campaigning is underway in pakistan for one stays the general election below our bhutto zardari who's the head of the pakistan people's party and he's been holding a rally in the southern city of karachi is the son of former leader benazir bhutto who was assassinated in two thousand and seven but the vote is widely seen as a two way race between the parties a former cricket star in khan and former prime minister nawaz sharif who is now in jail but his brother is a candidate more than three thousand three hundred seventy one thousand soldiers have been deployed to god polling stations. among cons promising to stamp out corruption if he wins the leader of the week in south party addressed or rally in islamabad which is seen as a stronghold for his party it told the crowds he would hold ministers accountable for any wrongdoing. yes. we can form a government in pakistan where a minister will be afraid of corruption but a national accountability bureau will catch a prime minister and ministers as it happens in europe come all. districts near the border with afghanistan where he spoke to ru

campaigning is well underway in pakistan for wednesday's general election been a while bhutto zardari the head of the pakistan people's party and some of the former leader benazir bhutto has been holding rallies in the southern city of karachi but the vote is widely seen as a two way race between the parties of the former cricket star imran khan and the jailed former prime minister nawaz sharif yes. we can form a government in pakistan where a minister will be afraid of corruption but our national accountability bureau will catch a prime minister and minister as it happens in europe well here's a closer look at some of the candidates in pakistan's election shahbaz sharif is running with the. no as faction of the pakistan muslim league the sixty six year old is the brother of the former prime minister nawaz sharif who was recently found guilty of corruption imran khan is leader of the terry in stuff party which is popular among young voters he's a former cricketer who became a vocal critic of the ruling party and of corruption but he too has faced corruption allegations running for pak

has begun in pakistan for wednesday's general election been a while bhutto zardari the head of the pakistan people's party has held a rally in the southern city of karachi is the son of former leader benazir bhutto who was killed in two thousand and seven but the vote is seen as a two way race between the parties of former cricket star imran khan and the now jailed former prime minister nawaz sharif whose brother is a candidate. india is scrapping taxes and sanitary pads in what's being hailed as a major boost for girls' education they were previously taxed at twelve percent sparking protests when it was imposed last year the cost became a problem for girls and women is especially in poor and rural areas those are the headlines now in al-jazeera it's rewinds by fire. the question is will fifteen thousand people posing an imminent threat to israel use money for this they were. told each lead to a must people motel or immediately get a one million or they're saying to get it into the bay are sending them to die it's it comes to elections are you when they come and attack us it's a little he w

campaigning underway in pakistan for weapons days general election bilawal bhutto zardari the head of the pakistan people's party and son of the assassinated former leader benazir bhutto has been rallying in the southern city of karachi but the vote is widely seen as a two way race between the parties a former cricket star in run current and jailed former prime minister and i was sharif whose brother is contesting more than three hundred seventy one thousand soldiers have been deployed to guard the polling stations imran khan's promising to stamp out corruption if he wins the leader of the. party has addressed a rally in islamabad which is seen as a stronghold for his party he told the crowd he would hold ministers accountable for any wrongdoing ya got my vote so we can form a government in pakistan where a minister will be afraid of corruption but our national accountability bureau will catch a prime minister and ministers as it happens in europe. is in charge or destroyed close to the border with afghanistan there he spoke to rural voters. i watched majority of the budgets gone the

former regular, the pakistan muslim league leader, the brother of the former prime minister, and bhutto zardari, the son of the late benazir bhutto. you can see the pakistani daily dawn says it's shaping up to be a tight race. a lot of undecided as the voters mold their options. by the by, imran khan is hoping to avoid his 20-year-old election losing streak. annette: and it's notable for its representation of minorities? >> we found think news, lgbt news, and lgbt news site, homosexuality is illegal but it has guaranteed basic rights for transgender citizens, recognizing a third gender. now, one of those candidates has a pretty harrowing or a. she talks about being the survivor of an acid attack, being forced to leave home at 13 and assaulted by relatives, she now says the candidates are hoping to get local or national withsentation and deal thorny issues like honor killings. n now, aand the u.k. debate is raging over the possible extradition to the united states of two and british men. >> these two men were captured in syria last january by u.s. backed troops and are part of a so-called isis b

bhutto zardari son of the former prime minister benazir bhutto and a former cricketer iran karl who is popular with young voters well security across pakistan has been stepped up ahead of wednesday's vote kimo hyder has more now from islamabad. eight hundred thousand security forty four thousand men being they're going to run the country according to the election coverage you know don instructed bridge avoiding a fair and free.

campaigning is underway in pakistan for weapons days general election below while bhutto zardari the head of the pakistan people's party and son of the assassinated former leader benazir bhutto has been running in the southern city. but the vote is widely seen as a two way race between the parties a former cricket star imran khan and the jailed former prime minister now a shareef more than three hundred seventy one thousand soldiers have been deployed to guard polling stations. imran khan's promising to stamp out corruption if he wins the election the leader of the. party has addressed a rally in islamabad which is seen as a stronghold for the party he told the crowd he would hold ministers accountable for any wrongdoing young come on board so we can form a government in pakistan where a minister will be afraid of corruption but our national accountability bureau will catch a prime minister and ministers as it happens in europe come hider is in charge district near the border with afghanistan there he spoke to rural voters a wife rejoinder dear of the population level and.

who rules the pm and policy and then there's also the pakistan people's party that by bilawal bhutto zardari the twenty nine year old son of assassinated former prime minister benazir attash are going to a has mall. eisel claimed responsibility for this suicide bomb attack outside a polling station in quite a tough dozens were killed another suicide bombing in the same province earlier this month at a campaign event killed one hundred forty nine people including a candidate pakistan has deployed eight hundred thousand security personnel across the country below while bhutto's adare one of three main candidates for prime minister said voters would not be deterred the diaries mother former prime minister benazir bhutto was assassinated in two thousand and seven. in baluchistan is an attempt to disrupt the political process the people will not be affected by this they will come out and vote in full force. the story could help form a coalition government if no party wins a decisive victory opposition leader imraan khan has campaigned on an anti-corruption platform and is popular with young voter

the united states campaigning is underway in pakistan for wednesday's general election that all bhutto zardari the head of the pakistan people's party and so on the former leader benazir bhutto has been holding rallies in the southern city of karachi a vote is widely seen though as a two way race between the parties a form of cricket saw him on calm and jailed former prime minister nawaz sharif. government in pakistan where a minister will be afraid of corruption but a national accountability bureau will catch a prime minister and minister is as it happens in europe. space x. has successfully launched its final and most powerful version of the falcon nine rocket. it will supply broadband services to customers throughout the americas and northern atlantic ocean region. back at the top of the hour with more updates stay with us here on al-jazeera. in the egyptian capital cairo a chinese community has established itself reflecting the growing business relationship between egypt and china. the two countries have developed a robust relationship in recent years overall trade between egypt and china

month affair campaigning has begun in pakistan for weapons days general election below while bhutto zardari the head of the pakistan people's party and son of the assassinated former leader benazir bhutto has been holding rallies in karachi india is scrapping taxes on senator pads in what is being hailed as a major boost for girls' education they were previously taxed at twelve percent sparking protests when it was imposed last year the additional cost became a problem for girls and women especially in poor and rural areas. dozens of wildfires are raging across sweden which is experiencing its worst drought for seventy four years it comes after months of high temperatures and has prompted an appeal for help to other european nations those are your headlines let's return to head to head off season but i. thank you but i have. joined this week by danny aiello on former israeli deputy foreign minister founder of the group the truth about israel at danny you have lobbied extensively against the twenty fifteen iran nuclear deal the g. c.p.o. a you think it's a bad deal and like prime minister ne

assassinated in a terrorist attack, his grandfather was executed by a military dictator, but now bilawal bhutto zardarid of elections in pakistan at the end of the month. it's not an easyjob. critics say support for the party has dropped over the past decade — as secunder kermani reports. bilawal, the third generation of pakistan's most famous dynasty takes to the streets of. his mother and grandfather both seemed as —— served as good grandfather and he is now emphasising on his party ‘s focus on delivering socialjustice. this is bilawal‘s first election campaign, many have praised his energy, but ever since his mother's death, the party has faced serious challenges. having once dominated the political scene, holes predict they will now finish in third place. bilawal is fighting to keep his family ‘s political legacy live. my vision for pakistan is a peaceful, and prosperous pakistan. my mother fought for 30 years of her life, struggled for and ultimately lost her life in this struggle. it is what motivates me, it drives me to continue to push this message. his father, former president, leads the ppp p

party of below well bhutto zardari. and the p.l.o. led by the brother of disgraced former prime minister nawaz sharif claiming it wasn't a fair vote. that. this is blatant rigging results based on rigging would lead to it repairable loss we do not accept it we reject it. but for a number of ordinary pakistanis it's the everyday issues that concern them. main issue is our education system and if a positive change can be made here i am very confident a change will come to pakistan that what i'm planning on khan has promised a lot to the people of the huge number of votes that people gave him is because he can do what others feel to do for them he should deliver on his promises and he should do a lot for the masses he should deliver now or else his situation will be watched and that. a warning that for now at least is drowned out in the euphoria of victory. and joining me now from washington d.c. is ambassador akbar ahmed has been pakistan's high commissioner to the u.k. and ireland and is currently teaching at the american university in

party of below well bhutto zardari. and the p.l.o. led by the brother of disgraced former prime minister nawaz sharif claiming it wasn't a fair vote. for him this is blatant rigging results based on rigging would lead to a dependable loss we do not accept it we reject it. but for a number of ordinary pakistanis it's the everyday issues that concern them. main issue is education system and if a positive change can be made here i am very confident a change would come to pakistan that he went on holiday on khan has promised a lot to the people of the huge number of votes that people gave him is because he can do what others failed to do for them he should deliver on his promises and he should do a lot for the masses he should deliver now or else his situation will be worse than that love australia and. a warning that for now at least is drowned out in the euphoria of victory. and joining me now from washington d.c. is ambassador akbar ahmed has been pakistan's high commissioner to the u.k. and to ireland and is currently teaching at the

assassinated in a terrorist attack, his grandfather was executed by a military dictator, but now bilawal bhutto zardaristan at the end of the month. but, as secunder kermani has been finding out, levels of support for the party have dropped over the past decade. bilawal — the third generation of pakistan's most famous polticcal dynasty, takes to the streets in a rally. his mother and grandfather both served as prime minister, and he is now emphasising their party's focus on delivering socialjustice. this is bilawal‘s first election campaign. many have praised his energy. but, ever since his mother's death, his party have faced serious challenges. having once dominated the political scene, polls predict they will now finish in third place. bilawal is fighting to keep his family's political legacy alive. my vision for pakistan is a peaceful, prosperous, progressive, democratic pakistan. it's a pakistan my mother fought for 30 years of her life, struggled for, and ultimately lost her life in this struggle. it's what motivates me, it's what drives me to continue to push for this message. bilawal‘s father,

assassinated in a terrorist attack, his grandfather was executed by a military dictator, but now bilawal bhutto zardari ahead of elections in pakistan at the end of the month. but, as secunder kermani has been finding out, levels of support for the party have dropped over the past decade. bilawal — the third generation of pakistan's most famous polticcal dynasty takes to the streets in a rally. his mother and grandfather both served as prime minister and he is now emphasising on his party's focus on delivering socialjustice. this is bilawal‘s first election campaign, many have praised his energy, but ever since his mother's death, the party have faced serious challenges. having once dominated the political scene, polls predict they will now finish in third place. bilawal is fighting to keep his family's political legacy alive. my vision for pakistan is a peaceful, prosperous, progressive and democratic pakistan. it's a pakistan my mother fought for 30 years of her life, struggled for and ultimately lost her life in this struggle. it is what motivates me, it drives me to continue to push for this messag

corruption but he too is faced corruption allegations running for pakistan's people's party is below bhutto zardari the eldest son of former prime minister benazir bhutto who was assassinated in two thousand and seven the twenty nine year old is also being investigated for corruption. correspondent. in the hole for also house campaigning shaping up now. i mean this is the heartland of the. problem. most of the people that you see. and this is the place. in a very. big we just came from one of the. rally. holding rallies. you mentioned. from his brother. similarly. none will be. more different to get back to that thing on the campaign trail going from one city to the other trying to get as many places as possible on the end of the campaign trail and if people have been telling him that they are very confident that they are going to win this race because the people out on this by the opposition. he would think that given the fundies that you mentioned above. and the pakistani people think that iran is being favored by the minute establishment and it kind of is that being taken out but iran is adamant

get a lot more seats than last time around running for pakistan's people's party is below while bhutto zardari the elder son of former prime minister benazir bhutto was assassinated in two thousand and seven. well security has been stepped up across pakistan ahead of that vote has more from. eight hundred thousand security forces push in and have been deployed across the country according to the election commission no foggiest on food aid instructed to boarding a fair and free election the ballot bowl filled have already been defused the fall flung horning station founding across the country forward profiled and candidates really be trying their luck full board the national and provincial assemblies for the election going to him day turnout is expected to be high but the figure to go in front of god appeared to be found among the election coverage you know foghat standard instructors were better form the printed feel for inducting and free elections in a country where to turn it already become controversial and it could go to the forehead of god that all go out in large numbers because of the

campaigning is underway in pakistan for wednesday's general election little while bhutto zardari the head of the august on people's policy of sana former leader benazir bhutto has been holding rallies in the southern city of karachi for the vote is widely seen as a two way race between the policies of former cricket star. and jailed former prime minister nawaz sharif more than three hundred seventy one thousand soldiers being deployed across the country to god polling stations. those are your headlines the news continues after al-jazeera world. history is so often told through the eyes of leaders but in amritsar india just thirty kilometers from the border with pakistan this old building is being transformed into a new museum malika. is the driving force behind sars partition musial it's really shocking because if you think about the fact that within a few years of nine eleven happening nine eleven museum was there and there are now numerous called a museum this is not beautiful a museum so countries around the world have walked to memorialize these events that have shaped them by dit

campaigning is underway in pakistan for wednesday's general election below while bhutto zardari the head of the pakistan people's party and some of formulating benazir bhutto has been rallying in the southern city of karachi but the july twenty fifth vote is widely seen as a two way race between the parties a former cricket star imran khan and now jailed former prime minister nawaz sharif his brother is running in the poll over three hundred seventy one thousand soldiers have been deployed across the country to guard polling stations as some avenger of aid has been meeting voters in the city of lahore in pakistan's point job for engine. behind me is that true the much talked about group of performance of the pakistanis and the law of the party which was in power in the previous assembly that is the development that many political parties in their respective areas are talking about right to say that this is what they have achieved in their tenure and that's why people vote for them the biggest question is off her up and down hard thanks to iran calm is woken up the messages sent to top co

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campaigning has begun in pakistan for wednesday's general election bilawal bhutto zardari the head of the pakistan people's party has been holding a rally in the southern city of karachi he's the son of former leader benazir bhutto who was killed in two thousand and seven but the vote is widely seen as a two way race between the parties of former cricket star imran khan and now the jailed former prime minister nawaz sharif whose brother is also a candidate more than three hundred seventy one thousand soldiers have been deployed to guard polling stations. imran khan is promising to stamp out corruption if he wins the election the leader of the in soft has addressed a rally in islamabad which is seen as a stronghold for his party he told the crowds he would hold ministers accountable for any wrongdoing yes. we can form a government in pakistan where a minister will be afraid of corruption but our national council will catch a prime minister and ministers as it happens in europe and run cons corruption messages ahead with voters in the city of lahore from there some a bunch of it reports

campaigning has begun in pakistan for weapon states election or world bhutto zardari the head of the pakistan people's party and the son of the assassinated former leader benazir bhutto has been rallying in the southern city of karachi the vote is seen as a two way race between the parties of the former cricket star in run current and jailed former prime minister nawaz sharif young come on board so we can form a government in pakistan where a minister will be afraid of corruption but our national accountability bureau will catch a prime minister and ministers as it happens in europe india scrapping taxes on santa three parents in what's being hailed as a major boost for girls' education they were previously taxed at twelve percent sparking protests when it was imposed last year the additional cost became a problem for girls and women especially in poor and rural areas dozens of wildfires are raging across sweden which is experiencing its worst drought for seventy four years it comes after months of high temperatures and has prompted an appeal for help to other european nations. those

include reef that's the brother of the former prime minister now was shareef below while a bhutto zardari son of the former prime minister benazir bhutto and the former cricketer imran khan who is popular with young both well security across pakistan has been stepped up ahead of wednesday's vote come out hyder has more now from islamabad. eight hundred thousand security forces pushed in and have been deployed across the country according to the election commission no foggiest on instructed to boarding a fair and free election the ballot bowl could have already been diffused through the fall flung polling station running across the country forward broke and candidates really be trying their luck full board the national and provincial family. turnout is expected to be high but the figure to go in front of god are very to be found among the election coverage you know foghat standard in russia they were dead responsibility of conducting fair and free elections in a country where the election go read become controversial and that could go to the forehead of god that all go out in large numbers

claims of meddling by the military and then there's the pakistan people's party led by bilawal bhutto zardari son of assassinated former leader benazir bhutto they could be in a strong position if the close contest produces a hung parliament in a move that's why human rights groups though the election commission has gone to pakistan's military the power to punish people for electoral violations at polling stations welcome all hyder is in charge of the district near the border with afghanistan where he's been meeting voters from outside the country's main cities. awash majority of the budgets county population lived in rural areas where dime has . although did take part in the election rigorously they have not seen the kind of results by their leadership in a country where corruption runs high in political political leader direct. typing all the billions of dollars from their country ended rural areas people do not have clean drinking water they do not have education they do not have medical care and all those things are necessary for the nation. and for political leadership change will transl

elections front runners include sharif the brother of former prime minister now i sharif below al bhutto zardari son of the former prime minister benazir bhutto and former cricketer and long con who is popular with young voters. well security across pakistan has been stepped up ahead of wednesday's vote while high the has more from islamabad. eight hundred thousand security forces pushed in then being deployed across the country according to the election coverage you know focused on food aid instructed bridge avoiding a fair and free election the ballot bowl could have already been diffused through the fall flung pulling station frowning across the country forward fro cauldron candidates really be trying their luck full board the national and provincial assemblies for the election going to same day order turnout is expected to be high but the figure to go in front of god are very to be prouder moment the election coverage you know for get started in russia there were dead reforms the british feel for undocking fair and free elections in a country where the electorate goal rate become controversi

brother shahbaz who rules the pm and party there's also the pakistan people's party led by bilawal bhutto zardari the twenty nine year old son of assassinated former prime minister benazir bhutto going to aim has more. eisel claimed responsibility for this suicide bomb attack outside a polling station in quite a dozens were killed another suicide bombing in the same province earlier this month at a campaign event killed one hundred forty nine people including a candidate pakistan has deployed eight hundred thousand security personnel across the country below while bhutto's adare one of three main candidates for prime minister said voters would not be deterred the diaries mother former prime minister benazir bhutto was assassinated in two thousand and seven. as an attempt to disrupt the political process the people will not be affected by this they will come out and vote in full force. the dory could help form a coalition government if no party wins a decisive victory opposition leader imraan khan has campaigned on an anti-corruption platform and is popular with young voters. this is the first tim

campaigning is underway in pakistan for wednesday's general election a while bhutto zardari the head of the pakistan people's party and son of former leader benazir bhutto has been rallying in the southern city of karachi but the july just twenty fifth vote is widely seen as a two way race between the parties of former cricket star calm and the now jailed former prime minister sharif whose brother is running in the polls over three hundred seventy one thousand soldiers have been deployed across the country to guard polling stations come all hina is in charge of the district and the border with afghanistan has been meeting voters from outside the country. awash majority of the budgets gone the population lived in the rural area where dime has. although it did take part in the election rigorously they have not seen the kind of results from it by their leadership in a country where corruption runs high in political political leader derek you of typing all of them really and of dollars from their country in the rural areas people do not have clean drinking water they do not have basic edu

pakistan campaigning in full swing for wednesday's election to choose a new government there bilawal bhutto zardari is among those running for prime minister the leader of the pakistan people's party the well remember oxford educated some of the first female prime minister and how he's done benazir bhutto who was assassinated whilst on the campaign trail nearly eleven years ago towards the end of two thousand and seven as he campaigns we're also going to focus in though on one of the other front runners there in that has him run com we're going to be in for a graphic from al jazeera dot com here which is a good start you see the three faces there of those most likely to become prime minister bill allows on the left on the right but it is this man in the middle we want to talk about imran khan from the p.t.i. pakistan three in self party we all know cricketer turned politician twenty six years ago he left cricket to start his political career and has as he's seen there led protests in the past and demonstrations against the p.l.o. and alleging corruption in their parties so we're going to talk to co

zardari the eldest son. the former prime minister benazir bhutto was assassinated in two thousand and seven the p.p.p. was the largest opposition party in the two thousand and thirteen parliament well security has been stepped up across pakistan ahead of the vote there is more now from islamabad. eight hundred thousand security forces pushed in and have been deployed across the country according to the election commission of pakistan instructed to boarding a fair and free election the ballot bowl failed have already been defeated butane fall flung station fanning across the country forward broke and candidates really be trying their luck full for the national and provincial family for the election day voter turnout is expected to be high but the figure to going to drop a very bad amount the election coverage you know for get stranded in their responsibility of conducting a fair and free elections in a country where the electorate always become controversial and it could go to the forehead of god that all go out in large numbers because of the return deadly attack by elements who have vault. election m