karachi ranks as the third in the world by lack of water. >> karachi, a metropolis on the shores of therabian s, the largest city in pakistan. 17 million people live here. in the pt 60 years, its population has multiplied by 30. this organization has given rise to tens of thousands o unregulated and unsafe residential buildings, and they often collapse. like this one in which 22 people died last summer. this person lives in one of the unregulated buildings. >> this is my home. see how dark it is? there is no light here or water or gas. six people live in one room. this is the kitchen. there is the water heater. we have to wash the dishes on the sidewalk. we came here because the landlord did not ask us for rent in advance. we found out the building has been built without a permit one month after moving in when officials came to tell us. we can't do anything about this mafia. the government and other powerful people support them. they are strangling us because we are poor. >> i want to leave this place as soon as possible. i have been scared day and night since the building next door col

drew savage reports. security in karachi has been understandably tight.nal cricket abroad since the terrorist attack of 2009. 1a years in south africa last set foot in a cricket ground in pakistan, and the captain was five years away from making his test debut. he soon made himself at home here, though. i have symmetry seem to put him in charge. but once pakistan got rid of him, things change —— seemed to put him in charge. bowled out forjust 220. but a pitch that had students been also suited robata. pakistan had five runs when he's struck and soon, he was at it again. 15 for two. pakistan's captain, the next man out. home turf, suddenly no help. he set a watchmen to help with the damage. advantage, south africa. we damage. advantage, south africa. - were bought overnight —— brought overnight... were bought overnight -- brought overnight---_ overnight... pakistan, 33 for four. tourists finding _ overnight... pakistan, 33 for four. tourists finding their _ overnight... pakistan, 33 for four. tourists finding their host - overnight... pakistan, 33 for four

the ghosts of karachi. to. kick off. back home so they pulled off a victory over friday can extend their claim. partially to the 4th performance of the team. believe proved unstoppable. notching up 3 points against labor cusa should. be given up on w. . children to come to the. one joy your trouble i'm unwilling. to. this is deja vu news a live from berlin the kremlin critic alexei navalny calls for russians to take to the streets after he has jailed upon his return to moscow he calls his treatment a mockery of justice several countries have called for new sanctions to hold moscow accountable it's told them to mind their own business also coming up on the show with last and then 2 days left until president elect and joe biden's inauguration the u.s. remains on high alert defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack.

no she was on medication back then too i have her diagnosis i went to doctors all over karachi. wait a minute let me pass you to dr in a scene she knows your daughter very well have a. word with. you but. we are happy to keep you posted here but she is young she has a whole life ahead of her she deserves a 2nd chance. as long as she takes her medication there's no risk then she's quite normal you know all of the good. i am sick to you know. very sick. and my son is not well either. seeing to his treatment takes up a lot of my time and of course they can obviously lie should i go but here are. his rock. i know he says i can take a back. what he doesn't know the responsibility. of not i will never talk to my father again he's dead to him much just like i am to him. cuba could. feel . up and go but you tell them you behave and they should take you by you will with you yes what did they say my mother doesn't want so she said no. natch much to his back at the center. found her standing outside the gate his family didn't even keep her for 48 hours. but i did what did you do over the l

major cities, including islamabad, just about seen here, lahore and karachi, were suddenly cut off justeople have died in the worst snowstorms to hit spain for up to half a century. storm filomena has blanketed parts of the country in heavy snow, closing roads and the main international airport in madrid. weather warnings have been issued, with temperatures forecast to hit minus 12 later in the week. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. evening to you, reeta. there were 20 ties in the fa cup third round today. there are a lot of goals coming up on match of the day after the news, but here are a few of the key results — if you want them. the only goals in the all premier league tie between arsenal and newcastle came in extra time, with the gunners going through, as joe currie reports. the emirates, home to some of arsenal's finest fa cup moments in recent yea rs. arsenal's finest fa cup moments in recent years. 1a times they've lifted the trophy, code mikel arteta match last season's success? well, first he'd have to lead the defending champions past newcas

no she was on medication back then too i have her diagnosis i went to doctors all over karachi. wait a minute let me pass you to dr in a scene she knows your daughter very well have a. word with her. and we're happy to keep you posted here but she is young she has a whole life ahead of her she deserves a 2nd chance. as long as she takes a medication there's no risk when she's quite normal you know all of this is. i am sick to you know. very sick. and my son is not well either. seeing to his treatment takes up a lot of my time and of course you know obviously large that i got but here are. his rock. he says i can take a back. what he doesn't are the responsibility. of most i will never talk to my father again he is dead to me just like i am to him . cuba could. feel . up and go but you tell them it is behaving they should take you by you will with you yes what did they say my mother doesn't want so it's just you know. nach much she was back at the center. found her standing outside the gate her family didn't even keep her for 48 hours. but i think what did you do over the last 2

no electricity but then i saw it was dark everywhere i was shocked and i said there's no light in karachi businesses are closed other activities are shut down. but people are worried because they can't contact anybody because their mobile phone batteries have drained this iteration is causing a good deal of trouble the blackout happened suddenly nobody anticipated. this weekend's brings back memories of 2015 when around 80 percent of pakistan was left without power the country's energy minister omar you can said that sunday's black-eyed was caused by a fault in the power transmission system here and people to remain calm while you all start he's dealt with the problem. in the meantime only those with their own generators can get some light relief from the darkness. some sports now and a teenager who's the toast of south after scoring 3 goals and a victory that saves the club from equalling an unwanted bonus league a record saga got its 1st win of the season and beating hoffenheim 4 nil as matthew harvey became the 1st american to score a hattrick in the but it's like. the world blues hadn

. ♪ ♪ from lahore, garawalpindi, from peshawar to karachi, from the distant plains of texas in the subwaysy americans and the greetings of mrs. kennedy and her sister. bashir has his own contribution to make to to mrs. kennedy's visit to pakistan. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the search for identity, for purpose and for a place in the 20th century, pakistan has not forgotten man's need to dream. over 300 years ago, the shalimar gardens brought repose to a mogul emperor. today, the gardens offer repose and delight to anyone who seeks it. ♪ ♪ >> i must say, i am profoundly impressed by the reverence with which you in pakistan have for your art and for your culture, and for the use which you make of it now. my own countrymen to have pride in their traditions, so i think, as i stand in these gardens, which were built long before my country was born, that that is one more thing that binds us together and which always will. i had always heard of pakistan's proverbial hospitality, and it was even more than i had expected. i hope that with my husband, i will be able to return again soon to this vibrant and beautifu

no electricity but then i saw it was dark everywhere i was shocked and i said there's no light in karachi businesses are closed other activities are shut down. people are worried because they can't contact anybody because their mobile phone batteries have drained this situation is causing a good deal of trouble the blackout happened suddenly and nobody anticipated. this weekend's outage brings back memories of 2015 when around 80 percent of pakistan was left without power the country's energy minister omar current said that sunday's blackout was caused by a fault in the power transmission system here and people to remain calm while you all start he's dealt with the problem. in the meantime only those with their own generators can get some light relief from the darkness. some sports now a teenager is the toast of shellac after scoring 3 goals and a victory that saves the club from equalling and i want to win this league our record got its 1st win of the season and beating half and i'm for a nail as matthew harvey became the 1st american to score a hattrick in the bundesliga. the world blue

england's women announce plans for a t20 and one day series in october alongside the men's team in karachiber one since he is worried the quarantine restrictions will not allow players enough preparation to perform at their best at the australian open. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. we're 2a hours away from the start of the third round of the fa cup but aston villa's match at home to liverpool is in doubt tonight after villa confirmed they've experienced a "significa nt" coronavirus outbreak at the club. it comes after one of this weekend's fa cup games was already called off, and both of saturday's women's super league fixtures have been postponed because of positive covid tests. our sports news reporter katie gornalljoins me now. we'll start with the fa cup — what have aston villa said today ahead of their game against liverpool? they have said that after routine testing that took place on monday, they did a number of tests in each test results does not come back immediately, the player string together. the test results came back on tuesda

it's going to be a double header in karachi alongside the men's team — who announced last month that to be touring pakistan for the first time since 2005. our reporterjo curriejoins me now. jo — how significant a step is this for the england women's team? notjust a not just a significant notjust a significant step not just a significant step for england's women, but also for women's cricket in pakistan. england's men have been toured the country since 2005 because of safety concerns but they have never played any matches in the country. this is already going to be a historic set of games in which shows the growth and earlier today, the managing director of women's cricket described it as another important step in the teams history and journey and said they also served as a powerful message as they drove for their inequality ambitions for more women and girls to have empowerment in the sport. attracting these teams. and the women's team will hope jo that the tour of pakistan is part of a far busier 2021 compared to last year? absolutely. england's women cricketers and international ca

south africa suffered a late mini—collapse on the third day of the first test against pakistan in karachieach 200. pakistan all out for 378 in the end. but south africa stumbled late on, losing three wickets, including aiden markram, who'd shared a i27—run partnership with rassie van der dussen. they closed play 187—4, a lead of 29 runs. world number onejudd trump is through to the quarterfinals of the german masters snooker after beating joe perry 5—3. perry had led 3—2 at one stage and was close to taking the match into a decider at 4—4, but trump produced a clearance of 58, finishing with this black to set up a quarterfinal against ding junhui. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. we've seen quite a lot of rain recently, but it's been very mild for the time of year. these winds coming in from the south—west during thursday allow temperatures to nudge up to ii; celsius in pershore in worcestershire, so this is the warmest day of this month so far. now, low pressure's been responsible for bringing in a lot of rain at times, but the cold air has been looming across the northern

lot of the larger share the women that we find out on the streets of karachi may be suffering from mental illness or they may have been rejected by their families or they were beaten and fled the. side of it what it used to. be of a lot of it i just got a call from the police base picked up a young girl got it. he's the g.c. officer there. was a knowledge of this you know. he's everything ok. he's that the girl here sallow once your name that i left. cindy she doesn't speak cindy only partial. that her name is neda. she says she comes from sha town. but i call the police there and no one knows her or has reported her missing. yes it's very late so we called you at least should be safe with you he killed a. man she seems a bit bewildered at the way of the chaps that's why she got lost they missed this all your lives have the better say. it she kept up that there's 2 possibilities either she wandered off from her family or her parents threw her around jobs we don't know yet which is a. good form. at the last like that a tad. my . going to read it doesn't really understand what's happening t

fawad, who returned to the squad last year after a ten—year absence, reached 109 off 21r5 balls in karachi tease of one of the stories coming up. cricket has been dealing with allegations of racism and a lack of diversity in recent months. and today, new survey results from the professional cricketers association has revealed that a number of players in the domestic game have suffered or witnessed racist abuse. ankur desai has been speaking to some of the stars of the sport about their experiences and the challenges the sport faces. cricketers showing solidarity that there's no place for racism in the sport. but since that opening test match last summer, allegations of racism have cast a dark cloud over the game. today, figures published by the professional cricketers association revealed that 14 of 2a black and minority ethnic members had either witnessed or experienced racism, and more than half of all respondents were unclear about how to report racism if they either saw it on or off the field.— it on or off the field. sport in general. _ it on or off the field. sport in general. and _

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pakistan for more than a decade, ia wickets fell on a topsy turvy opening day of the first test in karachigs. pakistan's impressive feats with the ball couldn't be backed up with the bat as they slipped to 33 for four at the close. ireland meanwhile have lost their one day series against afghanistan 3—0. .. having been set a target of 267 to win. ireland were all out for 230... they lost by 36 runs in abu dabi. grassroots sporting organisations, hit hard by the pandemic, have been given a boost with news that sport england will invest another 50 million pounds to encourage more people to get active again. tanayah sam is an ex—offender who now looks to help young people stay out of trouble we've got a a0 metre climbing wall that people cannot access. the walsh is sitting there, freezing, it is just there for looks. and young people cannot access. —— the wall is sitting there. i think with the government are not communicating and engaging and consulting with community organisations and with those on the ground because we are still working with vulnerable young people, but we have been halted

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courts for nearly 20 years now pearl was a reporter for the wall street journal he went missing in karachi in january of 2002 while doing research on armed fighters in pakistan about one month later a graphic video showing the beheading of pearl was delivered to the u.s. consulate in karachi british born ahmed omar saeed sheikh was sentenced to death that summer he was accused of masterminding the murder he was acquitted last year but was kept in prison during. appeal proceedings let's go live now to kemal high and he's in islamabad for us here on the news just explain to us how the cool reached its decision today. when apparently through our family granted the government then where you had a fight and then fail again the equate there by the spending high calling and the province self sandbagging a printer. and. large territory. and there's. great omar shaykh was a way to have them are dead. 78 in jan. where they equate the against the war then the supreme court and the government of patently want to convince a court because they're going forward. particularly and what it meant all for oma

their nominee the closest to us karachi. 1720 imprisoned in pakistan's largest psychiatric hospital not all of them suffer from mental illness they are victims of domestic violence discarded by society and forgotten. comes up. 30 minutes on t.w. . life on earth one of a kind and. a gigantic coincidence. where the improbable happened the time the office was going to the creation of our solar system with our planet is a bit like winning the lottery. what is 1st more unique starts feb 11th on t.w. . it's about billions. it's about how work. it's about the foundation of a new world order the new silk road. china wants to expand its influence with this trade network and so emre conflicts are inevitable the consequences are unpredictable the guinness book of the shaking of the chinese state has a lot of money at its disposal to get the most and that's how it's expanding and asserting its status and position in the world he said before publishing. china is promising its partners from rich profits but in europe there's a sharp warning you could never accept money from the new superpower will be

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pakistan beat south africa by seven wickets in the first test in karachi.a day to spare. cheltenham's festival trials meeting tomorrow has been abandoned due to waterlogging on the track. it's the second meeting cheltenham has lost this month due to too much rain, and the last one there before the famous jumps festival in mid march. and there was a first world cup medal for britain's craig thompson in the men's skeleton. he finished second at the final event of the season in innsbruck. nowjust before we finish, here's a liitle insight into a professional footballer�*s life. because when the watford goalkeeper ben foster isn't between the sticks, you'll probably find him charging around on his bike. he's so into his cycling that he's now running a successful blog — which takes him out on the road, and into the dressing room. here he is explaining to our reporter alex howell how it all started. i'v e i've had so many injuries the past. i've had so many injuries the past. i've had so many injuries the past. i've had a knee injury, three acl is coming to my rig

reporter: daniel was abducted and killed in the southern port city of karachi in 2002. a south asia bureau chief for the wall street journal, he has been working on an investigation into richard reid, dubbed the shoe bomber, when he was kidnapped. a graphic video showing his decapitation was delivered to the u.s. consulate. his murder marked the emergence of a new islamist threat in pakistan. james: a portrait painting by a painter sold for $92 million. that is smashing the record price for the artist. the auction took place online with that. >> $80 million. it's yours p thank you very much, indeed. reporter: one of only around a dozen portraits by botta charlie known to survive today, the italian renaissance artist young man holding a round circle for $92 million including fees on thursday. it shows an unknown young man, likely a member of florence's elite in the late 15th century. they said it was one of the most valuable portraits of any period to appear at auction. >> when i stand in front of this painting, it gives me such great pleasure still. it still takes my br

south for once to find work in germany in his hometown of karachi pakistan he says he had to struggle day in day out just to make ends meet and while living in the woods is hard he says it's still better than life in deep are the little refugee camp made headlines in recent weeks 1st it was cleared and burnt down the migrants and refugees have now been moved to tents but many here say nobody should live like this in winter it's pictures like these but half attracted unwanted attention to how boston authorities have handled the situation but the region's prime minister says the e.u. and the boston government share the blame. so there are solutions for the migration situation in bosnia the highest officials in this country need to show political will to stop and regulate illegal migration into the country and to control how the money is spent. all of the people we spoke to here non want to stay in boston but rather to continue their journey into the e.u. for many the chances of being granted asylum in the u. are slim but it doesn't deter soffer who says going back to pakistan is not an

50 hindu couples in pakistan have taken part in a socially—distanced mass wedding in the city of karachiy is aimed at relieving the costs for families, and it's usually even bigger! that is it for now. thank you so that is it for now. thank you so much for watching. hello there. we've got a battle of the air masses taking place across the uk during this week. on monday, it was pretty mild, breezy for most, but today, it is brighter and sunny but colder. for many of us, that is away from the far south—west which will remain quite wet and mild. that plume of cold air has been moving southwards overnight into tuesday it will be across most of the country away from the south—west corner and where this weather front here will continue to bring outbreaks of rain. it is a cold, bright, icy start across much of scotland, northern england through the morning. we will see wintry showers affecting north—eastern scotland, perhaps some north sea coasts being blown in on a cold wind. wales, south—west england stays rather dry, cloudy outbreaks of rain but mild here as you can see temperatures in doubl

no electricity but then i saw it was dark everywhere i was shocked and i said there's no light in karachi businesses are closed other activities are shut down. people are worried because they can't contact anybody because their mobile phone batteries have. this situation is causing a good deal of trouble the blackout happened suddenly nobody anticipated. this weekend's brings back memories of 2015 when around 80 percent of pakistan was left without power the country's energy minister. said that sunday's blackout was caused by a fault in the power transmission system here and people to remain calm. dealt with the problem. in the meantime only those with their own generators can get some light relief from the darkness. the pandemic has surely brought economic upheaval into many people's lives for sex workers it's meant a choice between knowing come in serious new health dangers. reports from belgium she says she loves her job but for belgian sex workers life has become an uphill struggle. because i want to it is also you know day is a challenge i notice that every day i'm getting stomach cr

stop or hopes to find work in germany it was a daily struggle for survival in his hometown of karachi pakistan. life here in the forest is hard. but still better than in the lead refugee camp an hour's drive to the south where he previously stayed. the lethal camp has been in the international headlines for weeks 1st for being cleared out and then because it burned down these bunk beds are a lasting reminder. there are now new tents for the refugees and migrants but many here say the accommodation is now worse than before. this is a. living place here we are suffering here that's why we doesn't going to leave this is a. suitable place for leaving during tax season the bosnian authorities have faced harsh criticism in the wake of these images but in the nearby town of the hearts the mayor shish the fos leach places the blame on the bosnian government and the e.u. . the european on has spent so much money in crisis but. has not received any any euro we have been dealing along with our own money resources european union. should treat migrant crises as a european problem as a global probl

so for once to find work in germany in his hometown of karachi pakistan he says he had to struggle day in day out just to make ends meet and while living in the woods is hard he says it's still better than life in deepa the leaper refugee camp made headlines in recent weeks 1st it was cleared and burnt down the migrants and refugees have now been moved into tents but many here say nobody should live like this in winter it's pictures like these but half attracted unwanted attention to how boston authorities have handled the situation but the region's prime minister says the e.u. and the boston government share the blame. so there are solutions for the migration situation in bosnia the highest officials in this country reaches so political will to stop and regulate illegal migration in the country and to control how the money is spent you know. of all of the people we spoke to here nandan want to stay in bosnia but rather to continue their journey into the e.u. for many the chances of being granted asylum in the year are slim but that doesn't deter soffer who says going back to pakistan

consulate in karachi a month after his abduction pearl had been investigating links between the british man richard reid the shoe bomber and al qaida in pakistan at the time box stands president pervez musharraf had sided with the u.s. against the taliban in afghanistan a move that was widely unpopular in the country. scheck's argument to the court was the death sentence handed down did not warrant his minor role in the kidnapping one appeal was filed the cortez mean police to accept their appeal and give him a clean and complete acquittal in 2011 a pearl project investigation at georgetown university said the reporter had been murdered by khalid shaikh mohammed being held at the u.s. military prison at guantanamo bay something officials also said khalid shaikh mohammed the man accused of masterminding the september 11th attacks had admitted to while in custody. daniel pearl's family called thursday's decision to release macomber sighed chef a travesty of justice and a danger to journalists everywhere and the people of pakistan i said break. in the wall street journal's editor in chief

the wall street journalist was kidnapped in the city of karachi in 2002 and later beheaded.ng to hobbies old and new to pass the time in lockdown. one that has really caught on is roller skating. it's become so popular in the past year that there's now a worldwide shortage of skates, as daniela relph reports. from insidejail via video link, music. from total beginners to making a career out of it. the challenge, the joy and the frustration, as plotted on social media by newly—qualified doctor and new skater kelsey loveday. this is a hobby that gets me out moving my body, getting all those feel—good endorphins of active exercise, so i can almost switch off my medical brain, skate around and just let the, sort of, trauma of the pandemic and what i deal with at work just glide away. roller—skating google searches doubled in recent months, thanks in part to viral skaters like oumi janta from berlin. lastjune, she posted this. almost 3 million views later, she's given up herjob and made freestyle roller—skating her career. everything has no importance any more when it comes to sk

dead in karachi died of god's word as a huge disappointment that brought august on and obviously also in the united states but the family was hoping that they would get justice from bloggers gone epix court where did the supreme court i thought of this particular trial what's going on and of god there will be a huge disappointment. the new u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken says the u.s. will rejoin the nuclear deal with iran wants to her on his return to compliance with its commitments a new court ruling has come into force imposed in that makes abortion almost totally eco despite women holding the biggest protest in recent history to oppose the verdict more demonstrations are planned. ok those are the headlines nice continues here on out is there off to the stream stay with us we know what's happening in our region we know how to get the playfield and others and all i was just throwing beer guy by to put the only purpose the fire system going i mean if you. like. the way that you tell the story is what and make a difference. in the welcome to the streets this is how it's. ameri

major cities, including the capital islamabad, lahore and karachi, were suddenly cut offjust after midnightblackout was being investigated. 0ur pakistan correspondent secunder kermani has more from islamabad. at midnight local time, power was cut to homes across the country, including, as you say, to my one here in islamabad. now, the power minister has appealed for calm. he said this had been because of a drop in frequency in the transmission system and he said that officials are working on restoring services. this has been, though, a really nationwide blackout with residents from every major city, every province talking about power outages in their areas. we are now getting reports that in some places, power is being restored, but officials have said that it could take several hours for services to be fully restored right across the country. i've been in pakistan reporting here for four years and certainly we've never seen anything like this. power cuts are not uncommon, definitely not on this scale. often what you would see at the height of summer, when a lot of people are using fans and

the wall streetjournalist was kidnapped in the city of karachi in 2002 and later beheaded.i said the ruling was an affront to victims of terror everywhere. this weekend, british nationals in hong kong will be able to apply for a uk visa using a smart phone app to protect their privacy and security. the british home secretary, priti patel, told the bbc it was absolutely vital to give applicants some protection. the new visa comes into force on sunday. it's being introduced after china imposed a security law on hong kong. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale after months of protests from pro—democracy campaigners, beijing last year imposed tough new security laws. britain said this deal was broken as they tried to protect the territories autonomy. so ministers are offering a way out for those british nationals who want it. so for us in particular, you've made a promise to the people of hong kong when it comes to safeguarding and preserving liberties and freedoms. particularly as they are being restricted by the chinese government and this is one of a kind, they

stuff or wants to find work in germany in his hometown of karachi pakistan he says she had to struggle day in day out just to make ends meet and while living in the woods is hard she says it's still better than life in deepa the leaper refugee camp made headlines in recent weeks 1st it was cleared and burnt down the migrants and refugees have now been moved into tents but many here say nobody should live like this in winter it's pictures like these but half attracted unwanted attention to how boston authorities have handled the situation but the region's prime minister says the e.u. and the boston government share the blame. so there are solutions for the migration situation in bosnia the highest officials in this country need to show political will to stop and regulate illegal migration into the country and to control how the money is spent. all of the people we spoke to here nandan want to stay in boston but rather to continue their journey into the e.u. for many the chances of being granted asylum in the u. are slim but it doesn't deter soffer who says going back to pakistan is not

50 hindu couples in pakistan have taken part in a socially—distanced mass wedding in the city of karachi mass ceremony is aimed at relieving the costs for families, and it's usually even bigger! normally the event hosts about 100 couples. due to the pandemic, organisers had to halve that number and say social distancing measures were in place. that is it for me in the team. goodbye. hello there. we've got a battle of the air masses taking place across the uk during this week. on monday, it was pretty mild, breezy for most, but today, it is brighter and sunny but colder. for many of us, that is away from the far southwest which will remain quite wetand mild. that plume of cold air has been moving southwards overnight and tuesday it will be across most of the country away from the southwest corner and where this weather front here will continue to bring outbreaks of rain. it is a cold bright icy start across much of scotland, northern england through the morning. we will see wintry showers affecting northeastern scotland, perhaps some north sea coasts being blown in on a cold wind. wales,

khan's pakistan tehreek e insaf party and push our share as political analysts and commentators and in karachi little ismail politician for what the pakistan muslim league he also served as finance minister for the former prime minister nawaz sharif. very well welcome to you all i'd like to begin with this foreign funding misuse of funds allegations we've seen these protests today this is being described as the biggest scandal in pakistan's political history. can you give me an update has the p.t.i. turned of all of the requested documents to the election commission of pakistan where is that well well thank you very much kim for having me on your program secondly as you were talking about the election commission of pakistan and the opposition. protest in regard to the foreign funding case well i want to put that on record that to pakistan that he can solve is the 1st political party which started a proper organized accorded system of donations from its party members. and you know we maintain we have a very qualified chartered accountants who maintain our books and we have in this case we have

staffer wants to find work in germany in his hometown of karachi of pakistan he says she had to struggle day in day out just to make ends meet and while living in the woods is hard he says it's still better than life in deepa the leaper refugee camp made headlines in recent weeks 1st it was cleared and burnt down the migrants and refugees have now been moved into tents but many here say nobody should live like this in winter it's pictures like these but half attracted unwanted attention to how washington authorities have handled the situation but the region's prime minister says the e.u. and the boston government share the blame. so there are solutions for the migration situation in bosnia the highest officials in this country need to show political will to stop and regulate illegal migration into the country and to control how the money is spent. all of the people we spoke to here non want to stay in bosnia but rather to continue their journey into the e.u. for many the chances of being granted asylum in the u. are slim but it doesn't deter soffer who says going back to pakistan is not

50 hindu couples in pakistan have taken part in a socially—distanced mass wedding in the city of karachieving the costs for families, and it's usually even bigger! normally the event hosts about 100 couples. due to the pandemic, organisers had to halve that number and say social distancing measures were in place. hand sanitiser was also provided. just a reminder of our menus again. democrats in the house of representatives and the us say they will vote to impeach president trump on wednesday u nless president trump on wednesday unless the vice president, mike pence, invoked the 20th amendment of the constitution to re m ove amendment of the constitution to remove him from office immediately —— invokes the 25th. he is accused of inciting insurrection. there is no sign mike pence is prepared to move against his boss. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbc mike embley. hello there. we've got a battle of the air masses taking place across the uk during this week. on monday, it was pretty mild, breezy for most, but today, it is brighter and sunny but colde

there was a seven wicket victory over south africa in karachi.stan with just a chase of 58 runs which they chased with some ease with the data spare. the final testis ease with the data spare. the final test is on thursday and then they've got 3t20 games. it's south africa's first tour to pakistan in 14 years. tracey neville has taken on a key role with manchester thunder. her first role since she stood down from england after a successful four years. they won the commonwealth gold. she is in the new role of technical operations director and and will work alongside the team looking at strategy and form. some of the players who have been in quarantine in adelaide for the tennis open have been taking part in an exhibition event. it's their first af freedom after a fortnight of strict regulations. serena williams got the better of her opponent this afternoon. she was delighted to have 4000 fans with her there. we delighted to have 4000 fans with her there. ~ . �* , ., ., there. we haven't played in front of there. we haven't played in front of the c

major cities, including the capital islamabad, lahore and karachi, were suddenly cut offjust after midnightter said the cause of the blackout was being investigated. saudi and qatari airlines have announced that they will start flights between their two countries again, following the recent deal that ended a long—running regional dispute. qatar airways and the saudi carrier, saudia, said their flights would resume on monday. earlier, the land border between the two gulf states was re—opened. as the trump administration enters its final days in office, the secretary of state, mike pompeo, has announced that the us is lifting long—standing restrictions on its relationship with taiwan. the state department said the regulations had been imposed decades ago to appease the mainland communist chinese government. margaret lewis is a professor of law at seton hall university in the us and a visiting professor at academia sinica in taiwan. she says this is a bold move by the trump administration. it is dramatic in that for now decades, the us and taiwan have had an unofficial relationship, albeit a r