imran khan, because he's not the straightest shooting arrow, he's a little bit of a political ied, the army will have problems corralling him but he will find very quickly that he can be equally subjected to this arbitrary definition of not being -- we've all seen the rumors floating around about the finances. >> it's a charity that imran khan became famous for that established the name of his mother after the 1992 world cup. the cancer center of their issues about its finances not being completely transparent. >> this is indifferent to a number of speedy let's not get into that. >> i'm not going to detail the exotics but what else is now we have the president of the supreme court saying that a prime minister is not -- terms of not used in the constitution speedy it is essentially become some islamic history, those prophet muhammed and islamic history so the honest and trustworthy, and it was put in by the general where he admitted the constitution arbitrarily before restoring some semblance of elected segment of government in 1985, and then when the constitution was being readmitted t

imran khan, because he's not the straightest shooting arrow, he's a little bit of a political ied, the army will have problems corralling him but he will find very quickly that he can be equally subjected to this arbitrary definition of not being the other. we've all seen the rumors floating around about the finances. >> it's a charity that imran khan became famous for that established the name of his mother after the 1992 world cup. it is a cancer hospital. there are issues about its finances not being completely transparent. >> this is indifferent to a number of peccadilloes. >> let's not get into that. >> i'm not going to detail the peccadilloestic but what else is now we have the , president of the supreme court saying that a prime minister is not -- terms of not used in the constitution. islamic history, those prophet muhammed and islamic history so the honest and trustworthy, and it was put in by the general where he admitted the constitution arbitrarily before restoring some semblance of elected segment of government in 1985, and then when the constitution was being readmitted t

imran khan's party. this amounts to a massive pre—poll rigging. minutes later, he was arrested. both khan and the military dismiss his claims. but many pakistani journalists say the military isn't allowing them to air sharif‘s side of the story. if you have soundbites expressing people's anger and frustration, those soundbites often don't make it to the screen. i honestly have not seen anything like this in myjournalistic career. even under military dictatorship? even under military dictatorship, no. nawaz sharif‘s party is being led by his brother in his absence. they still have sizeable support, but whoever wins this election, many fear more political instability awaits. secunder kermani, bbc news, lahore. the battle of britain was a pivotal moment in world war two. the youngest pilot in the battle is now died at the age of 96. he joined the air force died at the age of 96. he joined the airforce when he died at the age of 96. he joined the air force when he was only 17 and a year later he was en

and they were asked to leave our party and join mr imran khan's party. this amounts to a massive pre—poll rigging. minutes later, he was arrested. both khan and the military dismiss his claims. but many pakistani journalists say the military isn't allowing them to air sharif‘s side of the story. if you have soundbites expressing people's anger and frustration, those soundbites often don't make it to the screen. i honestly have not seen anything like this in myjournalistic career. even under military dictatorship? even under military dictatorship, no. nawaz sharif‘s party is being led by his brother, in his absence. they still have sizeable support, but whoever wins this election, many fear more political instability awaits. secunder kermani, bbc news, lahore. hackers have stolen the personal data of 1.5 million patients from singapore's government health database. in the island nation's worst ever cyber attack. the communications ministry says they do not know who was behind the attack but that it was sophisticated, deliberate, targeted and well—

among those running for prime minister is former cricketer imran khan. but the buildup to the election has been overshadowed by claims that the powerful military is trying to propel him by cracking down on political rivals and press freedom. mr. khan's chief opponent, former prime minister nawaz sharif, was detained by authorities last wk. neaving his brother to run his place. reporter: they have come to see the man they hope will be the p neme minister. cricketer turned populist politician imran khan tells the crowd heill create a edrruption-free pakistan. but he has been foo deny allegations the elections are being fixed in favor of his party. mr. khan: what you're seeing is all the status quo parties saying that the election is not going to bfree and fair. the reason is all the opinion polls show pti surging up. they are already seeing the writing on the reason why they are going to lose is because of the track record. reporter: pakistan has been directly ruled by the military rather than politicians for arly half its existence. the country has now ha

imran khan's party. this amounts to a massive pre—poll rigging. minutes later, he was arrested. both khan and the military dismiss his claims. but many pakistani journalists say the military isn't allowing them to air sharif‘s side of the story. if you have soundbites expressing people's anger and frustration, those soundbites often don't make it to the screen. i honestly have not seen anything like this in myjournalistic career. even under military dictatorship? even under military dictatorship, no. nawaz sharif‘s party is being led by his brother in his absence. they still have sizeable support, but whoever wins this election, many fear more political instability awaits. secunder kermani, bbc news, lahore. the headlines from bbc news: questions surface after reports that donald trump's former lawyer secretly recorded him discussing payments to silence former playboy model karen mcdougal, just months before the us election. let's get more on that. i'm joined now byjulia manchester, journalist at t

imran khan's party. this amounts to a massive pre—poll rigging. minutes later, he was arrested. both khan and the military dismiss his claims. but many pakistani journalists say the military isn't allowing them to air sharif‘s side of the story. if you have soundbites expressing people's anger and frustration, those soundbites often don't make it to the screen. i honestly have not seen anything like this in myjournalistic career. even under military dictatorship? even under military dictatorship, no. nawaz sharif‘s party is being led by his brother in his absence. they still have sizeable support, but whoever wins this election, many fear more political instability awaits. facebook has suspended another data collection firm from using its site, while it investigates claims that boston—based crimson hexagon may have been using people's information to build surveillance tools. the wall streetjournal has reported that the company worked with a group that had ties with the kremlin, as well as various

imran khan's party. this amounts to a massive pre—poll rigging. minutes later, he was arrested. both khan and the military dismiss his claims. but many pakistani journalists say the military isn't allowing them to air sharif‘s side of the story. if you have soundbites expressing people's anger and frustration, those soundbites often don't make it to the screen. i honestly have not seen anything like this in myjournalistic career. even under military dictatorship? even under military dictatorship, no. nawaz sharif‘s party is being led by his brother in his absence. they still have sizeable support, but whoever wins this election, many fear more political instability awaits. secunder kermani, bbc news, lahore. we all have our own experiences of hearing announcements, or not, over the loud speakers at railway stations. some are easier to understand than others. for the last six months, one of london's busiest underground stations has been trying an unusual way to get passengers' attention. dougal shaw

imran khan. in the last two days, what they are saying is the polling agents were not allowed to sit through the count. some of them were sent out. security forces were deployed. they all say it points to widescale rigging. that is what one party leader was saying earlier in the day. the military and election commission both deny these accusations, and they say it was one of the fairest elections. how well was the speech by imran khan received, and the sort of subjects he was talking about? he made all the right noises, talking about rooting out corruption and asking the opposition to help him for a united party pakistan, and then also reaching out to the united states and archrival india. the twitterati, the members on social media, they‘ve all said it was a very good speech, a very conciliatory, statesman—like speech, but there are some issues. in terms of rooting out corruption and improving governance in pakistan, yes, there is a possibility, but some of the subjects he was talking about,

khan may have trouble delivering on his promises the people who are wanted for him the young people are the prime reason is imminent is seen as somebody who's not corrupt mr clean is a messiah who will come in change dynastic politics in pakistan unfortunately. the problem there is that one. most of the people in iran's party who have been elected are people who belong to other political parties where the p.p.p. or b m l n or others and they are in the other the same cut up politicians whom iran promised to get rid off secondly as we all know most politicians most parties do end up being corrupt and so corruption is not going to go away simply because iran has come into power. and thirdly the mean problems that the young people face which is employment. education. a stable society. pushback against the jihadi and islamist elements we not happen under iran. because because his b.s. as well as the military support those policies so the young people will very soon actually see the reality that now pakistan a new pakistan is actually more like old pakistan. israeli forces have reopened

one of imran khan's closest friends says mr khan is a man with a plan when it comes to sorting out pakistan's problems after he becomes prime minister this weekend. hamza ali abbasi is one of pakistan's leading actors, and was with the former cricketer on the night he won the election. he spoke to the bbc‘s haroon rashid. it was a celebration, yes, but it wasn't dominated by celebration. it wasn't dominated by celebration. it wasn't dominated by a sense of victory that yes, we've won, its over now, no. imran khan was very sober, he had that sense of the possibility and right after he did the whole tv thing he came out and talked to all of us and said the struggle is over, but the hard work is just struggle is over, but the hard work isjust beginning. he prayed to allah and he prayed to god, he made us allah and he prayed to god, he made us all pray, please give us the strength and the expertise to get over successfully these mammoth challenges that are in front of pakistan right now. is india nervous visit what we've seen on tv is this very confident man who is very much in control of what

the gulf news leads on imran khan's address claiming victory in pakistan's elections. mr khan, who has been criticised for closeness to militants, held out an olive branch to india. the paper reports his comments that friendly relations between the two countries are essential to stability. germany's frankfurter allgemeine writes about wednesday's deal between the eu's jean—claude juncker and donald trump. europe, it says, is relieved to be avoiding punishing tariffs and all—out trade war. and the international version of the new york times has another angle on increasing temperatures. lebanon's iconic cedar trees are in peril, it says, as climate change threatens to wipe out its forests this century. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? really alarming story has got people talking on social media. one of colombia's most powerful criminal organisations has put out a hit on a sniffer dog. sombra, or shadow, has sniffed out almost 10 tonnes of the gangs cocaine over the course of her career. so the criminals have put a $70,000 price on sombra's head. sin

the gulf news leads on imran khan's address, claiming victory in pakistan's elections. mr khan, who has been criticised for closeness to militants, held out an olive branch to india. the paper reports his comments that friendly relations between the two countries are essential to stability. germany's frankfurter allgemeine writes about wednesday's deal between the eu's jean—claude juncker and donald trump. europe, it says, is relieved to be avoiding punishing tariffs and all—out trade war. and the international version of the new york times has another angle on increasing temperatures. lebanon's iconic cedar trees are in peril, it says, as climate change threatens to wipe out its forests this century. now, kasia, what stories are sparking discussions online? it isa it is a shocking story that has people talking on social media. one of colombia's most powerful criminal organisations has put out a hit on a sniffer dog. sombra, or shadow, in english, has sniffed out almost 10 tonnes of the gangs cocaine over the course of her career. so the criminals have put a $70,000

frreporter inside his home, imran khan addressed the nation. pakistanis across the country watched him promise of affairer -- a fairer and more equal society. mr. khan: we will run pakistan in a way has never been run before, providvethe kind of rnance it has ever had. reporter: khan became a star as an international cri. in britain, he was known for his good looks and playboy lifestyle. atin 1995 he married and l divorced a british socialite. he developed a keen interest in in charitable causes, one he shared with his friend princess diana. after entering politics 22 years ago, he initially struggled. but in recent years his anticorruption message energized young voters. he has, however, faced accusations that pakistan's powerful military has been working behind the scenes to bring him to power. his political rivals have rejected the results of the vote. >> we wi be giving our strategy to the people of the country from a united cal front over concerns of these historic rigged elections in pakistan. reporter: khan's party dismissed those clms.

now to neighbouring pakistan, where one of imran khan's closest friends says mr khan is a man with a plan when it comes to sorting out the country's problems after he becomes prime minister this weekend. hamza ali abbasi is one of pakistan's leading actors, and was with the former cricketer on the night that he won the election. he spoke to the bbc‘s haroon rashid. it was a celebration, yes, but it wasn't dominated by celebration. it wasn't dominated by a sense of victory that "yes, we've won, its over now!" no. imran khan was very sober, he had that sense of the possibility —— imran khan was very sober, he had that sense of responsibility and right after he did the whole tv thing, he came out and talked to all of us and said, "the struggle is over, but the hard work isjust beginning." he prayed to allah and he prayed to god, he made us all pray, "please give us the strength and the expertise to get over successfully these mammoth challenges that are in front of pakistan right now." is he at all nervous? because what we've seen on tv is this very confident man who is very much

khan, has promised to tackle corruption and improve the state of the country's finances. he made the pledge in his first address to the nation. mr khan also said he would refuse to live in the prime minister's mansion and would avoid what he called the extravagent lifestyles associated with pakistan's previous ruling elites. translation: we have to stand on our own feet, we cannot carry on behaving the way we have. the more debt we're under, the more freedom we lose. we lose our respect. how bad would you feel? in fact, think about how bad i would feel, begging other countries for money. i would be ashamed. when a country begs for money from other countries, that country's entire respect goes. the world only respects a nation that respects itself. for more on imran khan's plans, i spoke to the bbc‘s south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan. before the election he talked about a new pakistan, where his vision of how the country should be run, and more or less today's speech was reflecting his ideals about how to tackle corruption, which is plaguing the society, pa

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pakistan's prime minister, imran khan, has appealed for calm and condemned hardliners who have issued death threats against the country's supreme courtjudges. the court had acquitted a christian woman of blasphemy, overturning her death sentence. pakistan's strict blasphemy laws, which carry a potential death sentence for anyone insulting islam have divided the country. our correspondent, secunder kermani, reports from islamabad. thousands of angry protesters have been gathering in cities across pakistan, following this morning's verdict. they see it as a threat to the country's islamic identity. addressing the nation though, prime minister imran khan warned others not to take to the streets. these people are inciting you for their political gain. don't listen to them. they are not doing anything to serve islam. asia bibi has now spent nearly a decade injail. she lived in this small village to the west of lahore, where she was accused of blasphemy, following an argument with a group of muslim women — a crime, legally punishable by death in pakistan. the cleric who filed the case aga

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his pti party won the most seats injuly‘s elections and mr khan has become pm with the help of smaller parties. however, opposition leaders have claimed elements ofjuly‘s ballot were rigged. secunder kermani's report contains flashing images. speaks own language. pledging to serve pakistan, imran khan was formally appointed prime minister of the country. in the audience, alongside senior political and military figures, were members of the 1992 world cup winning pakistan cricket team that imran khan led to victory. after the swearing—in came a guard of honour. imran khan has promised to create a corruption free, more equal society. big promises that he now has to deliver. the biggest challenge is to fight corruption to fight poverty, to fight illiteracy, disease, and to fight terrorism. and he's determined. and the economic growth as well. economic growth is essential, we have to create ten million jobs in the next five years, this is our target and our promised this is our target and our promise to the people of pakistan. we have to build five million houses in pakistan million hou

former international cricket star imran khan has been sworn in as the next prime minister of pakistan. after winning the general election injuly, mr khan's appointment was confirmed by a parliamentary vote yesterday. our news correspondent secunder kermani is in islamabad this morning. just tell us the process by which all of this was finally confirmed? this was the second of two formal steps that he had to go through to officially become prime minister. he was sworn into office just a short time ago in a ceremony the presidential house, alongside him, in the audience, with senior figures from his party and senior minute —— senior military figures and also members of the 1992 pakistani national cricket team which won the world cup. imran khan was captain of that team back then. this represents the culmination of his 22 years in politics. he had campaigned a strong anticorruption message, or missing to create a new pakistan. that was his slogan, one in which he said would be better healthcare, that education, morejobs. he inherits a country with a mounting financial crisis that cou

the former pakistani cricket captain imran khan has claimed victory in the country's general election. partial results say mr khan is on course to become prime minister. in sport, as rashid has been selected in the england squad for the first test against india despite saying he wa nted test against india despite saying he wanted to concentrate on limited overs cricket. he hasn't played a test since december 20 16. munster united beat milan after 26 penalties in the international champion's cup. they won the shoot out 98. liverpool beat manchester city in newjersey. stage 18 of the tour de france on the way. british team sky rider geraint thomas started almost two cyclists ahead. more at 2:30pm. 0ne of pakistan's greatest cricketers imran khan is on course to become the country's next prime minister. the latest resultsjustice party will win the general election but without a general election. rivals claim has been rigging and interference from the armed forces. a night of wild celebrations imran khan. and his supporters. these people worship the former cricketer and feel that pakistan

his pti party won the most seats injuly‘s elections and mr khan has become pm with the help of smaller parties. however, opposition leaders have claimed elements ofjuly‘s ballot were rigged. secunder kermani s report contains flashing images. pledging to serve pakistan, imran khan was formally appointed prime minister of the country. in the audience, alongside senior political and military figures were members of the 1992 world cup winning pakistan cricket team that imran khan led to victory. after the swearing—in came a guard of honour. imran khan has promised to create a corruption free, more equal society. promised to create a corruption free, more equalsociety. big promises that he now has to deliver. the biggest challenge to fight corruption and poverty, to fight illiteracy and disease, and to fight terrorism. and the economic growth as well. economic growth is essential and we have to create 10 millionjobs in the next essential and we have to create 10 million jobs in the next five years, this is our target and promised to the people of pakistan. we have to build 5 million ho

the party of former cricketer imran khan is emerged as the official winner of pakistan's general election with the results now in for all two hundred seventy seats but some opposition groups are calling for a repeat of the election amid allegations of meddling by the military there's been a significant development in attempts to end syria's seven year civil war representatives from kurdish held areas say they've agreed to form committees with the government of bashar al assad they say that the group will go see it a democratic decentralized syria. afghan special forces are battling several gunman who stormed the school for midwives it's in the eastern city of jalalabad dozens of people were trapped in the building some reports say that many of them have now been freed two firefighters have died battling five wildfires in northern california in the u.s. five hundred structures have been destroyed and evacuation orders issued to thirty seven thousand people hot weather and strong winds of fueling the flames and front runners in zimbabwe's general election of making a final push for votes ah

imran khan information many of. the rule of law in fact the biggest critics of the rule of law particularly. the accused of being politicized by mr nawaz sharif's own party will now be feeling all the wide because formation minister it said there did it affect the law it expects the judgment. the proceedings are still underway people do believe that he was involved in matter of corruption and although. the board and it traditionally even did he had large. party loyalists joined emraan kron of corruption. although he had a wife politically he is definitely weaker than he was when he would rule in that country all right thank you for that come out to our correspondent in islamabad now we can go to the city of. punjab province and speak to the political analyst. shemale thank you very much for talking just you agree with our correspondent there. that he's much we can politically and pretty much will not make much of a threat for him and. that's right at the moment he is but at the same time after today's decision by th