welcome this decision, but at this moment it is what it is. faith will now turn its attention to the draw for the group stages of the capital world cup a competition that russia in fists. it's been unfairly expelled from ukraine to remain contention for a place at the finals that play off against scotland has been delayed until at least june and the richardson algae era. so hawk, i hello again, the headlines on al jazeera russian presidents let her pretend, has issued an ultimatum to so called unfriendly states. he wants payments for russian gas and rubles as a friday, or they'll have their contracts canceled, which says foreign buyers will be required to open accounts with russian banks. it could pose a serious issue for europe, which gets around 40 percent of its gas from there. i find an order that establishes the rule of trade with natural gas, with the so called hostile states,

where offering to clear system that they have to open accounts and roubles, and payments have to be made through these accounts from the 1st of april. if they don't, we will consider it a non fulfillment of contract because nobody sells us anything for free and we will not do charity so their existing contracts will be suspended when they use them. as reference on us, president joe biden has decided to release 1000000 barrels of oil for a day from strategic reserves. it's aimed at decreasing energy prices, which are spiked because of sanctions imposed on russia. a russian says fire to allow civilian data. mary paul has come into effect, ukraine's deputy prime minister says a call for your bus. this is trying to reach people in the besiege port city. at least 160000 residents are trapped. he is accused moscow of not respecting, previous similar commitments. bombardment, intensifying around ukraine's capital in northern city of trinity have, despite russia announcing it with scale down operations, their residential areas on civilian infrastructure have been hit in keys. suburbs

is really forces has shot dead, 3 palestinians in the occupied west bank. 2 men, age 17 and 23 were killed during and is really army rate in the city of jeanine 15 . others were wounded separately. a palestinian man was killed after carrying out a knife attack. newer bethlehem kenya's top court has ruled that president or her or can y'all has bid to change the constitution is illegal. the move seen as a blow to kenyatta ahead of ki elections in august, tornadoes, and 200 kilometers per hour when have left a trail of destruction in the southern part of the united states. one of the twisters injured people in arkansas, another in alabama, overturned mobile home, uprooted trees and downs, power lines. those are the headlines inside story is coming up next. ah.

a, from the wells most populated region. in depth stories from across asia and the pacific. with diverse coaches and conflicting politics, one 0, one east on al jazeera from the ruins of mosul, music as re emerged. these are some of 40 musicians who make up the what that orchestra in iraq 2nd largest city. despite being banned, been mostly was occupied by i so the minutes arrived. 3rd, been christian curd or obscene needs, and she has these young men and women represent the diversity of iraq to be able to hear music amid the ruins of muscles. old city feel strange,

but it brings home the resilience of residents who say that despite the destruction and lack of help, they remain committed to bringing the city back to life. ah, can pakistan's prime minister survive the biggest test of his career m ron con faces no confidence vote after some of his allies, which side to what's behind the former cricket stars fall from grace. this is inside story. ah hello and welcome to the program. i'm how much i'm jerome. no prime minister in pakistan has ever completed a full 5 year term. it appears enron. con, could suffer the same fate. the national assembly has begun debating a motion of no confidence with a vote expected by monday. cons opponents accuse him of corruption and mismanaging

the economy. their attempt to oust him received a boost when the main partner and his coalition government quit and joined the opposition. it's believed con has lost the support of pakistan's powerful military . he says there's a foreign conspiracy to remove him, adding he has a letter of proof. his critics are confident they have the numbers in parliament to vote him out. the numbers are open and declared. we have way more than we need now to for him to lose that vote of no confidence. and now really he should just resign and that's the graceful exit. but if he doesn't, he's going to lose that board, does it? that block is sticking? and after that pakistan we'd have to come together to stabilize the longer he stays in the longer he as government challenges, the stability and be on the streets of the capital of the country. i think bach hassan faces a growing a danger of instability. osama,

bon jovi has more from his mom about in the last 3 and a half years. this is the biggest challenge that enron hines government is facing. it is going to have to present 172 members of parliament to make sure that if it says that this vote of no confidence can not go through because it still has the numbers parting the opposition, they have fall more than $172.00 and bees, not just because of disgruntled them being who are switching sides from him and con, spotty towards them. but also because of coalition partners that iran con, enjoyed the support of people who we've been speaking to tell us that iran han has not been able to fulfill campaign promises, including job, stepping out corruption from the ranks of his own government. making sure that the price of basic commodities, inflation, etc. i'm the state of economy is improved and also try and stabilize the u. s. dot fog, you find the ruby against the us dollar. and all of these things combined with the

coalition support and the very important question of the pocket funding minute fees, the for the military stablish been a garden, the position is now going to play a new 3rd, or it is no longer going to support iran con and that is why people are easy, they're feeling it easier to change sides. this is going to be a crucial a few days and focus on political history as this would have no confidence as debate has already begun the both of these sites say they have the numbers and the prime minister is now waiting for that vote. and during this time, new promises are being made on promises are being broken, new alliances are being formed and focused on holds. it's read to figure out whether a prime minister in focus on will be able to complete his 5 year term for inside story. this is a, some of the jobs will begin our discussion in a moment. first, let's remind you of how we got to this point. a popular cricketer and philanthropist. he won his 1st world cup against india in 1992. 2 years later he

would create the 1st and only cancer hospital in pakistan at the time. in 1996 con, established the pakistan to rica in soft political party, also known as the p t. i. 6 years later he was elected as a member of parliament. in 2018 con claimed victory in the general elections, but faced allegations of vote rigging the p t i emerged as the largest party in the national assembly a month later, the p t. i nominated him to be prime minister after defeating his opponent. iran con, became the 22nd democratically elected prime minister of pakistan. all right, let's go ahead and bring in our guess vital router joined us from islamabad. he is a former federal minister for water resources and a member of prime minister. im ron cons. communications team from london were joined by far zona shake. she's a specialists in pakistan's politics and foreign policy and an associate fellow in

the asia pacific program at chatham house. international fairs, thinktank, and also in london. we have shiraz parisha, professor of journalism and a specialist in the affairs of pakistan, afghanistan and central asia. a warm welcome to you all and thanks so much for joining us today on inside story for santa let me start with you today. what exactly is behind this no confidence vote? what i think um, it depends on who you are, who you listen to. i mean, the prime minister, of course, is claimed that it is a result of an orchestrated const, international conspiracy against his government opposition parties who are bringing this vote of no confidence against francis to iran con. i have insisted that in fact, it is the results of his governments, ah gross incompetence and, and mismanagement. so as i said,

there are 2 radically different interpretations of what's behind this vote of no confidence. if i saw your heard far as on other talk about the fact that prime minister con has said that there is a foreign conspiracy afoot to remove him. a prime minister con also had added that he has a letter to show as proof of that conspiracy. but he has not produced that. why has he not produced it? and will he thank you for inviting me or let me explain con, 1st for a few seconds. you know, you somebody who is a visionary who's ambitious, who the go getter, a door and achiever, have dignity, self respect for his country, and an honesty on top. and somebody always stood focused on. so number one, the, the biggest issue is that he is not allowing others to play on the ground for their own incentives and for their one the treatments. number one, number 2,

he's somebody who did explain islam and sorted, be sure that we are not extreme assistant, not to do with the religion. number 3 is that he, i mean, i can ask you a question, you know, you know, more than i know, give me one country, one country in the world was sacrificed 80000 lives. we did forget about the collateral damage and financial damages. 80000 deeper corp chid because of what they have wat, why we will not allow that. and you know, you need to understand for us, you know, they need to kill us to stop us. we are unstoppable. you think that we will allow them to sell our country? so, i mean, there people, these crooks as united opposition has done what they've done to plug a son in law 35 years apart from looting this country. they've been blaming abusing my institutes, my army with, with the generals galaxy looking they've been black mailing the j traditionally.

they've been making tapes of the judges. mean that kind of focused on we want never, no education background, no education institute there for, for the people to focus on no medical facility nor nothing. this time things were different. we did not compromise on this how gravity set of respect and dignity of focused on. that's a, that's our, that's our issue. and we would not, i mean, they were totally ripping my country for the past 3540 years and look at the optics again. the same people will be abusing my institute, who, when technically they are representing it as innovation is off the people from the, for international human the, to present this diamond to national players does not meet anyone they have in shape of these united on. but i so as they're, i'm seen and i swear that happening, we're not allying if i so i'm sorry to interrupt you, but i do want to ask again, it's such a critical time at such a perilous time for the prime minister. he's saying that he has proof and at one

point he indicated that he would share that proof. why has he not? and do you think he will i mean that there are technical issues with that, you know, there the secrecy act, you know, which we need to follow. so we have it, we have a finding, a way out, technically through, through lawyers, the how to go about it. but we do want to share everything with the, with the country. they should know that he story. he did not sell. i mean, for us, even as if i'm right now i'm talking to you, we have an offer by the players that you know, i want it all been down, agree and accept what they want and everything is going to be all right, but the answer is no get lost and that's the attitude we have. and yet then understanding the elite sylvia fall full, we have more strong. when we have no seat. i mean for debate sake of their boss through view of even are and let them breathe. new thing that we will allow, we will compromise on a country no, never. number 2,

number 3 is that they're giving us pain. but i assure you and i getting to you that they're going to be lot of suffering from a site towards them. and in order to protect focus on and i just, one is not, and the people are focused on, people have understood the game. you know, nobody can play these games anymore. and on top of it, not only change of regime his life is under leisure, his light isn't a threat. we been told by the bad friendly of neighboring countries. have you been alarmed? we have intelligence reports. so you know, it's a ray of tense situation in the country and, and the international players are achieving what they wanted to achieve, but they're not realizing that to be being without seat a very strong we have the right life. i golf is hitting 5 i so let, let me, let me get to that point with you in any other thing is spotty and biography at the moment. right? i'll get back to you on that point. i do want to ask shiraz from your vantage point . do you believe that enron con, can actually survive this? i mean some,

if we look at the numbers and it is technically he has lost the majority in the house. it's just a matter of time and formality. but what astonishes me is emron con, hanging on to car for so long. and this process is taking that much time. i should remind you and your ideas that in pakistan in the past. and there were prime ministers who had tutored which already in the parliament, and they were quite powerful. and they had a full parliamentary of becky. but egypt they were disposed to wake easily who courts and through presidential and who are the meat. on the other hand, in brown hon, has it been, majority is slim majority and that also prov, other parties, his allies who had brought to him by the military establishment. and this hybrid regime was creating i would like to find out what mr. vessel want. upset about mr.

ram, honda, integrity, and honesty. there are now very serious questions about mr. iran has integrity and his honesty. he has, you know, turned his back and he has taken so many utah's on all his promises. he has broken promises, he has broken commitments. and this rhetoric is really nonsense. it's very bizarre when they are now creating a storm in a cup of tea by saying that there is some international conspiracy. we know that iran con is one of those politicians in pakistan who has a deep relationship with western elite and restaurant comers, particularly with the british establishment in brown. ha, was the politician, one of his close friends of but este bubble his who know opposes him. he, he said that it, hon won't stores him that he wanted to use his father, wife jamal,

not to mind to have connections in the white house in grand hon did not support it for august, fanny, a son of a book back hispanic bus driver in the london or in the election garden meal london . and he went especially to england from bucket on board his parlour rather than not. goldsmith, who was better, a brother of mine, of course. so he was in grand hot is very close to the conservative party in right wing by d. richard believes and you know, which is still has the imperialistic thinking and you know, a party of logs in round, hostile or conservative party and ram. honda has connections in the west and in ron hahn has ended due august on to i and in ron hahn has made a, b i m f, which no urologist back is by the government to write on friday. my house is not

experiences in on says that he wants the market to texas. i guess when he came back after meeting donald trump, he said he has a he is evil. so happy as if you want to work up for is on a, let me ask you, assuming this happens, let's say that the no confidence vote happens and that iran con does not survive it . what is the immediate aftermath and when it comes to the opposition, does the opposition have any plan going forward beyond this plan that united them as far as just removing the prime minister from office? well, i think, i think that's, that's the read worry, you know, i mean i at present, we know that premise iran does not have the numbers to win a new confidence vote or to remain in power so, so the chances are that, you know, he will be an the damage to the

white house where the u. s. has it, and joe biden is making an address on our energy prices. we were responding. we're aiding the ukranian people were both economically, militarily, while leaving the most punishing economic sanctions against russia ever used against another nation in place and increasing. as far these actions are crippling russia's economy isolate imprudent from the world and helping ukrainians fight for their country and ease their suffering. but as i said from the start, putting war is imposing a cost on american or allies and democracies around the world. today, i want to talk about one aspect of prudence war that affects and has real effects on american people. putting a price, hike, americans and our allies are feeling that the pump. i know how much it hurts. you've heard me say before i grew up in a family like many of you were the price of the gallon gasoline went up or

discussions, the kitchen table or family budget. your family by just to fill a tank. none of it should've been john, whether a dictator declares war. so today i'm laying out a 2 par plan now on the ease the pain that families are feeling right now. but the end, this air of dependence and uncertainty and lay a new foundation for true and last year, american energy independence, parent statically. just imagine if in fact, europe didn't have to count on russian oil. if they were energy independent, would change the nature of so much problem we're facing with gas prices as to routes. first, the pandemic when coverage drug demand for oil plummet. so production slowed down worldwide is because of the strength and the speed of our recovery demand for oil shot back up much faster than the supply. that's why the cost of gas began to rise

last year. the 2nd route, as latimer potent started this year, gas was about $3.30 a gallon. today, it's about average and for $2422.00 is higher. many states nearly a dollar more or less than 3 months. the reason for that is because of putting war and now many people no longer buy in russian oil around the world. i've been russian import of oil here in america. probably some democrats in congress call ford and supported was the right thing to do. but i said at the time, it's going to come to the cost. as russian oil comes off the global market supply of oil drops and prices arise. now putting price reg, price hike is hitting americans at the pump, which, which brings me to the 1st part of my plan to immediately increase the supply of oil. our prices are rising because uprooted, actually,

there isn't enough supply. and the bottom line is if we want lower gas price, we have a more oil supply right now for us. all companies that are recording their. 1 largest profits in years. they have a choice, one thing, but those profits productive use by producing more orals, restarting idle wells are producing on the sites. they already are leasing, giving the american people a break by passing some of the savings on their customers and lowering the price of the pump. or they can, as some of them are doing, exploit the situation. said back ship those profits to the investors. and while american family struggle to make ends meet, look, this is a moment of consequence and peril for the world and pain at the pump for american families. it's also moment of patronage is i want to acknowledge those companies that have already announced are increasing immediate production. they're investing

money to produce more oil and also clean technology. we need to reduce our dependence on oil in the future. they have everything they need, nothing standing in their way, and they've indicated they will reducing that extra $1000000.00 barrels of oil per day. probably starting as early as this fall. that's progress. but some companies have been pretty blind. they don't want to increase supply because the price, i mean is higher profits $1.00, c, e o, even acknowledge that they don't care if the price of a barrel of oil goes of $200.00 a barrel are not going to step up the production. i say enough enough of lavishing excessive profits on investors and pay out some buybacks when the american people are watching the world is watch us. so companies made nearly $80000000000.00 in profit last year. an issue. those profits are expected, continue sore. this is the time,

not the time to sit on record profits is time to step up for the goodie or country, the good of the world to invest in the media production the we need to respond of latimer put, provide some relief for your customers, not investors and executives, look, i'm a capitalist, i have no problem with corporations turn into good profit. a companies have an obligation that goes beyond just the shareholders to their customers, their communities and their country. now, american company should take advantage of a panoramic or a latimer prudence, actually enrich themselves at the expense of american families, investing those profits, profits, and production and innovation. that's what they should do, invest in your customers. and it isn't just like it's not a pay, traffic is good for your business as well. right now. orland gas industry is city not nearly 9000 unused, but approve permits for production on federal lands or more than

a 1000000 unused acres. they have a right to, to pump our family can't afford that company, sit on these their hands. so to help execute this 1st part of my plan, i'm calling for use it or lose it. policy congress should make companies pay fees on well, on federal leases. they haven't used in years and acres of public land there, hoarding without production. companies that are already producing from these wells won't be affected, but those sit in on, on use, leases, and idle wells will either have to start producing or pay the price for their action. lot. actually, i'm calling for will make a real difference over time. but the truth is, it takes months not days for companies to increase production as well. the next part of my plan is so important. today i am authorized the release of $1000000.00 barrels per day for the next 6 months over $180000000.00 barrels for the strategic from the, from the strategic petroleum reserve. this is

a war time bridge to increase oil supplier to production wraps up later this year. and it is by far the largest release barnett national reserve in our history and provide historic amount of supply for historic amount of time, a 6 months bridge to the fall. and will use the revenue from selling the oil now to restock to strategic petroleum reserve. when prices are lower, so will be ready will be ready for future emergencies. folks, i've coordinated this release with allies and partners around the world. already i've come, we have commitments from other countries, released tens of millions of additional barrels. the mark together are combined efforts, civil supply, well over a 1000000 barrels a day. nations coming together to deny putting the ability to a weaponized energy resources against american families and families in democracies around the world. now,

for the 1st part of my plan is about media media crisis. the 2nd part as about declaring real american energy independence for the long term. so we never have to deal with this problem again. ultimately, we in the whole world need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels altogether. we need to choose long term security over energy and climate vulnerability. we need to double down on our commitment to clean energy and tackling the climate crisis with our partners and allies around the world. and we can do that by passing my plan is literally before the senate right now in the united states congress right now. it's been there for well over a month to speed, the transition to clean energy future that's made in america, with american products and american values. we need to embrace all the tools and technology should help us free us from our dependence from fossil fuels, moves toward a more home wrong clean energy. technology is made by american companies and

american workers. we can bolster democratic supply domestic supply chains here at home and export those technologies around the world to reduce greenhouse gases. that's why today, i miss you to directive to strengthen our clean energy economy. i'm going to use the defense production act. secure america supply change for the critical matures to go into batteries for electric vehicles, and the storage of renewable energy, lithium graphite nickel. so much more. we need to and our long term reliance on china and other countries for inputs and will power the future. and i'll use every tool i have to make that happen. yes. a building a made numeric clean energy future will help save card our national security. yes. us tackle climate change. yes is can help us ensure that america's great millions of good paying jobs for generations to come. but most important,

most important day my plan will do right away, is save your family money. here's what i mean. under my plan, which is before the congress, now we can take advantage the next generation of electric vehicles that are typical driver will save about $80.00 a month from not having to pay gas at the pump. if your home is powered by safer a cheaper cleaner electricity, like solar or heat pumps, you can save about $500.00 a month and don't take my word for the c o. z of 11 of america's largest utility companies came to see me. the white house several weeks ago, a tall move, we passed my plans before the congress. now typical families will see saving, show up, and utility bills. immediately, costs will come down even more as we innovate and develop, cutting edge energy storage technologies, clean hydrants technology, vance, nuclear technology, carbon capture, seacoast ration technologies. and by the way, this weeks, the benefit i included the bi partisan infrastructure law help from families

whether eyes or homes are being delivered. my ministrations making $3200000000.00 available from this legislation to provide up to $6500.00 direct payment for working class families to be able to wear the rise of their homes. save the money to keep them warm in the winter and cool in the summer. it's a direct grant. this program in brown for a while and in the past is delivered to families average families, another $327.00 in savings when they're, whether us. but now we have the ability to reach 10 times as many families because of the legislation. we already passed and in the legislation. in addition to that, we're also setting new standards, both fuel economies for new vehicles sold in america. within 5 years, we're going to travel 10 miles more on every single guy when we have because the average.