the islands are situated near karachi. they're known for their mangrove forests as they provide natural cover from storms and pollution franka go up to reports. they are known as karachi screen lungs. but these mangrove forests on the shores of one of the most polluted cities on earth. washington fast. and now environmentalists say they are also try to end by a $50000000000.00 housing project plant by the government. i think if you're going to do land reclamation here and phyllis with sand and miles that it's nothing short of that's the mangrove forests that form a protective barrier. it's the mangroves that protect us from the storms and cyclists. and the ecosystem here is essential for the livelihood of the fishermen. from illegal logging and pollution have already damaged the smog rules and their diverse ecosystem. tens of thousands of people depend on them for commercial fishing. they see they no risk losing everything. the allotments on the look of the sea will be spoiled. there will be a lot of pollution at the const

they are known as karachi screen lungs. but these mangrove forests on the shores of one of the most polluted cities on earth, vast. and now environmentalists say they are also try to end by a $50000000000.00 housing project planned by the government. i think if you're going to do land reclamation and phyllis with sand in mind that it's nothing short of. that's the mangrove forests that form a protective barrier. it's the mangroves that protect us from the storms inside. and the ecosystem here is essential for the livelihood of the fishermen. from illegal logging and pollution have already damaged the smog rules and their diverse ecosystem. tens of thousands of people depend on them for commercial fishing. they see they now risk losing everything. the allotments on the look of the sea will be spoiled. there will be a lot of pollution at the construction of the city. hundreds of thousands of our fishermen will become unemployed. prime minister imran khan's government says the project to create thousands of jobs and ease press

monsoon floods this year have caused damage in many areas of karachi and environmentalist. see if the natural protection offered by the islands is all to rule. did the city could face an environmental disaster, clark, a good guy or a not the best day for african football. and he's here to tell us why riot. yes indeed. thank you so much, sammy, the president of african football ahmed ahmed has been banned for 5 years for balls governing body fee for running a guilty of breaching its code of ethics. if it's ethics committee saying he broke rules related to offering accepting gifts, abuse of position and misappropriation of funds amid was voted into parents. $27.00 c. recently announced his intention sarong for reelection. those presidential elections are coming up next march. now 50 c.m.'s financial abuses included using his organizations funds to pay for pilgrimage to mecca for football officials last year thief its accent pre-charge of african football to try to speed up some reforms. an independent audit of care finances concluded its records were unreliable, and not trust

babar azam hit an unbeaten 63 of a9 balls as karachi comfortably chased down their target of 135 withce in the final. and they were clearly delighted with that. belgium canjoin spain and france in the finals of the european nations league as long as they don't get beaten by denmark on wednesday. the number one ranked team in the world beat the danes 2—0 when both sides met in copenhagen on match day one. but the belgian manager is expecting a tough test. they've been very consistent, even in a game that got very complicated against iceland, they found a way to win in the last kick of the game. so this team is ready to compete. so i don't think that that's something that we don't expect. it's going to be a difficult game but we're playing at home and we play with a lot of desire and with all the belief of all our fans that we want to finish 2020 in a good way. the world number one, novak djokovic, is back in action at the atp finals in london on wednesday when he takes on russia's daniil medvedev. djokovic — and you'll see it here — delivering a masterclass to beat diego schwartzman in

the reports they are known as karachi screen lungs. but these mangrove forests on the shores of one of the most polluted cities on earth, washington fast. and now environmentalists say they will also try to end by a $50000000000.00 housing project plant by the government. i think if you're going to do land reclamation and phyllis with sand and miles that it's nothing short of. that's the mangrove forests that form a protective barrier. it's the mangrove that protect us from the storm. that is like the ecosystem is essential for the livelihood of the fishermen become. illegal. logging and pollution have already damaged the smog rules and their diverse ecosystem. tens of thousands of people depend on them. for commercial fishing. they see they now risk losing everything. the allotments on the look of the sea will be spoiled. there will be a lot of pollution at the construction of the city. hundreds of thousands of our fishermen will become unemployed. prime minister imran khan's government says the project to create thousands of jobs and

at karachi, capital of the new state, the joyous people hailed their new nation. the partition of india led almost immediately to disputes, the first centered around two independent states, which had claimed -- the dominion of india sent troops into kashmir and there appeared to nr a threat to international peace. pakistan denied the charges and questioned the legality of kashmir's secession to india. the dispute was brought to the attention of the united nations. the security council called upon both parties to terminate hostilities in kashmir and appointed a commission to work with the two states for peaceful settlement of the dispute. an admiral of the united states was appointed to administer it. if all parties to the dispute agreed to the solution. meanwhile, india and pakistan were urged to continue their efforts to reach a peaceful settlement. the prime ministers continued their negotiations with the aid and encouragement of the united nations. to the united nations also came the problem of palestine, a british mandate since the end of world war i. in recen

islamic faith led by the new dominion of pakistan also celebrated its independence august 1947 and at karachi, the joyous people hailed their new nation. ♪ but the partition of india led almost immediately to disputes. centering around the protest of jammu and kashmir, pakistan was aiding them in kashmir, troops were sent into kashmir and in this area of the world there appeared threat to international peace. they denied the charges of india and questioned the legality of kashir's succession to india. continuing to increase the threat to world peace, and brought the dispute to the attention of the united nations. the security council called upon both parties to terminate hostilities in kashmir and appointed a commission to work with the two states for a peaceful settlement of the dispute. if all parties to the dispute agreed to the solution of the problem. meanwhile india and pakistan were urged to continue their efforts to reach a peaceful settlement. they continued their negotiations with the aid and encouragement of the united nations. through the united nations also came the problem of pa

and in karachi capital of the new state the joyous people hailed their new nation. but the partition of india led almost immediately to disputes. the first of these centered around the independent states of jammu and kashmir, which had declared its adherence to the new dominion of india. protesting that pakistan was aiding tribal disorder in kashmir, the dominion of india sent troops in to kashmir and in this area of the world there appeared a threat to international peace. pakistan denied the charges of india and questioned the legality of kashmir's accession to india. continuing thus increased the threat to world peace and brought the dispute to the attention of the united nations. the security council called upon both parties to terminate hostilities in kashmir and appointed a commission to work with the two new states for a peaceful settlement of the dispute. admiral chester nimitz of the united states was appointed to administer a pleb site in jammu and kashmir. if all parties of the dispute agreed to this resolution of the problem. meanwhile, india and pakista

place in lebannon turkey and over the weekend in pakistan here are some opinions from the streets of karachi but we're here today to protest the slum a full day for marks by the president by the prime minister of france. there is absolutely unacceptable to her the sentiments of millions of muslims across the world in the name of freedom of speech especially when you don't grant the same leniency on discussions on other topics like the whole of us another this political thing. we ask our government to move ahead with the expulsion of the french ambassador and to announce a boycott of all french products. france will realize and regret after all this what it has done and what it has achieved we will not tolerate the bashing of the prophet muhammad peace be upon him. this is the message of the entire muslim nation which asks the french prime minister to apologize for his insolence. and to take firm action against those who denigrate our prophet muhammad. peace be upon him to shun it. for more we have t.w. shannon all sham sham all you've weighed in on this with an opinion piece on our website t

place in lebannon turkey and over the weekend in pakistan here are some opinions from the streets of karachi but we're here today to protest the slum a full day for a march by the president by the predators their friends. is absolutely unacceptable the word the sentiments of millions of muslims across the world in the name of freedom of speech especially when you don't grant the same leniency on discussions on other topics like the whole of us and other despicable things. we ask our government to move ahead with the expulsion of the french ambassador and to announce a boycott of all french products. france will realize and regret after all this what it has done and what it has achieved we will not tolerate the bashing of the prophet muhammad peace be upon him. this is the message of the entire muslim nation which asks the french prime minister to apologize for his insolence. and to take firm action against those who denigrate our prophet muhammad. peace be upon him to shun it. for more we have t.w. shannon all sham sham all you've weighed in on this with an opinion piece on our website tell

this one was in karachi.e is a certain idea for what that the refugees have brought into pakistan. and there are a lot of times judgement that's passed. so we are there to a raise awareness for that. something happens and there's a lot of noise about it, everybody gets on the streets, everybody talks about it in the media — and then what? and then it dies out. another story comes out, another news comes out, or another rape happens. and then there's just another name or hashtag attached to it. the problem is we are not ready to educate our public, create what better way to say thank you to the community that helped save your life than to bring them a little cheer this christmas. that's exactly what six—year—old 0scar saxelby—lee has done, in the english town of worcester by turning on the city's christmas lights in his home town of worcester in england. the people of worcester, had raised close to $1 million to send him abroad for cancer treatment. phil mackie reports. last christmas, no—one could be confiden

in many areas of karachi advice mantra, see if the natural protection offered by the islands is also voted the city could feel this. an environmental disaster, like a good guy. and that's have a look at some of those headlines here. now the syria now pharmaceutical company, astra zeneca and oxford university, say late stage testing of their code in 1000 vaccine shows. it's highly effective. they say can be stored at fridge, temperature, making it cheaper and easier to distribute. journal has more from london. it is shown to reduce severity of symptoms in those who slip through the net to just mild symptoms. that's a massive advance in itself. it is cheap to produce. it is easy to store and distribute it much more moderate temperatures than its competitors. as you laid out there, which makes it far more accessible to the developing world to poorer parts of the world that had feared they might get left behind it all of this, which is why it's already being dubbed vaccine for the world. the leader of forces in ethiopia is to grow a region is denying government troops the surrounding the

this one was in karachi.know? there is a certain idea for what that refugees have brought into pakistan. and there are a lot of times judgement that's passed. so we are there to a raise awareness for that. something happens and there's a lot of noise about it, everybody gets on the streets, everybody talks about it in the media — and then what? and then it dies out. another story comes out, another news comes out, or another rape happens. and then there's just another name or hashtag attached to it. six—year—old 0scar saxelby—lee by turning on the city's christmas lights in his home town of worcester in england. the people of worcester, had raised close to $1 million, to send the six—year—old abroad for cancer treatment. phil mackie reports. last christmas, no—one could be confident that this story would have such a happy ending. this was 0scar saxelby—lee 18 months ago, just after his fifth birthday. he had a rare form of blood cancer, and the prognosis wasn't good. that's when the people of worcester answer

in many areas of karachi adviser mantra, see if the natural protection offered by the islands is all too real. did the city could face an environmental disaster down to 0. 0. these are the headlines, astra zeneca and also the university say the late stage testing of their code 19 vaccine shows. it can be up to 90 percent effective. with no serious side effects, the company says it can be stored at fridge temperature as well, making it easier to distribute stone hull has more on that from london. hugely important breakthrough this, according to astra zeneca 1st of all, no serious side effects. as you said there, secondly, importantly, all those people in the large scale trials that have been taking place in this country in brazil and south africa who do still contract the virus with this vaccine. they do so only with mild symptoms. so it seems to eliminate altogether serious instances of disease disease that's important. it's also shown to be far more practical. it seems than those other vaccines in the sense that it is much, much cheaper in terms of scaling up mass producing the head

in many areas of karachi and environmentalist. see if the natural protection offered by the islands is also wrote it, the city could face an environmental disaster to 0. 0 and these are the top stories, the u.s. federal office that oversees the transfer of power in the white house has told joe biden, his transition can form the begin. it means the president elect's transition team can now meet with federal officials has excepted the decision. although he hasn't conceded trump said in a tweet, he's directing his team to cooperate, but is promising to keep up the fight and has more from washington. all eyes are going to be on the republican party leadership in the coming days, because really we're seeing increased pressure on them to buck the president. on this we saw the big wigs of national security officials from former republican administrations. they've all come out and said this is bad for democracy. it's many of them, not all of them. obviously, it's bad for democracy. it's bad for national security and probably more importan

place in lebannon turkey and over the weekend in pakistan here are some opinions from the streets of karachi but we're here today to protest this number 4 there are marks by the president by the prime minister of france. is absolutely unacceptable to hurt the sentiments of millions of muslims across the world in the name of freedom of speech especially when you don't grant the same leniency on discussions on other topics like the whole of us and other despicable things. we ask our government to move ahead with the expulsion of the french ambassador and to announce a boycott of all french products. france will realize and regret after all this what it has done and what it has achieved we will not tolerate the bashing of the prophet muhammad peace be upon him. this is the message of the entire muslim nation which asks the french prime minister to apologize for his insolence. and to take firm action against those who denigrate our prophet muhammad. peace be upon him to shun it. for more we have t.w. shammal sham sham all you've weighed in on this with an opinion piece on our website tell us mor

they're set to play two t20 internationals in karachi in october.oon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. pharmaceutical company pfizer says latest data suggests its coronavirus vaccine is even more effective than we first thought — 94% effective, in fact, in the over—65s. the vaccine has passed another hurdle in the race to get it to the public. the firm says it has passed safety checks and is now ready for approval by authorities around the world. it comes as a senior government advisers say they want christmas festivities to go ahead. we'll have more on that in a moment, but first, our medical editor fergus walsh is here with me now. just how significant is this? the news gets better and better on vaccines. we had incredibly good news from the dharna —— moderna monday and this from pfizer, this is about figures. it is still a bit science by press release, we don't have the full data, we have to wait for that but over 94% effective and what really jumps out for that but over 94% effective and what reallyjumps out at me is they say it worked equall

. >>> i'm gentleman man na karachi in istanbul.cases and deaths and icu occupancies at 71%. last week the government introduced measures, the strictest since june. there's a partial weekend curfew and an age-based lockdown. they believe this will bring down the surge in coming weeks. if people don't comply, they think stricter measures are on the table. >>> i'm salma valdez in london where christmas bubbles are being formed. the government has allowed 25th through the 27th social restrictions to be eased to allow three households to come together calling it a christmas bubble. this is a cautious approach that allows people to enjoy the holidays. we've heard physicians and scientific advisers saying it's throwing fuel on the fire and will cause another spike in coronavirus cases. >> thanks to all of our reporters around the world. >>> hey, stay with "early start." we'll be right back after a quick break. people were afraid i was contagious. i felt gross. it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. four years clear. real people

protesters in pakistan's biggest city karachi have been effigies a french president in monument. and demonstrators in several mr and muslim countries after my home defended the right to mock religion and vowed to crack down on what he described as radical islam clashes have broken out in iraq when security forces cleared 10 setup by anti-government protesters and bastra police fired tear gas at the demonstrators who tried to stop the site for being dismantled the oscar winning actor sean connery has died at the age of 90. he's best known for playing the 1st james bond in 1960 called he went on to win in a car cademy award to baptise and 3 golden globes the scottish actor was knighted by queen elizabeth in the year 2000 there's the headlines stay with us here. we stumbled on saudi arms deal that. we really started to stumble on a central feature of british politics over the last 30 years. has been at the heart of many of the great world events of the past 30 years i was always pleased to see him when i was prime minister. she considers saudi arabia as a strong friend and would be

. >> reporter: we filmed these images just before the pandemic, outside a karachi public hospital oneical morning where hundreds of people-- women and children, men-- waited for hours just to see a doctor. months into the pandemic, the throngs are still lining up-- many people not wearing masks. despite that, e virus seems to be under control in pakistan >> pakistan has been very lucky that covid has not been devastated like most other countries, a the jury's still out on why we have been lucky. >> reporter: i reached ahson rabbani on his phone recently. back in january, we'd visited a project he leads in hospitals across pakistan that's aimed at reducing the country's high infant mortality rate. after a spike in covid infections in june, public health experts credit targeted localized lockdowns-- and luck-- for helping flatten the curve in pakistan, a crowded nation of 220 million. that's been a huge relief in an under-funded, overwhelmed public halth system. rabbani heads the childlife foundation, started seven years ago by a group of business leaders who stepped in to help the decr

i says, well, he going to convene in india, shall be stopping over at karachi and thinking, declining nostrums. so this is indeed happening. south africa is lined up to do over and generally february 20031. and then we're also very, almost almost confounded recently pulled out of the street. it's got to come over in 2020. so this opens up and i think cricket shall be back. and i tell you, honestly, it's not that time, but it's fun, but it's not only about playing cricket. here. we have that culture in the case in the hospitality and typical asian there. well, so i think that this is really heartening that it has really opened up and conferred and to people and actually means that they were going back in business. and england's next cricket assignment is in south africa where they will play t 20 and one day international series against the hosts. both series will take place inside a bubble. some of the concept england used when they host the pakistan and the west indies only of us. you know, those were the 1st cricket matches off to the corona virus outbreak. south african, england's f

england i heard up there without ice will keep going to them being in india shouting, stop, and go at karachi and think and be quitting nostrums. so this is indeed heartening, south africa is named after 2 or and generally february 20031. and then here also very, almost a close confound it. still every escalating build up to destroy. it's got to come over in 2020. so this opens up and i think cricket, there's something back and i can do honestly. it's not that i'm wrong, but it's fun, but it's not only about playing cricket. here we have that culture. you keep the communication, prosper, tallahassee, and typical asian. there were. so i think that this is really heartening that it has really opened up and conferred and to people, and that's what means that big, we're going back and there's this, and the asian champions league has swung back into action with the teams from the east resuming the group stage for the 1st time since the coronavirus pandemic, the delayed competition is being played in a bio security bubble in carter. china's shanghai shin, who aged perth glory to one in group a from

keep going to going to be getting their child and stopping over at karachi and think to keep going to not homes. i must also emphasize that since 2009, we had absolutely crisis 6 years, and then in 2050, bucks and britain want us attempted to attract some bubbly during, in the month of may. we had an international level comprising stuff that the complaints coming to love west indies became played in 2008 in sri lanka, playing one in t 20 national arace and followed by a complete lay brother of winter, often lanka last year and battle of these 2. and that unfortunately regrettably happened, we have won because of that, call it 900. and that makes and recently not our but some super league to match the tournament play in pakistan last year and now completed just yesterday. so this is indeed happening. south africa is lined up to do and generally february 20031 and one are in the new zealand needs knowledge. we have finally managed to crack bigger teams and big boys of cricket coming to pakistan. well that was going to be my next question, really for the future of pakistan. do you think

i found this photograph from 1898 that is -- depicts -- it's from a kamari dipping station in karachi, and it was this port city central to the british empire in this period. it's a photograph that shows human dipping, british plague officials dipping indigenous indians in a vat of car bolic acid. what's to interesting to me about this example that i explore that was happening, both in india and in south africa in this time, it's just really harrowing photograph. it's the only photograph that i found that existed of human dipping in this dangerous vat of carbolic acid, which was known to burn the skin. so there's this moment where we're in the middle of a pandemic in the late 19th century. bubonic plague is sweeping across the globe. it's disrupting daily life and trade and everything in between. and there's also this new bacteria knowledge. there's knowledge about the bacillus and knowledge about the rat, flea, human zoonotic connection and yet the response is to blame africans for bringing in the disease. i think like if you think about some of the visuals that are happening here, t

the england and wales cricket board says the side will be playing two t20 internationals in karachi —r last year were amazing to have gone through the whole bubble and obviously after the coronavirus pandemic, cricket was obviously on the edge and they helped massively with that, so i think it was probably going to happen anyway, but i think it‘s right that we go back after such a long time to, one for the game itself, but also for pakistan, cricket and the country. lots to look forward to for at home for england too next year. india will tourfor a five test match series. sri lanka and pakistan will also play in limited overs matches. there could be another test series against another team too — if the calander allows. england‘s women team will also face new zealand and south africa while the visually impaired team take on australia. the welsh rugby union have named their first ever black national coach. the former england sevens coach warren abrahams takes up the role with the wales womens team. while former captain rachel taylor willjoin him as the wru‘s first professional national

isis won't be going to convene in india, shall be stopping over at karachi and declining nationals. so this is indeed happening, south africa is lined up for 2 and generally february 2000 and $31.00. and then leader also very, almost almost confounded, still a reaction lately about the district. it's got to come over in 2020. so this opens up and i think cricket shall be back and i tell you honestly, it's not that i'm on, but it's fun, but it's not only about playing cricket. here we have a culture that you can keep the communication prosper. tallahassee and typical asian. yeah, well, so i think that this is really heartening that it has really opened up and conferred and to people and that's what it means. big we're going back and there's this in england. the next cricket assignment is in south africa where they will play t 20 and one day international series against the hosts. both series will take place inside a bubble, similar to the concept england used when they host the pakistan and the west indies or any of this year. those were the 1st cricket matches after the corona virus

karachi kings are through to the final of the pakistan, simple league, the molten sultans and a super of a crutch is a mad was seen hitting a 4 of the last balls. it's hard to schools postings for 6 small balls each and the clones securing victory. 5 runs the molten salt on the still have one more chance of reaching the final both face these last 4 kilometers in the last 5 games from the sun, by the hole between the showers only by 5 wickets. to progress south africa's david basin, they're hitting a 6 of one of our schools to win the match. ok, sports is looking for now. and thanks for all of that, sandy richardson with your sports update that is it from the news our team. we're back in a couple of minutes. the latest update from our team in ethiopia on the battle in the north and about synthetic season. i cannot unlock my phone with my face. you can access your bank account with your voice unique algorithmic measurements of us that are revolutionizing the process of identification. but biometrics are far from perfect convenience and seeming infallibility. comes at a cop's most crucia

the two matches will take place in karachi and be preparation for the t20 world cup in india.r the first time in 16 yea rs. the home nations are in action the nations league tonight. and will be hoping to fair better than germany who suffered their biggest competitive defeat in 89 years. they were thrashed 6—0 by spain. germany hadn't lost in over a year, but were swept aside in seville. manchester city's ferran torres scoring a hat—trick before mikel 0yarza bal here wrapped up the win. theyjoin france in the finals with two more places still up for grabs. rafael nadal produced some incredible tennis at the atp finals in london, but was still beaten by dominic thiem. the us open champion was pushed all the way by nadal — even having to go for a ‘tweener‘ here — and although nadal had his moments, theim won two sets to love — both on tie breaks. nadal can still make the semi—finals having won one, and lost one so far. to get there he'll need to beat stefanos tsitsipas tomorrow in a winner takes all match. the defending champion beat andrey rublev 2 sets to 1, which in turn conf

fascinating to me which i found is this photograph from 1988 which depicts it tipping station in karachi the port city, central to the british empire in this period. it is a photograph that shows human played officials with indians in karbala. what is so interesting to me about this example and i was floored when it was happening, both in india and south africa, at this time, is this really harrowing photograph. it's the only photograph that i found that existed -- it was no to burn the skin. right. here's this photo where they are in the middle of a pandemic. this chronic played a sweeping through the globe. it's disrupting life and trade. there's also this new bacterial life. there's knowledge about the fearless and there's knowledge about the human -- connection. and yet the response is this heavily racialized response that blames the indigenous for spreading the disease. it's a colonial public health type of practice. i'm thinking about the visuals that are happening here. i think they helped a nuance and contextualized libra practices that are super long standing. >> thanks. >> it's

the england and wales cricket board says the side will be playing two t20 internationals in karachi —ers matches. there could be another test series against another team too — if the calander allows. england‘s women team will also face new zealand and south africa while the visually impaired team take on australia. the welsh rugby union have named their first ever black national coach. former england sevens coach warren abrahams takes up the role with the wales women‘s team. while former captain rachel taylor willjoin him as the wru‘s first professional national female coach. ireland have made four changes for this weekend‘s autumn nations cup game against england. ross byrne returns to the team. he‘ll earn his ninth cap as he takes the place of injured captain johnny sexton, who pulled his hamstring in last week‘s win over wales. he gets the nod over billy burns who‘s on the bench alongsidejacob stockdale, who‘s recovered from a calf strain. and defending championjudd trump has hit a maximum 147 break at the northern ireland 0pen. the world number one made the clearance during his co