fawad chaudhry in islamabad, we have to end there. me on hardtalk. thank you. hello there. may has been very chilly so far. in scotland and northern ireland, they are yet to get above 20 degrees. that will change this weekend and this is the highest scotland has been in 20 a0 years. this weather front has installed across many western areas, producing more cloud than thursday and there will be some patchy rain and drizzle across western areas. it means there will be called a start, temperatures in double figures, but rather grey across western areas, miss as well. rain coming and going, lots of cloud across parts of northern and eastern scotland, eastern wales to begin with. that will break up, we will see sunny spells. we could see sunny spells into east anglia and lincolnshire. temperatures down on thursday. showers to end in the east, patchy drizzle in the west with extensive cloud, but that. to break up more as we go into saturday. the best chance of some saturday sunshine will be in eastern areas and general develop more widely t

fawad chaudhry in islamabad, we have to end there.dtalk. thank you. hello there. we saw plenty of sunshine today, and it felt much warmer across the board than what we've been used to this month so far. there are some subtle changes overnight. we've got a weak weather front pushing into western areas. that's going to bring the thicker cloud to many, but also outbreaks of rain across the west, initially for northern ireland, and then that rain will spill its way eastwards through the night across western scotland in towards western england and also western wales. there'll some mistiness and murkiness around, too. but the further east you are, although there will be more cloud around, it should tend to stay dry here. those temperatures no lower than around 8—11 degrees for most, so milder than last night. so, here we go — here's the pressure chart for friday, then. we've got this weak weather front across western areas pushing into high pressure, so that's always going to weaken it. so, it looks like the rain out west will slowly peter

warning that the next few weeks are indeed very critical for pocket don ok is there live for us in islamabad thank you very much indeed for bringing us the latest there come on now monday is world's press freedom day and this year the u.n. wants to highlight the importance of information as a public goods in an era of misinformation reporters without borders and journalism is completely or partially blocked in $132.00 of the $180.00 countries it evaluated china turkmenistan north korea and eritrea are at the bottom the philippines rating has fallen 2 places after a government backed shut down of the country's largest broadcaster and online harassment of journalists africa continues to be the most violent continent for journalists to work in but burundi sierra leone and mali have seen significant improvements in our school says a majority of female journalists experience harassment threats and abuse on doing their jobs this year as you know school gear more can the world press freedom prize has been awarded to maria ressa an investigative journalist and co-founder of rappler in the philippine

of the holiday the government says the next few weeks are critical commodity that has more from islamabad. like the rest of the day since pakistan's. depend demick and of course across the country the mood or subdued you can see the balloons. and the flush residential. levon which are home to the commercial activity but you won't find much activity it's not just head in islamabad but across the country the government and already closed or tourist parts people will not be able to google for holidays which is normal head on they have also advised the people dead they must day indoors because last august on made a critical mistake by eating restrictions during the holidays and up public pressure and dad led to our spike in the number of school were 19 but the situation of course had no more dangerous august on his initial wave of the colder 19 pandemic there are over 100 deaths on a daily bases across this country and more than 4000 pondered if gates is appreciating each day the fear is that focused on 3rd wave good be more dangerous because what's happening next door in india will just do i

9 days it's concerned about a surge in cases during the muslim either her holiday has more from islamabad. the national command operation center which is dealing with a cold wave 19 pandemic here in pakistan has announced a strict lockdown across pakistan from today all business and across the country will be closed shops will be closed people will not be allowed to go into the markets to do their shopping for eat because the last time the government decided to aid restrictions they saw a huge spike in the number of corporate 19 infections the fear is that pakistan will not be able to cope because of a lack of rain delay tears or not if the situation should be the like which n.b.a. confronting and therefore the authorities are what it warning the people that they must take that seriously although there is a template when it comes to the people at large who are not following the. not wearing their mark and also congregating a large number linda market. 3rd wave a dangerous and a government of course and what it because i live the situation escalates it will not be able to deal with this pr

the muslim at that holiday let's get more on this from kemal hyder joins me now on the phone from islamabad locked down in a country yet again with a skeptical public who really didn't take the virus very seriously 1st time around they don't like being told to do things by the government this time the government is very serious. indeed there got here basically because of the situation unfolding and then the warning sign gets on because there's particular why this can cross the border and i'm going to focus on that already confronted with that. also the fact that pakistan is struggling to get enough vaccines that pakistan was supposed to get 17000000000. seeing but because of a ban by n.b.a. on the export of vaccines focus on what face great a problem so although the government doesn't allow for the import of these vaccines by the private companies the government had also gone into an agreement which i now call that can. go directly that they're going to be prone to protest which i need a dentist an institute of health but they did is going to be important to see how pakistan is able to. liv

concerned about a surge in cases during the mystery of the 3rd holiday well how to how small from islamabad. indeed. especially because the situation unfolding and then a warning sign gets on because there's particular why this can cross the border and gone to pakistan and already confronted with that. also the fact that pakistan is struggling to get enough vaccines that pakistan was supposed to get 17000000000 . seems like because of a ban by india on the export of vaccines focused on what's great great a problem so although the government doesn't allow for the import of these vaccines by the private companies the government has also gone into an agreement which i know what i can sign. that there's going to be a growing protest which i need again as an institute of health like they did is going to be important to see how pakistan is able to. live this long down because the number of cases are rising it's putting a strain on bridges and launch speed drama don there was a spike in a number of cases. to ease restrictions so the government different needs to. questing that people. need to add

restrictions come into effect from tuesday night as also crossing international flights has more from islamabad. the government. and fact a very. poor kitty of. that day had found the bridge and the south african gradient of the white race and that port city of karachi which of god created bears not to mention that you asian that did working across the border and . don had decided to close and border don and relegate ron country to border and i've run it down in about 200 kilometers along with several border crossings and had over $900.00. 80 ron now what really happened that because david heavy president traffic particularly from the. north be able to come into baghdad on however dollars of land who are living and bogged down want to go back to have run it down will be allowed to go back into of honest on their transit trade of course really continue drive and of god will have to go through a quick measured. and all that took his foreign minister who is leading a high level delegation to libya for talks with the unity government the defense minister and the intelligence chief are also going al

secunder kermani reports from islamabad. the coffins kept coming throughout the day.eir hopes and dreams buried with them. "she was very intelligent, never missed a day of school," says the uncle of one 15—year—old. "we buried her here today." the attack took place as pupils were making their way home. it began with a car bomb outside the school gate. two more explosions followed. there's still been no claim of responsibility, but many suspect the islamic state group is behind the bloodshed. they have repeatedly targeted this minority community of shia hazaras in the past, too. in hospital corridors, anxious families wait. many of the victims remain in a critical condition. tahira described the terror she witnessed. translation: i saw injured people being carried away. l some of them had lost their legs, some had lost their arms. the street was covered in blood. people were crying. the situation was very bad. parents were searching for their children. at the scene of the attack, bloodied textbooks and abandoned schoolbags. violence in afghanistan is getting worse, jus

at a hospital in islamabad and says pakistan hopes to start domestic vaccine production soon. by august on had received another 1000000 doses of the globe or 19 vaccine from china most of the vaccines that have come in so far are donation or a gift from the chinese government pakistan however is also for chasing $17000000.00 goal weight one vaccinations from china which are likely to arrive next month and it's also going to be producing a vaccine which i need help and pakistan the positivity rate stands at 10 percent which is the alarming progress on its concern that it made here by the likes of which india is already encountering and there are of course fear that the oxygen supply it's going to run out because we are told that over $5000.00 patients are right now are not christian which is 57 percent right since last june there will of course be a cautious approach because pakistan is also planning to curb international flights into the country up to the tune of 80 percent and there will be restrictions within the provinces as far as travel is concerned and possibly a lockdow

as our correspondent joins you now the line from islamabad the lockdown itself again in the country with a skeptical public who didn't really take the virus very seriously in the 1st wave despite the government's warnings. got. to. fight sick guy with the tax. being gone and they've begun stations that people. are going to like despite the fact that government supported all sounds i've always hated in certain area even today restarts some demonstrators come out. against it all down. down. most of the markets and it's all about it being down to care or getting groceries. recurrence if you're good or bad old but the difference going to be to. control now why it is not the same budgets on beside each picture and that. i like knowledge 10 minutes of and that country cannot afford any more it's on to. lockdown and do not get cooperation from the people are getting 8 days on maybe 10 days great is he a situation. created thing right now fulton thanks for his come on hodges our correspondent for senate from the bob the number of recorded infections in brazil since the start of the pandemics not

secunder kermani reports from islamabad. the coffins kept coming throughout the day. girls. their hopes and dreams buried with them. "she was very intelligent, never missed a day of school," says the uncle of one 15—year—old. "we buried her here today." the attack took place as pupils were making their way home. it began with a car bomb outside the school gate. two more explosions followed. there's still been no claim of responsibility, but many suspect the islamic state group is behind the bloodshed. they have repeatedly targeted this minority community of shia hazaras in the past, too. in hospital corridors, anxious families wait. many of the victims remain in a critical condition. tahira described the terror she witnessed. translation: i saw injured people being carried away. l some of them had lost their legs, some had lost their arms. the street was covered in blood. people were crying. the situation was very bad. parents were searching for their children. at the scene of the attack, bloodied textbooks and abandoned schoolbags. violence in afghanistan is getting

problem kemal hides in their brain is the very latest there from islamabad thank you come all the large fire in iran has caused extensive damage in the northwest and industrial time it broke in a chemical factory near the city of qum which is known as a facsimile hope cruise managed to stop the far from reaching tanks for industrial alcohol was stores investigators are looking into what sparked the fire new initial reports on casualties. seen violence during may day marches in colombia where workers' rights protests combined with anger over proposed tax changes president ivan decay has backed down on some of the changes but people still say they'll be worse self. reports now from bogota. this fight raising kobe in 1000 infections and the risk of violence tens of thousands of colombians took to the streets for a 4th straight day on saturday in but with one group gathered at a national park to continue protesting against a controversial tax reform that they say would raise taxes on the middle class at a time of great economic pain among them 28 year old monique up at a this who lost her j

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our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani joins me now from islamabad.ce, even by afghanistan standards. absolutely. i mean, so afghanistan standards. absolutely. i mean. so many _ afghanistan standards. absolutely. i mean, so many places _ afghanistan standards. absolutely. i mean, so many places in _ afghanistan standards. absolutely. i | mean, so many places in afghanistan have endured so much pain, but this particular neighbourhood in the west of cobble has soft —— in the west of kabul has this suffered repeated attacks by the islamic state group because it is from members of a shia minority. iis have attacked mosques, cultural centres, sports hall, tuition centres in the past. as you say, funerals have been held today so far at a hilltop cemetery overlooking kabul, and the majority of the victims were teenage girls, students at the school, from poorer backgrounds who whose families would have worked hard to give their daughters a better chance at life, and instead they were killed when a car bomb exploded outside the gates yesterday afternoon, follo

a contributor and from islamabad.hese statements he won't be working with cnn again in any capacity. you read the story. what do you take from that? >> first of all it's not just he contributed a couple of things here and there. he wrote 54 articles for cnn so it is not like he had a tenuous connection to cnn. second of all, this is not new. this is not related to this conflict. 2014 he tweeted out that hail hitler and supporting germany in the world cup and cnn didn't know that in 2014? you would think they would do better due diligence. they got rid of him. omar and tlaib are still on their committees in congress. maybe the democrats ought to take a lesson from cnn and get rid of the anti-semites in their ranks. >> dana: thanks for following up on this this morning for us. thank you. millions of american families will start getting checks this summer from president biden's spending plan. no action needed. maria bartiromo will join us on that and as bill and melinda gates move forward with their divorce a new bombshe

discussed this issue withta the pakistan t a few weeks ago and he agreed to take the message back to islamabad assistance in returning him.ortant i know this is a long preamble t but s it is important to him an his family.you ar mr. helvey, as acting principle adviser to top d.o.d. leadershit on issues related to pakistan. will you commit to pursuing opportunities to advocate for mr. hairix and seek his return through our cooperation with pakistan's military? >> senator, absolutely. >> thank you. withdrawingn troops without a safe american of my constituent would be an abject failure to rescue an american citizen, a b navy veteran, somebody who was there because the d.o.d. decidei to use more contractors and an illinoisan who served his country in uniform now is the time to redouble our efforts to make sure that we secure his safe release and bring him home. thank you so much. i yield back mr. chairman. >> thank you very much, senator duckworth. let me now recognize via web-ex senator rosen. >> thank you, chair reid. appreciate it. ranking member inhofe, thank you to the witnesses and i want t

this issue with the pakistani ambassador a few weeks ago and he agreed tyke the message back to islamabad. the dod presently has an opportunity to use senior leader engagements and interactions with the pakistani military to raise mark's case and see pakistan's assistance in securing his return. mr. helvey, it was a long preampable but very important. you are the principal advisor to top dod leadership on issues related to pakistan. will you commit to spur suing opportunities to advocate for his return cooperation with pakistan's military? >> senator, absolutely. >> thank you. withdrawing our troops from afghanistan without securing the return of mr. pureices would be an ac jekt failure of the united states government to rescue can american citizen, a navy veteran, somebody there because the dod decided to use more contractors, and an illinoisan who served his country in uniform. now is time to redouble our efforts to bring him home. thank you so much. i yield back. >> thank you very much. let me now recognize vee webex senator rosen. >> thank you, chair reed. appreciate it. this is a rea