then all of a sudden, they decided that they would march on parliament and islamabad. the security forces tried to stop them by putting a container that barricades but the crowd was very large. they wereability break through the police cordon and reach the area in the red zone. islamabad. a scuffle ensued and the forces are to resort to very heavy use of tear gas. we are told that will at the moment, the situation isn't under control but the military has been called in to secure places in the red zone that includes parliament, the supreme court and the foreign ministry and diplomatic enclave. >> being a critical component of the government. we are told the local admin crowd. the crowd is saying they are not going anywhere. the more danger there may be more supporters trying to come to that place. last year, parliament was paralyzed when a canadian cleric lay siege with a sit-in. this time, the crowd is emotionally charged as well. al dangerous situation but for the most, contained by the security forces and the local administration. >> kamal hyder keeping an eye on tho

and kamal hyder joins us from z islamabad and to the city in a moment but first of all the events in what is the latest, 65 dade we are saying and pakistani taliban group saying it was behind it. >> reporter: absolutely. this is a splinter group which has taken responsibility in the past also for deadly attacks and there are spokesmen coming, a new journalists in peshawar and importantly they are told because there is a large number of splintered the hospitals are packed with patients, with casualties arriving and therefore they save lives because a number of people are said to have been in critical condition. we are also told that most of the victims are women and children although the casualties also include men. >> yes, and women and children out for a day, many of them apparently christian because the taliban says christians were the target, this was in so many ways a despicable actor and target. >> reporter: questions about the security at the park, certainly the fact that this particular park is situated and very popular with local families and particularly children given the f

islamabad is paralysed. also cell phone services with islamabad are also suspended because of security reasons >>> when it comes to what the prime minister is able to do, and we had appalling pictures, at least 65/70 people being killed there, very difficult for the authorities to safeguard everyone. >> reporter: absolutely. there are questions about the security at the park. there should have been adequate security at least to minimise the casualties because of the ease with which this bomber was able to walk into the busiest section which is the entrance and exit and then able to detonate that device. we're told 30 kilos. it must have taken an effort for him to carry those explode sis there-- explosives there and blow himself up. so many questions not just for the government but the prime minister who has to wared about islamabad and the ongoing protes protests >>> thank you. there has been a prisoner swap with houthi and saudi soldiers. the swap is part of the second round of talks between saudi arabia an

islamabad, they are supporters of the man who was hanged on february 29th. over his call for blasphemy reform. 5,000 members of the security forces are standing by to remove the protesters if they didn't leave by government deadline. >>> we have the latest. >> reporter: just before sunset on the fourth day of the protest, and it has come to a peaceful, of sorts, conclusion. now, the pakistani police force were ready to go in. you can see them over there, and that was a pressure tactic for the goings going on. the government said that the protesters are going to be allowed to leave. the protesters are saying that this is a victory for them. look, they are waving their flags and they're chanting. they say that what they have really achieved here is putting pakistan's blasphemy laws back on the agenda, and they say that these laws are casual to the future of pakistan. the pakistani government is being forced to look at these very controversial blabs femaley laws and figuring out what to do next. >> this is an argument about blasphemy. the man who was executed,

al jazeera's kamil hyder is joining us from the capitol, islamabad.hat's the latest we know about this attack? >> reporter: well, first of all, as you mentioned, the park situated in a residential area of lahore is a very popular area with children, families, and being a sunday today, also coinciding with easter, the park was jam-packed. according to the security forces, the bomber was able to come to drive himself up to the gate where he detonated his explosives. many families were waiting outside, buying tickets, and some were entering into the premises. they were the ones who were worst hit and, of course, for a while, because the area plunged into darkness, nobody knew what had happened, but most of the casualties, we are told, are women and children and over 100 people are said to be wounded from the deadly attack. >> very early stages, but have we got any idea of why this park and area might have been targeted? >> well, it is very difficult to say who thwould have targeted ts park. it's women and children, an indisriminate attack, the palstan, t

. ♪ thousands of antiblasphemy protesters holding rallies in pakistani capitol islamabad for a second staging a sit in a day after police fired tear gas on demonstrators near parliament, on sunday 25,000 people gathered to protest against the execution of mumtaz qadri who was hunged last month for criticizing the governor and blasphemy laws and passing to kamal hyder from islamabad to taught us through the scene right now in the capitol, kamal. >> reporter: well, right now i can tell you that access to the red zone is now blocked. these people are sitting in the square which is a shouting distance from parliament, possibly less than 100 meters from where they are located. of course the situation contained to a greater extent because last night on a sunday evening the riders penetrated into the red zone and pelting stones and fighting with the security forces. however, after the military was called in to secure the wider installations the protesters agreed they would not cause any more damage, however, last night we are also told that many of them went back, this morning they are not i

protestors in pakistan agree to end the sit in rally outside islamabad parliament. >>> in myanmar whereby the 50 government elected in 50 years is sworn into office. >>> the u.n. backed unity government has entered the city defying threats of violence. it was formed after talks late last year when the u.n. attempted to bring together the country's two rival administrations into one government. some members of both sides disputed the deal. we have the latest from tripoli. >> it's come, it's really quiet here, although during the last couple of days, we heard shooting. it was like showing of muscles with the brigade supporting the government, others opposing the government. the news is all over the country that the presidential council of the national of the government of national court have finally reached the capital tripoli and now in their headquarter. you can see behind me, the maritime base, this is their new headquarter. until this moment, it is quiet. it has not gone violent so far, but again, there is a lot of challenges facing this government, especially in the capital tripoli, tw

actually, these people met very close to islamabad. there was a large gathering, a player and after that unexpectedly, thousands was people decided to march, they said they wanted to go to parliament. the security forces then set up containers all along route, but the crowd was very large and they were able to breach the barriers, according to the latest reports that we have, thousand was people are now in the parliament area, and the police had resorted to very heavy use of tear gas. also unconfirmed reports of fighting in that area, our team had to pull out because of the mood of the crowd, so it's not clear as to what is transpiring right now outside pakistan's parliament. >> tell us a little bit more about kadari. what sparked this rally in support of him? >> well, qadri was a security guard who decided to shoot the governor a few years ago because the goner was critical of the blasphemy laws and coming within a certain sector of islam that the governor himself blasphemed, he killed him to protect the governor. the government then

. >>> executed murderer, thousands took part in a sit in that began sunday in central islamabad. when the crowd grew rowdy the military was sent in to restore order. al jazeera's imran khan reports from pakistan. >> reporter: this protest seemingly came out of nowhere. thousands came to islamabad to celebrate the life of a police officer who was sent to protect a plan whom he killed. kadra was executed for that crime on february 29th of this year. be hard liners have rallied in his support. >> translator: people from within your ranks will kill you. your body guards will kill you. your ser valentine servants wil. the people will not spare even the prime minister. god has put hope in their hearts. >> reporter: the protesters brought the scenario of islamabad to a standstill. the army is out in the streets trying to control the crowds. groups have shown open sympathies for pakistani taliban. attacked anything a symbol of the government. containers were put there by the government to stop people from coming in. goes to show you how age rethey were. take a look at the damage around y

he was detaind by the cia in 2002 in a huge raid that happened here in islamabad. he rarely speaks to the mediaai. pakistan has often been a refuge for the groups engaged next door in afghanistan. after 9/11 some of those people became cia targets. >> hi. >> hi how are you? >> very well. >> it's on this street? >> it is. >> we'll follow you. >> thank you. >> hey how's it going. sebastian. >> dr. bahir was part of an islamic organization. hasn't ever been on u.s. soil but members of its offshoots have. >> over 200 people, police and intelligence guys and the americans. >> americans? >> yes yes. >> as well? >> yes yes. it was 2:00 midnight. >> bahir was handcuffed barefooted and taken away. along with his friend who was a bodyguard for the group's leader. that was the last time bahir saw gol alive. they were be be taken to the detention site and gol warvetion ol was beaten. in 200 2002 he was left chainedo his cell. in the morning go l r ahman was found dead, hypothermia was likely the cause. >> a letter from his daughter, my dear father i'm waiting for your coming.

. >> islamabad pakistan. after 9/11, the cia was operating in the open here. picking people up and taking them to black site. mohammed and khalid were captured not far away. one of the most disturbing things they told us is that doctors and psychologist he monitored interrogations, pushing detainees to their physical and breaking points without killing them. that sometimes, things went wrong. thank you. bye-bye. okay so we're on, that was dr. tbvmentaraz bahir. he was detaind by the cia in 2002 in a huge raid that happened here in islamabad. he rarely speaks to the media but he said he would meet us. pakistan has often been a refuge for the groups engaged next door in afghanistan. after 9/11 some of those people became cia targets. >> hi. >> hi how are you? >> very well. >> it's on this street? >> it is. >> we'll follow you. >> thank you. >> hey how's it going. sebastian. >> dr. bahir was part of an islamic organization. hasn't ever been on u.s. soil but members of its offshoots have. >> over 200 people, police and intelligence guys and the americans. >> ameri

staging a sit in near parliament in islamabad a day after police fired tear gas on protesters. imran khan reports. >> this protest seemingly came out of nowhere. thousands came out to celebrate the life a police officer who killed a man he was sent to protect. tasir taking up the cause of a christian woman accused of blasphemy. his support of her case angered some in pakistan. kazre was executed for that crime on february 29th of this year. since then, pakistan's hard line religious parties have rallied in his support and they have spoken out against the government and those they say that are against islam. >> translator: people from within your ranks will kill you. your body guards will kill you. your servants will kill you. muntas kadri is in our hearts and minds. god has put hope in their hearts. >> reporter: the protestors brought the center of islamabad to a standstill. the searm in the streets trying to kahne the crowds. groups have shown open sympathy to the pakistani taliban. >> behind me are containers. they were put there by the government to try and stop people from

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cnn international producer sophia saifi is on the phone for us from islamabad.a, what more do you know about this taliban group claiming responsibility? >> well, fredricka, we know that this group has carried out suicide attacks this month in pakistan, actually. there was another bloody attack, but lahore itself, where this attack took place, doesn't see attacks happen as often. it was a spring evening, women and children, families were out to celebrate sunday, celebrate easter, and this attack took place around 6:00 in the evening, close to a children's playground, which is why most of the causalities are actually children. we know there's a state of emergency in almost all of the hospitals in that city. there is a fear that the death toll may rise, the number of injured may actually go over the 300 mark that we have already, as well, but this is a story that's developing as the evening goes on. fredricka? >> and, sophisophia, what about response coming from the government since apparently this taliban group also said they are targeting this festival of easter,

so back to kamal hyder in islamabad where the protest was taking place earlier, what is happening inapitol right now kamal? >> reporter: according to the latest information that we are getting is that the crowd, several thousand strong, has been contained in the square which is situated just a few meters from parliament. earlier there were scuffles between the protesters who were able to come all the way from rowal-pindi where they initially held a prayer meeting and decided to march on parliament despite the best attempts by the security forces they were able to use containers and were able to make their way to the red zone in parliament. now we are also told that as a result of the critical situation the military was called in to secure all important buildings including the supreme court parliament, pakistan television and the diplomatic enclave. now the protester that is still sitting at the square which is where em-ron han and a cleric last year stayed the sit in with islamabad with a grinding halt but it's emotional, passions are running high and concessions from the government

a situation evolving here in islamabad is critical. because the crowd said that they have asked supporters from across the country to come and join them >>> police in the netherlands say they have arrested a french national on suspicion of planning an attack. in belgium, there was a dozen police raids in connections with the bombings there, a rally in brussels against the attacks was cancelled at the request of police. not everywhere complied as paul brennan reports from brussels. >> sunday's intended memorial was postponed. security was tight around a gathering place where many came to pay their respects since last tuesday. while soldiers watched the mourners, special police units launched a dozen new raids and arrested suspects. a postponement created a vacuum which others were key to fill. out of the railway station was a large crowd of belgiums. they marched to memorial square and muscled their way to the steps, which is a focal point of the movement. >> just a statement to say we love belgium. itself our country. europe, stick to

. >> a staged sit-in on the capital streets, of islamabad's constitution avenue since sunday. supporters of executed assassin, after killing a punjab for security reform. be authorities will move in if the area isn't cleared by the deadline. latest from this developing story, kamal hyder joins us now. i guess a deadline of sorts has now been pushed back to wednesday morning but what's the latest on the sit in right now? >> reporter: well, the sit in is continuing. and the interior minister who spoke earlier had already given another hour, which was a deadline.. after he said he expected the crowd to go away by first light, in morning. he is in essence giving an opportunity for some of those people the go back while they still ask. otherwise the interior minister said they have a very large crowd that will overpower these people. they will not use any weapons during the operation and also the fact that the media would be allowed to come in and witness the whole thing. so we are expecting this to be cleared by wednesday. the government is determined that they will remove these p

. >> confronted in at least two problems, one in islamabad and one in lahor, the prime minister of pakistan addressed his nation in what appears to be a prerecorded message in that he said that terrorists no matter where they may be will be sought and that the cancer of terrorism will be removed from pakistan. he also spoke about the military successes along the border areas in north and south waziristan, saying the military had achieved success however there are some pockets of problems across the country and that had to be tackled. the prime minister also speaking about the attacks in ankara and brussels, saying this was a problem that was now happening in other countries as well. but he said that no one would be able to stop the part of progress that pakistan had taken and that he was confident that he would overcome and the nation would overcome the difficulties. also in a message to the protesters who were staging a sit in outside parliament, he said there would be no compromise and that they would not be allowed to play with the emotions of innocent people, saying that the government'

backed government of accord. >>> islamabad, crowds are dispersing. and arrest warrants are issued for the country's former prime minister of bangladesh along with dozens of other opposition party members. it's alleged they instigated an arson attack last year. >>> the u.n. are conference to resettling refugees, ban ki-moon called it a win for everyone. from there jamal el shael sent this report. >> what is now used to graze cattle and sheep, this scene is replicated across the lebanon valley.those who fled the war in syria. no be leg electricity, no schools, income they get by sending their children to work in what has become a rampant child labor market. the lebanese government and the united nations have been saying for some time now they aren't getting the funding needed to build proper housing for the 1 million refugees in lebanon. it's no surprise that u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon not to pledge money but to help relocate refugees in countries that can provide them with dignified home. >> this is the greatest crisis of our time. the world m

. >> the protesters have brought the centrist islamabad to a standstill. the army is out on the streets trying to contain the protesters. they were put there to stop people from coming in and it just goes to show take a look at the damage around you. the demands are clear. they want him to be declared a national hero. they want all those in jail on blasphemy charges to face the same fate. it is unlikely that the government will accept their demand, but their voices are being heard across the nation nonetheless. >> kamal hyder is live. with the latest. are we just looking at something open ended potentially? >> well, first of all you have to understand that the crowd in tens of thousands are making tall demands in the government. almost impossible for the government to negotiate with them. they have refused to negotiate with the city. they want a member of the senate to come and talk to them and the prime minister has already spoken saying he will not allow something like this so happen. we expect at some stage the police and security forces will disperse t

in islamabad.unt is underway in pakistan for breakaway pal taliban militant for a suicide bombing village 70 people dead in pakistan. the anti-terror crackdown continues in europe. three further people are

this was outside of islamabad. the punjab government gave them the ok to go ahead as long as after that wake was held, people mourning his death would simply disburse and go home. that didn't happen. they were able to would you being to constitutional avenue and towards the parliament-- to walk towards the parliament. we're now left with about 1500 to 2000 protesters. the government says there will be an inquiry as to how this happened >>> braz imembattled president dilma rousseff has suffered another blow. there have been nationwide protests against her who faces impeachment over corruption allegations. >> reporter: party bosses, the largest political party and the strongist ally for many years of the ruling workers party, but on tuesday in a vote that lasted all of three minutes, the leaders decided to take a stark lip different path that threats brazil deeper in the political crisis. >> translation: from today onwards in this historic meeting for the prime minister db, it is breaking from the president's governm

i am braimran khan is in islamabad. >> it has come to a peaceful--of sorts--conclusion. now the pakistani police force were ready to go in. that was a tactic for negotiations going on. the government said that they have won these protesters are going to be allowed to leave. the protesters say this is a victory for them. just take a look at what they're doing. they're waving their flags and they say these blasphemy laws are important. >> arrest warrants have been issued. prime minister has been charged over allegedly instigating an arson attack on a passenger bus last year. he was accused of starting the violence. she says that the case is politically motivated. there is a new political chapter in myanmar after 50 years of military rule, the power has passed to mainly civilian government. aung san suu kyi has been appointed to lead a number of keys ministries. >> an emotional moment for many in myanmar after a long difficult fight for democracy. the president is sworn in, witnessing this historic event, many who were jailed for years by the military. the new president is

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where supports supporting blasphemy laws and asking them to end and they are live on the streets of islamabadhat is the deadline has past and have the protesters been cleared or not? >> reporter: they are still here but i can tell you in the last 15 minutes we've seen police move very slowly to protesters in quite large number and it spooked some protesters and seen people leaving the area already. in the last couple of moments there have been speeches given by the protesters just behind me and have been defiant saying they are not going to leave the area and want the changes to blasphemy laws and want them executed and they who demand the government are not going to accept and the government has no choice and they are doing this very slowly and hoping the threat that the police moving in will be enough to spook the protesters and allow them to walk down this road here and into safety. this is the only road that the protesters will be able to leave but the government has been very clear as well and say they will arrest the ring leaders of this and say this is an illegal occupation of pakistan

islamabad authorities say there's 6,000 to 7,000 police ready to go in. there's about 1500 protesters hardcore still left. you might hear them giving speeches. the kind of things that they've been saying having very defiant. we're going not going to go. we'd rather die and we're here nor mohammad who we live very deeply. the government is playing hard line. they had the tactic by starving them out by not allowing food or water in there. they have generators, and that's how you can hear their speeches through the p.a. it looks like things are coming to a head, like i say. about 19 manipulate knits -- minutes ago a notice was issued to give a two-hour deadline. the police are moving in on the protesters. >> thank you for that update. >>> iraqi army shells killed four people including two children. it's believed the iraqi forces were targeting isil hideouts in fallujah. nine people, mainly women and children, were injured in the attack. there were around 400 isil fighters in fallujah which fell for the armed group more than two years ago. >>> the syrian army

. >>> security in the capital islamabad is tight with thousands of protesters camped outside parliament. they're angry about last month's execution of the security guard that was hanged for killing the governor of pun jab who credit suz the blass femy laws. doesn't that mean a crackdown on protesters is imminent? >> reporter: all right. i'm afraid we have lost our connection with him. we'll try and get him back a little later in the program to find out what's going on in pack tan. new laws allow japanese soldiers to fight overseas have come into force, but there's widespread opposition to the changes as rob mcbride reports from tokyo. >> they've been protesting outside the japanese parliament every month since the new laws were passed last september. protesters were back again to witness the laws coming into force. japan, they say, is turning its back on the pass vichl it followed for 70 years. >> translator: japan took pride in not waging war. now we have lost our cause and have become a nation that will fight wars. >> i can't forgive this. this is forced to and there's no way to accep

we are joined by imran kahn from islamabad. let me ask you about the arrests we understand have been made, hundreds of suggestion expects over that suicide bombing that we saw ham in lahore. how much power is now being given to the military? >> they are very separate question. first, a crackdown on militant groups within the last 24 hours, authorities say they arrested at least 5,000 people. the vast majority were let go, but authorities are hanging on to about 250 people for further investigation. they say that this wasn't a direct result of the lahore bombings, that this was an intelligence led operation that had been ongoing for months but did speed up after that attack took place in a park in lahore. now as fart military, the military has been given sweeping powers for a voluntary electric time now in terms of gathering people up, in terms of intelligence gathering and in terms of arrests, as well. also what we're seeing here in islamabad is the gearing up, the army's gearing up to go into parliament, which is just behind m

just to give you an idea, there is about 100 to 150,000 people who commute daily to islamabad. that shuttle service known as the metro bus service is suspended. half the city is paralyzed. the telephones are not working. the government has to work on this and work on it fast. they said they will not give it any weapons. they will over power the crowd seven to one wherever they decide. when we've been talking to some policemen who are saying they're here for the last three days and they keep telling us it will be in the next hour. people are losing their patience and i believe from what we are hearing that this will be resolved one way or the other as the sun goes down over slabbed >>> if those demonstrators refuse to go away or if the prime minister has got that wrong and it's not cleared up by close of business today. what else can he do? >> reporter: the prime minister cannot do much because the demands these people are making are impossible, sometimes even preposterous. he is not going to buckle down under pressure, he has already said this is not happening and we will not a

islamabad,. >> the protests have come to a peaceful of sorts conclusion. now, the pakistani police force were ready to go in, and you can see them over there. there was a pressure tactic, and they have won and the protesters will be able to leave. the protesters are saying this is a victory for them. look at what they're doing, they're waving their flags and they're chanting. they say that what they have really achieved here is putting pakistan's blasphemy laws back on the agenda, and they say that they're crucial to pakistan. the pakistani government is looking at the crucial laws, and trying to figure out what happens next. >> arrest warrants have been issued for the former prime minister and dozens of other leaders. he has served as prime minister twice, and charged for an arson attack on a passenger bus in an anti-government protest last year. accused of starting the violence, the blockade ended with one person dead and several injured. they say that it's politically motivated. >>> the man suspected of hijacking egypt flight on tuesday is appearing in

if we release the credits to delhi islamabad won't just sit on its hands. think we should be taking on new obligations, father. we're a bank, edward. that's what we do. take on obligations. don't be such a nervous nelly. me? nervous? you're the one who sees assassins behind every plant. i see traitors. there's a difference. ( door opens ) tell delhi they have the loan. if islamabad squawks, screw 'em. time for your shots, mr. sternman. we'll leave you, harry.

those broadcasts were heard in islamabad where a mob stormed the american embassy, killed a marine guardd about 100 americans in the embassy. >> the mob was screaming "kill the american dogs" in islamabad. this is the third major event in the muslim world in the last 24 hours. >> in tehran this morning, millions of people are shouting "death to the shah, death to carter." that is followed by the cry "god is great." >> these groups are very hard to dissuade. these people believe that god is on their side. that is a very powerful form of delusion. >> by the end of the year, it was clear that the united states was so ill prepared and failed to recognize the extraordinary change that had happened in the '70s. >> new year's eve, end of the decade but not yet of the deadlock. >> in 1979, we take a deep breath and realize we're on the precipice of an entirely new era of terrorism. >> the crisis goes well beyond the u.s. embassy walls in tehran. >> rather than catching our breath, we should have been thinking, how can this get worse? >> it sounds like the most futile observation possible, but i'

a situation evolving here in islamabad is critical. because they said that they have asked supporters from across the country to come and join them >>> let's bring in hassan, a former pakistan high commissioner to the u.k. first of all, we report this as a splinter group, if you like, of the taliban. does it have different aims to the pakistan in general? >> well, it is sort of a generic name. they have groups working toot. whenever there's an incident one claims responsibility, that is how they describe themselves differently. they are one and the same, they promote their own idea of islam. >> this group said it deliberately targeted christians, they were there celebrating easter, the most important day in the calendar. it's not an attack on government institutions. why a group that included women and children? >> well, i think there is an element of comprehension on the government. they should have taken prekauctions. april was - lahore is a place where you have seen trouble in the past as well. because there has been artists there,

from islamabad here is imran khan. >> just before sunset on the fourth day of this protest, and it has come to a peaceful, of sorts, conclusion. now the pakistani police force were ready to go in. you can see them over there. that was a pressure tactic for the negotiations going on. the government said that they have won these protesters are going to be allowed to leave. the protesters are saying that this is a victory for them. just take a look at what they're doing. they're waving their flags and they're chanting. they say what they've really achieved here is to put pakist pakistan's blasphemy laws back on the general, and they say it is crucial to pakistan. the pakistani government is being forced to take a look at these controversial blasphemy laws and trying to figure out what it does next. >> the people in fallujah say they're being systematically starved. it is thought as many as 60,000 civilians are stuck inside. we have that story. >> fallujah, a broken city caught between icel fighters and a siege of government forces. residents are being pushed to the edge. >> families are d

let's go straight now to islamabad. what can you tell us about this deal? >> well, the reports we are hearing are that some sort of a breakthrough has happened since last night. a few clerics were trying to diffuse the situation, the government also given extra time, but because of the fact that still remained at a the police forces were tightening the mood around them and at the same time, talks were going on, so just before the police and security forces launched their operation, hundreds of prisoners being released, people arrested during the protest and then they will announce very soon that they are indeed voluntarily dispersing, so indeed, a breakthrough at the 11th hour. >>> the world says largest mangrove rain forest is under threat. the rain forest in bangladesh is a world heritage site, but there have been three environmental accidents in the past three years. we have a report on what is being down protect the site. that. >> these men are securing the cove from this accident that happened last year. >> we have to be very, very careful when we lift

heavy downpours. 70mm reported at islamabad airport, outside islamabad. and we saw 75mm of rain, easy enough to cause a problem at this time of year. you see the area of cloud and rain continuing eastwards, as it does so, it is beginning to fizzle out. for nepal, it will stay wet through monday, some of it turning to snow. then it extends south. grey and maybe a little showery. they begin to fizzle out as we head through tuesday. closer to home. we have more in the way of wet weather, tumbling across the peninsula, likely to give us more of wet weather, and maybe a shower as well. >> more to come on the newshour, includi including... >> i'm wayne hay reporting from where lives continue to be affected by civil war, despite the shining of a nationwide ceasefire agreement. >> world renowned festival of culture. the u.s. is missing a beat. some long-term locals. >> a new dad. andy murray returns to the tour. joe will tell you how he got on at indian >>> welcome back to the al jazeera newshour, the top stories. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is talking to

but if you see islamabad we are having a lot of deforest station which is not good for the country. >> local farmers are encouraged by campaigns and say they're already achieving results from previous ones. >> we have many benefits. >> the most immediate advantage is that we have cleaner air. >> conservationists fear that vulnerability to climate change will remain. >> barack obama is about to become the first sitting u.s. president in almost 90 years to visit cuba. the three-day trip which starts on sunday will also include a bilateral meeting with his cuban continent part raul castro. we have reports from havana, and it will be a city like non-obama has ever seen. >> it still looks like the havana of the pre-cold war era when cuba was the playground of the united states. like most visitors president obama barack obama will likely feel thrust back in the 1950s. and the old american cars before the 1959 revolution still working against all odds. he will be able to admire cuba's colonial center when he tours havana, and perhaps stop a at ernest hemmingway's favorite watering hole. >> y

security meanwhile in the capital islamabad remains tight with thousands of protesters camped outside the parliament. they're angry about the execution last month of a security guard. he was hanged for killing the governor of punjab who criticized the countries's blasphemy laws. >> reporter: as you can see, islamabad's main hub of activity for business and office, is at a standstill because the access road has been blocked. the metro service which caters to thousands of communitiers is not to be seen after damage was inflicted on the bus stations. also the fact that the government is trying to find a negotiated settlement, but the prime minister also said that because the government has been soft, that it should not be construed as a sign of weakness, which means that the police forces and the security forces may take action to disburse this particular crowd. it is important to note that the mainstream religious parties in the country, which wield considerable street power, are not to be seen and are not supporting this particular crowd which is now sitting in front of parliament >>>

bbc news, islamabad. katty: the fallout from the qadr i hanging.t doesn't look like the security situation is under control in pakistan. still to come, the latest dance craze in china has ties to president xi. we will explain and try it out. the u.s. is imposing new sanctions against north korea for what the white house says are elicited and ballistic missile tests. it comes at the same time pyongyang sentenced an american student to 15 years of hard labor after he admitted to stealing a political banner from a north korean hotel. we report from outside the u.s. embassy in seoul. correspondent: they will be working out exactly how to react to this severe sentencing of one citizens. otto warmbier is a 21-year-old student from ohio. he entered north korea as a tourist. as he was leaving, and the beginning of january, he was arrested at the airport and accused of committing an act hostile to the state of north korea. tot was that he attempted steal a propaganda poster from the hotel where he had been staying. this sentence of 15-years of hard labor is

thousands came from islamabad to teleoperate the life. a police officer, who killed a man he was sent to protect. taking up the cause of a christian woman accused of blasphemy. his support of her case angered some, kadri was executed for that crime on february 29th of this year. since then pakistan's hard-line religious parties rally in his support, and have spoken out against the government and those against islam. >> people from within your rank will kill you, body guards will kill you, servants kill you. kadri is in the hearts and minds. people will rise up. no one is safe. the people will not spare even the prime minister. god put hope in their hearts. the army is out on the streets, and trying to contain the crowds. some of the protesters include groups that showed sympathy with the groups in pakistan. >> the mobs attacked many, the symbols of the government. it goes to show you how angry the people were. look at the damage around you. >> the demands of the protesters are clear, they want him declared a hero, and a christian woman to

we were talking about the fact when islamabad was captured on friday, it was a mistake. he was grabbed by chance. >> they went into the funeral. ment. so they started taking names down and police started talg one of these folks. and guess what, one of the guys carrying the coffin was a close friend of the biselan. he wasn't hiding in an undisclosed location, he was hiding with a close family friend, the same guy who carried his brother's casket at his funeral. so the idea that belgian authorities, law enrsment. >> there's also in terms of these communities, and general mccaffery, i couldn't hear you when you were reporting, but. and then that will. how much of a hindrance moving forward, when we know that islamabad was. >> it's a huge problem. again, it's not just brussels or belgium, but they have, clearly, a very ineffective law enforcement and intelligence services, and their ability to control their internal population is nonexistent. you can find something similar in paris and something similar in the outskirts of london, birmingham and madrid. it's a huge problem.

the visit comes as saudi arabia is courting islamabad to increase participation in a new saudi-led alliance of mostly sunni nations. they built a strong personal connection with the establishment when the sunni kingdom gave political asylum in 2000. with a large shia minority, pakistan must avoid sectarian tensions and tried to avoid taking sides in the dispute between saudi arabia and iran. pakistan faces chronic fuel shortages and it is important for the country to complete a gas pipeline project with iran on the western border. security in afghanistan remains unstable and the economy is weak. many young people are pessimistic about the future and are fleeing to europe and other regions. >> the eastern city of jalalabad is home to about one million people. this 27-year-old man studied business administration at the university. he wanted to work at the bank, but there were few job openings in that field and he has no political connections. he has not been able to find a full time job. he can barely live on the $50 he earns in a part-time job he has in the store. >> i applied and failed to

they say that the spy agency was captured in its troubled province on friday islamabad summoned india's ambassador and it is denying any links to the officer. there are fears that the arrest could jeopardize. negotiations over an armed sta state. >> the construction of a new trainline in pakistan's second largest city is caused real concerns. >> this is lahor. it is pakistan's second largest city. monuments date back hundreds of years. here you'll find recommend plants of architecture intermingling with the greek empire and british colonialism. if the new trainline is given the go ahead will anger many. >> the development charges is taking over 11 heritage sites including the gardens. some of these sites will be engagerred irreversebly. >> the government said that that project has problems. it will bring bumper-to-bumper traffic. >> there will be 96 stations and it will carry 250,000 people on a daily basis to start with. and ultimately this would be facilitating 500,000 people on a daily basis. >> critics say that it won't solve the problem. >> this project feeds less than 2% of the po

this is my resolve, this is my government's resolve and this is >> woodruff: but in the capital, islamabadslim extremists rioted outside parliament for a second day. they chanted "death to nawaz" and demanded authorities impose islamic sharia law. back in lahore, funerals played out all day as victims, including some of the children, were laid to rest. >> ( translated ): these people were innocent. they had no idea when they left their homes what was going to happen to them, terrorists killed these innocent people. we demand strict punishment for >> woodruff: and at the vatican, pope francis called the attacks "vile and senseless." we explore the situation in pakistan now with husain haqqani, who was pakistan's ambassador to washington from 2008 to 2011. he's now director for south and central asia at the hudson institute. he's also the author of "pakistan: between mosque and military." and pamela constable, who has covered pakistan for the "washington post," and is the author of "playing with fire: pakistan at war with itself." and we welcome both of you back to the program. mr. ambassado

it's too pro-western, that it's against islam and you're starting to see large demonstrations in islamabad and other places by the these political parties with ties to islamic extremists calling for the end of the government there. it's a very unstable situation not only because this attack on sunday proves that the caliban and other extremist groups really have the ability to carry out large scale attacks since a few months ago, they attacked a school where there was a poetry reading killing more than 100 there. at the death toll begins to climb in lahore, this is the type of attack we are seeing more often in pakistan and you are also beginning to see challenges to the government by political parties as well.the military has begun to step in, taking charge in hunting down those responsible for sunday's attacks but also a military operation targeting extremist groups across the country. that's what we are seeing there in large part because the military is the only functioning organization in that country, the police and those civilians the political leadership does not have much in the wa