but bajaur, an area like bajaur, there has been a concern about recent incidents of terrorist attacksre of these attacks. they will most probably launch a tract and on the militants, not only in that area but in some other parts of the country. but in some other parts of the count . ., ., ., .,~ , ., country. you mention that pakistan is on hiuh country. you mention that pakistan is on high alert. _ country. you mention that pakistan is on high alert. what _ country. you mention that pakistan is on high alert. what does - country. you mention that pakistan is on high alert. what does this - country. you mention that pakistan is on high alert. what does this sayj is on high alert. what does this say about the wider political unrest in the country at the moment? almost all the political _ the country at the moment? almost all the political parties, _ all the political parties, irrespective of their position, they all condemn this attack and they have asked... parliament is already in session, it will take up session was probably tomorrow and they are likely to debate this issue, but it

anbarasan ethirajan. — in bajaur district. anbarasan ethirajan, thank _ in bajaur district.ank you. - click the economic community of west african states has agreed to impose immediate financial sanctions on the leaders of the military coup in niger. after a meeting in neighbouring nigeria, the bloc — known as ecowas — gave the junta a week to hand back power, and said it wouldn't rule out the use of force. niger's ambassador to the united states told the bbc he would welcome military intervention if a peaceful solution was not reached. the bloc has also imposed a no fly zone on all commercial flights to and from niger, and closed all land borders between niger and member countries. thousands of protesters have gathered outside the french embassy in niamey, the capital of niger, in support of the military coup. many demonstrators were seen with placards calling for the departure of french forces from niger, and shouting pro—russian slogans. there's been speculation that the coup leaders have enlisted the support of the russian mercenary group, wagner, which is active in othe

the tribal area of bajaur is near pakistan's border with afghanistan.not immediately clear what caused the explosion, though police suspect it was a suicide bomber. no organisation has admitted carrying out the attack. with more on this, let's cross to the newsroom and our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. it broke in the last few hours. what more can you tell us about the explosion — and about the motive of the attack? about the explosion — as about the explosion — you have seen in the footage showed as you have seen in the footage we showed a short while ago, hundreds of people had gathered from the party called thejui, they had a meeting in a town very close to the border with afghanistan and suddenly, you see this ball of fire. and now police are saying that they have evidence to suggest it was a suicide attack. it is not immediately clear which group carried out this attack but what we know is hundreds of people have been injured, more than 200 and the number of deaths is also likely to rise because of the condition of some of the injured is

the tribal area of bajaur is near pakistan's border with afghanistan.immediately clear what caused the explosion — though police suspect it was a suicide bomber. no organisation has admitted carrying out the attack. our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies has the latest, from the capital, islamabad. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan's biggest religious parties. hundreds crowded in, covered from the afternoon sun by a marquee, waving flags and chanting. then the speaker was interrupted by the explosion. some people were stretchered out, soaked in blood. others were simply carried by any hands that could offer help. the district hospital declared a health emergency and a call was put out for blood donations. as the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. the death toll rose quickly. police have said they have struggled to identify all of the dead. among those named as a local political leader. there has been an increase in violent attacks in pakistan, particularly in this province. police have said that t

well over 100 were injured in the blast, at the event in the bajaur district, near the border with afghanistanr pakistan correspondent, caroline davies has the latest, from the capital, islamabad. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan's biggest religious parties, jamiat ulema—e—islam. hundreds crowded in, flags, chanting, then the explosion. emraan was one of the rally�*s organisers on stage at the time it happened. his ears are still ringing from the blast. what do you remember after the explosion? translation: it was all injured people around, l all dead bodies and flesh. it was like doomsday. local people tried to help. there were not enough ambulances so people were taking their own cars. he says several people around him died. he isn't sure why he survived. these pictures show some of the chaos. stretchered or carried by any hands that could offer help. the district hospital declared a health emergency and a call was put out for blood donations. as the wards filled up some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. the death toll rose quickly. police have said that they

dozens of people were also injured in the north—west bajaur district.resident putin praises the might of russia's fleet at navy day celebrations. he said he doesn�*t reject the idea of peace talks on ukraine— but it's hard to implement a ceasefire with ukraine on the offensive. hundreds of supporters of niger's military coup protest outside the french embassy in niamey as france stops aid, leaders of the coup have warned against military intervention to reinstate the ousted president. here in the uk, the prime minister wants a review into low—traffic neighbourhood schemes which seek to reduce the numbers of cars in some residential areas. now on bbc news. this cultural life: kenneth branagh. so, this is radio drama studio. hello, i'm john wilson. welcome to this cultural life, a radio four podcast in which i ask leading creative figures about the influences and inspirations that have fired their artistic imagination. my guest in this episode is sir kenneth branagh. a huge talent, a star of stage and screen for more than four decades now. he's an actor,

we know dozens of others were injured in the explosion in bajaur district.t happened at a political rally. no organisation has yet claimed to have carried out the attack. with more on this, let's cross to the newsroom and our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. any more clues as to the cause of this explosion? fix, any more clues as to the cause of this explosion?— this explosion? a short while ago the olice this explosion? a short while ago the police were _ this explosion? a short while ago the police were saying _ this explosion? a short while ago the police were saying that - this explosion? a short while ago the police were saying that they i the police were saying that they have found evidence suggesting that it could be a suicide blast, where hundreds of workers of the islamist party were holding a workers convention. this is a faction of another party and that was the time when this big explosion happened in the tribal district of mercia in north—west pakistan. as we saw in the pictures are there, the ambulances have been constantly ferrying injur

well, over 100 were injured in the blast at the event in the bajaur district, near the border with afghanistanad. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan's biggest religious parties, jamiat ulema—e—islam.

dozens of people have been injured in the explosion in bajaur district.ictures show ambulances ferrying injured people to hospitals. it's not immediately clear what caused the explosion. security forces have cordoned off the area. let's get the latest from our correspondent in islamabad, carrie davies. obviously this is a new story. we are just getting new details in. obviously this is a new story. we arejust getting new details in. but what is the very latest? yes. are just getting new details in. but what is the very latest?— are just getting new details in. but what is the very latest? yes, we are onl still what is the very latest? yes, we are only still understanding _ what is the very latest? yes, we are only still understanding the - what is the very latest? yes, we are only still understanding the full- only still understanding the full total number of people injured. the total number of people injured. the total number of people injured. the total number of people that have been killed by this blast. this was a political rally by a party. this is

the president of our country issued a message condemning the terrorist explosion in bajaur district of pakistan , mr. raisi in the message. mr. shahrzad sharif, the prime minister of pakistan himself , expressed his condolences to the friendly and brotherly nation of pakistan over the terrorist explosion at the meeting place of the jamiat ulema islam party, which resulted in the death and injury of a number of citizens . and the criminals will not get any result except blackmail for the perpetrators and the leaders of it, the minister of foreign affairs emphasized in the meeting with the representative of the un secretary general on iraqi affairs that iran considers security and stability in iraq and its own security and stability, mr. amir abdollahian added that the relationship between iran and iraq is a relationship astabile is in favor of the stability of development and security in the region . the representative of the un secretary general in iraq also emphasized the constructive role of iran in relation to iraq. to report from tuesday this week, paper receipts will not be printe

a total of 54 people have lost their lives in a very tragic incident yesterday in bajaur. militants, the attack happened exactly at fort npm local time. there was a workers convention going on, who as you said is in a government coalition. what we know so far is that it was a suicide bomb, according to the file, and the people who are there are still mourning their loss today. funeral prayers were offered for the people who lost their lives this morning. people who lost their lives this morninu. ~ ., , ., ., people who lost their lives this morninu. ., , ., ., , morning. with regards to who is responsible _ morning. with regards to who is responsible for _ morning. with regards to who is responsible for this, _ morning. with regards to who is responsible for this, no - morning. with regards to who is responsible for this, no group . morning. with regards to who is i responsible for this, no group has admitted responsibility, but indications that it might be linked to islamic states to some degree? absolutely. still right now as we are speaking, one militant group has taken

dozens more were injured in the explosion in the bajaur district, where the leader of an islamist partyhelmed by casualties, and the authorities have declared a health emergency. the party has urged its supporters to donate blood.

more than 100 people were also injured in the blast which happened in pakistan's bajaur district closeafternoon political rally by one of pakistan's biggest religious parties, jamiat ulema—e—islam. hundreds crowded in, flags, chanting, then the explosion. emraan was one of the rally�*s organisers on stage at the time it happened. his ears are still ringing from the blast. what do you remember after the explosion? translation: it was all in'ured people around, all dead h bodies and flesh. it was like doomsday.

the president condemned the terrorist explosion in the bajaur district of pakistan .ail to the perpetrators and commanders of today's qom 1 explosion in pakistan left at least 40 dead and 150 injured . the explosion occurred at the jamiat ulema-e-islam party meeting in northwest pakistan, where people were planning for the leading election contests in pakistan. being from the last eight months violence has increased on this page and so far hundreds of people, mostly security forces, have been targeted. in the pakistani media, it has been said that one of the leaders of this movement was killed in this explosion , but they have not yet announced the identity of this person . we talked about the strike of american hollywood actors and writers, whose main demand is to make wages more fair. with the continuation of the strikes of these actors and writers, the awarding ceremony of the best american television programs, known as emmys, has been lost. according to the report of the british independent, this is the first time that this the ceremony is postponed after the atta

an explosion at a party meeting in bajaur region in northwest pakistan was a suicide attack. the pakistani authorities said that one of the main leaders of this movement was killed in this explosion, but they did not reveal the identity of this person since the beginning of 2023. violence has increased in this area and until now hundreds of people, mostly security forces, were targeted by terrorist attacks. two american senators called for the creation of a new agency to regulate technology companies in the united states, and the cnn reporter called for the creation of a regulatory agency with the power to sue digital platforms or force them to stop operating . in order to deal with national security concerns, they are targeting platforms such as amazon, apple, google meta, microsoft, tik tok, and twitter, and the field of artificial intelligence is supposed to be the field of artificial intelligence , said the senators proposing this bill. the field of regulation of platforms and social messengers has been a piecemeal effort that only solves the surface layers of the issues.

dozens of people have been injured in the explosion in bajaur district.tals. it's not immediately clear what caused the explosion. security forces have cordoned off the area. with more on this let's cross to the newsroom and our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. the details have just emerged. the details havejust emerged. do you know any more?

more than 100 people were injured in the explosion in the northwest bajaur district, near the borderanised by one of the country's largest islamic political groups, jui—f, which is part of the government coalition. no group has acknowledged carrying out the bombing, and authorities have warned the death toll may rise further. a short while ago, our correspondent in islamabad caroline davies gave us this update. a notification we had this morning was from the police, confirming this was from the police, confirming this was a suicide bombing yesterday, saying there is evidence to suggest it might be today. they confirmed it and said they believe the suicide bomber used ten kilograms of explosives and had ball bearings in order to create maximum amount of damage and destruction. we know that the number of dead has now risen to 45, the number of injured is around 150. now no group has yet claimed this attack, and the authorities have refuted the idea that the so—called islamic state is behind it. what they've said instead is that there are indications that a local chapter with links to t

the president condemned the terrorist explosion in bajaur district of pakistan.ister of pakistan expressed his condolences to the nation and the government of pakistan and stressed that these inhumane actions have no result but blackmail for the perpetrators. it happened in western pakistan, where people are planning for the leading election contests in pakistan. since the last eight months, the violence in this region has increased and so far hundreds of people, mostly security forces, have been targeted. in the pakistani media, it is said that one of the main leaders of this movement he was killed in this explosion, but they have not yet announced the identity of this person . well, a few nights ago , we talked about the strike of hollywood actors and writers of the american cinema, whose main demand is for more fair wages . america's top television programs known as emmys have been canceled. according to the report of the british independent, this is the first time that this ceremony has been postponed since the attacks of september 11, 2001. it is not a cerem

dozens of people have been injured in the explosion in bajaur district.have cordoned off the area. let's get the latest from our correspondent in islamabad, carrie davies. 0bviously obviously this is a new story. we are just getting new details in. obviously this is a new story. we arejust getting new details in. but what is the very latest?

it happened in a northwestern bajaur district, a political rally for a pro taliban cleric we want to go live now toe ali arouzi who is tracking developments for us. good morning do we know who is behind this? >> good morning, frances at least 55 people have been killed, over 100 injured in a blast that tore through a political rally. that death toll is expected to rise with dozens more in the hospital you can see images of about 100 people under a canopy when the blast went off close to the stage. ambulances have been ferrying the injured to the hospital while the more serious were taken by helicopter. now the blast seems to have targeted the juif party. it's an islamist party which has a coalition with the ruling government now nobody has taken immediate responsibility forbe this attack, but officials in pakistan say it bears all the hallmarks of being orchestrated by the isis affiliate in the region, isis-k now they have previously targeted the juif party because isis-k feels that they don't interpret a strict enough form of islam in afghanistan. and that's why they have targeted t

more than 100 people were also injured in the blast, which happened in pakistan's bajaur district, closeies. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan's biggest religious parties, jamiat ulema—e—islam. hundreds crowded in, flags, chanting, then the explosion. explosion. emraan mahir was one of the rally�*s organisers on stage at the time it happened. his ears are still ringing from the blast. what do you remember after the explosion? translation: it was all injured people around, l all dead bodies and flesh. it was like doomsday. local people tried to help the injured.

dozens more were injured in the explosion in the bajaur district, where the leader of an islamist partytals have been overwhelmed by casualties, and the authorities have declared a health emergency. the party has urged its supporters to donate blood. the tribal area

the attack took place at a political rally in bajaur.nt election period on the way, following months of chaos following the ousting of imran khan as prime minister in april last year. 0ur correspondent in islamabad caroline davies has the latest... we�*ve now heard from the amoc news agency that the so called islamic state in kp. this is the province where the suicide blast took place that that group has now claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing that took place on sunday afternoon so far, taking the lives of 45 people. now, this has come through the news agency, which is quite often the outlet that the so called islamic state tend to use to announce when and claim various different attacks and the same thing for their affiliate groups as well. now, while this declaration did include the name of the individual that they say was the suicide bomber, it hasn�*t contained any further details of the motive and the intention behind it. but the fact that this has happened and this is not the first time that the so—called islamic state h

we know dozens of others were injured in the explosion in bajaur district. has yet claimed to have carried out the attack. with more on this, let's cross to the newsroom and our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan.

more than 100 people were also injured in the blast which happened in pakistan's bajaur district closeo the border with afghanistan. here's our correspondent, caroline davis. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan's biggest religious parties, jamiat ulema—e—islam. hundreds crowded in, flags, chanting, then the explosion. emraan was one of the rally�*s organisers on stage at the time it happened. his ears are still ringing from the blast. what do you remember after the explosion? translation: it was all in'ured people around, all dead h bodies and flesh. it was like doomsday. local people tried to help the injured. there were not enough ambulances so people were taking their own cars. he says several people around him died. he isn't sure why he survived. these pictures show some of the chaos. stretchered or carried by any hands that could offer help. the district hospital declared a health emergency and a call was put out for blood donations. as the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. the death toll rose quickly. police have said that they h

least 35 people have been killed in an explosion at a political rally in north—west pakistan. in the bajaur to address the gathering. local clinics and hospitals have been overwhelmed by casualties, and the authorities have declared a health emergency. the party has urged its supporters to donate blood. we've just received this footage,

the blast killed dozens of people at a pro—taliban election rally of an islamist party, in the bajaurcorrespondent, caroline davis, reports from islamabad. we've now heard from the amaq news agency that the so called islamic state in kp. this is the province where the suicide blast took place that that group has now claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing that took place on sunday afternoon so far, taking the lives of 45 people. now, this has come through the amaq news agency, which is quite often the outlet that the so called islamic state tend to use to announce when and claim various different attacks and the same thing for their affiliate groups as well. now, while this declaration did include the name of the individual that they say was the suicide bomber, it hasn't contained any further details of the motive and the intention behind it. but the fact that this has happened and this is not the first time that the so—called islamic state has carried out attacks in pakistan. this many people are already suggesting that this appears to show a growing rift between the so called

it happened in the northwestern bajaur district at a rally for a pro-taliban movement ali, good morning. do we know who's behind this >> good morning, frances we don't know who is behind this right now, but pakistani officials are saying that it bears all the hallmarks of being orchestrated by isis-k, which is the isis affiliate in that region what we do know right now is well over 55 people have been injured, and killed, and over 100 injured. and that death toll is expected to rise because there are still dozens of people in critical condition. pictures show about 100 odd people standing on a canopy when the blast went off close to the stage. pictures are showing ambulances ferrying people to the hospital. and the more serious people are being taken by helicopter. now we mentioned that nobody's claimed responsibility but it bears all the hallmarks of isis-k. and we know this because they've previously targeted the juif party which was holding the rally there because isis-k believe they don't interpret a strict enough form of islam in afghanistan. and that's why they targeted this party

dozens of people have been injured in the explosion in bajaur district.ictures show ambulances ferrying injured people to hospitals. it's not immediately clear what caused the explosion. security forces have cordoned off the area. with more on this let's cross to the newsroom and our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. the details have just emerged. the details havejust emerged. do you know any more? yes the details have just emerged. do you know any more?— the details have just emerged. do you know any more? yes this is an islamist party _ you know any more? yes this is an islamist party for— you know any more? yes this is an islamist party for workers - islamist party for workers convention in the tribal district of bijou were in north—west pakistan when this incident happened. according to the local authorities, there was a huge explosion, even though they were not able to confirm what caused it. and dozens of people have been injured. we are getting different reports of up to 50 people being injured in this blast. there is footage on social media

more than 100 people were also injured in the explosion in the northwest bajaur district near the bordertion in pakistan's parliament. it's not yet clear who might be responsible for the explosion, but authorities have warned the death toll may still rise further. live now to tamanna salikuddin.

more than 100 people were injured in the explosion in the north—west bajaur district, near the border by one of the country's largest islamic political groups, jui—f — which is part of the government coalition. no group has acknowledged carrying out the attack and authorities have warned the death toll may rise further. live now to islamabad with our reporter farhat javed. firstly, on the matter of who is responsible for this, what is leading the authorities to say it is the islamicjihad? figs leading the authorities to say it is the islamicjihad?— leading the authorities to say it is the islamicjihad? the islamic 'ihad? as you mentioned earlier, the islamicjihad? as you mentioned earlier. none — the islamicjihad? as you mentioned earlier, none of— the islamicjihad? as you mentioned earlier, none of the _ the islamicjihad? as you mentioned earlier, none of the groups, - the islamicjihad? as you mentioned earlier, none of the groups, usually| earlier, none of the groups, usually the groups that are active in pakistan, including the pakistani taliban group and several other groups, none

more than 100 people were also injured in the explosion in the northwest bajaur district near the borderith afghanistan. it happened at an event organised by islamist party, jui—f, a major party which forms part of the government coalition in pakistan's parliament. it's not yet clear who might be responsible for the explosion, but authorities have warned the death toll may still rise further. live now to tamanna salikuddin. we will get more analysis on this. good to have you on the programme. to begin with, just tell us more about what you understand happen at this event. , ~ . event. yes. we are entering into pakistan's _ event. yes. we are entering into pakistan's election - event. yes. we are entering i into pakistan's election season with likely told national and provincial elections sometime in the fall and you have the jui—f, a major islamist party, a right—wing party that is part of the ruling coalition holding a normal political rally, large rally, and we are seeing for the first time in recent history a suicide bomber attacking civilians. at this political rally. it is pretty re

people were killed and 200 injured sunday as explosions rocked a political rally in the northwestern bajaur district which borders afghanistan. the deadly blast was detonated by a suicide bomber 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 se

more than 90 others were injured in the blast in the bajaur district. it was like doomsday. local people tried to help the injured. there were not enough ambulances, so people were taking their own cars. he says that several people around him died. he isn�*t sure why he survived. these pictures show some of the chaos. stretchered or carried by any hands that could offer help. the district hospital declared a health emergency, and a call was put out for blood donations. as the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. the death toll rose quickly. police have said that they have struggled to identify all the dead. among those named is a local political leader. pakistan�*s prime minister shehbaz sharif condemned the attack. there has been an increase in 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. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies is in the