and we ask a leading activist and government critic in pakistan a group of karri why she's being threatened with terrorism charges. plus north korea's top defector wants to run for office what are his plans as a south korean lawmaker. i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us afghan president wins a 2nd term by just a hair with 50.6 percent of the vote his opponent up to a lot of do a lot won at 39.5 percent the results come at a critical time just a few days ago the united states and the taleban got back on track with a truce and the promise it would pave the way for the afghan government and the taliban to hold talks and reach some kind of political settlement honey pledged he would deliver. this is a victory for the will of the after people. we want to last in peace in the world that's what this country demands and out team god willing will bring that peace to afghanistan. i want to start. the election was held back in september 2019 it has taken months to vote count giving the president's challenger abdullah abdullah the chance to call the whole theme a sham that's.

and we ask a leading activist and government critic in pakistan a group of karri why she's being threatened with terrorism charges. plus north korea's top defector wants to run for office what are his plans as a south korean lawmaker.

just quickly please because i've got a lot of news to get to, what do you think of her statement, karri's statement? >> i think it's a non-denial denial. i don't think it refutes our story or others. there were multiple outlets who confirmed this. barr has told folks this. whether he goes through it with it or not is unclear. but that is certainly a threat he has made. >> thank you, both, appreciate that. it seems unlikely this president will stop interfering in the doj. so should bill barr resign? should he resign? we're going to discuss that. >>> plus, that surprise series of high profile and highly controversial pardons, why now? and what does all this tell us about the president's state of mind? can my side be firm? and my side super soft? yes. with the sleep number 360 smart bed, on sale now, you can both adjust your comfort with your sleep number setting. can it help me fall asleep faster? yes, by gently warming your feet. but can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. so, you can really p