— for pakistan? not at all for the living _ for pakistan? not at all for the living expense - for pakistan? not at all for the living expense to - for pakistan? not at all for the living expense to you, | the living expense to you, pakistan is made a major transition and it's all approaching thinking from a strategic paradigm to an economic paradigm. we look at ourselves as a melting pot of global economic interest now. one of the key pillars for that is connectivity. the other one is connectivity. the other one is development partnership. we want the entire world to come and coexist in pakistan in terms of economics. we are no longer in the business of offering military bases but economic bases are open for all. in the us is included china is included. if i all. in the us is included china is included. if i may say so, ou china is included. if i may say so. you are — china is included. if i may say so, you are offering _ china is included. if i may say so, you are offering bases - china is included. if i may say so, you are offering bases

and invest in pakistan. as far as the other part of your question is concerned, i'm amazed at how many, this conversation comes up but there's never a thought about all the human rights issues with muslims and others that pakistan keeps raising. if you have an issue... believe me, very aware that you raise the rights of kashmiri people all the time, of course you do in your difficult relationship with india, that's topic number one, i get that. i'm just wondering what does it look like a double standard do you let alone the rest of the world when you insist on human rights in kashmir but you do not raise human rights with the chinese when it comes to the muslim minority injan, what is going on? i will tell you what's going on. and the answer number one, when i talk about kashmir i'm talking about my people, not foreign people. i'm talking about in illegally occupied territory recognised as a dispute by the un and it is my right to speak about my people. i'm not speaking about any foreign country at that poin

ambassador to germany, india, and pakistan. nominees included the president of the university of pennsylvania, the mayor of los angeles, and the current u.s. ambassador to tunisia. >> >> thank you very much. thank you for allowing me to briefly introduce dr. amy gutmann and express my support for her nomination to be the next u.s. ambassador to germany. dr. gutmann, thank you for your willingness to serve in such an important leadership role. s to serve in such an important leadership role. dr. gutmann serves as the president of the university of pennsylvania. before i highlight a few of her many accomplishments, i went took knowledge the different aspects of penn's history. benjamin franklin was one of the u.s.'s must accomplish diplomats he navigated the collocation -- collocated dynamics of european politics to protect our nation's democracy abroad. much has changed but many double medic challenges franklin faced are the same today, including faithfully and ardently defending u.s. interests, even in times of disagreements wi

commercial interests in pakistan and encourage pakistan to promote more transparent investments in sustainable financing with a focus on the environment till and social impacts of investment projects. pakistan is a partner in the covid-19 pandemic. in may of 2020, pakistan donated 100,000 face masks, 25,000 protective suits to the u.s. to safeguard the health care workers in the early stages of the pandemic. united states donated to pakistan 26.7 million doses of the pfizer and moderna vaccine's, as well as 200 ventilators. on climate, pakistan has signed onto the global methane pledge, announced a moratorium on new qualified power generation, and renewables provide 60% of energy generation by 2030. it is if women get 10 billion treeplanting campaign. -- it is implementing a 10 billion treeplanting campaign. i will never shy away from human rights on pakistan. religious minorities have long faced discrimination, including accusations of blasphemy. these accusations have undermined the rule of law, threatened more rule been deeply damaged pakistan's international reputation and led to many deat

refugee camps mushroomed along the borders inside pakistan and iran. the camps became a recruiting ground for the mujahideen — the holy warriors. in february 1980, president carter's security adviser, zbigniew brzezinski, visited the refugee camps along the afghan—pakistan border. that land over there is yours. you'll go back to it one day, because your fight will prevail, and you'll have your homes, your mosques back again, because your cause is right and god is on your side. as more and more afghans poured over the border into pakistan, a lot of them did not want to stay in pakistan as refugees, they wanted to go back and fight, but they wanted weapons to go and do it with, and other kinds of assistance. that provided an opportunity that president carter took advantage of. the americans knew the local arms industry could never supply the demand for weapons, and with the saudis matching the american contribution dollar for dollar, the mujahideen started to get better equipment. we begin to procure weapons, import them and get them to pakistan, whe

refugee camps mushroomed along the borders inside pakistan and iran. the camps became a recruiting ground for the mujahideen — the holy warriors. in february 1980, president carter's security adviser zbigniew brzezinski visited the refugee camps along the afghan—pakistan border. that land over there is yours. you'll go back to it one day, because your fight will prevail, and you'll have your homes, your mosques back again, because your cause is right and god is on your side. as more and more afghans poured over the border into pakistan, a lot of them did not want to stay in pakistan as refugees, they wanted to go back and fight, but they wanted weapons to go and do it with, and other kinds of assistance. that was an opportunity that president carter took advantage of. the americans knew the local arms industry could never supply the demand for weapons, and with the saudis matching the american contribution dollar for dollar, the mujahideen started to get better equipment. we begin to procure weapons, import them and get them to pakistan, where the

of sri lumpkins in pakistan. i hope no one has to go through this again with the notes. on friday, hundreds of men stormed the factory where he worked in the eastern pakistan. the city of cl, court reports indicate they joined his coworkers, who are angered by accusations the factory manager committed blasphemy. by tearing down a poster containing the name of the prophet mohammed, the civilly beat him and set his body on fire. the family is still in shock. his mother told al jazeera she brought up her 6 children alone after her husband died and was heartbroken that her youngest died this way. or 2 days after pre hunter's body was flown to shill anchor his family held his final rights keanta and his 2 brothers had walked in pakistan for more than a decade. that had been my mind. all. ruth, begin there. how we're supposed to that then for every little bit, if i had their chance lydia, during my life can't be, are for these a motion to have for emily? no reward is really shocked. ah. the killing has been widely cond

of sri lankans in pakistan. i hope no one has to go through this again. correspondent: on friday, hundreds storm the factory where he worked in the eastern pakistani city. reports indicate he joined his coworkers who were angered by accusations. the factory manager committed blasphemy by tearing down a poster containing the name of the hamed. they said his body on fire. the family is still in shock. his mother told al jazeera she brought up her six children alone after her husband died, and was heartbroken that her young died this way. two days after his body was flown to sri lanka, his family held his final rights. he and his two brothers had worked and pakistan for more than a decade. >> always thinking that -- [indiscernible] correspondent: the killing is widely condemned and sparked protests like this in several major cities. members of the hard-line pakistan party were reported to have been among the attackers. pakistan's prime minister called it a day of shame for his country. >> the business community has

same goes for pakistan, both for the south and the north. i karachi coming in at a high of 30 degrees, located now to that active weather in turkey, really through the eastern med as it slams into lebanon and palestine. lebanon's going to be blasted with wind gusts, sun wednesday, up to 70 kilometers per hour. we could power up some thunderstorms on thursday, friday, her temperature at 19, which is where it should be. temperature is above average for central africa, pretty close. a record breaking a job. 39 bungie 35. your december record temperature is 36 degrees. so pretty close, we'll see if we can nudge our pen the days to come. got sun wet, 10, stormy weather. it's where the northeast of south africa, this se botswana, pretty much the zone stretches from bill a whale rate to johannesburg. so we'll show you the 3 day forecast for bill, a whale, the risk of some sundry downpours over the next few days and breezy conditions as well, but your temperature at 31 degrees that's above average. okay, that's your weather update. i'll catch up wit

of sri lumpkins in pakistan. i hope no one has to go through this again with the notes. on friday, hundreds of men stormed the factory where he worked in the eastern pakistan, the city of cl, court reports indicate they joined his co workers who are angered by accusations the factory manager committed blasphemy. by tearing down a poster containing the name of the prophet mohammed, the severely beat him and set his body on fire. the family is still in shock. his mother told al jazeera she brought up her 6 children alone after her husband died and was heartbroken that her youngest died this way. or 2 days after pre hunter's body was flown to sri lanka, his family held his final rights keanta and his 2 brothers had walked in pakistan for more than a decade. what been my mind all ruth, begin there. how we are supposed to that? then for every little boy, if i had their chance, let i hope you're in my life up here for there's a motion for emily. no dordy is really shocked. ah, the killing has been widely condemned in p

people in pakistan have expressed their shock and anger, including the prime minister and pakistan's chief of army staff , and they have arrested more than 100 people. blasphemy against the prophet muhammad in islam is deeply emotional and highly politicized in pakistan. and it is not uncommon that attacks are followed by blasphemy accusations taking place in pakistan, usually against religious minorities, and also against muslims for settling personal vendettas, but it is the first time that a person of this group has become the victim of this attack. >> laos has opened a $6 billion railway at more than 400 kilometers long. previously, they only had four kilometers of railway track. it was built as part of china's belt and road initiative, designed to strengthen china's economic power in the region. our correspondent, jonathan head, explains. >> for poor and landlocked laos, this is a big moment. 21st century railway technology from its giant neighbor, china, an opportunity to demonstrate the friendship the two communist-run states have and to showcase what china can do for the regi

same goes for pakistan, both for the south and the north. are karachi coming in at a high of 30 degrees located now to that active weather in turkey, really, through the eastern med, as it slams into lebanon and palestine, lebanon, it's going to be blasted with wind gusts, on wednesday, up to 70 kilometers per hour. we could power up some thunderstorms on thursday friday. your temperature at 19, which is where it should be. temperature is above average for central africa, pretty close to record breaking a job at $39.00 bungie $35.00. your december record temperature is 36 degrees. so pretty close, so see if we can now job pin the days to come. got some wet, 10, stormy weather. it's where the northeast of south africa, this se, botswana, pretty much the zone stretches from bill a whale rate to a johannesburg. so we show you the 3 day forecast for bill, a whale, the risk of some sundry downpours over the next few days and breezy conditions as well, but your temperature at 31 degrees that's above average. okay, that's your weather update. i'll

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a tory gaten b reports. pakistan is known for its love of cricket. but these students in the capital islamabad, aunt heading to a match. instead, they're making their way to gin stadium to watch one of pakistan's most famous school mac cricketers launch a $22000000.00 sports initiative aimed at young people. prime minister sharon con hopes it will inspire the next generation of spook stones. augustine, in pakistan as a country with 70 percent of the people below the age of 30, we're aiming for pakistan to participate in all international sports was telling tom to help us find the very best people. the 1st phase of the project is a series of competitions to be held across pakistan. they'll be open to girls and boys who compete in one of 12 schools, including football, hockey, squash, and skiing. we are playing football game a day for him and i will especially thank him because even given 100 opportunity, possibly anyone age 11 to 25 can compete. it's estimated around 1000000 young people will take part in the selection process. students like for zanna

the attack is called a watershed moment in pakistan's fight against terrorism. it was followed by the numerous military operations in the tribal region. however, last month, pakistan announced it has started reconciliation talks with ttp. later, the taliban's visiting foreign minister confirmed that the process is being facilitated by them. translation: we welcome the talks and the cease-fire | between pakistan and the ttp. we will try to keep the process going and address the reasons for the conflict. the ttp is separate from the afghan taliban, but they share the same ideology and have close connections. pakistan claims that most of the ttp fighters are hiding in and operating from afghanistan. this man believes the talks have been started at the afghan taliban's behest and that they will fail. these ttp, they are all criminals. where they have been slaughtering, where they have been playing football with their heads and in negotiations and agreements and those agreements have been violated. the ttp has unilaterally ended a month—long cease—fire and has re

but to some, the split from pakistan remains a painful memory. ah, we start with some breaking news rescue operations are underway in parts of the philippines that have been hit by one of the strongest storms in the world. the c, tens of thousands of people are being moved to emergency shelter in the southern in central pines of the country. officials say about 10000 villages are in the projected path of the typhoon. shamella alan dugan has more from manila what we're seeing basically, whatever dates that are made available at this point, i just snippets of what's actually happening at the moment. um, no, typhoon ry made land for on char go. island. you know, i don't tourist destination on the eastern part of them in, in our region. and it is a slow moving typhoon. which means that it's going to batter a lot of the coastal and agricultural community in this part of our, of, of, of, of the philippines. and we know that a lot of the 8th, usually already pre positioned in a country like the philippines with more than $7000.00 islands. but again, the

the 1st phase of the project is a series of competitions to be held across pakistan. they'll be open to girls and boys who compete in one of 12 sports, including football, hockey, squash, and skiing. we are playing football game and this is a great opportunity for him and i will especially thank him because he didn't give 100 opportunity for us to anyone. age 11 to 25 can compete. it's estimated around 1000000 young people will take part in the selection process . students like presented or excited about the initiative of our diploma. i do karate and there aren't many opportunities available. gern to international events or the olympics is only a dream, but i'm confident this sports drive will create opportunities for us. the prime minister acknowledges that pakistan musty more to develop its sports facilities and programs for this initiative to succeed. he says, new zealand, a country of 5000000 people is most school grounds in pakistan, a country of 220000000. but he says the government is committed to funding the sports facilities and training talent needed to help

ah, the killing has been widely condemned in pakistan. and his spark protest like this in several major cities. members of the hard line, teary club bake pakistan party were reported to have been among the attackers in softball, pakistan's prime minister, him ran con, called it a day of shame for his country. gil irig lark dollar with business communities announced a $100000.00 for his family and he'll continue to receive his full salary. the shoe brutality of the marble tags difficult to comprehend the violence inflicted on preamp. the commodity of our dinner is hard to imagine. a post mortem reportedly found that his spine was broken in 3 places, his vital organs damaged and his body burned more than 90 percent. his brother says he has never seen such brutality in his life. it is beyond that. okay, we're thinking it was normal. do you one of it while we are killing any model? we don't do that kind of a way of playing. and we then mean will, and in whole, the human can kill one human and rio. how the human integral is gone. felice in pak

the 1st phase of the project is a series of competitions to be held across pakistan. they'll be open to girls and boys who compete in one of 12 sports, including football, hockey, squash, and skiing. we are playing football game and this is a great opportunity for him and i will especially thank him because he has given 100 opportunity, possibly any one age 11 to 25 can compete. it's estimated around 1000000 young people will take part in the selection process. students like presented or excited about the initiative of our diploma. i do karate and there aren't many opportunities available. gern to international events or the olympics is only a dream, but i am confident this sports drive will create opportunities for us. the prime minister acknowledges that pakistan musty more to develop its sports facilities and programs for this initiative to succeed. he says, new zealand, a country of 5000000 people has more school grounds in pakistan, the country of 220000000. but he says the government is committed to funding the sports facilities and training talent needed to hel

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why would you still go ahead and risk all of that with pakistan the relationship with pakistan? >> because i think that there was certainly a lot of evidence of their. that is an opportunity risk. there's the opportunity risk of invading. it was an invasion. they were going to go 162 miles in pakistan without permission but it's the risk of launching the operation and maybe using it there or he is there and goes south in a terrible way. there's also the risk of not doing it and the best opportunity you've had in nine years was gone and i think two things, one i think it showed his trust that they had really done their due diligence and they had done everything he could. panetta was very strongly for it and it certainly wasn't a slamdunk if you will, but it was a pretty strong case. there's a lot of reasons we go into. there was this career, there was the fact that they had built this million dollar compound much bigger than any other place in the area. it was 18-foot walls and 12-foot walls. it had a terrace that looked out over the himalayan mountains, but it was shielded by a

down to commodity of i did, i had worked in pakistan for 11 years. the last 9 in the factory where he was killed. his body was returned to his home country shall anchor in a sealed coffin, his injuries to horrific to allow an open casket that had been the nurse. and michael, ma'am, i hope justice will be done. considering the mental trauma, my sons and i are suffering, but i believe governments in pakistan, an sri lanka, will intervene to ensure suitable compensation and safety of sri lankan and pakistan. i hope no one has to go through this again with the narrative. on friday, hundreds of men stormed the factory where he worked in the eastern pakistani city of cl, court reports indicate they joined his coworkers, who are angered by accusations the factory manager committed blasphemy. by tearing down a poster containing the name of the prophet muhammad, they severely beat him and set his body on fire. the family is still in shock. his mother told al jazeera she brought up her 6 children alone after her husband died and was heartbroken that her younge

a guerrilla fighters defeat pakistan's army in 1971. an estimated $3000000.00 people were killed in the 9 month conflict leading to independence. time via child re has this update from dhaka. well, it's a national holiday that this started with $31.00 gun salute. aside from the indian military contingent, there are military contingent for 6 other countries, including the u. s. turkey, indonesia, baton. for all of them have actually signed a military contingent to celebrate vocation. due to pandemic, not many other dignitaries could make it this time. it's a year long celebration, celebrating the 100 year centennial, the father of the nation for a ship when jibber amman, 50 years independence day. and the victory day of the day when the pakistan army surrendered to that allied force that is indian and bangladesh. she guerrilla fighters to nation, was instrumental in supporting bangladesh during the cold. why it was russia and india. now there's also a remarkable journey for the country within the last 50 years facing various kinds of cha

the attack is called a watershed moment in pakistan's fight against terrorism. it was followed by the numerous military operations in the tribal region. however, last month, pakistan announced it has started reconciliation talks with ttp. later, the taliban's visiting foreign minister confirmed that the process is being facilitated by them. translation: we welcome the talks and the cease-fire | between pakistan and the ttp. we will try to keep the process going and address the reasons for the conflict. the ttp is separate from the afghan taliban, but they share the same ideology and have close connections. pakistan claims that most of the ttp fighters are hiding in and operating from afghanistan. this man believes the talks have been started at the afghan taliban's behest and that they will fail. these ttp, they are all criminals. where they have been struggling, where they have been playing - football with their heads _ and in negotiations and agreements and those agreements have been violated. i the ttp has unilaterally ended a month—long cease—fire and ha

in 1956, pakistan drew up its first constitution. it declared itself as something completely new — an islamic republic. drummers play. mehtabuddin crossed the border into pakistan to film the celebrations. the schoolchildren are queuing up for an orange as a gift. it was a time of moral ambition, of aspiration for all. zahir shah saw his country as at the heart of a modern asia. here he is greeting the visiting president of turkey, celal bayar, in 1958. zahir shah cautiously opened up state and society. he reformed the army. he promoted afghan national independence day, known as thejeshn. it's hard to imagine now, but then kabul had money in the bank. $100 million. zahir shah decided to place his investment strategically into the south of afghanistan, where the river helmand cuts through an immense desert. dr farouq azam was adviser in the afghan ministry for power and energy. zahir shah hired the best foreign engineers with state—of—the—art equipment from a company called morrison knudsen. everyone called it mk. explosion. a

people in pakistan have shock and anger including the prime minister. in pakistan chief of army staff and police now say they have arrested more than a hundred people. blasphemy against the prophet mohammed and islam is deeply emotional and highly politicized issue in pakistan and it is not uncommon that attacks followed by blasphemy accusations take place in pakistan usually against religious minorities and also against muslims for settling personal vendettas but it's for the first time at foreigner has become a victim of such an attack. stay with us on news, still to come: laos opens its new train service — hundreds of kilometres of tracks built as part of china's belt and road scheme. a woman who murdered her boyfriend's six—year—old son has been jailed for life. arthur labinyo—hughes was starved and beaten by emma tustin, who has been told she will serve at least 29 years in prison. arthur's father, thomas hughes, has been jailed for 21 years for manslaughter.the judge said neither defendant had shown any remorse and their behaviour had been

this man saying anyone who cheered the pakistan team should i cheered the pakistan team should face sedition charges. another saying these arrests were necessary to maintain law and order. others say it is leading to a climate of intolerance in the country. this muslim comedian spent 37 days in jail this year after supporters of the bjp complained to police about his jokes. the bjp complained to police about hisjokes. he recently cancelled the bjp complained to police about his jokes. he recently cancelled a string of shows after getting threats from hindu nationalists. how free is in india today? it threats from hindu nationalists. how free is in india today?— free is in india today? if you are a politician. — free is in india today? if you are a politician. it _ free is in india today? if you are a politician, it is _ free is in india today? if you are a politician, it is free, _ free is in india today? if you are a politician, it is free, if _ free is in india today? if you are a politician, it is free, if you - free is in india today? if you are a politician, it is free, if you are -

to pakistan. a variety of reasons from, you know, the mastermind of justice, the world about america's determination, resolve and confidence. >> did you have a different opinion? >> i cannot say it is 180 degrees. one thing is, i kind of knew this, when you study and delve into it, he was i think a lot of people think he was. he became famous for his speech opposing the iraq war. but what people do not know or have not noticed, he says i'm not against war, i am just ndagainst stupid wars. if you remember in the campaign, he talked, about if we got, you know, if we were able to get a lead on bin laden, this came up in the debate of 2008 with john mccain.is he even talked about pakistan. taking out bin laden, putting pakistan on notice. i really did not know, shortly after he became president in january 2009, and the spring of 2009, he has a meeting in the oval office with a few other people. it's not that the cia ever tried to stop, but he thought that it was not as urgent of an issue as he wanted

the attack is called a watershed moment in pakistan's fight against terrorism. it was followed by the numerous military operations in the tribal region. however, last month, pakistan announced it has started reconciliation talks with ttp. later, the taliban's visiting foreign minister confirmed that the process is being facilitated by them. translation: we welcome the talks and the cease-fire | between pakistan and the ttp. we will try to keep the process going and address the reasons for the conflict. the ttp is separate from the afghan taliban, but they share the same ideology and have close connections. pakistan claims that most of the ttp fighters are hiding in and operating from afghanistan. this man believes the talks have been started at the afghan taliban's behest and that they will fail. these ttp, they are all criminals. where they have been struggling, where they have been playing football with their heads and in negotiations and agreements and those agreements have been violated. the ttp has unilaterally ended a month—long ceasefire and has resumed

this one shows appreciation for pakistan batsmen. for pakistan's batsman. the family are pleading for his release. translation: my heart is burning for my son. i i want to see him. every day, i am struggling as i wait. i'm appealing to the government to help free him. the men watched the match at their college, and are now being held here at this high security jail not too far from the famous taj mahal. among the charges they face, sedition, a colonial era law that among the charges they face — sedition, a colonial era law that criminalises anything that could be considered antinational, but many say the law is being misused to stifle any criticism against the government. as they arrived for a court hearing, the muslim men were heckled by locals, including some from right—wing hindu groups. even the city's lawyers are refusing to represent them. translation: this is a matter- of national sentiment, so we thought it best to refuse them legal help, they live in india yet support pakistan, so that hurt us. this man saying anyone who cheered the pakistan te

you jenny, helped bangladesh, she gorilla, find his defeat pakistan's army in 1971. miss demanded. 3000000 people were killed in the year leading up to independence. candid chandry has this update from well, it's a national holiday that they started with 31 gun salute. and the parade started around an hour ago. aside from the indian military contingent, there are military contingent for 6 other countries, including the u. s. turkey, indonesia, baton, for all of them have actually signed a military contingent to celebrate vocation. due to pandemic, not many other dignitaries could make at this time. it's a year long celebration, celebrating the 100 year centennial, the father of the nation for ship would uber, a man 50 years independence day. and the victory day of the day when the pakistan army surrendered to that allied force. that is india and bangladesh. she guerrilla fighters to nation, was instrumental in supporting bangladesh during the cold. why was russia and india now there's also a remarkable journey for the country within the last 50 years facing various k

in 1956, pakistan drew up its first constitution. it declared itself as something completely new — an islamic republic. drummers play mehtabuddin crossed the border into pakistan to film the celebrations. the schoolchildren are queuing up for an orange as a gift. it was a time of moral ambition, of aspiration for all. zahir shah saw his country as at the heart of a modern asia. here he is, greeting the visiting president of turkey, celal bayar, in 1958. zahir shah cautiously opened up state and society. he reformed the army. he promoted afghan national independence day, known as thejeshn. it's hard to imagine now, but then, kabul had money in the bank — $100 million. zahir shah decided to place his investment strategically into the south of afghanistan, where the river helmand cuts through an immense desert. dr farouq azam was adviser in the afghan ministry for power and energy. zahir shah hired the best foreign engineers with state—of—the—art equipment from a company called morrison knudsen. everyone called it �*mk'. exp

many in pakistan are protesting, people are frustrated in pakistan. there are trends on social media since yesterday and, especially in civil society, they are blaming all those in power for giving space to extremists groups, their narratives, and their politics. one person has died and dozens have been injured on indonesia's java island, as an active volcano — mount seemeru — erupted for the second time in months. the bbc�*s astudestra ajangestri reports. videos circulating on social media show people are running away from thick, giant volcanic ash. nearby villages are covered in debris. according to witnesses, it's pitch dark due to the ashes from the volcano. a bridge which connects two regencies in east of java has been completely cut off due to the flow of hot lava from mount semeru. this 100—metre long bridge was destroyed by hot clouds flowing through a river. the event prompted the disaster management agency to warn residents to stay away from river channels or valleys that originate from mount semeru, given the large numbers of volcan

she's living in pakistan, but some have been jumping to reports in karachi. with is shot was a teenager when what is now bangladesh split to be from pakistan. some of his family members died in the violence and he blames pakistan's government for actions that gave rise to bangladesh. nationalism. we had taken the larger portion of pakistan, asia, what subjects our slaves, a lot of sudden that's it. that's it. on december 16, 1971 bucket funny general new jersey signed the surrender document and east pockets on the game by the dash after a 9 month long violent uprising indian soldiers in lori hundreds of thousands of people were killed by those who called for independence and those who wanted to stay part of the united part fun for this, the many focused on you hold india responsible when bengalis of the allies back vash vargas on is not going to ship. and indians realized it more than been goalies. dunden intervened politically, socially monetarily de established the office of multi by me and tell cut out that sentiment is fueled by political speeches by indi

anyone who cheered the pakistan team should face sedition charges. a spokesman said these arrests were necessary to maintain law and order. but others say it's leading to a climate of intolerance in the country. this muslim comedian spent 37 days injail this year after supporters of the bjp complained to police about hisjokes. he recently cancelled a string of shows after getting threats from hindu nationalists. how free is speech in india today? if you are a politician, it's free _ if you are a comedian it's not free, it's costly. - if half of the people agree with myjoke and half- of the people don't agree with myjoke, then it's. a democracy, right? many feel that freedom of expression in today's india comes at a price. for those that feel they no longer have a voice, it's far from funny. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. sport now, and in the english premier league, five games fell victim to covid restrictions. just one match survived and leeds may have wished it hadn't. they had eight first team players out through injury and suspension, and they lo

many in pakistan are protesting, people are frustrated in pakistan. there are trends on social media since yesterday and, especially in civil society, they are blaming all those in power for giving space to extremists groups, their narratives, and their politics. one person has died and dozens have been injured on indonesia's java island, as an active volcano — mount seemeru — erupted for the second time in months. the bbc�*s astudestra ajengestri reports. videos circulating on social media show people are running away from thick, giant volcanic ash. nearby villages are covered in debris. according to witnesses, it's pitch dark due to the ashes from the volcano. a bridge which connects two regencies in east of java has been completely cut off due to the flow of hot lava from mount semeru. this 100—metre long bridge was destroyed by hot clouds flowing through a river. the event prompted the disaster management agency to warn residents to stay away from river channels or valleys that originate from mount semeru, given the large numbers of volcan

this man saying anyone who cheered the pakistan team should i face sedition charges. another saying these arrests were necessary to maintain law and order. others say it is leading to a climate of intolerance in the country. this muslim comedian spent 37 days in jail this year after supporters of the bjp complained to police about hisjokes. he recently cancelled a string of shows after getting threats from hindu nationalists. how free is speech in india today? if you are a politician, it is free, if you are a comedian it is not free, it is costly. if half of the people agree with myjoke and half of the people | don't agree with my 'oke, then it's a democracy, right? freedom of expression in today's india comes at a price. for those that feel they no longer have a voice, it is far from funny. going to a uk beach in your swimming costume — in the middle of december — may not fill everyone with excitement — but when it's for a good cause — it all seems worth it as edward sault explains. one, two, three... bananas! baring all, almost all for charity. one, two, thr

rishaad: pakistan lifting its key rate. the state bank of pakistan increasing the rate by 100 basis points. lifting its inflation points -- inflation forecast for next year. yvonne: with us as the central bank governor. thank you for joining us. you are the most hawkish central banker in asia. your hike rate, 275 basis points. what is the outlook moving forward? >> i think that the right way to think about monetary policy in pakistan and a few other central banks is in the context of the economic recovery out of covid. first point to note is pakistan remains brisk. we expect economy to go 5% per year. this comes on the back of 4% the freebie is here -- the previous year and a contraction of 5%. my point is the economy is growing quite well. i know toby, car sales group 41% year on year. our textile imports grew 29%. tax collections were up 27%. the second point is this economic recovery, but more importantly, the global development including recoveries around the world and supply chain disruptions have caused a sharp hike a

no flourishing wild olive industry and northern pakistan is providing much needed jobs. the government hopes it'll shift people away from joining armed groups and it could also see families pay less for food. a salma binge of it reports not from by george. high in the hindu kush mountains, the the afghan border. these trees a slowly changing lives in badge or district alone. there are millions of wild olive trees. and with some old science and new interests there been grafted or joined with modern varieties. these mostly european type of olives produce more quantity and better quality olive oil. in 3 to 5 years, the new variant of wild trees becomes a source of revenue for local tribesmen who had very few prospects in these remote areas of pakistan. by jord is one of the poorest districts and many people migrate to largest cities to look for jobs. the rugged terrain is unforgiving for most crops, but its right has been able to successfully draft 10000 while trees in just over 10 years. and he's written books to educate farmers and also established a small nursery to help

she's living in pakistan with some of bon jovi reports from karachi. i saw your shot was a teenager when what is now bangladesh split away from pakistan. some of his family members died in the violence and he blames pakistan's government for actions that gave rise to bangladesh, nationalism. we had taken the nitrogen portion of focus on i. so what subjects i want to slaves or what a sudden that's it. that's it. on december 16, 1971. because funny, generally ozzy find a threat to document and pockets on the game by the dash after a 9 month long violent uprising indian soldiers in lori hundreds of thousands of people were killed by those who called for independence. and those who wanted to stay part of the united part fun for this, the many focused on you hold india responsible when bengalis of the allies back west ferguson is not going to shave. and indians realized it more than the been goalies. dunden intervened politically, socially, monetarily de stablish the office of mac b by me and tell cut out that sentiment is fueled by political speeches by in

many in pakistan are protesting, people are frustrated in pakistan. there are trends on social media since yesterday and especially in civil society, they are blaming all those in power for giving space to extremists groups, their narratives and their politics. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. it has been a cold day today, we have had rain, sleet and snow. some good spells of sunshine across the south. tomorrow looks similar, but there could be more in the way of sunshine along northern and western areas. most of the showers will be further east. this low pressure has been bringing the unsettled weather through today, sitting just to the northeast of the country, where we have seen the wettest of the weather and also some snow, but the blue colours show that that cold air is in place right across the uk, strong northwesterly winds have accentuated the cold feel right across the board. this evening and overnight it stays quite wet through central, northern and eastern areas with some snow over the hills. further west, a bit dri

in 1956, pakistan drew up its first constitution. it declared itself as something completely new — an islamic republic. drummers play mehtabuddin crossed the border into pakistan to film the celebrations. the schoolchildren are queuing up for an orange as a gift. it was a time of moral ambition, of aspiration for all. zahir shah saw his country as at the heart of a modern asia. here he is, greeting the visiting president of turkey, celal bayar, in 1958. zahir shah cautiously opened up state and society. he reformed the army. he promoted afghan national independence day, known as thejeshn. it's hard to imagine now, but then, kabul had money in the bank — $100 million. zahir shah decided to place his investment strategically into the south of afghanistan, where the river helmand cuts through an immense desert. dr farouq azam was adviser in the afghan ministry for power and energy. zahir shah hired the best foreign engineers with state—of—the—art equipment from a company called morrison knudsen. everyone called it �*mk'. and

no one with us is celebrating the 50th anniversary of independence from pakistan. earlier prime minister, chicago siena presided over victory day parade in dhaka, where india's armed forces took part for the 1st time. now india helped bangladesh guerrilla fighters, defeat bach, histones army in 1971. an estimated 3000000 people were killed in the 91 conflict leading to independence. tomba chandry has this update from dhaka. well, it's a national holiday that there started with $31.00 gun salute. and the parade started around an hour ago. aside from the indian military contingent, there are military contingent for 6 other countries, including the u. s. turkey, indonesia, baton, for all of them have actually signed a military contingent to celebrate vocation due to pandemic, not many other dignitaries could make it this time. it's a year long celebration, celebrating the 100 year centennial, the father of the nation for shit, would uber, a man 50 years independence day and a victory day of the day when the pakistan army surrendered to that allied force. that is india

and there was an upscale retirement community in central pakistan. they were describing this to him. if that's true because we have this one language weha can talk about, if that's true, everything the cia thought about the whereabouts of bin laden for the last nine years is completelywr wrong. he was hiding in plain sight in a very public community, not a secret in a way in a very rome -- remote and harder to reach area. the cia trying to build a case and get intelligence and struggling even with the compound to find out who is living inside of it and ends up at the white house and fascinatingly september 10 of 2101 day shy of the ninth anniversary of 9/11 when panetta and the cia with the top national security advisers, donelan, john brennan in the oval office. one of the things obama makes clear is i want this to stay among us because he realized very quickly that if in fact it was true, if bin laden was in this place and this was the best lead in nine years. three months after obama learned of the operational security of this case was extraordina