prepares to end its fighting in afghanistan and withdraw troops from there, it does not want an unstable pakistan, which would create a huge contagion effect in the region. >> what do you think the way out of this crisis is for the prime minister? can he concede to some of the demands of the protesters? >> absolutely. the resignation i

. >>> protests calling for pakistan's prime minister to resign continue, parliament holds an emergency session to try to rally support behind him. >>> hello and with welcome to the program. well, there has been a fair amount of confusion in the last hour about whether or not a deal has been reached to end the fighting in ukraine. the ukrainian president petro poroshenko said he reached a deal with vladimir putin on a permanent cease-fire in east ukraine. a spokesman said the russian president did not agree to a cease-fire in ukraine because russia is not a party to the conflict. he insisted that the two men discussed only how to settle the conflict. well, let's get some clarity on this. steve rosenberg joins us from moscow. steve, so who said what? where are we with this? >> i'm afraid i can't provide too much clarity. it remains a very confused situation. the first indications that the positions of moscow have moved closer came early this morning when the kremlin announced there would be a television conversation between president putin and president poroshenko. and the kremlin said t

. >> i'm nicole johnson in pakistan. since the flooding, tens of thousands of people have become sick with abdominal problems and skin deceases. coming up we'll find out how doctors are coping. >> yemen's health ministry say that 200 bodies have been found. and the houthi seem to be tightening their grip. >> reporter: houthi rebels are reported to have acted out revenge on former enemies, raiding the homes of top military and political officials. the new deal will likely allow a shia militia to dominate politics for some time to come. the peace agreement was signed and it was called historic. >> we have secured this historical agreement. which we hope will bring a new dawn to yemen. we commend the efforts of the special envoys, so i urge all to work together to implement this agreement with immediate affect. >> the u.n. agreement tackles many of the circumstance. >> the president holds transparent consultations with all parties to establish a technocrat government within a month of the former signing of the agreement. th

. >> yes, landslides and flood waters inundated parts of pakistan and china. they are trying to reach people stranded. >> reporter: hundreds of people have been killed. hundreds more have been injured in this heavy rainfall that has led to flooding right across pakistan, in particular, in the far north. it borders with china, lower down pakistan, lower cashmere, which borders india, both areas border india. the bread bowl of the country, a lot of agriculture land there has also been affected. the worst infected in fact, a number of rivers and reservoirs being kept a close eye on. thankfully, though, the rain has now stopped. but on friday and saturday more than a foot of rain falling on friday alone. causing serious concern. now pakistan doesn't have emergency services or search and rescue operations and groups on standby for these kind of situations, even though this has become an annual occurrence. but, they rely on the military and the national disaster management authority to carry out the rescue efforts, 14 helicopters have been used, three boats have bee

pakistan's people have cleared him. the focus is on humanitarian causes and the environment. >> translation: every country is building dams with climatic claims. there's 4,000 dams. china has built more than that. pak tan is behind. that's what we are facing today. >> it is difficult to judge what the motives may be, this organization filled a vacuum of vital importance. pakistan may have seen many disasters but is poorly equipped and trained to deal with catastrophes. for many, he's a role model in the community. >>> let's check on the global weather with everton. we saw the floods in india and pakistan starting to get better. >> at long last. you can see from the pictures that the sun is out, so something of an improvement. we have the run off making its way down to lower ground. that will cause problems in the coming days, if not weeks. looking at the satellite - the main areas of heavy downfalls is south across the northern plains towards bangladesh. there's lively showers, and that is the case there the next few da

. >>> and two weeks of growing protests take a toll in pakistan. we'll have a live report on what's going on from islamabad. stay with us. t migraine, i was lucky. that sounds crazy, i know. but my mom got migraines, so she knew this would help. excedrin migraine starts to relieve my pain in 30 minutes. plus, sensitivity to light and sound, even nausea. excedrin migraine works. >>> welcome back. a prominent u.s. lawmaker is calling for the u.s. and its allies to send arms to ukrainian forces whom he says are fighting russian troops in the east. moscow continues to deny it has any troops there. but the head of the u.s. senate foreign relations committee is visiting ukraine, and he says that nation should be able to defend itself. >> it's at a point where a, russia has come, invaded with thousands of troops, with missiles, with tanks. this is no longer the question of some rebel separatists. this is a direct invasion by russia. and we must recognize it. when i read some of the headlines back at home that suggest rebels are advancing in certain parts

but al qaeda's help in pakistan and yemen. this is a bit of a competition actually with isis right now. >> this is a nightmare scenario where you've got these competing terrorist groups whose mission is to outdo the other and the main target is america. >> is america and its allies. i think they could pull off an attack in london or madrid or paris, they'd do that just as well as they would in washington and new york. >> how concerned should we be about the plane issue? we always go back to that given 9/11, but do you think that's where the focus likely is? >> i think it's one major focus. and what ibrahim alasiri has been trying to do is figure out how to get a bomb on an airplane that makes its way through security either in a body crevice or materials that are nonmetallic so you can walk through airport security. it is important to know this group and these groups are trying to be very innovative in learning how to break their way through american security practices. >> i love that that guy's in yemen. isn't yemen the count