imran khan...e may be legally barred from that process, which is beyond the control of the caretaker government. well, you say that, but let me tell you what fatma haddad from imran khan's pti party says. she says, "no level playing field exists for the pti. "the caretaker government" — that's you — "is talking "about accountability and other long—term plans instead "of making arrangements for fair polls". she said, "making arrangements for fair polls is something "that you should be held accountable for, "you are responsible for". well, that's exactly what we are doing. pakistan tehreek—e—insaf as a political party is not barred to participate. no, but imran khan, as things stand, the leader of the pti party, cannot stand. if an individual is charged with riots, vandalism, putting arson to different buildings and instigating people for violence and if there are laws of the land to counter and curtail that behaviour lawfully through courts, how on earth — i am surprised that i'm being set responsib

well, fairly crucially imran khan _ behind this?irly crucially imran khan has fallen _ behind this? well, fairly crucially imran khan has fallen out - behind this? well, fairly crucially imran khan has fallen out of i behind this? well, fairly crucially i imran khan has fallen out of favour with pakistan's powerful political military. he blames the military leadership for the reason why he is currently injail and for leadership for the reason why he is currently in jail and for the court cases against him. a real turning point was when imran khan was arrested on the 9th of may and we saw protests around the country in response to that, some of which turned violent. that was a real turning point for the military, who then launched a dramatic crackdown on imran khan and his party. at the moment these court cases keep coming and the pendulum of support seems to have swung away from imran khan and the elections are expected at the end of january. the elections are expected at the end ofjanuary-— the elections are expected at the end ofj

the former prime minister of pakistan imran khan has been i of pakistan imran khan has been charged over in custody on the more serious charge of sharing state documents. 0ur pakistan correspondent has more. i'm outside the centraljail commonly referred to as prison. his foot here that former prime minister imran khan and the former minister have both been indicted on two charges for the update will stand trial on two charges relating for the prosecution says leaking classified documents. this is been re—deferred to, imran khan in march of 2022 appeared on stage at a rally waving a paper that he says was a letter from a foreign power suggesting conspiracy against his government. the word to use work, all will be forgiven if pakistan if imran khan is removed from power. the charges the prosecution have levied against both is that firstly that they leaked classified documents and secondly, that by doing so there was an impact on diplomatic relations although imran khan did not mention the foreign power he was repeatedly critical of the united states and the american government involvement.

in his defence imran khan and shah mahmood qureshi's lawyers have said that imran khan never revealedls of what was in that letter, that instead he talked about what was the gist. secondly, it did not have an impact on diplomatic relations. imran khan's party have also been heavily critical of the fact that this case is happening inside the jail where journalists are not able to attend. they say that is a violation of human rights and transparency. we know that this court case will continue and will continue inside the jail. we know the next court hearing is going to be on the 27th of october. argentina's presidential election will go to a run—off next month, after partial results from the first round put the governing party's candidate in the lead. economy minister sergio massa won the first round, with the outcome surprising most pollsters. he'll face second place finisher—right wing populist because no one received the necessary 45% it will go to a november run—off where he will face right—wing wing populist javier milei. our south america correspondent katy watson has the latest f

imran khan... inaudible.that he said was a letter from a foreign power that suggested a conspiracy against his government. the rumours were that all would be forgiven... inaudible. the charges that the prosecution have levied against both of them, firstly they leaked classified documents, and secondly that by doing so, there was an impact on diplomatic relations. although imran khan didn't mention the foreign power, he was repeatedly critical of the us, the american government's involvement. the first charge, they say he leaked these documents, that holds a maximum sentence of two years. but the second charge, impacting diplomatic relations, that maximum sentence can be life imprisonment or even the death penalty. in his defence, imran khan said he never revealed the exact details of the letter, but instead he talked about the gist, and secondly it did not have an impact on diplomatic relations. imran khan's party heavily critical of the fact that kate is happening inside the jail where journalists are not ab

in his defence imran khan and shah mahmood qureshi's lawyers have said that imran khan never revealedked about what was the gist. secondly, it did not have an impact on diplomatic relations. imran khan's party have also been heavily critical of the fact that this case is happening inside the jail where journalists are not able to attend. they say that is a violation of human rights and transparency. we know that this court case will continue and will continue inside the jail. we know the next court hearing is going to be on the 27th october. a national network of women came together in london yesterday to hold a peace vigil as the crisis in the middle east deepens. nisa—nashim bringsjewish and muslim women together to to create greater understanding about people from different religious backgrounds. according to metropolitan police figures there has been a sharp rise in hate crimes against both communities since the israel—gaza conflict started. joining me live is laura marks and hifsa haroon iqbal, both from jewish muslin women's network. thank you for being with us. tell us how the

in his defence imran khan and shah mahmood qureshi's lawyers have said that imran khan never revealede gist. secondly, it did not have an impact on diplomatic relations. imran khan's party have also been heavily critical of the fact that this case is happening inside the jail where journalists are not able to attend. they say that is a violation of human rights and transparency. we know that this court case will continue and will continue inside the jail. we know the next court hearing is going to be on the 27th of october. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies. argentina's presidential election will go to a run—off next month after partial results from the first round put the governing party's candidate in the lead. economy minister sergio massa won the first round with the outcome surprising most pollsters. he'll face second place finisher, right wing populist and outsiderjavier milei, in the november runoff. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson has the latest from buenos aires. javier milei is no longer the star of the show and people here are relieved about that. argen

imran khan insulted and abused.the first international khurshid media festival in mashhad ended with the introduction of the best people . this de doze festival is a slogan of enlightened women and in memory of shirin abu adele. al jazeera reporter was held. shirin abu aqleh was martyred by a direct bullet shot by the soldiers of this regime while preparing a report on the crimes of the zionist regime. setting up various workshops on the subject of media for transmission experiences between iranian and foreign communication professors and holding meetings on women and media were among the programs of this festival. more than 10 active media women from 40 countries participated in the first khurshid international media festival. the digital economy working group was launched for the internet taxi commission. the economic advisor of the head of the competition council said: this working group was formed to calculate how to receive commissions from internet taxi drivers. previously, the drivers of internet taxis about

a court in pakistan has indicted former prime minister imran khan for leaking state secrets. an's pti party said he, alongside former deputy shah mahmood qureshi, were charged in a closed-door trial and that they would appeal the ruling. imran khan was removed from office in a no-confidence vote last year and has faced a litany of charges since. khan has accused the military of going after him. meanwhile, khan's main rival and three-time former prime minister nawaz sharif returned to pakistan saturday after a four-year self-imposed exile. sharif hopes to make a political comeback ahead of january elections. he was convicted of corruption in 2018 and barred from running for office, but observers say he may be allowed to run thanks to a deal between the pakistan muslim league party and the powerful army. and on capitol hill, republicans dropped far-right ohio congressmember jim jordan as their nominee for house speaker after jordan's third vote attempt failed on the house floor in a secret ballot behind friday. closed doors, just 86 republicans voted to keep jordan as their nomi

100 people accused of attacking military compounds after the arrest of the former prime minister imran khanat a hospital in tel aviv after they were handed over to the israeli military. soldiers carried the women into the medical facility soldiers carried the women into the medicalfacility on the medical facility on stretchers. nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz were taken in the hamas attack two weeks ago and held hostage in gaza. this is the moment on egyptian state news that the pair were transferred to ambulances at the rafah border crossing with egypt. while i cannot put into words the relief that she is now safe, i will remain focused on securing the release of my father and the 200 innocent people who remain hostages in gaza. the release brings the total number of hostages released to four but israel says more than 200 are still being held.

meanwhile, his main political opponent imran khan. disqualified and still in prison at the moment.f our main story — a group of un agencies has called for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access to the gaza strip after 20 trucks carrying aid arrived in the territory on saturday. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, urged israel and egypt to allow the rafah crossing from egypt to remain open to allow sustained supply of aid. the israeli military has said it�*s to step up its strikes on gaza to put further pressure on hamas militants there. army spokesman admiral daniel hagari told reporters the increase was also intended to minimize danger to israeli forces as they prepare to enter the next phase of the war. some breaking news, and south africa will play new zealand in next weekend�*s rugby world cup final in paris. the holders havejust beaten england in a closely contested semifinal — winning by 16 points to 15. a late penalty gave south africa a a victory in their semifinal, plenty more details on our website. do stay with us here on bbc news, i will be back very sh

meanwhile, his main political opponent imran khan.rrival of nawaz sharif means that much of the campaigning here in preparation for the general election will start to build up that general election. there is no set date yet but is expected to take place at the end of january. apologies for the top —— pure sound quality. a reminder that eight convoys have been allowed into gaza via egypt and the rafah crossing. reuters news agency is reporting comments from president biden who is encouraging is radio year to lay the invasion, he says he is talking to them. stay with us. heavy and persistent. many areas are seen between hundred and 200 millimetres, that is almost twice the expected monthly rainfall. thankfully sunday is looking drier with lighter winds so a window with quieter weather on the way. for the rest of the overnight period, still a few showers around. the far north of scotland, the west end elsewhere. 2 degrees are overnight low, cooler in the countryside. the low pressure drifting away towards the north on sunday, the isobars

meanwhile, his main political opponent imran khan was disqualified and is still in prison.n place at the end ofjanuary. 0ur pakistan correspondence carolyn davis. apologies, she was by a busy road, so there were sound issues. before we go, a reminder of one story breaking this afternoon and thatis story breaking this afternoon and that is of course the death of former england and manchester united footballer sir bobby charlton who died at the age of 86. a family statement says, it is with great sadness that we share the news that sir bobby passed peacefully in the early hours of saturday morning. he was surrounded by his family. his family would like to pass on their thanks to everyone who has contributed to his care and for the many people who loved and supported him stock tributes have of course been pouring in including from formerformer england been pouring in including from former former england striker and bbc broadcaster gary lineker, who described sir bobby as in glen's greatest ever player. he says he is deeply saddened to hear sir bobby had died. and former manche

controversially recently after a fellow mp was convicted of child sex abuse offences, mr blunt said that imran khan'sended by the conservatives? he now been suspended by the conservatives?— now been suspended by the conservatives? he is now an independent _ conservatives? he is now an independent mp, _ conservatives? he is now an independent mp, he - conservatives? he is now an independent mp, he joins i conservatives? he is now an l independent mp, he joins this conservatives? he is now an - independent mp, he joins this ragtag bunch of 16 independent mps alongsidejeremy corbyn, diane alongside jeremy corbyn, diane abbott, alongsidejeremy corbyn, diane abbott, matt hancock, people who are independent for very different reasons. more of them now than the lib dems, even though the lib dems have added a parliamentarian through the by—elections. this has restarted a debate around safeguarding staff in parliament. one trade union, prospect trade union, has said that if an mp is under investigation for violent or sexual offences, this is an allegation of rape, they should be banned from the parliamentary

tests medium-range ballistic missiles twice in 10 days, and at the same time, former prime minister imran khant’s all for china this could be a signal, a game is underway in which all its fears will unite on the palestinian field ; everything will be a lever against it, even the overthrown imrankhan, who is already accused of divulging state secrets, how, through chinese mediation, he tried to make friends with us, but received a telegram from the white house: don’t do this, even how he china reconciled the suudis and iran and wanted to be a peacemaker in the near future instead of the americans east, now this is no longer about shiites and sunnis, but about the desire to guarantee fuel supplies. ksenia nekrasova examined how close the analysis of xi’s fears is to reality, because judging by them, it is china that is now incredibly vulnerable because of the middle east, and sivno should try to replay the situation in your favor to show the enemy’s vulnerability. the american military and japanese self-defense forces are already present in our residential areas, this is not normal, combat vehic

imran khan and charlie elphicke are both serving sentences for serious sexual offences. get embroiled in yet another sleaze scandal. and of course there is the possibility of a by—election if crispin blunt's conviction, if crispin blunt's conviction, if crispin blunt does end up being convicted and then his parliamentary constituency will be able to decide whether or not they want to keep him on as an mp. now, in the history of these recall petitions, as they're known, no constituency has decided to keep on the mp . so it decided to keep on the mp. so it would almost certainly result in a by—election. we saw what happened to the conservatives in the by elections last week. mid bedfordshire and tamworth both real, real tory strongholds were overturned by labour. rishi sunakis overturned by labour. rishi sunak is very aware that there is going to be a general election at some time between at the end of this year and the end of next year. the last thing that he wants in the run up to that he wants in the run up to that general election are these bruising crush pushing by—el

chris crispin blunt, he did fire for previous did come under fire for previous ali defending imran ahmed khan was convicted of sexual assault publicly . assault publicly. >> he then retracted that . but >> he then retracted that. but that wasn't a great a great sign , was it? >> well, it was not that. >> well, it was not that. >> it's related to this case, of course, crispin blunt says that he is not guilty or he's confident that this won't end in a charge, but says something of the perhaps the character. perhaps >> think was a >> well, i think that was a mistake. i mean, at the end of the it's for any mp to the day, it's not for any mp to second guess the decision made by a jury and the jury that sat and all of the and listened to all of the evidence i think mp who evidence that i think any mp who starts guessing decisions starts second guessing decisions made is unwise. made by juries is, is unwise. and i think that was that was certainly unwise, although , you certainly unwise, although, you know, i'm not i wouldn't say that that was a factor in this case. >> yes. rishi sunak has a lot to