shoulders but i have to hold the suede because i'm responsible for the few shall fall country for the people far behind the boss. sh. guardians of truth starts february 18th on d. w. ah ah ah. this is due to the news line from berlin pakistan's. former president prevents chavez is dead after a long illness. the former for storage general cheese power in a bloodless cood. he tried to usher in socially liberal values to a markedly conservative country and survived assassination attempts. also on the

program after tracking it for days drifting high over the us fighter jet, shoot down a suspected chinese spy berlin. the balloon has triggered a diplomatic storm. beijing warns there may be with the cushions and ukrainian presidents, zalinski warns that russia is growing more and more troops at ukraine's done yet greeting, making it tougher for defenders to hold the line. ah and warm welcome. 12 years round the world. i'm michael ocho. her vest will shower if the former president of pakistan has died general wish or if to come into a long illness in a hospital in dubai. he was 79. for sheriff became president after military coups in 1999. he dodged 3 assassination attempts before leaving office in 2008. he later

attempted a political comeback, but instead was presented with criminal charges and had since been living in exile . for more on this, i'm joined by d. w reporter finish jotted, bernisha. masha was a general, of course, in pakistan's army. how did he rise to power? michael, for with my sheriff in 1999, was the military chief. and at that time without consultation with that then prime minister of the country navarre should. if he in a where did arts or indian head gosh me. and that led to almost a stream bitterness between nobody and the army chief previous machine. and that invasion, also known as calvin infiltration on, was brought back as an india, at the brink of war. eventually, pervious michelle of over to you, the elected government of navarre should if and in a military cool became the leader of the country. and then george, pakistan as

a dictator for almost a decade and 2008. what is his legacy in pakistan? so in the initial years of his own, when he took over the country or he was a popular figure, he propagated himself as a staunch supporter of human rights. and he also asked pakistan is to follow the body of enlightened, more tradition of to become more modernized up august and also saw a huge economic growth under his leadership. but he was also a controversial figure on after $911.00 when he was in made it of guns done. he became a closest ally of the us and it's what i can stay with them. and during that time, our cousin also dentists received a lot of military assistance from the u. s. m, and t in the, in his war against terrorism. and when he was in like supporting the us, he get it out military operations for the 1st time in tribal areas of pakistan

bordering afghanistan, he get it out. a miniature petition against stripe and head, but of just on an operation or in a mosque in islamabad and these vectors. and let's do a creation of one of the most deadly militant groups in pakistan on aesthetic a taliban pakistan or t t p r. he was a later into the house but, but at the same time and he was supporting the us water and did it, isn't he? we plagiarism. he was also accused of secretly supporting the afghan taliban in afghanistan. and in later years of his presidency in his efforts to strong arm, they do your duty. he imposed emergency in the country and in 2007 when park is on former prime minister. i've been asked to put all i was assassinated. he was also accused of being involved in that assassination, although he denied that acquisition. so the domain of eddie controversial figuring packers and it leaves

a very complicated legacy many shades to his image. that is bernisha joe javert. many, many thanks. the united states has shut down the chinese balloon that has been flying high over the u. s. for the last several days, creating a diplomatic and political storm. the pentagon says it was a platform for espionage. china now warns there may be repercussions over the downing of what it inches was nothing more than a civilian weather balloon blown off course. after floating across the u. s. for days, the suspected chinese spy balloon has been shot down off the coast of south carolina . several air pulse was shut and as space closed before the balloon was brought down by military fighter jets, landing 11 kilometers of the us mainland us president joe biden

said he all did the balloon to be down as soon as it could be done so safely. a wednesday when i was break down the blown order of a paragon to shoot down one v as soon as possible, i decided without doing damage than the one on the ground. the successor took it down and i want to compliment our aviators who did it. and was more to report on her so later china's ministry of foreign affairs condemned the shooting down of the balloon. let it ring, tanksley was a civilian airship, though da, you don't? beijing previously said it regretted his entrees into us as space or good afternoon . good us secretary of state wide, antony blinker. duncan cancelled a trip to china following is discover i am very, the balloon may be neutralized, but the fall out to thir, the soured already brought diplomatic relations between china and the united states

. i spoke earlier with the w east asia correspondent, william young in taipei and asked about china's reaction to having its balloon shot down. so the chinese can damn the shot down of the balloon as an ovary action of the, from the united states as they continue to stick to the line that it is merely a civilian balloon. that is our scientific nature. and i think this really just shows that both sides are not backing down because they are required by domestic expectations to maintain and operate from a position of strength rather than showing any weakness. so following the initial reaction that they said they regret the balloon have fly into the u. s. airspace. they are now sticking to their original stance and their rhetoric, and they are really adopting a very tough stance and not trying to show any sign of weakness. as you well know, china says it may take further actions as they put it. what might those actions be?

i think that we really depend on the ongoing investigation that the u. s. congress had already ordered, and also the findings that are going to come out of the united states. and as we know, the inside the united states, the domestic rhetoric and the atmosphere right now is being very critical of the government handling of a. and also there's a lot of skepticism of the purpose of this bill. and so, as we know more from what the united states findings will be, i think paging is going to calculate about what are the proper measures for them to ensure that they don't show any sign of weakness. and then at the same time, they're not backing down from their original stance. from your perspective, they're in asia. how will this affect the already delicate relationship between the us and china? i think this is really a big blow to the sri. stout, we're leading up to blinking and as it, as we know, over the last few months, both sides are trying to negotiate an open communication. even though blinking in

one of the top, chinese diplomat continue to have dialogue and calls over this incident. but it is basically putting all the efforts over that since last november back to point ground 0. and then it's going to take a lot for them to restart any kind of dialogue and possible visits in the following months. many thanks, william. that was william young in taipei. thank you. a brief look at some of the other international stories we're watching at this hour. anti government protesters have clash with police and lima, the capital of peru, after parliament rejected a proposal to bring forward elections. since early december, thousands of demonstrators across the country have been demanding the resignation of president. dina blocked it. after her popular predecessor pedro castillo was impeached and arrested from trying to dissolve. congress east african leaders have

called for an immediate cease fire in the democratic republic of congo, where a rebel group is fighting to take control of a region rich in minerals. troops sent there by the d. r. c. military as well as the east africa community have failed to contain the conflict ukraine's president for lot of val lot, amir zalinski says the situation in the eastern province of done yet is critical. keith says it fought off a new russian assault on the sea of buck mood on saturday. the fiercest fighting of the war is concentrated on the eastern front. possible on the front line in ukraine's east. less than a kilometer away from russia's border. ukraine's territorial defense unit is trying to hold the line. i mean, but they are not. they were under constant sharing. have just been told that

a drone is in the air. along with the russians are conducting recognizance flight as well, which will usually the shooting starts an hour later. it's dangerous cautious or we can only stay out for a bit. and then it's back to the bunker greeter was to move, which as a sort of thing like that, he was little sure of the battlefield isn't cut short. if by shelling the bumper you before you read the unit shelters under ground and waiting for the artillery fire to subside, e or and the other men here are civilians. so they volunteer to fight on the front lines in the yard. but they say they don't have the right equipment to fight the russians and alluded off on monday, november over on, or we don't have enough weapons here. you both a, both of deliveries from the westwood help us a lot involved with them from when he tanks mortars and artillery to defend ourselves will now deliver, look affordable, good for garcia. but on that, for example, for now,

the unit relies on the labyrinth of trenches for protection and surveillance of the building. what, what, what, what movement, where we can watch them from here with our year to store. ah, if we see something, we foreign them fire power using what could be a museum artifact, a soviet era machine gun the command center is in the basement of an administrative building. this is where the unit pushed back russian forces in september, even coordinates or just him will not. this is this, you have positions everywhere and we're always changing locations. ok, the russians can locators and attack, it's already happened even here to the people. the command station is decorated with weapons and uniforms, left behind by the enemy. next door is the russian tank that has

been seized and repaired. ah, the ukrainian troops want to use it on the battlefield as they brace for what they believe is an imminent spring offensive. some sports news for you now and saturday was an emotional day in the bonus liquor for dorman, striker sebastian alarm. he scored his 1st goal for the club since being diagnosed with cancer in july. that goal helped wrap up a big win over rivals, fryeburg and placed ortman hot on the heels of the leagues top 2 clubs. dorman strike a sebastian allaire was making his 1st league start at home since treatment, particular cancer. dormant marked world cancer day by redesigning their center circle urging men to check for lumps. fryeburg killian, cynthia,

did his teammates no favors by being sent off. after to 17 minutes, dorman defended nichol sought aback a student at the back at times this season. in front of go though he poses a threat and gave his side the lead from the titus of angles. but fryeburg later exposed his defensive frailties. lucas hurley equalizing after the ball had rebounded off, slaughter beck. you had plenty to think about at the break. luckily for him. carina ye me scott. his 2nd to the league season and 2nd into games. early in the 2nd half . it was quite a celebration to dobbins next goal, had fans in raptures and making it 3 won. this was his 1st goal having been diagnosed in july, shortly after signing for the club. his joy was there for all to see his boots told the own story. william blunt added an impressive force

and g irena, a 5th but the day belonged to alas, as dorman, boosted dead title hopes and we will end it there up next our talk films series, this one titled lawanda and the price of success. a michael. okay. in berlin, i'll be back at the top of the hour with another news bulletin from me and the rest of the team. thanks for your company. you were watching d w. a we're interest in the global economy. our portfolio, d w business beyond. here's a closer look at the project.