blowback from kashmir about oh there's certainly been groups and militants who have fought in kashmir and then subsequently fought inside pakistan and those documents and the people from j. from j yeah from from these other groups. you can find them they've been on pakistan's kill list of you know bugs as most wanted list so that you know at that point and in terms of the point about general you want to resolve it by lottery through trade where we how would you divvy up responsibility well it's an intractable problem because box on ones too. raise the kashmir issue because it embarrasses india pakistan can assert some moral authority over india in that way but the problem is a pox and so isolated it's the only country that is actually saying this they can't get anyone else on board by contras the indians know that this is an inconvenience a source of embarrassment but they also know that economically strong enough to ignore pakistan and to make sure the other people ignore pakistan which are if. you were invited to the pakistani foreign ministry says that pakistan has been trying to u

blowback from kashmir from oh there's certainly been groups in militants who have fought in kashmir and then subsequently fought inside pakistan and those documents and the people from j. from j yeah from from these other groups you can find them they've been on pakistan's kill list of you know boxers most wanted list so that you know at that point and in terms of his point about genuine want to resolve it bilaterally through trade where would you responsibility well it's an intractable problem because. ones too. raise the kashmir issue because it embarrasses india pakistan can assert some moral authority over india in that way but the problem is a pox and so isolated it's the only country that is actually saying this they can't get anyone else on board by contrast the indians know that this is an inconvenience a source of embarrassment but they also know that the economically strong enough to ignore pakistan and to make sure the other people ignore pakistan which are if. you were invited to the pakistani foreign ministry says that pakistan has been trying to use caution to embarras

kashmir is claimed by both india and pakistan india has been fighting separatist their project. and both seeking independence changing article thirty five eight is part of a plot to solidify india control. for a long time they have been trying to you nor dilute the kashmir dispute by giving an impression that the question we do people need to be assimilated in india culturally religiously linguistically and this is an effort towards that the un resolutions are very clear that there has to be a plebiscite in jammu and kashmir and they want to change the demographic population graph of jubilant because it is a muslim majority state and what they want is that that the you know that if the laws are chain and state subject laws are changed they could easily send people from india to live in. india has a population of more than one point three billion people well indeed administered kashmir is only twelve million to some the threat is economic as it is political will lose everything everything by everything i mean that others will be entitled to put is anything here and then they will

kashmir is claimed by both india and pakistan india has been fighting separatist their project. and those seeking independence changing article thirty five eight as part of a plot to solidify india control. for a long time they have been trying to. dilute the kashmir dispute by giving to bush and that the question we do people need to be assimilated in india culturally religiously linguistically and this is an effort towards that the un resolution the video clear that it has to be a plebiscite in jammu and kashmir and they want to change the demographic population graph of jubilant because it is a muslim majority state and what they want is that you know that if the laws are chain and state subject laws are changed you could easily send people from india to live in. india has a population of more than one point three billion people well indeed administered kashmir has only twelve million to some the threat is economic as it is political will lose everything everything by everything i mean that others will be. anything here and there how they will be entitled to do business off e

your country poll in two thousand and ten found that only fifty percent of pakistan administered kashmir pakistan or mr kashmir want to be part of pakistan only two percent of the people in indian administered kashmir i would i would be very happy if the people get the choice to choose between india pakistan or in the independence of independence i would be very happy if they choose an independent state all to go with. just they are always a policy that is absolutely the policy that india pakistan independent exactly just before i go to clarify for me explain to me is the current position of the pakistani government to have a referendum in kashmir with three questions on the on the ballot paper what i'm saying is pakistan is committed to the people getting the right to truth. that that is. the are completely committed to the united nations security council doesn't have his emotional stress one hundred percent. i'm that's not part of the resolution what i'm saying is that as far as as far as the kashmiri people is concerned your view is absolutely my view and i was here when you were in o

but in indian administered kashmir the holiday has been rocked by violence fierce battles have taken place between security forces and anti india protesters clashing how lame reports. the sounds of pellet gun shots yelling and smoke from tear gas canisters filled the air in several towns in the indian administered kashmir this week muslims are celebrating the eat or festival of sacrifice leaving many streets quiet. but not here in srinagar after evening prayers on tuesday hundreds of protesters demonstrating against indian rule carried signs hurled stones and even threw tear gas canisters back at police and not only that. many of our brothers are in jail many are injured with shotgun pellets and many have been martyred the indian forces are suppressing us with their minds we are facing tyranny every day. here is a muslim majority himalayan region it's claimed by both india and pakistan many kashmiris have been opposing indian rule since independence in one nine hundred forty seven that the locals their cars got in but actually appealed to the international community especially to the

she describes how protracted violence has traumatized the people of kashmir where more than forty thousand have been killed since independence. since nineteen forty seven there's not been a thing day when the indian army has not been deployed within its own quote unquote bordeaux's against its chord chord not a single day. she's also critical of the west which she says has been blinded by colorful cliched images of india and adopted an idealistic view of the country one that overlooks the rise of hindu nationalism take the political pressure group r.s.s. . roy says it's not just it's brown uniforms that we call germany's fascists on whom the organization was modeled when it was founded in one thousand nine hundred five the r.s.s. is ideology is geared to implementing hindu majority rule through violence especially against muslims. and. we have not come to the stage where people are being liquidated in concentration camps know what you're talking about and i do you know the only thing that feels very sympathetic to that i think and that is not an exaggeration. but it is strong criticism of

to resolve the longstanding dispute over kashmir natasha going to aim to zero. how a massive cleanup is underway in india's southern state of carolina after the worst floods in a century more than a million people are living in camps and aid workers are warning of further damage even as floodwaters are receding some families are returning home as andrew thomas reports from the town of monarch. we'd met daniel thomas in an evacuation camp fisherman rescued him from his home on friday now he wanted to go back but on tuesday morning the only way back was by canoe and if we can do it. we can very easily from here go from there where it is stated. that if we cannot see. as we were paddled for kilometers across a broad over paddy field and through people's gardens we heard and saw animals left behind and occasionally came across people. thomas's village itself is on a relatively high ground the central street almost now dry it's very different to when the greatest volume of water barreled through on saturday after thomas had left. his adult son had stayed behind to he

huge over kashmir natasha going to iraq. still ahead on al-jazeera down to just one meal a day to many struggle to feed themselves as a civil war drags on. the bowlers in spain are not happy with plans to play a game in the united states we'll tell you what they're doing about it that's coming up in a bit in sports. hello there it's mostly dry unsettled for many of us across the middle east at the moment we have had a fair amount of cloud in the northern part of our map between the black sea and the caspian sea that's been plaguing us for the last few weeks still a little bit more there at the moment so the chance of see one or two more showers on the other area where we've seen quite a few showers is up in the northeastern parts of. the scene one or two looks like there will be a bit drier as we head through thursday or friday there is still the risk of a few showers returning further south largely fine and settled though as i say and hot at the moment in baghdad about forty five kuwait even hotter of a forty seven but here

one women's search for truth in indian administered kashmir.nd women's wrestling conquers the world. we meet the new generation of wrestlers thrilling sell—out crowds. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 2am in moscow, where earlier, russia's president, vladimir putin, tried to boost his approval ratings by speaking straight to the people. his popularity took a rare dive when his government introduced controversial plans to raise the state pension age. steve rosenberg has this report from moscow. vladimir putin rarely does this. a half—hour television address to the nation. it was an attempt to convince the russian people to accept that pension reform is unavoidable. translation: it is really impossible to postpone any longer. it could lead to serious consequences for the economy and the social sphere and most negatively, affect the destinies of millions of people. in recent weeks government proposals to raise the retirement age for me

but a year later they were deadly clashes between vajpayee's india and pakistan in disputed kashmir. generation india launched airstrikes against militants — a time of tough talk from the prime minister. we are not waiting, we are fighting and the other determined to throw them out. despite the bloodshed of the war, prime minister vajpayee was determined to improve relations with pakistan, meeting successive cou nterpa rts pakistan, meeting successive counterparts in the hope of reaching a deal over kashmir but in the end it failed. the religious violence in gujarat state during which 300 people died, mostly muslims. as a teenager atal bihari vajpayee was briefly put in prison for opposing british colonial rule but rose to the highest office in the land. he will be remembered by many as a moderate face of hindu nationalism, a charismatic performer who wrote his own poetry and ultimately his own history. now to neighbouring pakistan, where one of imran khan's closest friends says mr khan is a man with a plan when it comes to sorting out the country's problems after he becomes prime mi

hundred ninety nine vij by initiated a new peace process aimed towards permanently resolving the kashmir dispute and other conflicts in pakistan but in may one thousand nine hundred ninety the two countries forced a two month war in the remote region of card because india declared victory is pakistan withdrew from cargo. a shrewd political player pike was able to build bridges on all sides of the political spectrum his moderate reputation brought him supporters especially from those who feared the right wing side of his b.j. party his popularity soared his he oversaw economic reforms that led to high rates of growth but he lost the election in two thousand and four after campaigning on his economic success. his slogan of india is shining didn't resonate with everyone especially the poor who voted overwhelmingly for rival the congress party at all the harvey budget pite was born in one thousand twenty four in central india and died in hospital in new delhi after being admitted in june. two attackers are being killed after a six hour gun battle in the afghan capital kabul they targeted a t

that have been violent protests after prayers in indian administered kashmir on wednesday several people were injured in srinagar during demonstrations against india's rule stones were thrown at security forces who used tear gas and fired shots into the crowd protests spread to several other towns kashmir is a muslim majority himalayan region it's administered by india and pakistan in parts claimed by both for. people across india have been paying tribute to those killed by floods in carol of the worst to hit the southern state in the century hundreds prayed for the victims in the northern city of dera done more than three hundred seventy people are confirmed dead candlelight vigils are also held in the capital new delhi volunteers have been collecting relief supplies all that a million people are still living in makeshift camps but some of begun returning home to thomas reports and with out of man. we've met daniel thomas in an evacuation camp fisherman rescued him from his home on friday now he wanted to go back but on tuesday morning the only way back was by canoe but if we can do it.

an improvement in the situation and the you know seven decades long conflict and kashmir. well yes of course kashmir and also economically it would be a huge benefit if right now a huge chunk of india and pakistan strait goes through the body through the middle east and if we started trading directly it it will involve raising our g.d.p. but. the billions of dollars and as far as the she is concerned well you know there was a four point four level kashmir which people were very hopeful about but that that formula was initiated by a military dictator it has to go through parliament so hopefully if imran khan chooses he can revive that ballpoint formula which has been widely. praised as a very hopeful as something that can really work and if he realizes that and brings it to parliament then i really think there is a chance that that could actually work if he has the courage and the political will to do that and that leads me to my last and very brief question how hopeful are you about come leadership. well you know who's boss leadership doesn't really inspire me with a whole

separatist leaders in indian administered kashmir have called for a shutdown a day before the supreme court considers a challenge to the constitutional provision giving the region special status school thirty five a gives the area autonomy and prevents outside his from settling. has it will keep you company in the coming hours up next inside story i will see you very soon. why is it so hot a worldwide heat wave is setting new records and causing deaths and wildfires scorching temperatures show no sign of falling so apart from climate change what is the cause this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm richelle carey temperatures in europe are soaring close to their highest ever forty eight degrees celsius is the current record set in the great capital athens back in one nine hundred seventy seven this weekend's continental heat wave is expected to smash that all time high hot air from africa baking spain import.

and this supreme court has to ferdie here and challenging andy administered kashmir special status that will now hear the matter on august twenty seventh anger over the planned hearing led separatists in kashmir to call for a two day strike article thirty five a gives the area ptolemy and prevents outsiders from settling their kashmiris fear into his governing party is trying to undermine that autonomy and allow mass migration from other parts of the country and hoping president to tear tasia can see here and live pictures he's about to sign a new law he has right now that will and decades of fighting with the country's largest muslim rebel group this is a ceremony at the presidential palace in manila right now he's calling the some more organic law a foundation for lasting peace in mindanao island that will establish a regional government armed groups in the region have inviting for autonomy for four decades in the conflict has killed more than one hundred thousand people the law is signed. a new presidential plans being proposed in mexico to stop the notorious drug gang war president

new aircraft as well as spare parts for the older fleet a separatist leaders in indian administered kashmir have called for a general strike that's a day before the supreme court considers a challenge to a constitutional provision giving the region special status on school thirty five a gives the area autonomy and prevents outsiders from settling that locals fear the ruling b j p party is trying to undermine that autonomy and pave the way for mass migration those are the headlines. it was. sad that he was born in algeria but has lived in france all his working life including seventeen years teaching arabic language and literature at the university of paris. from there he's taking groups of students to spain every year to the region his ass sisters came from and for which he has a driving passion and. today is the region covering southern spain but for nearly eight centuries it was the most western part of the arab muslim world. and occupied most of present day portugal and spain and beyond from seven eleven to fourteen ninety two. it was a place where there was relatively peaceful coexisten

other stories making news around the world clashes have broken out in the indian controlled region of kashmir after indian security forces fired tear gas at protesters the violence overshadowed celebrations of the muslim festival of eve the region has suffered decades of conflict as separatists fight for independence from india and kills a time to pakistan. hundreds of elderly koreans have said of their final emotional goodbyes to relatives at the end of a rare reunion for families separated by the korean border the south koreans are heading home after a free did visit to the north the first real in to take place in three years. lawyers and ministers have arrived at zimbabwe's top court for a legal showdown over the results of last month's historic election opposition leader nelson chamisa claims the vote was not free and fair and is challenging president most among god was narrow victory the court now has to decide if the results are valid. as italy and more to close their ports to migrants and refugees crossing the mediterranean many and are desperately looking for other ways into europe th

clashes have broken out in the indian controlled region of kashmir after indian security forces fired tear gas gas at protesters the violence overshadowed celebrations of the muslim fist of all of eat the region has suffered decades of conflict as separatists fight for independence from india and closer ties to pakistan hundreds of elderly koreans have set their final emotional goodbyes to relatives at the end of a rare reunion for families separated by the korean border the south koreans are heading home after a three day visit to the north the first for unions to take place in three years. police in berlin have detained a thirty one year old russian man suspected of planning a terrorist attack authorities say you had a large quantity of explosives in his apartment it's alleged he was working with another suspect arrested in france police also found links to a nice armory who carried out the deadly christmas market truck attack back in two thousand and sixteen. for in recent months italy has tightened its border controls and now spain has become the main destination for african migra

of the stories making news around the world clashes have broken out in indian controlled region of kashmir after indian security forces fired tear gas at protesters the violence overshadowed celebrations of the muslim festival of the region or suffered decades of conflict as separatists fight for independence from india and kills the ties to pakistan. hundreds of koreans have said a final emotional goodbyes to relatives at the end of the rare reunion for families separated by the korean border the south koreans are heading home after a three day visit to the north to france really to take place in three years. a powerful earthquake has shaken the northeastern coast in parts of the galbi and the seven point three magnitude quake was the largest to hit the country in over a century it was so deep into the earth's surface its only course minor damage. facebook and twitter have shut down hundreds of accounts they say were part of a coordinated disk information campaign cyber security from fire i tipped off the tech giants to the suspicious uses social media companies said the investigations tr

since independence from britain and not importing seven particularly over the divided territory of kashmir. water levels in the southern indian state of carola are receding after nearly two weeks of catastrophic flooding at least three hundred fifty people have died after heavy rains caused the worst flooding in the state for a century more than three quarters of a million people on relief camps officials are now worried about an hour break of disease. a case a dozen people have been killed on the indonesian islands of long and some baba after a fresh series of earthquakes hits the region several powerful tremors including one which was six point nine triggered landslides damaged buildings and spread panic and this comes just two weeks after the worst earthquake in the island's recent history killed four hundred sixty people. it is a scene that is becoming familiar to racers and holiday makers on the island of lombok the aftermath of yet another powerful arest quick this measuring marking chewed six point three the first in a series to strike the island over a matter of hours damaging buil

week muslims around the world are celebrating the festival of sacrifice but in indian administered kashmir the holidays been marred by violence especially when he has more. the sounds of pellet gun shots yelling and smoke from tear gas canisters filled the air in several towns in the indian administered kashmir this week muslims are celebrating the e.t.l. adhoc or festival of sacrifice leaving many streets quiet. but not here in srinagar after evening prayers on tuesday hundreds of protesters demonstrating against indian rule carried signs hurled stones and even threw tear gas canisters back at police and not only that the year. many of our brothers are in jail many are injured with shotgun pellets and many have been martyred the indian forces are suppressing us with their minds here facing tyranny every day. here is a muslim majority himalayan region it's claimed by both india and pakistan many kashmiris have been opposing indian rule since independence in one nine hundred forty seven met along with their cost cutting but actually appeal to the international community especially to the or

independence from britain in one thousand nine hundred forty seven especially over the divided territory of kashmir. pope francis has written a letter asking all catholics for forgiveness as the number of child abuse cases involving priests grows his letter follows a far reaching us report that found the three hundred clergy members had sexually abused at least one thousand children over seven decades while others reportedly turned a blind eye referring to what he called atrocities perpetrated by the clergy the pope said that the church must acknowledge the errors crimes and moves calls in the past he admitted the pain of these victims was long ignored kept quiet or silence and he promised that no effort would be spared to prevent such situations and their cover up. all right we're joined now by martin jacques he's our religious affairs correspondent martin it's good to see you again i want to talk about what was not in that letter. you know we expected to hear the pope say that what has happened is terrible and we don't want it to happen again but there was nothing said about those responsible for

independence from britain in one nine hundred forty seven particularly over the divided territory of kashmir. here in germany the cologne zoo has opened a new home for two of its biggest stars the red pandas fred and neil and have been getting used to their new enclosure which includes an overhead walkway to the white visitors below conservationists say they are fewer than ten thousand red pandas left in the wild. now emotional reunions of war separated families in korea dozens of elderly south koreans are in north korea for a long awaited reunions with family members the tearful meet ups rejoin relatives who were divided after the korean war nearly seven decades ago and the reunions were approved by the leaders of the two koreas at the historic summit in april part of a recent thawing in relations. reunited after decades apart. parents sons daughters brothers and sisters together again recognizing each other was sometimes different. this is eighty nine year old soon and her eighty six year old sister. i finally get to meet you after living for so long. the spike the passing of time eighty o

have been violent protests after prayers in indian administered kashmir several people were injured and sure no god during demonstrations against india's rule stones were thrown at security forces who used tear gas and five into the crowd protests spread to other several other towns kashmir is a muslim majority himalayan region claimed by both india and pakistan. people across india have been paying tribute to those killed by the worst floods in the state of carolina for a century hundreds prayed for the victims in the northern city of bell are doing more than three hundred seventy people lost so far confirmed that candlelight vigils were also held in the capital new delhi volunteers in collecting relief supplies more than a million people are still living in makeshift camps some are returning home andrew thomas reports from the town of man are. met daniel thomas in an evacuation camp fisherman rescued him from his home on friday now he wanted to go back but on tuesday morning the only way back was by canoe if you do it we can do it. we can very easily go from there they go where it is

february nine hundred ninety nine he led negotiations with pakistan over the contested region of kashmir he pushed for a full scale diplomatic peace process another success came with the inauguration of the new delhi low hold bus service in february one thousand nine hundred nine vij by initiated a new peace process aimed towards permanently resolving the kashmir dispute and other conflicts with pakistan but in may one thousand nine hundred ninety the two countries for a two month war in the remote region of cargo because smeared india declared victory is pakistan withdrew from cargo. a shrewd political player pite was able to build bridges on all sides of the political spectrum his moderate reputation brought him supporters especially from those who fit the right wing side of his b.j. policy his popularity soared his he oversaw economic reforms that led to high rates of growth but he lost the election in two thousand and four of the campaigning on his economic success his slogan of india is shining didn't resonate with everyone especially the poor who voted overwhelmingly for rival the

news from around the world right now there have been protests after prayers in india and minister kashmir several people were injured in srinagar during demonstrations on wednesday protesting india's role stones were thrown at security forces who used here gas and fired shots and have the crowd kashmir which is a muslim majority himalayan in the muslim majority himalayan region pardon me as administered by india and pakistan and parts and claimed by both and full. saudi arabia is seeking the death penalty for a female human rights activist for the first time. was arrested two years ago she took part in protests against the discrimination of the shia minority in two thousand and eleven she is one of five activists facing execution the rights watch says the charges against them do not resemble any crime the u.s. national security adviser says a lot more pressure will be applied on iran over its nuclear plans and syria john bolton held three days of talks and israel has suggested that working with russia to get iranian forces out of syria consequences of the reduction in resources available

and eight celebrations in india then minister kashmir a disrupted by violence as police crackdown on protesters demonstrating against indian rule. so political turmoil in australia could see prime minister malcolm turnbull step down by the end of the day several of his ministers have resigned their posts after saying he no longer has the support of the party the opposition's challenge the government to call an election while members of the ruling liberal party have themselves called for a policy vote saying they believe the former immigration minister peter dutton is the best person to lead them on tuesday though doesn't it lose the ship challenge to mr turnbull. as i put out my wife's statement earlier early this morning i called the prime minister to advise him that it was my judgment that the majority of the party would no longer support his leadership as such i asked him to convene a meeting of the liberal party at which i would challenge for the leadership of the parliamentary liberal party thank you very much so if mr turnbull does step aside or is voted out it will be the four

been tense ever since independence from britain in 1947, particularly over the divided territory of kashmir. water levels in the southern indian state of karala are receding after catastrophic flooding. at least 250 people have died after heavy rains caused the worst flooding in the state in a century. more than 3/4 of a million people are in relief camps. officials are worried about an outbreak of disease. now, emotional reunions of separated families in korea. dozens of elderly south koreans are in north korea tonight for long-awaited reunions with family members. the tearful meet ups rejoin relatives who were divided after the korean war nearly seven decades ago. the reunions were approved by the leaders of the two koreas at a historic summit in april, part of a recent law in relations. -- thaw in relations. reporter: reunited after decades apart -- parents, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters, together again -- recognizing each other was sometimes difficult. this is an 89-year-old and her 86-year-old sister. >> i finally get to meet you, after living for so long. reporter: despite the

her father and even her son has been going on and on about the 10,000 year war in kashmir. so this is i think for domestic purposes, right, the army is wonderfully calls the shots on these issues. where i think imran khan of most the dangers an issue that affects us. effects pakistanis. one of his parting words as a campaign wrapped up was basically very good jordan incendiary things about entities on already there's an open season, his, what i i thought s even more appalling about the pre-poll rigging was the number of not islamists. pakistan is lammas, we know who they are. we know their histories but we are actually terrorists an individual associate with terrorist organizations. the m and l, they fielded 200. asw j which is a new acronym for the ffp, they fielded and a couple hundred. and then of course an ally of al-qaeda also some other members allegedly joined ppi. i think this is a watershed. we've always had islamists that actually having terrorist, but the sheer number of terrorists in addition to islamists contesting this election about those quite notable. i'm g

going to zero repeal india's supremes court has deferred a hearing challenging indian administered kashmir special status it will now hear the matter on august twenty seventh anger over the planned hearing led separatists in kashmir to call for a two day strike article thirty five aid gives the area autonomy and prevents outsiders from settling their kashmiris fear the b j p which governs india is trying to undermine that autonomy and allow mass migration from other parts of the country a new presidential plan is being proposed in mexico to stop the drugs gang war president elect and dismantle lopez obrador thinks young mexicans can be persuaded to avoid a life of crime aiming to help him is a former cocaine addict and drugs gang member who's been elected to congress john heilemann went to san luis potosi to meet him the new local congressman from son luis mexico and to me his constituents he's unlike any politician they've seen before a child will burn the street kid just let them make good. for some pedophile nicknamed me he's is a blueprint for the incoming government on how they can re

clashes have broken out in indian controlled region of kashmir after indian security forces fired tear gas at protesters the violence overshadowed celebrations for the muslim festival in the region has suffered decades of conflict a separatist fight for independence from india in two years of ties to pakistan. hundreds of elderly koreans have been defined emotional goodbyes to relatives at the end of a rare reunion for families separated by the korean border the south koreans are heading home after a three day visit to the north the first reunion to take place in three years. facebook and twitter have shut down hundreds of accounts they say were part of a coordinated disk information campaign cyber security firm fire i tipped off the tech giants to suspicious users social media companies said then vest occasions traced the misleading accounts to iran and to russia u.s. politicians are also reason concerns over new revelations of alleged russian hacking with an eye on midterm elections. social media giants acting this time before it's too late they're go to prevent fake news and propaga