pakistani prime minister shehbaz sharif issued a statement condemning the repeated desecration of they quran in sweden and called for the formulation of a new strategy by islamic countries and the organization of islamic cooperation to deal with islamophobia. he described the feelings of muslims. on thursday, an iraqi citizen of swedish origin insulted the qur'an for the second time in the last three weeks with the permission of the police. during friday prayers in tehran, referring to the repeated insult to the holy qur'an in sweden, he said that the muslim nations should regret the swedish government. ayatollah seyyed ahmad khatami appreciated the decisive response of the iraqi people and government against the desecration of the qur'an. they should know how to play with religion. they should know how to play with the lion's tail the garden and the koran are expensive and the costs are heavy, the minister of health, treatment and medical education, referring to the humiliation of granting permission to build a private hospital in the past years, said that now a temporary license is

pakistan's prime minister, shehbaz sharif, condemned the attack. has been an increase in violent attacks across pakistan, particularly in this province. the police have said that they've discovered evidence suggesting that the explosion might have been a suicide bomber but have not yet confirmed it. if this was an attack, it's not clear what the motive could be and no group has claimed it. it leaves many questions about what has happened and how it could affect the build—up to pakistan's much—anticipated general election, still expected later this year. caroline davies, bbc news, pakistan. and caroline davies filed this update a short time ago. we have been speaking to people who were there either when the blast up or shortly afterwards and the scale of the destruction and damage, it makes it relatively clear why it took while to identify all of those who had died in the blast. i think they have now been able to do so. that is because some of them were identified simply through their clothes and their shoes. we have seen images this evening of some

pakistan's prime minister shehbaz sharif has condemned the attack.ning me now is kiran butt, online editorfor the khorasan diary, a non partisan platform run byjournalists in pakistan. thanks forjoining us here. the human cost of this attack is just awful, so many casualties and loss of life. how are people feeling in pakistan at the moment, what is the reaction? . ~ pakistan at the moment, what is the reaction? ., ~ , ., pakistan at the moment, what is the reaction? ., ~ i. . pakistan at the moment, what is the reaction? ., ~ . ., reaction? thank you so much for havin: reaction? thank you so much for having me- _ reaction? thank you so much for having me- it — reaction? thank you so much for having me. it is— reaction? thank you so much for having me. it is a _ reaction? thank you so much for having me. it is a very _ reaction? thank you so much for having me. it is a very sad - reaction? thank you so much for having me. it is a very sad day i having me. it is a very sad day indeed for the nation, for the country and specifically for the people who

pakistan's prime minister shehbaz sharif condemned the attack. been an increase in violent attacks across pakistan, particularly in this province. the police have said they've discovered evidence suggesting the explosion might have been a suicide bomber but have not yet confirmed it. if this was an attack, it's not clear what the motive could be and no group has claimed it. it leaves many questions about what has happened and how it could affect the build—up to pakistan's much anticipated general election, still expected later this year. caroline davies, bbc news, pakistan. a little earlier i asked our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan to tell me more about the group whose rally was targeted. this is the most political party is called jamiat ulema—e—islam, a member of the governing coalition of the national level, it is an influential political party in pakistan, they have held a number of rallies across the country over the years. they are seen as a hard—line political party and it's not the first time they have come under attack. the first

during a gathering of the conservative jamiat ulema ismal fazl party, a member of prime minister shehbaz sharif's coalition, amid mounting insecurity ahead of elections planned for november. no one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack though police said the islamic state group could be to blame. a number of children died in the attack. russian said it downed three ukrainian drones over moscow sunday, two of which damaging a high-rise building that may house government offices. it's the latest such attack the kremlin has blamed on kyiv. this is ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. >> gradually in the war is returning to the territory of russia, to its symbolic centers and military bases. this is a natural and absolutely fair process. amy: on saturday, a russian strike killed at least two people in the northeastern ukrainian city of sumy, and two people in zaporizhzhia. meanwhile deputy security council chair and former russian president dmitry medvedev said there would be "no other option" but to launch a nuclear attack if ukraine is successful in its nato-backed counteroffensive. else

pakistan's prime minister shehbaz sharif condemned the attack.n violent attacks across pakistan, particularly in this province, leaving many questions about what has happened and how it could affect the build—up to pakistan's much—anticipated general election, still expected later this year. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies is in the capital, islamabad. caroline, what's the latest? good morning. we have had confirmation from the police that they are saying that this was a suicide bomber. yesterday they said there was evidence to suggest it was and today they have confirmed it. they said the suicide bomber used around ten kilograms of explosives, and that they also contained ball bearings to have maximum impact and damage. as you saw, we spoke to one man who was on stage at the time who doesn't understand why he was able to survive on to multiple other people around him died while other people around him died while other people further away also died in the force of the explosion. many people we have spoken to who were both there at the