the call pakistan home. i hoped to include someone with a softer view on pakistan but august is a difficult month to find panelists in washington dc. everyone we wanted as a panelist is either out of town or otherwise unavailable. that has put me in a difficult position to try and dutifully put forward some of the questions raised by those who believe pakistan is not understood by americans or complexities are ignored or it is bashed frequently in the international media. we cannot guarantee those who invited the pakistani narrative will be sacrificed by what we accomplished this afternoon but we will try to accommodate their perspective in the course of our discussion. my own views can be found in my books including the latest one, reimagining pakistan, transforming a dysfunctional nuclear state, as well as an article on our website, www. herhusband.org or www. southasia. i strive to be the moderator who learned not only the perspective of panelists but those who are not present here. let us -- tell us what

in pakistan pakistan has tried very hard to put a biometric system in place pakistan has tried very hard to fence the border pakistan port three one hundred ninety six even if that number three hundred ninety one border of course to check the movement off at pakistan and afghanistan is and what does one to put one hundred nine border post so we have tried very hard to convince our one friends that it is in our interest both of our interest to ensure that this border is manned properly so you stop blaming us for whatever happens when you say you have the skills to do that thank you we're thinking. ok to the work for something that's affected me and my family a very personal level is the systematic and ongoing genocide against shia muslims in pakistan in july twenty third teen there was an interview where you said that your government had a deep and abiding commitment to find those responsible and to prevent those going forward so can i ask what you specifically have done when you were in government to prevent those attacks. and why those have been so those actions were so unsuccessfu

india pakistan relations, both countries have nuclear weapons, pakistan and afghanistan, pakistan and the united states. each of you, three minutes. go first. >> i really foresee that there is going to be a tough parliamentary course, he is an untrained man despite being in parliament but he ended 5 sessions, he was a deadbeat parliamentarian and the burden he carries of election manipulation, better the ball and chain. >> i think i have that. >> this is the pakistan army spokesperson. two things from his personal account. this person declared victory, look at the timing of the tweet and this is a sub tweet saying whoever god pleases exalts him and whoever god displeased with he basically just brings them to dust and dirt. the election results were rolling in. are we not going to this situation to actually lose this election on election day? the reason being this is the first time in the history of pakistan that a politician with a strong electoral base challenged the army's own interests on its own turf. this is where the real issue, and actually end of becoming allies by default bec

pakistan's repayments to china as well as china deepening its claws into pakistan. christine fair i'm saying we : need to be thoughtful. imf, in policymaking circles imf has been not on the table but we're not think about the cost and benefits. husain haqqani: we didn't talk, get to talk about afghanistan and whether can expect yafer werecooperative and american efforts to try and find a peaceful solution or a solution to enable america to come out of afghanistan in a way in which pakistan's interests can also be protected. but i'm sure that will come out during the course of questions and answers. before we go to the audience let , me just say that this has been a somewhat pessimistic view of things. there is an optimistic view which all of us do not have to share but should be aware of. and that is that imran khan will bring a fresh outlook to government, not having been entrenched in the ways of patronage and corruption the pakistan's politics has been mired in, that he will have professionals managing various ministries, that a lot of overseas pakistanis will st

administered kashmir pakistan or mr kashmir want to be part of pakistan only two percent of the people in indian administered kashmir i would i would be very happy if the people get the choice to choose between india pakistan or in the independence of independence i would be very happy if they choose an independent state all to go with. just they are always that policy that is absolutely the policy that is the right question is india pakistan independent exactly just before you do is clarify for me explain to me is the current position of the pakistani government to have a referendum in kashmir with three questions on the on the ballot paper what i'm saying is pakistan is committed to the people getting the right to truth. that that is. the are completely committed to the united nations security council doesn't have his emotional stress so i'm wondering if. i'm that's not part of the resolution what i'm saying is that as far as as far as the kashmiri people is concerned your view is absolutely my view and i was here when you were in office as was my view when ok let's go to our audienc

pakistan you might be asking for another loan from the i.m.f. the fifteenth into in that decade or so washington is not very happy about that how do you think that will pan out. before i come and answer your this question let me if you allow me to comment on what they move. about a paradigm shift we will be very happy and i think all democratic minded people people who believe in democracy people who believe in people's rights people who believe in the parliament they would be very happy if imran could do that they were also said that imran is an independent minded person in pakistan's political really put there was an independent prime minister and we know what happened to him benazir bhutto was an independent prime and it minded prime minister we know what happened to her when i sharif was an independent minded prime minister we know what happened to him so. it depends what it means by independent minded i think. country to the perception general perception that there are questions about if imran will be successful or not i think there is a re

are living in pakistan pakistan has tried very hard to put a biometric system in place pakistan has tried very hard to fence the border pakistan ports to be one hundred ninety six or even if that number three hundred ninety one border of course to check the movement off at pakistan and one funny then what does a lot of fun to put one hundred nine border post so we have tried very hard to convince our one friend that it is in our interest both of our interest to ensure that this border is manned properly so you stop blaming us for whatever happens we're going to use a gather tools to do that thank you thank you. ok to the work for something that's affected me and my family a very personal level is the systematic and ongoing genocide against shia muslims in pakistan in july twenty third teen there was an interview where you said that your government had a deep and abiding commitment to find those responsible and to prevent those going forward so can i ask what you specifically have done when you were in government to prevent those attacks. and why those have been so those actions were

absolutely not pakistan it has a g.d.p. of about three hundred billion dollars i'm sure that all the next twenty years you can record ruble it is very easy to object to the country with a very low base you know. we are the fifth largest country in the world it does the barclay should but we have what is your point three percent of the global g.d.p. share which is a bare a very small starting from bay low point and and it's very easy to now build upon it but it has to be said nato nation media are saying and i suppose it's your legacy is being in senior positions there in the government it's a basket case economy and brics nation media are all talking about the possibility of new trade ties and and link ups in the business world where why the mismatch i don't think there's a mismatch i think we being a basket case it just takes a long time to really you know get your act together things started improving quite a bit over the last few years you're moving in the right trajectory our growth rate over the last or the last five y

why is there pakistan? what role does the pakistani military, including the intelligence services -- some people make a distinction between those services and the -- but i will say military and mean all of these organizations. the role that they play in the continued formation of a state that is still really young. the afghan state can point to origins much earlier than the pakistani state does. a state that has been molded by these military forces, a succession of coups, influenced efforts. we went through all that. but, if the pakistani state is about survival of military institutionsnce and anyone who is ever been on a , pakistani military base will see how the officers live, education facilities, they will see they have a good life. if the pakistani state is about the continuation of these organizations, it is a whole different question about what they're are doing in afghanistan and all of that. one reason why this might be so difficult to solve, that the pakistani so-called deep state or military stat

pakistan. as long as they have that, they have a great incentive to act in accordance with pakistani wishes. fundamentalo a question. i'm not sure what weather the question is what the taliban want to the question may be what does pakistan want. i think the taliban have to adapt themselves to not 100% in everything but adapt themselves to what pakistan wants. it is a complex situation. talks should go forward. let's see. we have to be careful to say that these are the only answer. as i mentioned before, the kinds of mistakes we have made laid the groundwork for a long time continuing -- conflict. people talk about northern ireland. about 500ct lasted years. i am not predicting the afghan conflict will last that long but deep-seated questions, they often take a lot of time and effort and suffering before there is an end. >> can i jumped in and say, i think at the highest levels of decision-making, that we do not really know very well over the years, strategic interests are involved. i do not thi

imran khan's one of the most recognizable faces of pakistan who's been a vocal critic of u.s. drone strikes and has insisted that dialogue with groups like the taliban is the way to achieve peace people do not want this x. so judicial killing in the name of drone attacks is hinted at better ties with neighbors including india and afghanistan in a positive relationship with the us based on what he calls. mutual respect. him and con's become the first former cricketer to have turned popular support into an election when. if he gets ready to fulfill his promise of the so-called new pakistan he faces major challenges including finishing his full five year term because none of his predecessors remained in power long enough to complete their time in office some of the job it was there. let's now bring in our guests joining us from islamabad. he's a member of the party in london with her son former pakistani high commissioner to the u.k. and also in islamabad she writes peroxide director of the. university in marjah and welcome to the program she writes for russia let me start with y

absolutely not pakistan it has a g.d.p. of about three hundred billion dollars i'm sure that all the next twenty years you can record ruble it is very easy to upgrade the country with a very low base you know. we are the fifth largest country in the world it does the barclay should but we have what is your point three percent of the local g.d.p. share which is a bear a very small study from bay low point and and it's again it's easy to now build upon it but it has to be said nato nation media are saying and i suppose it's your legacy is being in senior positions there in the government it's a basket case economy and brics nation media are all talking about the possibility of new trade ties and and link ups in the business world where why the mismatch i don't think there's a mismatch i think we know boss could guess it just takes a long time to really you know get your act together things started proving quite a bit over the last few years you moving in the right trajectory.

they have a sanctuary with pakistan.s were their leadership is and that's where their weapons ammunition and explosives are. as long as they have that they have a great incentive to try and act in accordance with pakistan emissions. they go back to the fundamental question that you and i have discussed. i'm not sure what the taliban once. the question may be well be what pakistan wants. to adapt themselves to what afghanistan wants. a very complex situation. talk should go forward and let's see what results. the same time we have to be very careful not to look at talks is the only answer. the kinds of mistakes that we have made unfortunately laid the groundwork for a long time continuing complex. people talk about northern ireland. several conflicts lasted several years. i'm not sure the afghan conflict will last that long but questions were discussed it takes a lot of suffering. >> alike to jump in once again. i think at the highest levels of decision-making and strategic interests are involved i don't think you have to

absolutely not pakistan it has a g.d.p. of about three hundred billion dollars i'm sure that all the next twenty years you can quadruple it it's very easy to upgrade the country with a very low base you know. we are the fifth largest country in the world into the bottle ation but we have what is your point three percent of the g.d.p. share which is a very small study drawn by a low point and and it's very easy to now build upon it but it has to be said nato nation media.

or is pakistan on the brink of becoming a failed state. my guest tonight was the youngest and first female foreign minister of pakistan when she was appointed in two thousand and eleven she said her country has nothing to apologize for we feel that we are the ones who have reacted to them with we are the ones who have sacrificed their lives for. fighting it on the ground on the d m a the house and i've come here to the oxford union to go head to head with the former pakistani foreign minister. all asco whose side pakistan is really on in the fight against terror and whether democracy in her country is in danger. tonight i'll also be joined by omar waraich an award winning british journalist and former pakistan correspondent for time magazine. pakistani academic senior lecturer in south asian politics at king's college london and all three of secularizing islamists and musharraf is a former advisor to the pakistani foreign ministry as well as to. the e.u. and the us. ladies and gentlemen please put your hands together for him now rabbani kh

the constitution of this law maker public of pakistan. and the law and always in the interest all suffered added. integrity. integrity so the sun a day to day well being. and. that i even strive to preserve the islamic ideology. which is the basis of the creation of pakistan. that i believe would you not allow. that i would not allow my personal interest. to influence my official count up to. all of my official positions. that i did preserve protect. and defend the constitution of this law make a public of pakistan. and be protected and defended. in all circumstances. right. to all manner of people. according to know without fear favor affection intervale. that i did not directly aught but in directly. communicate to all reveal. to any person any matter which shall be brought undone like consideration. all shall become known to me. as prime minister. except as may be to quiet for the do discharge of my duties. as prime minister. them. and i believe discharge all my duties as prime minister. when it is very necessary for me to do it. may a

he is setting out his own vision for pakistan todaylj his own vision for pakistan today.” mean, you usecient details yet. he hasn't given details about how he will improve the revenue collection for pakistan itself. pakistan's economy is growing at 6%, but his major challenge is how to fix the economy, because they are running out of these foreign exchange reserves. because the oil imports are increasing, the international oil prices are going up, which meets pakistan has to dig deep to pay for these oil imports. so the first challenge for him as the economy, and second how he is going to tackle the military. you know, the military has always been playing an active role in pakistan's foreign policy and defence policy. whether he can manage to strike a balance between the internal affairs and the areas where the military thinks that is within its own realm of power, which he cannot go into, step into that territory. and how secure is he politically, as he embarks upon all of this? he has a coalition government. he has managed to get the support of the other regional parties. and the oppo

pakistan on the brink of becoming a failed state. my guest tonight was the youngest and first female foreign minister of pakistan when she was appointed in two thousand and eleven she said her country has nothing to apologize for we feel that we are the ones. we are the ones who have sacrificed the. fighting on the d m a the house and i've come here to the oxford union to go head to head with the former pakistani foreign minister. whose side pakistan is really on in the fight against terror and whether democracy in her country is in danger. tonight i'll also be joined by omar waraich an award winning british journalist and former pakistan correspondent for time magazine. pakistani academic senior lecturer in south asian politics at king's college london and all through secularizing islamists and musharraf the former advisor to the pakistani foreign ministry as as well. the e.u. and the us. ladies and gentlemen please put your hands together for him now rabbani khar. rabbani khar was first elected to the pakistan politic twenty five s

a complete end of violence or a start of peace talks pakistan's new prime minister imran khan has used his first address as leader to blame the previous government for the country's debt crisis concept pakistan had never before faced such difficult economic problems a promise to create greater prosperity through better trade links he also pledged to improve the health care system and eradicate poverty. ensure. pakistan needs peace we want peace as without it no progress and development is possible half the population is below the poverty line we can't help them without stability will do our best to maintain good relations with their neighbors. and our correspondent there has more from the. twenty two. started its political party imran khan the twenty second prime minister of pakistan nation for the first time he talked about the grave economic crisis confronting the country saying that

now he is setting out his vision of pakistan, he sees this vision of pakistan, he sees this vision ofion, a proper administration and we don't have to beg money from foreign countries. this was what he was talking about and one day after being sworn in his telling the electorate that he will go after those who are corrupt. number two he was talking about how many people pay income tax in the country. it said only 800,000 people pay tax which is less than 1%. broadly in the subcontinent and of people breaking tax even in india is less than [1%. he wants to widen his tax nets of the government can take more revenue which can be used to the people, to develop education and create more jobs and people, to develop education and create morejobs and health people, to develop education and create more jobs and health care. pakistan is foreign reserves are just about $10 million, enough to pay for two months of imports so he either needs to go to china, a close ally, or to the imf. so they can give a bailout. so he's hinting that people need to pay tax and he might need to increase taxes, he s

now pakistan has had fourteen i.m.f. financing programs since one thousand nine hundred eighty and new loans are likely to come with strict conditions talk of a bailout is putting the country's economic relationship with china in focus the fifty seven billion dollars china pakistan economic corridor has led to massive imports from china u.s. officials are linking the chinese super project to pakistan's financial ills they're demanding details on the terms of any chinese loans but islamabad is accusing the u.s. of trying to sour pakistan's financial relationship with beijing kamal hyder reports from markets in islamabad. the outgoing government had already left a. government. doubling the country. and of course many challenges for iran contra government. that is born to rule on a policy which will make the country more coverage the people of pakistan have voted for change they have already. been out of control again. and god great drawn to a hybrid. what they will be hoping for the new government measures that relieve the

coming up breaking the mold cricket star turned politician imran khan is sworn in as pakistan's new prime minister. a state funeral for those killed in chooses bridge collapse in genoa. mexico's president says he'll put the face of a new airport telephone. thousands of people in southern india are being moved from their homes as what's being called the worst flooding in a century sweeps across the state of kara prime minister narendra modi surveyed some of the worst affected areas from a helicopter three hundred twenty people say far have been killed heavy rains over the past few days triggered landslides and sent water a crushing through villages and helicopters have been rescuing people stranded on their rooftops. now almost all the districts in kerala are on alert with the flooding potentially affecting the state's thirty five million people it's so bad the main airport kochie has been shut down for at least a week now and tourists have been told to stay away so far more than three hundred thousand people have been displaced by the flooding most of them are now living in relief camps t

pakistan did not have the ability to point. no one is also all of them big enough to sponsor them as well in search of the missing pieces and live in every important meetings for the moment he said i like. the pakistani puzzle when you got the news of bin laden was killed were you surprised what was your reaction when they found him the place we continue on but we don't want anyone to know mehdi has son goes head to head with the former pakistani foreign minister on al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching others around the whole robin a reminder of our top stories pope francis says he feels shame over the catholic church's failure to prevent sexual abuse by members of the clergy he spoke during a visit to ireland his visit is an effort to reinvigorate catholicism in a country rocked by decades of scandals involving the church also peruse impose new entry restrictions in an effort to limit the flow of migrants from venezuela asylum seekers mr kerry passports previously they could enter peru using just a venezuelan national id c

on counting the cost pakistan's new leaders facing some tough financial questions will be taking a look at the economic and human cost of the stream he bans plus china the u.s. to be an economic counting the cost on i'll just be a. welcome back here's a reminder of our top stories zimbabwe's opposition leader nelson chamisa has rejected them as something god was presidential election victory as a vote stolen from the people earlier three truckloads of riot police tried to disrupt this press conference in harare one person has been killed during friday protests along the gaza israel border palestinian officials say one hundred twenty others were injured when these really military used to live fire against them straight. and the world health organization is warning of another potential color outbreak in yemen it's calling for a cease fire to allow vaccinations this day after attacks in the port city of the data which that red cross says killed at least fifty five people. it's going to afghanistan now where at least thirty nine people have been killed in an attack on a shia mosque police s

breaking the mold cricket star turned politician imran khan is stolen in his pakistan's new prime minister. and the u.n. report recommends deploying un mandated troops to help protect palestinians. a state funeral is taking place initially for the victims of tuesday's bridge collapse in genoa president said matter of valor is expected to attend and it will be presided over by the archbishop of genoa some families. are staying away they're blaming the government for the disaster and they're saying that they'll conduct their own private ceremonies meanwhile the remains of one family a husband a wife and a nine year old child have been recovered from the rubble of a night while at that ceremony in general is our correspondent david so david this stays occasion is under way. yes martin it's very much on everybody's minds here the getting of the family has been recovering from a crush to say that happened over night. it was a family on the way to the holidays they were trying to catch a ferry here in genoa and they were taken from that crash and. included a nine year old daughter so that's pres

cricket star turned politician imran khan is to be sworn in as pakistan's prime minister. and russian president vladimir putin heads to berlin to discuss a controversial gas pipeline which will bypass ukraine. turkey's credit rating has been lowered by two key agencies moody's and standard and poor's now say it's become more difficult for turkey to make payments on its debts the country's already being rocked by a financial crisis and sanctions from the united states are reports from new york. for the turkish lira it was a week that could not in soon enough he week that started with the lira sliding to a record low of seven point two against the us dollar the currency has lost nearly forty percent of its value against the dollar this year alone as a full fledged economic crisis continues to simmer the trump administration this week threatened to impose additional economic sanctions on turkey over the country's continued house arrest of a u.s. pastor on terrorism charges the diplomatic standoff led trump on friday to again say sanctions are justified turkey has in my opinio

with pakistan and it's symbolic and important i think that pakistan's were about to be prime minister iran plan has sent a very warm message to india early on friday saying that the death of really leaves a huge gap in the political arena of the sub continent i extend my sympathies to the people of india in their hour of grief imran khan said and he sent a delegation to the funeral again early on he's trying to show that he's not quite promised yet in pakistan but he will be very very soon. trying to show that he wants better relations with india but a very very big bigger lay to rest on friday ok andrew thomas live in new delhi thank you very much indeed and we will be talking a little bit more about what's going on in pakistan a little bit later on in the program but first let's go to the south of india where carol is facing an extremely grave crisis that's according to the chief minister is monsoon rains back to the region at least one hundred sixty four people have been killed in the last two weeks and the damage has been described as the worst in almost a century furnace there ha

of trying to sour pakistan's financial relationship with beijing kamal hyder reports from markets in islamabad. the outgoing government had already left a. government. doubling the country they ordered books and of course many. government. there is want to move on a policy which will make their country more coverage the people of pakistan have voted for change they have already. been out of control again. and. to a hybrid. what they will be hoping fall the new government measures that relieve the suffering of the people and inflation joining us now from london is gary seen the emerging markets economist at capital economics good to have you with us first of all how big a financial crisis is pakistan facing it's facing a mountain in a mounting want an increasingly serious one as well now the backdrop to this is the big infrastructure projects currently going on in the country and these become a couple of years ago and in many ways they're exactly what pakistan needs they're going to build bridges railways roads energy plants which is which is what they say the pakistanis economy back

they've always played an active role in pakistan's foreign policy and defence policy.hinks it is in charge, he can't step into that territory. how secure is he politically as he embarks upon all of this? he's got a coalition government. he's managed to get the support of other regional parties and the opposition parties have now come to the parliament, but he politically seems to be strong now because he's also ruling two of the provinces. his party is now in now in power in two of the provinces. the opposition parties have suffered badly, although they say the elections were rigged, they are not in a position to take him on now. but he thinks he's got the people's mandate and he wants to create a new pakistan with no corruption, where pakistan will be treated respectfully in the international arena, but there's a great difference between vision and reality, and what he wants to achieve for pakistan, i think it's difficult in any developing country to change the system overall within five years. the ministry of defence is investigating allegations that british vessels

breaking the mold cricket star turned politician imran khan is sworn in as pakistan's prime minister. hello welcome to al-jazeera live from doha i'm martin denis also coming up thousands are evacuated from their homes in the indian state of carola that's been hit by the worst floods in a century. and a u.n. report suggests for ways to help protect civilians. it's really prepares to hold a state funeral for those killed in tuesday's bridge collapse. the former cricket star imran khan has been sworn in as the new prime minister of pakistan it's taken him more than two decades to finally claim the top job after retiring from sports and turning his attention to politics he was elected prime minister in a vote of the country's national assembly on friday his p.t.a. p.t.i. party i should say won the may seats elections that was staged last month come all hyder is our correspondent he's live in the pakistani capital islamabad and come all. he was able to form a government with the help of other smaller parties what is the overall complection of his party. well that's very true what happened

imran khan has been endorsed to become pakistan's new prime minister members of parliament voted one hundred seventy six to ninety six in favor off on who's the headache and soft party now has the most seats his swearing in is planned for a saturday morning column is seeking to draw a line under elections that were overshadowed by allegations of military manipulation and media crackdowns he's been a household name in pakistan for decades as captain of the national cricket team he led pakistan to the world cup trophy in one thousand nine hundred two he immediately retired from cricket to devote himself to social work he founded the p.t.i. in one thousand nine hundred six with a social justice platform it took six years for the party to make its of the national assembly with khan winning a seat in two thousand and two can lead protests against what he denounced as

twenty second prime minister of pakistan the order administered by the president of pakistan mr mom. in a simple many presidential palace in islamabad it is important. that he will be big against corruption in a country where corruption and in. that he will provide employment to the young in a country where the majority of the population is below the age of thirty imran khan

ashley: what about pakistan? a great deal of the prospects of success in afghanistan are determined by the choices that pakistan makes, which is one to take into the issue, with the dimension of pakistan as a factor in u.s.india relations, but how do you see the triangular relationship between the u.s., india and pakistan? randall: i probably don't want to say a lot of that because we want to give the new prime minister of the new government in pakistan, space to explore where there may be opportunities to improve relations with india. many new governments come into power and want to do that and then run smack dab into reality and all the difficulties. but in terms of separating what was said during the campaign and what he has said since the election, we want to give him space to find the opportunities to improve things with india area i think on the questions about how this all relates to afghanistan and shared interests, there's a -- there is no question that we need pakistan's help in encouraging, persuading,

. >> what about pakistan? a great deal of the prospects of success in afghanistan are determined by the choices that pakistan makes which is one to make into the issue with of the dimension is pakistan as a factor in u.s.-india relations where india has used its of his being a victim of pakistan supported terrorism over the years at the top administration has really come quite forthrightly and chance of holding pakistan to account for these misdemeanors. how do you see the triangular relationship? >> i probably don't want to say a lot of that because we want to give the new prime minister, a new government in pakistan space to explore where there may be opportunities to improve relations with india many new governments come in with the power and want to do that and then run smack dab into reality and all the difficulties. but in terms of separating what was said during the campaign and what he said since the election, we want to give him space to find the opportunities to improve things with india. i think on

scandal that plagued pakistan's domestic t twenty two and last year.england captain joe root has confirmed that ben stokes will play the third test against india the all rounder was found not guilty of free in a british court just four days ago but he comes straight back into the starting eleven for the game of trent bridge at the expense of sam curran who was a man of the match in the first test at age beston i think that's a decision was made above our heads and he has been made available for selection from that point on it's all about the need to play for england in terms of me and in this team. he's been a fine performer for us for a long period of time and no. don't want to leave some a lot better now the twenty eighteen rugby championship kicks off on saturday in sydney when australia hosts new zealand in the opening match these two teams also contest the bledisloe cup which is played within the competition structures of the rugby championship the all blacks have held the bledisloe cup since two thousand and three but the world champions on not u

unfortunately, in pakistan, there are two extremes.nd then there's the liberal extreme. so when you say anything which these two extremes don't agree with, they immediately brand you as the other extreme. when i spoke against the item numbers, they said, "ah, you're a mullah." when i spoke about ahmadiyya rights, they said, "ah, you're a liberal." so, no, me or imran khan, we are not in those two extremes. and that was imran khan's good friend atal bihari vajpayee speaking to the bbc. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. the film, crazy rich asians, is making waves across the world, but who are the real crazy rich asians? we'll look at some of the biggest spenders in this region and where they're putting their hard—earned yen, yuan and singapore dollars. and, at kasia, a big loss indeed to the music industry, aretha franklin, who passed away. i am a big fan of hers. i have her vinyls. i can't even begin to think of what my favourite was, but what was fascinating was denise talking about what a businesswoman she was, that was r

in pakistan. foreign ministry tweeted the country takes exception to the factually incorrect statement, adding there was no mention at all in the conversation about terrorists operating in pakista pakistan. this should be immediately corrected. pakistan's prime minister inherits a fractured relationship with the united states. islamabad has also borrowed billions from china and it needs billions more. secretary pompeo said pakistan should rule out asking the international monetary fund, the united states is the largest shareholder. if the administration figures a bailout of pakistan ultimately means a u.s. bailout of china. >> our position hasn't changed anyway but i'm not going to forecast anything that happens in the future. >> china has finance major infrastructure projects and a loan package may reveal the private terms of agreements. while china has invested heavily in pakistan, the u.s. has suspended more than a billion dollars in aid. >> i admit there is a trust deficit and how relations, w

now in just a few hours emraan will be sworn in as pakistan's new prime minister. and south party became the largest in the national assembly after last month's election but he still needs to form a coalition government among many challenges are preventing an economic crisis and boosting jobs. the first thing we will do is crack down on corruption i promise you in front of god that. this country and. the single one. come all high there has more from islamabad. august on the. children emraan khan. prime minister of pakistan there were chaotic scenes inside parliament and the opposition made a lot of noise shouting slogans against emraan khan and shouting and favorite roles now why should the prime minister who was disqualified and younger brother should be for the opposition candidate for the prime minister. however the difference between the politicians and pakistan has meant that the opposition airlines had already fallen apart of august on people's party decided to abstain from the walking and of course had given emraan khan a clear advantage imran khan has spoke

we have strong programs to help build the resilience of pakistan. the problem is that we're not completely in agreement on the presence of the haqqani network inside pakistan, which is able to freely conduct operations across the afghan border. that's the essence of our sharpest difference right now. we continue to work on it. we wish to do so in a way in which we're able to gain that cooperation, because pakistan has a lot to offer in resolving the disputes in afghanistan, including in helping us get the taliban and the afghan government sitting together , talking about peace. sen. isakson: i think maintaining a relationship with pakistan is absolutely essential to your department, to the secretary of state, and to our entire country. but it is a very strange partner sometimes in a very dangerous part of the world, vis-a-vis the largest democracy in the world being india, right next door, who are equally important to us as a country. you said in your prepared remarks about learning so much from and admiring so much madeleine albright. and you talke

turning to neighbouring pakistan. 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

imran khan's one of the most recognizable faces of pakistan who's been a vocal critic of u.s. drone strikes and has insisted that dialogue with groups like the taliban is the lead to achieve peace people do not want this x. so judicial killing in the name of drone attacks is hinted at better ties with neighbors including india and afghanistan in a positive relationship with the us based on what he calls mutual respect. to mankind's become the first former cricketer to have two and popular support into an election when. he gets ready to fulfill his promise of the so-called new pakistan he faces major challenges including finishing his full five year term as because none of his predecessors remained in power long enough to complete their time in office some of the job it was there. well the remains of a family a husband wife and their nine year old daughter have been recovered from the rubble of the bridge that collapsed in italy on tuesday now this brings the number of dead to more than forty with hundreds more injured a state funeral has taken place for victims of the disaster

a problem in pakistan is that our growth is not sustainable yonder 6%. imports. the only way to counter that is to increase exports. imports have been driven up by the cost of machinery brought in for infrastructure projects on the china pakistan economic corridor. as a result, foreign currency reserves have rapid depleted. —— rapidly. china has provided extra loans, but many china has provided extra loans, but ma ny a nalysts china has provided extra loans, but many analysts say turning to the more viable option. there is the immediate requirement of somewhere between ten to 12 billion us dollars and there is no other donor who can bridge that kind of a deficit. and there is no other donor who can bridge that kind of a deficitm will be imran khan set to become the new prime minister who will have to decide whether to go to the imf. but the conditions attached to a bailout could make it much harder to fulfil his campaign promises of creating and islamic welfare state. his team say they are exploring all options, including the imf, but are still waiting t

manufacturing has been one of pakistan's main sources of income.produces 600 million pairs of socks every year for some of the world's best—known brands. but, at the moment, imports are vastly outstripping exports and the country needs a loan of around $12 billion, making plans to increase spending difficult. for mr khan to sort of expand his budget for social protection or social safety nets, at least — it'll be difficult to do it in the first two years, at least. there has to be some belt—tightening, some fiscal discipline that has to go there. 0utside parliament, even the policemen ate the celebratory sweets. imran khan's supporters have high expectations of what he can deliver. with only a slim majority in parliament, he will have to do his best to live up to them. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. a teenager who was sold into slavery by the islamic state group in northern iraq has described her horror after escaping to germany, only to come face to face with her former captor. ashwaq ali, who is 19, is part of the yazidi religious group,