chinese president ping arrived in pakistan's capitol islamabad for the first state visit and expectedunveil $46 billion investments in energy and roads and buildings and the move is seen as part of beijing influence across asia and nicole johnston reports from islamabad. >> reporter: in the mountains close to border of china and pakistan china expanding the world's highest international paved road on the highway and expanding its influence. this is part of a $43 billion project called the china, pakistan economic corridor and will stretch in china's province all the way south through pakistan to the port city. >> when china pakistan corridor becomes operational, china would be directly connected to the middle east or the gulf states and to africa and this would be a big dividend occurring directly from the corridor. >> reporter: construction on a chinese funded deep sea port and cut the time it takes for goods and oil to reach china from the middle east from 12 days to 36 hours and there are all sorts of deals linked to it coal solar and wind and oil and gas paper lines and highways a

live from islamabad. thank you. >>> staying in the region india's prime minister has arrived in paris in the first leg of his three-nation tour. talks over the next three days are expected to focus on a fighter aircraft deal and a nuclear power project that has been going on now for more than a year. he will then travel to germany and canada to discuss india's defense, nuclear and infrastructure development. >>> iran has questioned the details of a nuclear framework agreement made with world powers last month. ianian president rouhani demanded that all sanctions be lifted on the first day of the implementation. that wasn't agreed to in the talks in switzerland. they would a gradual reduction of sanctions instead, and it's hoped that a deal can be finalized by june 30th. the united states state department has responded to the comments made by iran's leaders. tgsd it said all concerns will be addressed in the final round of talks in june. >> we're not negotiating those details in public so i'm not going to

molly: that was taha siddiqui reporting from islamabad.sidents are getting shorter and supply in yemen. unicef says a quarter million children are at risk. this friday, one red cross plane was able to land in the capital of sanaa. reporter: no let up in the fight against the houthis. firing on rebel positions that aden's airport in a thousand a country. amid the rocket fire, the yuan has underlie the urgent need to reach those caught in the crossfire. >> ordinary yemenis families are struggling for the basics -- water, food, cures and medicine. reporter: the situation is so dire that the u.n.'s children's fund says more than a quarter million yemenis children are at risk >> all stop we expect in the coming weeks and upsurge in malnutrition across the country the in areas of conflict or not. it was already a country where the population was under the poverty line. that is not going to get any better. reporter: on friday, the first red cross plane carrying 16 tons of medical aid was given permission to land in sana a. coalition forces say th

the iranian foreign minister is due in islamabad, and what is happening is that pakistan is hoping to if iran can prevail on the houthi rebels and if they can convince the houthis to find a diplomatic solution. they were also warning the yemeni conflict could plunge the whole region into chaos. the politicians warning that this region would not afford a sectarian war. >>> iran's news agency is reporting gunmen have killed eight border guards in the southeast. it took place near the border with pakistan. it was the second reported incident in the area on monday. revolutionary guard units broke up a group linked to a foreign intelligence agency and killed through of its members. turkey's president is in iran for high-level meetings. he has already met with his iranian counterpart, and will meet the supreme leader later. officials have signed eight agreements and a memorandum of understanding in various areas including economic and cultural areas. bernard smith has more from istanbul. >> reporter: this was the first visit by a turkish president to iran in four years, and publicly he chos

expected in islamabad was iranians heading a 22 member delegation. the pakistanis arrived to turks for their help trying to convince iran to come to the negotiating table and use its influence. the pakistan parliamentarians said that pakistan will send help to the saudis in case sovereignty was threatened. but should be cautious getting into the quagmire saying diplomatic methods were needed and the egyptian military chief was in islamabad on tuesday to meet with the pakistani military leadership and pakistan said it expected is crucial message from the turks >>> two car bombs kill 50 in the northern province of aleppo. the first suicide bombing at a rebel base. activists blamed i.s.i.l. for attacking fighters from a rebel group, the united sham front, which opposes the government. >> there's a diplomatic push to establish a humanitarian corridor from the yarmouk camp it's on the outskirts and overrun, it's been under a government siege for two years. there's no food water or electricity. some managed to escape aid agencies said 15,000, mostly palest

we report from islamabad. >> the drone is designed to kill. a remote controlled aircraft with laser guided missiles, pakistan has wanted one for years. in the end it developed its own and is using it on the border with afghanistan. >> it boosts our capability, i think many fold, because in these areas, it is not airplanes that can go and carry out aerial bombing, it is the drones. >> it's found that since 2004, the number of people killed in pakistan by c.i.a. drones is somewhere between 2,500 and 4,000. >> this man knows this well. he is from north waziristan. a drone fire missile explode the close to his car and killed family members. >> it is difficult all the time. you hear the buzzing of drones. it affects you mentally. the children of afraid. the drones are blind. we don't know where they are going to hit. >> last month the military showed off its new drone in a parade. lawyers who represent drone victims say many people are too afraid to challenge the pakistan military for carrying out the strikes. >> it would be very difficult for a ci

nicole johnston al jazeera, islamabad. gordon change is the author of the coming collapse of china. he said china is concerned about indian inflewens. >> pakistan and china have had a long term relationship. basically, beijing is using islamabad to keep india off balance because the chinese are really concerned about the indians. this new corridor is essentially going to cut off the straightt straits of malakaa choke point china has been concerned about. they can avoid that. also, the chinese economy right now is in distress perhaps contracting in reality so they can see economic opportunity in pakistan with development there are insurgency. in gwada, you have those opposed to the chinese and at the northern end, you have the wegers. what they call east turkastan repuckch publicblic and it goes into chooirn at a place that india disputes so you have problems at both ends of the corps dor. the reason why china has not developed this corridor earlier is because all of the problems at both ends. >> the center part in the finland won the parliamentary election. millionaire businessman c

this is one of the most impressive buildings in islamabad, $30 million convention center paid for by and they have a long tested relationship one based on cultural economic and strong military ties. china is pakistan's biggest supplier of weapons and helped develop the latest jet fighter the jf 17 thunder. >> pakistan is a country that has been plagued by problems from all around unless on our own feet we cannot depend on others. china has been far more trustworthy and much more reliable friend of pakistan and i think that is known universally. >> reporter: the china/pakistan economic corridor revives the old silk road traders used a century ago and a note to the past and developing new industries for the future nicole johnston, al jazeera, islamabad. >>> ahead on al jazeera, a show of solidarity in south africa following a series of anti-immigrant attacks plus shopping for opportunities, visitors head to cuba but they are not on the tourist trail. ♪ just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the

the parliament in islamabad is discussing that request which could include ground troops. we have a report. after days of heavy fighting and running battles many parts of aden have been destroyed. homes and shops lie in ruins. civilians are also being killed. houthi rebels, along with fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh, the former president are in fill rating districts near the city's border. these are fighters loyal to president hadi putting up a fierce battle. the locals are caught up in the middle. >> it is getting really difficult for citizens to get the water and food supplies. power is intermittent. we get the power maybe two or three hours a day electric power, but otherwise everything is going downhill. the hospitals. >> people in aden say they've been without clean water for five days and stores are being cleared out of food. president adou rabbo mansour hadi who fled to saudi arabia, could be try to go restructure his military, socking the army's chief of staff deputy chief of staff and the commander of the special forces. they are accused of trees son. his dec

p ishgs ping arlived in islamabad for first visit and will unveil $46 billion of investment.e a closer look at the situation on the ground in yemen's southern port city of aiden and the scene of some of the most heavy fighting and dana reports how the humanitarian situation is deteriorating. >> reporter: aiden is one of many battle grounds in yemen, for weeks the southern port city has been witnessing fierce fighting, these men are loyal to the president abd rabbuh mansur hadi and say they have made advances against houthi fighters and forces loyal to former president and not only have they seized several important buildings in aiden but with the help of the saudi-led coalition air strikes they managed to expand their control. >> translator: they came and invaded our territory and humiliated us and took our money and came with their weapons. so many women have become widows and so many children are now orphans. >> reporter: humanitarian situation is only worsening, there is a lack of fuel as well as essentials like food and water, efforts to find a political solution have so

this is one of the most impressive buildings in islamabad. a convention center paid for by china. the two countries have a long tested relationship, one that is based on cultural, economic, and strong military ties. china is pakistan's biggest supplier of weapons. it helped to develop it's jet fighter. the jf 17 thunder. >> pakistan is a country that has been plagued by problems from all around. unless we get on our own feet we cannot depend on others. china is a much more reliable friend of pakistan, and that is known universally. >> the china-pakistan economic corridor revives the old silk road traders used centuries ago. and a nod to the past while developing new industries for the future. nicole johnston, al jazeera f islamabad. >> in the eastern of city of wafang that means kite, hundreds gather for the celebration. >> a swath of color against gray skies. a sign of better days ahead. nothing can stop kite enthusiasts from ushering in the spring. it's where kites were invented years ago as an instrument of war. >> the difference between chinese kites and foreign kites is overs

this is one of the most impressive buildings in islamabad, a cultural center paid for by china. a long tested relationship one based on cultural, economic and strong military ties. china is pakistan's biggest supplier of weapons. it helped develop the latest jet fighter, the jf 17 thunder. >> pakistan is a one that has been plagued with problems all around, we cannot depend on others. china has been far more truss worthy, is -- trust worthy, is a much more reliable friend of pakistan and i think that's known universally. >> revives the old silk road tradeers used centuries ago. a note to the past, while developing new industries for the future. nicole johnston al jazeera islamabad. >> well china's back to the future moves in pakistan and its other expansionary moves have bik cha chinese strategy means for america, patricia. >> ali, china's multibillion dollar infrastructure in pakistan is the centerpiece of a much broaders geopreliminary vision, that may replace united states as the dominant power in the corridor, down to the deep water of pakistan just a little over an hour's d

nicole johnston, al jazeera islamabad. >> joining us is ambassador ahmad achbad. ambassador thank you so much for joining us on al jazeera america. the pakistani prime minister noaz sharif owes saudi arabia his life, do you think he's embarrassed from the decision, the no comes from them thought from him? >> he's shown a great deal of political savvy on getting the parliament to say pakistan must remain neutral in this very difficult decision. he may himself be inclined to go along with the saudi request. they both belong to the sunni sect he is constantly visiting the shrines there but the financial be relationships and the shia population in pakistan of 30 o40 million people and he can't afford to alienate his shia neighbors. >> ultimately how damaging do you think this rejection will be to the saudi-pakistani rich? >> yes, i think it will create a great deal of ire great deal of anger, great deal of anguish among the saudis. because they see pakistan almost taken for granted. pakistan owes a great deal to the saudis financially emotionally culturally, there is

thisthis is one of the most impressive buildings in islamabad. a convention center paid for by china. the two countries have a long-tested relationship one that is based on cultural, economic and strong military ties. >>> china is pakistan's biggest supplier of weapons. it develop its latest jet fighter. the jf 17 thunder. >> pakistan is a country plagued by problems, unless we cannot defend on others. china has been a reliable friend of pakistan, and i think that is known universally. >> the china-pakistan economic corridor revives the old silk road traders used centuries ago. and a nod to the past while developing new industries for the future. nicole johnston, al jazeera, islamabad. >> well, joining us now is andrew small the author of the book the china pakistan access. he's live from washington, d.c. thank you for being on al jazeera. china clearly trying to expand its influence in the region. first of all how does this deal benefit it? and how does it benefit the pakistanis? >> well, from china's perspective it has economic and security nee

brent: i want to pull in our correspondent, joining us from islamabad. talk to us a little bit about how significant this is for pakistan. we know it is a big deal for china and chinese business. what about for pakistan? reporter: yes well, it has been a day of pop and ceremony -- pom p and ceremony here. it is the first president -- first visit of a chinese president to pakistan in years. no expense was spared to give him a state welcome. experts say that this has taken the friendship to a whole new level of major economic cooperation and partnership. just today, 51 agreements signed and over 30 concerned this ambitious china-pakistan economic corridor. it is a multibillion-dollar investment. this eclipses u.s. spending in pakistan. no was sharif -- nawaz sharif said this was a watershed moment for pakistan. for china, it enables the country to create a shorter and cheaper route to increase china's strategic role in the region. brent: we know that this is a major event for pakistan. you can't help but wonder, what's in it really for china? it knows that

many say that pakistan thu defend saudi arabia but if it isn't, islamabad should act as a mediator to defend the conflict. saudi arabia and pakistan are close allies. they are carrying out a joint military exercise. pakistan's army is stretched. it has thousands of soldiers on the border with india and is fighting against pakistani, and others on the african boarder. as for saudi arabia there are around 800 soldiers from pakistan already there. as well as military advisors. analysts say saudi has today by pakistan when times were tough. >> when the entire world was going to crush us. this was the only country that helped us. it's a time of need. >> there's plenty of manoeuvring going on and so far no clear sign of what pakistan will do >>> now, iranian media report gunmen killed eight border guards in the south-east near the border with pakistan. the attack happened in the balochistan province an area known with fighting between iranian forces and ethnic baluchy fighters. >> turkey's prime minister arrived in iran and will meet the soup reen leader. the visit coming despite tensions o

let's bring in kamal hyder from islamabad. a big decision from pakistan. the debate going into a third day. >> indeed. it is a big decision and for the last few days all the focus is on the crisis in yemen. yesterday the pakistani prime minister speaking on the floor of parliament said that iran should evaluate its policy to see if it was correct or not. the strongest hint that pakistan wants iran to reconsider the policy in the middle east. the foreign minister is due to arriving leading a 22-man delegation. they have problems with back-stan over groups attacking the boarder guards but the focus is on yemen. parliament has been debating this for a third day running, the prime minister saying he was in no hurry, but wanted on answer, and would not go beyond what the defence minister said that saudi arabia requested for naval ships, aircraft and ground forces. >> kamal hyder reporting live from islamabad. thank you >>> there has been a series of air strikes across yemen over the last 24 hours, the latest targetting areas in the southern city of aden. plus p

thursday its foreign minister zarif led the military chief in islamabad. iran backs yemen's houthi but denies giving them weapons. the resolution states: >> reporter: pakistan does not want to offend the shi'a community by starting fighters in yemen, who belong to a sect. most university students we spoke to say pakistan should keep out. >> pakistan should not send forces. >> saudi arabia and pakistan's military have strong ties conducting joint exercises is there there are almost 1,000 soldiers. riyadh call for ground troops jets and fighters jets. it trusts pakistan and its army of the sixth largest in the world. so far pak stan is not sending extra troops. the resolution is a reflection of the balance, seen to support saudi arabia which gave it financial assistance. it doesn't want to upset iran and increase territorial efforts at home >>> gunman attacked a labour camp killing 20, overpowering eight security guard and shooting workers. no group claimed responsibility. libya - nine people have been killed and 20 wounded in fighting in benghazi. the confl

the government in islamabad said it needs them if it's ever going to defeat the pakistani taliban. >> there is worry there will be even more drones in the sky. >> we fled our area for peace. if they find the same drones, we are going back to the same misery. >> it seems that fear caused by increased use of drones in pakistan is here to stay. nicole johnston, al jazeera, islamabad. >> the australian government announced plans to tackle the growing problem of crystal meth addiction. the number of people using the drug has doubled in just the past year. australia's prime minister said there will be a national response to tackle the problem. >> this is an epidemic beyond anything we have seen before now. i am determined that right around our country, we will take every possible step to combat this dreadful, dreadful scourge. >> hundreds of young polish men and women are signing up to join paramilitary groups. the conflict in eastern ukraine is driving the rise in recruitment with many seeing russia as a direct military threat. >> deep in the woods east of warsaw, members of the paramilita

kamal hyder has more on that from islamabad. where are we now and how long will this debate go on for. >> the session has reached the second day. there's a debate. the opposition is warning that it could be a quagmire and there needs to be a diplomatic solution. the pakistani prime minister said the advice from the opposition is that the government would not set aside. there was, indeed some sort of movement because yesterday the prime minister met the military chiefs. they have drafted a resolution. but are waiting for the iranian foreign minister to arriving. -- to arrive tomorrow. there is fresh momentum. >> is there a push for a diplomatic solution. >> indeed after the saudi prime minister -- the pakistani prime minister rushed the first thing was to bring turkey in on it he rushed to ankara and both said there would be a reaction from turkey and pakistan if the integrity of saudi arabia was dushed. disturbed. there was an attempt as you mentioned. the turkish prime minister going through iran the iranian foreign minister co

oil and gas pipelines, highways and railways. >> this is one of the most impressive buildings in islamabad, a $30 million convention center paid for by china. two countries have a long tested relationship, one based on cultural economic and strong military ties. china is pakistan's biggest weapons supplier. it helped develop its latest jet fighter, the jf17 thunder. >> pakistan is a country that has been planked by problems from all around. unless we land on all feet, we really cannot depend on others. china has been far more trustworthy, a much more reliable friend of pakistan. i think that is known universally. >> the china-pakistan economic corridor revives the old silk road traders used centuries ago. a note to the past, while developing new industries for the future. al jazeera islamabad. >> back in china some of the cars that might drive on that new highway are on display. we report from one of the world's most important motor shows. >> 25 years ago owning a car was still a dream for most chinese people, today the country's the world's fastest growing auto market and this is arguably

nicole johnston, al jazeera, islamabad. >> the u.s. economy has slowly crept back to life over the last few years. chicago is one city that's bounced back from the recession with an overall uptick in major city. only parts of experiencing the boom. >> the city of big shoulders is lifting its fortunes more than ever. it's not just the magnificent mile stores, prices are rising city wide nearly. this is the tale of two commissions, one to the north and white to the south neighborhoods where police activity is a daily occurrence. here it is blighted, black and intensely poor. >> when we go north coming back here is depressing. all we have is the liquor stores. we have to hold every we elected accountable for why we live like we're in a third world country. >> the city tends to fund projects downtown or in wealthier neighborhoods. this neighborhood may be home to the first black president but chicago has had only one african-american mayor. >> everybody wasn't the black vote but people are not willing to protect the black community's inter

we have more from islamabad. >> the iranian foreign ministers into islamabad have created a perception that perhaps a diplomatic way could diffuse the crisis in yemen all this happening when parliament was continuing with its debate on the yemen crisis. that parliamentary session likely to last until friday evening, but the important thank that has come out of the meetings between the pakistani and iranians i also the fact that there is now some hope or perhaps a glimmer of hope to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis in yemen. parliament is divided the opposition is warning it could pay a price and lead to a bigger conflagration. let's see what the chairman of the senate committee had to say on the floor of parliament. >> yemen is like a quick sand. there will be no winners in this conflict. we should ask our chinese friends in the u.n. security council for a ceasefire. they should ask for dialogue and negotiations and they should ask for national reconciliation in yemen leading to elections again in yemen. pakistan and turkey should jointly cohost and we should invite the from of

the egyptian defense minister in islamabad back to real.hin these three groups, any boots on thethegrond people would have thought it came from these cun trees. obviously pakistan now says it will not get troops on the soil of yemen but obviously, it will defend saudi arabia. these are messages to iran which have got involved more directly over the past two days, you know ships to the gulf of aden which was quite worrying for people around that area. he specially with the end the international aid. >> mohammed kubati thank you very much for your perspective on that as always. the recycling industry supports millions of people in india, those who dig through garbage with growth of cities in consumption is encouraging a vicious cycle of poverty. >> no words describe the filth manish works in. for 25 years, he dug through this wasteland in search of recyclable items. he can up to $5 a day collecting plastic, but to do so he says he needs to be drunk or high. we have to use substances to work here and then they become addictive. when the sun hi

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we are live from islamabad. tell us about the doyle of when information, who are these men who were sentenced and what's the evidence against them? >> the attack took place in 2012 but last year in september, the army claimed that they had arrested one of the shooters, and would shooters and the officer gave more information leading to a security sweep which involved the police and intelligence. now in all, 14 people were involved, 10 of them were arrested including the main planner who is said to be the owner of a furniture business. ten of them sentenced to life imprisonment antother still abscannedding. june southern in all involved, 10 sentenced, what about the other four? >> it is believed they were able to escape into afghanistan where the taliban chief is operating from. of course the search is still on for the arrest. at the moment, it is widely believed that they are probably hiding across the border somewhere in afghanistan. >> thank you very much live from islamabad. >> malala has become a global name

islamabad says it needs them if they are to defeat the pakistan taliban. they are worried that there'll be more drones in the sky. >> translation: we want to avoid terrorism and drones if we find the same drones we go back to the same misery. >> reporter: the seems the fear caused by the use of drones in pakistan is here to stay >>> a rush job nuclear submarine -- russian nuclear submarine caught fire in a shipyard in northern russia, and began during welding work. it was later put out. there was no weapons on board and the nuclear reactor was shut down. the top investigative agency said there was no damage to the environment >>> a western state convoy was attacked killing 15 spheres and wounding five others. john has more from mexico city. >> reporter: the attack took place on a highway, gunmen waiting for a convoy of state police to pass through. when they did, they opened fire killing 15, injuring five more the biggest killing of police officers in a single incident since the drug war nine years ago. according to the analysts and experts we talked to th

the iranian foreign minister is due in islamabad, and pakistan is hoping to see if iran can prevail onthi rebels in yemen, and if they can convince the saudis also to find a diplomatic solution. there were also warnings that the yemeni conflict could plunge the whole region into chaos and heighten the fears of a sectarian war. >>> the news agency in iran is reporting that gunmen have killed eight border guards in the southeast. it took place near the border with pakistan. it was the second-reported incident in the area on monday. iran's official news says revolutionary guard units broke up the group linked to the foreign intelligence news agency and killed three of its members. >>> turkish president is in iran for meetings. he will meet the ayatollah later. officials from both countries have signed eight agreements and a memorandum of understanding that cover their economic and cultural relations. bernard smith has more. >> reporter: this was the first visit by a turkish president to iran in four years, and publicly he chose to focus on trade. turkey buys almost all of its gas from ira

nicole johnston reports now there islamabad. >> reporter: the drone is designed to kill.emote controlled aircraft be laser guided missiles. pakistan has wanted one for years. in the end it developed its own, and is using it on the border with afghanistan. >> it boosts our capability because these are not airplanes that can carry out aerial bombing, it is the drones. >> reporter: wur one bureau tracks drone strikes. since 2004 the number of people stilled in pakistan by drones in pakistan is between 2,500 and 4,000. this man lost his father and two young brothers when a drone missile exploded near their car. >> translator: it is difficult all the time. you hear the buzzing of drones. it affects you mentally. the children are afraid. we don't know where they are going to hit. >> reporter: last month the military showed off its new drone in a parade. many are too afraid to challenge the pakistan military for carrying out the strikes. >> it would be very dif kurlt for a civilian to stand up and say i am a civilian and i have been hit in a drone strike. >> reporter: the u.s. h

if it isn't, they say islamabad should act as a mediator to end the conflict in yemen. saudi arabia and pakistan are close allies. here both countries are carrying out a joint military exercise. pakistan's army is stretched. it has thousands of soldiers on the border with india and is fighting the pakistani taliban and others on the afghan border. as for saudi arabia there are around 800 soldiers from pakistan already there. as well as military advisors. analysts say saudi stood by pakistan when times were tough. >> for instance when the world was going to crush us after the nuclear testing this was the only country. why do we forget that. it's a time of need. >> reporter: there's plenty of diplomatic manoeuvring going on and so far no clear sign of what pakistan will do >>> google has a few hours left to comply or not comply with a turkish request to block links to pictures and video of a dead prosecutor. he died from wounds last tuesday after security forces stormed the office where gunmen had taken him hostage. turkey blocked access after photos of the prosecutor hel

let's cross to islamabad, kamal hyder is there for us. them debate in the fourth day. will there be a decision soon? >> well the decision probably will come on friday and the parliamentary session will take time. when the parliamentary session started there was a lot of bickering among the politicians. as it wept went along there was serious thoughts pakistan saying they should help. there is a perception in pakistan that the diplomatic way out is the most suitable way to find a negotiated settlement or to attain a ceasefire in yemen. the parliamentarians have been discussing the pros and cons and one of the chairman of the foreign affairs committee had this to say as far as the crisis was concerned. >> yemen is like a quick sand. no one can come out of it. there'll be no winners. we should ask our chinese friends in the u.n. security council, ask for a ceasefire, they should ask for dialogue and negotiations and they should ask for national rech on silliation in yemen. pakistan and turkey should jointly cohost. and we should invite the foreign minister of saudi arabia

the mood coming out of islamabad suggests that there is now a fresh impetus as far as the diplomatic moves are concerned. the turkish prime minister has already flown to tehran. the iranian foreign minister is due in islamabad and what is happening is that pakistan hopes to see if iran can prevail on the houthi rebels in yemen and if turkey and pakistan can convince the saudis also to find some sort of a diplomatic solution. they were also warning that the yemeni conflict could turn the whole region into chaos and perhaps heighten the fears of a sectarian war. the politicians warn that this region could not afford that. >> turkey's president is in iran for high level meetings. he met with his iranian counterpart and will meet with the supreme leader later. >> officials from both sides have signed various deals. we are live from istanbul. following that visit why has it taken on such significance? juror this trip was schedule would before the chris in yemen. he focused on business. criticized iran before the visit, accusing it of trying to follow nate the region not only for support o

what seems to be apparent, jenna, islamabad is positioning itself as a mediator in the complicated middle east. jenna: very important for us to watch. jennifer, thank you. >> today i announced with god's help with the help of liberty lovers everywhere that i am putting myself forward as a candidate for president of the united states of america. [cheers and applause] jon: and with those words, two republicans are now getting their campaigns going for the 2016 race for the white house. kentucky senator rand paul there, tossing his hat into the ring, about this time yesterday after senator ted cruz beat everyone to the punch one week earlier. but nearly a dozen other big names could soon be entering the race. joining us now the senior politics writer for "u.s. news & world report." i took a look at the piece you wrote about his entry into the race. you say this is a guy who could challenge his own party as often as he challenges the democrats. on what points in what way? >> well one of his opening lines yesterday in louisville was that republicans had doubled the debt even before obama had g

it was the portrayal of pakistan and more to the point islamabad that they got this going. islamabad is a quiet picturesque city, in homeland it's a war zone where shoot-outs and bombs go off. nothing could be further from the truth. that's why showtime said you are right. >> every mayor of new york city should object from the beginning of movies silent movies to now because new york has been destroyed, portrayed as an island of criminals, you name it. this is not what it's about. this is an ongoing effort over decades to lobby hollywood to force groups like cair and others, look at sum of all fierce by tom clancy where initially it was a group of muslim terrorists changed to white supremacist, ongoing efforts to lobby hollywood. i don't know what showtime did. let's say for sake of argument, they made a change, but if that show is about exploring the issues from a dramatic point of view of muslim terrorism. why shift to white supremacist when the problems in germany happen to be mostly from muslim terrorists. neil: i immediately thought of that. if you're going to go to ge

now, we can join our correspondent who is in islamabad. we'll go first to pakistan to you, shima.explain to me the legal background which led to this release on bail. >> reporter: stephen this release is the latest development between the pakistani government and the pakistani court. he was granted bail back in december last year shortly after the peshawar attack, and that has caused great anger, both here in pakistan and in india, at a time when the country was saying it was -- was able to challenge -- that time and they detained -- under -- of public order -- lawyers say there was no legal basis behind his detention. and it looks like he was going to remain in jail for another few months. but now we're getting these latest developments that the man who was accused of the mumbai attacks, zaki rehman has been released. and we got in touch with the foreign minister to get a reaction, and got a very very brief reaction saying this was the court's decision. >> let's switch immediately to delhi and to you, sanjoy. what reaction from the indian government? >> reporter: well, the initia

. >> pakistan, parliament in islamabad, expressed agreement with the saudi coalition. kamal hyder has more. >> reporter: prime minister held a high level meeting with the air chief and the military chief, and now opposition speakers are speaking, they expressed their reservation about sending troops to saudi arabia and getting embroiled in the yemen conflict. however the ruling party has the ruling party in parliament and is likely to decide in favor of support for saudis. the army had left it to the government however the army had close strategic links with the saudis. consultant in the pakistani military is also involved in maneuvers which were preplanned and coincided with the evangelists in yemen. those evangelists have been going on. there are agreements, so the military of course will take their cue from the government however, they would be favorably placed to try and help the seuth saudis because saudi arabia is a strategic partner of pakistan. the expectation is perhaps the pakistanis could send a squadron or two of bombers to saudi arabia, because they have a

doctors medical center said it was force islamabad this because the emergency room was losing several million dollars a year. abc7 news reporter joins us in san pablo with the impact. >> here is the sign that no one wanted to see, showing that it is closing here today, april 21. the clinic at the hospital still is open. look at parking lot you would not know it that the hospital is shutting down today. we have seen a steady stream of people because the wound clinic still is open and employees are here shutting down the place and clearing out their space. essential services are for longer available. this will create a medical desert for this area. they worry it will cost people their lives. a new urgent care facility has opened up across the street but it cannot handle surgeries or heart attacks. there is a group a committee that is not ready to give up. the closure aversion committee has investors interested in get doctor's medical center back up and running and they have doctors who also want did see that happen with a measure administration and a new board. >> we are hoping in a per

they arrived in islamabad today and many have arrived safely in moscow. >>> saudi officials say 12 houthi fighters were killed by the southern popular resistence at the aden airport. we have more on the latest development. >> biting ranged all night in aden. a saudi coalition jets bombed forces and their allies in and around the airport. you meanwhile the committees loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi are engaged in street battles in aden. saudi tv says the number of airstrikes forced the rebels and forces loyal to toppled president ali abdullah saleh to leave the presidential palace a day after they captured it. >> this is just a gimmick. they were just at the top of the mountains, and then i'm sure they'll be on the run. aden is a peninsula, and these people are blocked in, as far as the civilians. >> despite the ninth day of the aerial campaign the houthis and their allies are killed. and these saudis could now have a tactic to confront the houthies. a local tv station of pictures show weapons and ammunition dropped in to help the forces of president hadi. the u.n. said that it is concerne

a deadly storm ripped through northern pakistan just west of islamabad. hail and heavy rainfall was also reported. army teams were deployed to the worst-hit areas of the city to help with rescue and recovery. the storm cancelled several flights out of pakistan including the two set to retrieve survivors from last week's massive earthquake in nepal. there is a lot going on here as you can see. it's not so much of a big system that went over this area. this is the low pressure system that is responsible for that. it's not that big. it's a small system but because of the upper cold level air that was over this area you can see the isobars close to each other, the wind conditions and instability created this devastation in pakistan. there will be gusty conditions out towards this area but the system itself will be tapering off, the conditions will be winding out and clearing out soon. however we have these kind of temperatures. a lot of the people there are out in the streets right now. do watch out for the heatstroke. it's going to be a little bit down to th

ally saudi arabia has asked islamabad for help including aircraft and soldiers. nicole johnston reports. >> for over a week the government has stuck to the line that any threat to saudi arabia saudi arabia's territorial integrity would invoke a harsh response from pakistan. now will it send soldiers to saudi arabia or yemen? >> by contributing aircraft naval vessels and ground troops. >> divided over what to do in yemen. the opposition is against getting involved. >> we're one of the biggest islamic countries and we are a nuclear state. our leadership has always tried to be neutral and we should act as a mediator between saudi and yemen. the levelthere has not been a decision of the level of pakistan's involvement should be. as much say that they should act as a mediateor to calm the area of yemen. >> here they're carrying out a joint military exercise. pakistan's army is already stretched. is fighting against the pakistani taliban and other groups on the afghan border. as for saudi arabia there are around 800 soldiers from pakistan already there. as well as mili

they arrived in islamabad today. and russia says that more than 300 people from eastern european countries have arrived safely. saudi officials is a that i 12 houthi fighters were killed in battles at the aden airplane. it comes after houthi fighters withdraw from the presidential palace in the port city. we have more on this latest development. >> fighting raged all night as saudi-led coalition jets bombed houthies and their allies. meanwhile the so-called popular committees loyal to president abd rabbuh mansur hadi are also engaged in street battles in aden. saudi tv says that the number of airstrikes forced the rebels and forced those loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh to give up the presidential palace just a day after they captureed it. >> aden is a peninsula and these people are blocked. the unfortunate things, they're really hitting civilians from the tops of the hills where they're remaining there. >> but despite the ninth day of the aerials they're still fighting back the saudis could be using anot

is also expected to urge islamabad to reject saudi request for military help.e pakistani politicians are also opposed to the country joining the campaign. >>> we'll have more on the conflict in yemen a little later in the program when the saudi-lead coalition holds its daily briefing. we'll bring you that as soon as it starts. ♪ >>> twin car bombs have killed at least 50 people in syrian's northern province of aleppo. activists have blamed isil for attacking fighters from a rebel group. >>> an afghan soldier has opened fire on u.s. troops killing one of them and wounding at least two others. it took place in the province shall governor's compound. the afghan soldier was shot dead. >>> the u.s. state of south carolina a white police officer has been charged with murder after video emerged of him repeatedly shooting a black man as he ran away. it contradicted the officer's claim that the suspect walter scott has grabbed his taser. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: 33-year-old north charleston police officer is behind bars after this graphic video went viral

iranians arriving in islamabad, and the turkish have been travelling to and fro from ankara to saudi arabia and a fellow and parliament likely to continue for a day or two. the iranian foreign minister arrives there soon. what do you expect to come out of that trip. how significant is his trip to pakistan? >> well for the first time since the conflict began, there's a ray of hope that a diplomatic solution some sort of negotiations may be a good thing to do because it will bring the warring factions to agree to a ceasefire. so the fresh push of course is for turkey pakistan to play its role, and to try to convince tehran that it should back away from confrontation in yemen, and at the same time get the saudis to sit at the negotiating table. fresh moves offer a ray of home. -- ray of hope much however it will be a difficult proposition given the situation on the ground in yemen. >> thank you >>> there's a push to create a humanitarian corridor. the camp is on the outskirts of damascus yarmouk, and has been under siege from i.s.i.l. there's no food water and electricity, some escaped,

let's hear from our correspondent in pakistan reporting now from the capitol islamabad. >> reporter:tan has said all along that it would take parliament into confidence and the people's representatives would then decide. after a debate they came to a conclusion that while there was no compromise on the defense and security of saudi arabia in the eventuality that her boundaries or territorial integrity were violated they would go to any level. however, they were against military intervention in yemen, saying this was a tribal war, not a sectarian war and what was needed was proactive measures to bring everything to a settlement and arrange for a ceasefire. so they said they will stand shoulder to shoulder with the saudis if they were threatened however, pakistan will remain neutral as far as the conflict inside yemen. >>> also in yemen a car bomb exploded outside of a security building in the center of the country. at least 20 people we understand have been killed in that. the residents saying dozens were wounded. al-qaeda saying it was behind what happened. ♪ >>> pakistani court has

claire: thank you for that report from islamabad. now, if you are a fan of the british royal family, you will know that reparations are well underway for the birth of a new royal baby -- preparations are well underway for the birth of a new royal baby. we took a look at how things are going in baby land from a-z. reporter: the birth of william and kate's second child will be proclaimed from buckingham palace and heralded with bells and gun salutes. b is for brother. he will be 21 months older than his brother. the baby will be baptized wearing a lace and satin gown, used since 1841. f is for fashion. the baby will be a trendsetter before it can even walk or talk. george's fashion choices, like these dungarees have flown off shelves. g is for grandparents, prince charles and his wife camilla are expected to visit the hospital along with kate's parents. h is for hospital. the baby is due to be born in the private st. mary's hospital, where a two-room suite costs 6750 pounds a night. k is for kate. the 33-year-old mother again suffered

. >>> that's kamal hyder in islamabad. >>> in nigeria military officials say they have rescued more peoplerom boko haram. they were found in a boko haram strong hold in the northeast part of the country. just yesterday the army said it has liberated nearly 300 women and girls in another nearby operation. >> they are hostages who were in the forest against their own will and with profiling information from our intelligence we're finding it useful. at the moment they moved through the forests, and what -- you know trying to see them relieved from the trauma of living in the forest for that long. >> officials say it does not appear any of those rescues include the girls taken from the chibok school last year. >>> a retired fbi agent has been arrested on perjury charges. robert fitted patrick was once second in come mapped of the fbi's boston office. he is accused of lying on the stand during bulger's trial in 2013. prosecutors say fitzpatrick exaggerated claims to sell copies of a book he wrote about bulger. >>> coming up the greek government look towards local communities to help pay off hug