imran khan supports conservative party, imran khan has connections in the west and imran khan has handedpakistan to ims. muhammad: i'm sorry -- i -- >> when he came back after beating trump he said he was so happy as if he had won the world cup. muhammad: ferzana, let me ask you, assuming this happens, let's say that the no confidence vote happens and that imran khan does not survive it, what is the immediate aftermath and when it comes to the opposition does the opposition have any plan going forward beyond this plan that's united them as far as just removing the prime minister from office? >> that is the real worry. at present we know he doesn't have the numbers to win a no-confidence vote or to remain in power. so the chances are that you know he will be made to resign on the -- resign. on the other hand, he might survive. the unexpected has been known to happen in pakistan. but i think either way it's fair to assume whether he stays or whether he goes, pakistan is in for a very very turbulent period ahead, and you know the opposition of course must also take some of that responsibili

if you are a supporter of imran khan you are a supporter of imran khan you are a supporter of imran khanlast night and a woman from a poor working class background came up to us. everyone had pretty much left the scene at that stage, she just pulled out a heart saying she thought imran khan was the best thing that happened to pakistan and she did know how the country would continue without him. but if you are a supporter of the opposition, of what was until now the opposition, this is a great day for democracy. imran khan was endangering the constitution of pakistan by refusing to hold this vote of no confidence, refusing to accept the decision of parliament. even as you heard in that report, he said he will not accept any government that comes out of this process and has called on his supporters to come out onto the streets after evening prayer later tonight and register their protests peacefully. tonight and register their protests eacefull . ~ ., ., , ., ., ., peacefully. what does that mean for an sort of peacefully. what does that mean for any sort of peaceful— peacefully. what does

mr khan is not to defend himself. i am _ motion. mr khan is not to defend himself.ld - motion. mr khan is not to defendj himself. i am sure he would deny motion. mr khan is not to defend i himself. i am sure he would deny the suggestion he is a dictator. but i think some of the language we are hearing, notjust from you, but from across the board in pakistani politics does illustrate those bitter rivalries that have existed for a long time as a personal level, do you think given imran khan has joined the list of pakistani prime ministers who have not been able to complete a full term of office, do you think the people of pakistan deserve massive stability their politics? deserve massive stability their olitics? , .,, deserve massive stability their olitics? , . ., , deserve massive stability their olitics? , ., , ., politics? they most certainly do. and after a _ politics? they most certainly do. and after a turbulent _ politics? they most certainly do. and after a turbulent past, - and after a turbulent past, pakistani institutions and political parties had achieved

, nor does china _ cricket no imran khan, nor does china [10— cricket no imran khan, nor does china nono does india. interesting to hear our china no does india. interesting to hear your thoughts, _ china no does india. interesting to hear your thoughts, thank - china no does india. interesting to hear your thoughts, thank you - china no does india. interesting to| hear your thoughts, thank you very much. the uk prime minister boris johnson, has become the latest western leader to hold face to face talks with ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky. during the meeting, he praised what he called the president's "resolute leadership," and the "invincible heroism" of the ukrainian people. he also set out a new package of financial and military aid, including an offer of 120 armoured vehicles and new anti—ship missile systems, for the war with russia. mr zelensky welcomed the uk's support for his country, and urged other western allies to intensify the pressure on moscow. our europe correspondent, mark lowen, has this report, on today's talks. little time for the niceties when you are a le

was behind this effort to push imran khan out.ven if his party had good relations with washington at some point. how much damage has that done to relations with the u.s. and how difficult will it be for the new prime minister to mend? zubair: some damage might have been done because if you are getting into domestic politics, international players, and i must say this is a very dangerous line the government has toed, it will be difficult for this government and the next election, whenever the future elections are held, it will be very difficult for them to handle. as for allegations on politicians, let me say almost everybody is against them. so is the case with the leadership in the country. i am not getting into the blame game here. the point is the pakistani situation is very precarious as has been pointed out. there are foreign-exchange problems, inflation, the common man particularly hit by covid and all the economic meltdown in pakistan has literally broken their backs. it is time to get together. it is time to get stability.

khan, was it inevitable?nevitable? thank you for having yom _ inevitable? thank you for having you. yes, - inevitable? thank you for having you. yes, i- inevitable? thank you for having you. yes, i think | inevitable? thank you for| having you. yes, i think it inevitable? thank you for - having you. yes, i think it was inevitable. at least since the past two weeks. we knew that the political momentum had shifted and many of his partners and coalition had left the government and said they would work against him so they knew that if it would happen he would most likely lose the vote, so the losing of the vote was not a complete surprise, with the majority of the community of pakistan. we exect community of pakistan. we meet the _ community of pakistan. we expect the government to be formed under the opposition leader shabaz sharif, what do you make of him and his ability to do what imran khan has not been able to do in terms of perhaps the economy? the whole olitical perhaps the economy? the whole political cri

and anyone who is thinking that imran khan - no one knows.nows. and anyone who isj thinking that imran khan mayjust disappearfrom politics in pakistan are likely to be wrong, he is likely to stick around whatever the outcome in some shape or form? it to stick around whatever the outcome in some shape or form?— in some shape or form? it certainly seems that — in some shape or form? it certainly seems that way _ in some shape or form? it certainly seems that way because _ in some shape or form? it certainly seems that way because imran - in some shape or form? it certainly| seems that way because imran khan in some shape or form? it certainly - seems that way because imran khan as i say has been spinning this narrative as many would see it that he is the victim of this international conspiracy. many analysts do not believe it political opponents have dismissed it and american officials have said there's no truth in this but this narrative does seem to resonate with his supporters and he has called on them to come out onto streets tomorrow night

and that is imran khan. >> imran khan has been removed through conspiracy.d willing, we will fight back to make him prime minister agn. amy: in tweet, imran khan described his removal as a form of "u.s.-backed regime change," writing -- "thank you to all pakistanis for their amazing outpouring of support and emotions to protest against u.s.-backed regime change abetted by local mir jafars to bring into power a coterie of pliable crooks all out on bail. shows pakistanis at home and abroad have emphatically rejected this." khan's ouster came after he dissolved parliament earlier this month to stop a no-confidence vote demanded by the opposition, which then appealed to the supreme court. after four days of deliberation, the court ordered parliament reinstated and the no-confidence was held saturday in a marathon 13-hour session. this is pakistan's national assembly speaker announcing the results of the vote. >> 174 members have recorded their votes in favor of the resoluon. consequently, the resolution of vote of no-confidence against mr. imran khan has been pa

that was one of the reasons for imran khan's l reasons for imran khan's demise, it was blamed on his't it?— situation with the military, wasn't it? . ,., ., wasn't it? that i find somewhat more plausible, _ wasn't it? that i find somewhat more plausible, because - wasn't it? that i find somewhat more plausible, because there | more plausible, because there had been some visible differences between the military on issues on which the military on issues on which the military should be —— has been excruciatingly sensitive, in terms of who should be the next head of the intelligence services. head of the intelligence services-— head of the intelligence services. ~ , ., services. will this move get -o - ular services. will this move get popular support? _ services. will this move get popular support? will- services. will this move getl popular support? will people get behind it? i popular support? will people get behind it?— popular support? will people get behind it? i think there is a aood get behind it? i think there is a good chance _ get behind it? i think there is a good chance of—

either way imran khan's time in power is limited. i khan's time in power is limited.d in terms of the military. it's fair to say that the military was widely seen as a key factor in imran khan coming to power. what is their role in all this? the underlying _ their role in all this? the underlying factor - their role in all this? tue: underlying factor between their role in all this? tte: underlying factor between the opposition�*s no—confidence vote being filed and looking set to succeed was that imran khan had lost the support of pakistan's military, something he had had all along, and there were a number of factors that are accounted for that, including a tussle with the military and the appointment of the dg isi last fall, differences with the military on foreign policy and also differences with the military and the opposition parties as well as members of his own party and the coalition on the governance of the punjab province, which is the largest and most populous province in pakistan. madiha afzal, thank you for keeping us up to date on that story here on bbc n

he many blaming imran khan's government for that.rs say it is just part of the global rise in prices that we have seen elsewhere, but prices have risen more sharply in pakistan than they have in other parts of this south asian region, for example. but really, this development, this vote of no confidence was not in response to a sudden upsurge in grassroots anti—imran khan sentiment. it was a bit of political manoeuvring, it's why they believe that imran khan came into power in 2018 with the support and backing of pakistan's powerful military. last year, a rift developed between them. the opposition saw that as being a signalfor them to launch opposition saw that as being a signal for them to launch a move against imran khan. that has resulted in this vote of no confidence which has resulted in imran khan being ousted from power. as you said, imran khan has said he already want to recognise and opposition government. what happens nextin opposition government. what happens next in terms of the opposition uniting to form a cohesive coal

imran khan has always seen it that way.hat the americans have gone, the taliban have moved in -- taking control from the western foreign invaders. that is why he said that. there has been -- i know pakistan has been accused of having links with the taliban and that had those -- [indiscernible] imran khan's reasoning is if everyone is talking to the taliban, why should we not say these are legitimate rulers of afghanistan? i think he is saying it in that context, but to give you a little bit of background, imran an has always been accused of opponents by being -- [indiscernible] has provided justification for the violence they have leached out in our country, in pakistan. he is seen to be conservative minded. he is seen to be somebody who is supported the right-wing agenda in pakistan. and he is seen to be somebody who has always talked about more and more about islam in the state. he talked about islam and politics. the reason he talks about islam in politics and refers to all kinds of islamic injunctions when giving a spee

imran khan is removed as prime minister of pakistan after losing a vote of confidence in parliament. armoured vehicles and new missiles — borisjohnson pledges more british support for ukraine after talks with president zelensky in kyiv. there is a huge amount to do to make sure that ukraine is successful, that ukraine wins and that putin must fail. people in luhansk are being urged to flee, following the attack on a railway station in kramatorsk — where at least 50 people were killed. translation: when you see our future being killed, _ the future of ukraine, you can't control your| emotions, you understand it's genocide and they are killing. usjust because we're - ukrainian and you see that when you look at the bodies of the women and children. | campaigning ends in the first round of france's presidential election — polls are due to open in a few hours. and there we are. and mission accomplished — as the first all private astronaut team ever launched to the international space imran khan has been removed as pakistan's prime minister, after losing a confidence vote in parliament fol

either way, khan without having fresh elections. eitherway, it khan without having fresh elections. period of deep political instability.- political instability. quite a tanle, political instability. quite a tangle, thank— political instability. quite a tangle, thank you - political instability. quite a tangle, thank you very - political instability. quite a l tangle, thank you very much political instability. quite a - tangle, thank you very much for making sense of it all for us, secunder kermani in islamabad. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's louisa. celtic have taken a giant step towards retaining the scottish premiership title with victory over rangers at ibrox. they are now six points clear of their rivals with six games remaining. joe lynskey was watching. in glasgow and in football, there are few days more intense, an old firm rivalry is renewed by a top two who was so close than the return of away fans, but the 700 from celtic were soon engulfed by noise. rangers won the league last year in silence, now things are different. celtic came here w

manger minister imran khan any more. mayor from the institute _ minister imran khan any more.c studies in islamabad, thank you very much for your thoughts on this story today. do stay with us through the neck sure is the latest on all today's main news. well, it was a cold but sunny start to saturday. how's the rest of the day looking? well, not bad at all. but clouds will be bubbling up in the afternoon and we are expecting a few showers, but the majority of the day is going to be dry and bright, at the very least. so here's the satellite picture. big weather systems out in the atlantic but clouds across the uk are coming in from the north at the moment and clipping scotland, and you can see the winds are also blowing in from the north. so it's a chilly source, so our air is cold. now, today we'll see clouds bubbling up right across the country. but i think the sunniest weather will be across the southwest of england and southern parts of wales and probably staying dry here. a few scattered showers elsewhere and then in the north of scotland, most frequent showers, but disapp

as we are hearing, imran khan has gone, reluctantly as it was.us how many challenges remain, talk us through what happens now. it. the parliament to elect a new prime minister back that next government will face major challenges, a major economic crisis, there have been a resurgence in terrorist attacks and imran khan will go back to the opposition, a role that he played for so long before becoming prime minister, and he will try to be disruptive, try to have his supporters come out in protest, will try to make life difficult for this next government, so i don't think we can rule out the possibility of early elections. we will see how far this next government gets but the honeymoon will not last long for the next government, that is for sure. it is sort of expected that the new prime minister will be shebaz sharif. is there much division within the opposition? he will likely be the choice, the next prime minister but what is important about shebaz sharif as of all of the major opposition leaders, he has long had the full support of the pakistani

we under the imran khan style of leadership-— under the imran khan style of leadershi. ~ , ., , ~ , undere of leadershi. , ., , ~ , ., leadership. we should be keeping an ion that. thank— leadership. we should be keeping an ion that. thank you _ leadership. we should be keeping an ion that. thank you for _ leadership. we should be keeping an ion that. thank you forjoining - leadership. we should be keeping an ion that. thank you forjoining us - ion that. thank you forjoining us with your analysis. it was a foregone conclusion that when they were allowed to vote they would vote against imran khan. he should have resigned which is the normal practice in parliament. the fact he did note resulted in protracted court battle. the supreme court gave clear orders as to how the proceeding and outward be conducted today and his followers refused to follow that. u nfortu nately refused to follow that. unfortunately he leaves the country in a bit of a political mess. he has also endangered relations with foreign countries. i think he will only be remembered for having disrupted all of that rather tha

if you are a supporter of imran khan, you are heartbroken.d 3.00 in the morning, and a woman from a poor working class background came up to us, everyone else had pretty much left the scene at that point, and she just poured out her heart, saying that she thought imran khan was the best thing that had ever happened to pakistan, and she did not know how the country would continue without him. but if you are a supporter of the opposition, or what until now was the opposition, you see this as a great victory for democracy, and that imran khan was endangering the constitution of pakistan by refusing to hold this vote of no confidence, refusing to accept the decision of parliament, and even now, as you heard in that report, he has said he will not accept any government that comes out of this process, and he has called for his supporters to come out into the streets after evening prayer later tonight and register their protest peacefully. i've been speaking to bilawal bhutto zardari who is the son of former prime minister, benazir bhutto, and forme

imran khan is removed as prime minister of pakistan — after losing a vote of confidence in parliamentarmoured vehicles and new missiles — borisjohnson pledges more british support for ukraine after talks with president zelensky in kyiv. there is a huge amount to do to make sure that ukraine is successful, that ukraine wins and that putin must fail. campaigning ends in the first round of france's presidential election. polls are due to open in a few hours. tom marshburn making his way down. and there we are. and mission accomplished, as the first all private astronaut team ever launched to the international space station completes docking. hello and thanks forjoining us. the prime minister of pakistan imran khan has been dismissed from office after losing a vote of no confidence. the country's parliament finally held the ballot tonight after the ruling party delayed it for 13 hours. here's the moment the speaker of the house announced the result. 174 members have recorded a vote in favour of the resolution. consequently, the resolution of a vote of no confidence against mr imran khan,

as of imran khan would not be held, as of imran khan's party would prevent it, block it for a second go ahead. in fact, we will getting reports that the supreme court was ready to open its doors at midnight, possibly to issue a contempt of court notice against imran khan's allies if they did not go ahead with that vote of no confidence. of course, it did, because a number of imran khan's allies had already publicly deserted him. 0pinion here is really quite heavily polarised. if you are a supporter of imran khan, you are heartbroken. we were outside parliament late last night at around 3.00 in the morning, and a woman from a poor working class background came up to us, everyone else are pretty much left the scene at that point, she poured out her heart, saying that she thought imran khan was the best thing that had ever happened to pakistan, she did not know how the country would continue without him. but if you are a supporter of the opposition, what until now was the opposition, you see this as a great victory for democracy, and that imran khan was endangering the constitution of p

angry scenes in pakistan's parliament between supporters and opponents of the prime minister, imran khanahead of a vote of no confidence. campaigning has ended in the first round of france's presidential election, which takes place on sunday. and there we are. and mission accomplished — as the first all private astronaut team ever launched to the international space station — completes docking. hello. we'll start with the uk prime minister, because borisjohnson has travelled to kyiv — to hold face to face talks with the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. downing street says they are discussing the uk s long term support to ukraine and the prime minister will set out a new package of financial and military aid which includes 120 armoured vehicles and new anti—ship missile systems. it comes as ukrainian officials say ten humanitarian corridors to evacuate people from regions besieged by russian forces have been agreed for today. it's thought around 10,000 people have escaped from cities in the south and east through those means over the past two days. president zelensky says a "firm g

what happens to khan now? is his political future _ different. what happens to khan now?. what happens to khan now? is his political future over? it is - is his political future over? it is definitely not _ is his political future over? it is definitely not over, _ is his political future over? it 3 definitely not over, people think he has been, he's been building up. and pushing for an independent foreign policy, it's one of them not giving into any external powers and people who ruled pakistan, here, hejust wants to make pakistan an independent pakistan. that narrative was presented strongly when he created this logic that there was a later which says if he stayed in power, then, sapporo cannot be siding with the other. and because he went to russia, this movement against him, we then nagged him, putting the case in the demonstration that happened last night. demonstration that happened last niuht. �* ., demonstration that happened last niuht. . ., ., , night. and waited to “ump in here because as h night. and waited to “ump in here because as of h night. and waited to

angry scenes in pakistan's parliament between supporters and opponents of the prime minister, imran khan a vote of no confidence. the wife of the uk finance minister rishi sunak says she will now pay uk taxes on her overseas income, after legally avoiding it for years. campaigning has ended in the first round of france's presidential election, which takes place on sunday. i'm tim wilcox — live in paris — with all the latest on the upcoming french presidential election. and mission accomplished — as the first all private astronaut team ever launched to the international space station — completes docking. good afternoon. ukrainian officials say ten humanitarian corridors to evacuate people from regions besieged by russian forces have been agreed for today. it's thought around 10 thousand people have escaped from cities in the south and east through humanitarian corridors over the past two days. president zelensky said a "firm global response" was needed after yesterday's missile strike on a railway station in kramatorsk, which killed at least 50 people. simonjones reports. they were trying

imran khan says a u.s.to blame for his predicament, the differences he has over russia and china but doesn't appear that his messages working? you might even get elected again? first we have to put this in the historical context of imran khan �*s power. he has a lot of power in getting people out into the street, and that's what we're seeing unfold now. he has a very strong base amongst pakistani youth in the working and middle—class, and this anti—american, foreign interference narrative resonates really struggling with his constituency, because those are the people that have not benefited from the western patronage in pakistan �*s history. the political elite have benefited from that, so imran khan has benefited from using this anti—western platform and is able to get people out into the street. what i am watching is what is the message now that he is asking his people to carry, now that he has been voted out of office? he is already clearly in campaigning mode but he quickly has to get organised because

imran khan is claimin: khan in pakistan stand.s _ khan in pakistan stand. imran khan is claiming this vote _ khan in pakistan stand. imran khan is claiming this vote of _ khan in pakistan stand. imran khan is claiming this vote of no - is claiming this vote of no confidence is, as he called that, foreign funded drama saying that the us is behind this. what do you make of that? is there any evidence of that? if; of that? is there any evidence of that? , at, , of that? is there any evidence of that? , , ., of that? is there any evidence of that? , ., ., that? c, basically what he has done and wrongly — that? c, basically what he has done and wrongly manipulated _ that? c, basically what he has done and wrongly manipulated an - that? c, basically what he has done| and wrongly manipulated an internal communique between pakistan's investor in the united states and the foreign office. it's internal communication. it'sjust like, for communication. it's just like, for example, communication. it'sjust like, for example, a british ambassado

imran khan�*s popularity has been dented in recent years.ggest promises whilst also overseeing a violent crackdown of critical voices. this move to oust him is not the result of rising public resentment, it is the result of elite political manoeuvring. both deny it but it is widely believed pakistan�*s military helped bring imran khan into power. last year, a rift developed between them. when the perception grew that this government was not capable to deliver and run the government, the military i believe decided they had to maintain their distance. the way military helped imran khan in day—to—day affairs and even managing his political allies and the coalition government, once that support was missing, his downfall was inevitable. the new prime minister looks set to be shehbaz sharif, his brother nawaz was disqualified from the role years ago and convicted on corruption charges which he says were politically motivated. imran khan alleges this visit to moscow on the day russia invaded ukraine has led america to launch a conspiracy to oust hi

~ , ., whether imran khan can survive this? ~ ~ ., whether imran khan can survive this? the — this? well, you know, it comes down to the supreme - this? well, you know, it comes down to the supreme court's . down to the supreme court's decision. imran khan can survive this either way so even the decision right now to dissolve the assembly, right, evenif dissolve the assembly, right, even if that goes ahead, even if the supreme court allows it to go ahead it means that new elections will be called within 90 days and if new elections are called it is unclear, really, whether imran khan will be able to come into power especially without the military�*s backing but, if the supreme court declares the deputy speaker's decision to throw out the no—confidence vote as unconstitutional, which legal scholars are saying it should, and then go so far as to say the assembly is not dissolved, right, and then goes as far as to say that the no—confidence vote should go ahead as it was planned too far today, then, if the no—confidence vote goes ahead, the parliament will vote out khan and

imran khan will be very simple.st like you people although i will have a big responsibility. >> reporter: his tenure as prime minister saw rising inflation as the government dealt with record slumps in foreign exchange reserves and also accepted a major bail out from the imf. in 2019 rising hostilities with neighboring india led to clashes between the two nuclear armed states. but the international intervention was reduced to a simmering stalemate that lasted throughout khan's premiership. the 2020 coronavirus pandemic tested khan's leadership and while initially his government saw the infections spread, policies later adopted helped in curbing the rise in deaths and infections. on february 24th the day russia began a military invasion of ukraine, khan was in moscow on a state visit. his government has refused to condemn russia's actions. facing a no confidence vote by the opposition he was expected to lose khan plunged pakistan into a week long political crisis using claims that he was the victim of a foreign consp

, and on _ conspiracy to take out imran khan, and on that— conspiracy to take out imran khan, and on state and — opposition to be not loyal to the state and therefore declared the vote of— state and therefore declared the vote of no confidence to be illegitimate, then they prorogued the session, killed the parliamentary session, and within nrinutes— parliamentary session, and within minutes prime minister khan was on tv, he _ minutes prime minister khan was on tv, he wasn't allowed to dissolve the assembly until the vote of no confidence was settled, and in his mind _ confidence was settled, and in his mind now— confidence was settled, and in his mind now that it was he could dissotve — mind now that it was he could dissolve the assembly is on call for new elections. as of right now he is no longer— new elections. as of right now he is no longer prime minister. so new elections. as of right now he is no longer prime minister.— no longer prime minister. so what ha--ens no longer prime minister. so what happens now? _ no longer prime minister. so what happens now? well, _ no longer pri

imran khan would absolutely _ the last three years.rs. imran khan would absolutely refute the - would absolutely refute the suggestion he did come to power in a rigged election must be given the climate in which he was removed from office through this vote of no confidence and the difficulties facing the economy which will persist no matter who is in power, can the people expect us mr sharif said yesterday that a government formed of two parties who have at times been bitter rivals will be able to heal the wounds of pakistan, as mr sharif said? i able to heal the wounds of pakistan, as mr sharif said?— as mr sharif said? i believe the answer to _ as mr sharif said? i believe the answer to pakistan's _ as mr sharif said? i believe the answer to pakistan's problems| as mr sharif said? i believe the i answer to pakistan's problems is democracy, democracy and more democracy, democracy and more democracy and well following the assassination of benazir bhutto in 2007, pakistan's democracy made immense progress for the preceding ten years. th

imran khan's popularity has been dented in recent years.has not fulfilled his biggest promises whilst also overseeing a violent crackdown of critical voices. this move to oust him is not the result of rising public resentment, it is the result of elite political manoeuvring. both deny it but it is widely believed pakistan's military helped bring imran khan into power. last year, a rift developed between them. when the perception grew that this government was not capable to deliver and run the government, the military i believe decided they had to maintain their distance. the way military helped imran khan in day—to—day affairs and even managing his political allies and the coalition government, once that support was missing, his downfall was inevitable. the new prime minister looks set to be shehbaz sharif, his brother nawaz was disqualified from the role years ago and convicted on corruption charges which he says were politically motivated. imran khan alleges this visit to moscow on the day russia invaded ukraine has led america to launch

mr khan will make his a major crisis. mr khan will make his case to _ a major crisis.. mr khan will make his case to the voters when - a major crisis. mr khan will make his case to the voters when the l his case to the voters when the election takes place. how credible do you think it will be seen to be by pakistani voters, this allegation he has made that the us is trying to get him out? you he has made that the us is trying to get him out?— get him out? you have to see this answer on — get him out? you have to see this answer on an _ get him out? you have to see this answer on an emotional _ get him out? you have to see this answer on an emotional level, - get him out? you have to see this answer on an emotional level, for| answer on an emotional level, for the average pakistani, it has great resonance, it strikes a chord, because imran is using those kind of terms which do strike a chord with ordinary pakistanis, such as "you don't want to be slaves of anyone, slaves of the west, we don't want to accept any conspiracy against the nation", and these phrases immediate

imran khan is elected in 2018 after a struggle for more than 20 years.ani politics, disrupting a two—party system that had been dominated by two established political dynasties. but, at the same time, worrying allegations emerged that, and very credible allegations, that, in order to win that election, he had sought the covert support of pakistan's powerful military. and the army in pakistan has either directly or indirectly controlled pakistan for nearly all of its existence, many would say. and initially, he seemed to be in a very secure position because he's charismatic, he's articulate. i know you've met him on a number of occasions as well, john, so you can testify that, you know, he has a great, impressive presence on the world stage. and because he had these strong links with the military, it seemed as if he might be the first prime minister in pakistan to complete a full five—year parliamentary term in office. but last year, things changed, and they changed quite dramatically. there had been rising resentment at the rising cost of living, for exa

in case of imran khan, it was more nuanced.litical environment in which imran khan could thrive and i think they got more than they bargained for with imran�*s populist rhetoric and strong man style of politics. the military is still very traditional, pro—western institution. so, in that regard, you know, run did fall out of favour with them over time. and by exerting himself and his understanding and sense of what a civilian leader could be in pakistan and. the military is dependent upon american military equipment and weapons and arms, as we've seen over the past several decades, and all of it is very much a statement right now, it's threatened, and the pakistani military cannot compete in the region, it cannot compete with its number one rival india if it does not have at least a better, repaired relationship with the us security establishment. imran khan has threatened all of that so it's a combination of that so it's a combination of the internal domestic politics and imran�*s kind of reach into the military space and want

the wakefield mp imran ahmad khan is found guilty of assaulting a 15—year—old — and expelled from theparty. and: there it is! after some agonising moments — scottie scheffler wins his first major — the masters at augusta. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, manchester city face atletico madrid with a reduced crowd in the champions league after the spanish champions were found guilty of discriminatory behaviour. good evening from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. as more russian forces head to the east of the country for a major new offensive, horrors are being uncovered in the villages and towns close to the capital here in the north, that they used to control. time and again, we've been hearing stories of violence against women. in particular, of soldiers using rape as a weapon of war. it is important to share these stories with you to shine a light on abuses, to bear witness to the pain of this terrible conflict. so, our correspondent yogita limaye has been speaking to some of those affected, and the vivid descriptions of abuse you may find distressing. a quiet rural neig

towards the khan and valiantly beat him off.n of the horde made it possible for the approaching troops of the father to take defensive positions on the banks of the ugra river. on october 20, 1480, the famous standing on the ugra of prince andrei boris with his army began against you. left ki do you bring good news? the arm will be fired from both sides. if we go again you will lose many people , sir, this is worse than wood on the wall. it is necessary to put five in order for the russian guns to pass, they will not stop the russian winter anyway. soon there will be ice on the ugra. then my army will easily cross it, dare i say sir, there is little fodder for horses and clean water. no time to waste sir. it is necessary to go further for the russian reinforcements of the virgin ivana , his brothers with their squads are already on their way. let them fight. i'll wait. i'm on the shore of my warriors, and then i'm drowning the troops. andrew has always been so proud. did you shed a tear for them ? i had to shed a tear. then they

imran khan had personally led a crusade to see the sharif brothers in jail. from their seats, and he will be leading protest rallies later this week. imran khan still has significant support, though, he's widely seen as honest by his supporters, and many of them believe his rather dubious claims that he was overthrown as a result an american—led conspiracy because he was drawing closer to countries like russia. here, political tensions look set to escalate further. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: shanghai eases its strict lockdown. we'll bring you the details. pol pot, one of the centuries greatest mass murderers is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust and the editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest _ it was clear that paula's only co

imran khan. —— eight party loyalist. imran khan. —— eight party loyalist.and he has been dependent on their coaches to survive. in recent months, the army has distanced itself from imran khan and that's one of the main reasons why the opposition was able to unite and move against him in parliament. but he has now, i think he has no respect for the constitution. it seems like he wants to hold onto power no matter what. i seems like he wants to hold onto power no matter what.— seems like he wants to hold onto power no matter what. i raised the ruestion power no matter what. i raised the question about _ power no matter what. i raised the question about the _ power no matter what. i raised the question about the army, - power no matter what. i raised the question about the army, it - power no matter what. i raised the question about the army, it is i question about the army, it is interesting when you say he has no respect for the constitution, the army doesn't have come in the constitution, the role it has ended up constitution, the role it has ended up havin

some of imran khan's supporters accuse him of complicity in ousting him and imran khan himself is towing he is now facing a number of inquiries that could damage him politically. all eyes are and what he does next to try and keep up his momentum. bbc news, lahore. it is the oldest and most prestigious exhibition in the western art world , the venice art biennale opens tomorrow. this year —— it's happening against the backdrop of the war in ukraine. the ukrainian art works on display are taking on a special significance our culture editor, katie razzall met ukrainian and russian artists in venice. serene venice has been shaken by world events. first, its international art show was delayed a year by covid—19, now it's taking place in the shadow of war. all of which means the art world is focused on ukraine. there's a new show defending freedom. —— there is a new damien hirst... and works by maria, who's a symbol of the country's national identity. it's about showcasing ukrainian culture. one artist depicts her husband and others who've joined the army, painted as reports of war crimes agai

there have been angry scenes in parliament between mr khan's supporters and opponents. supreme court ruled that he acted unconstitutionally when he asked the president to dissolve parliament before the vote could take place. ayesha siddiqa is senior fellow at kings college london and an expert in civil—military relations in the south asia region. she described how the impact of the relationship between the military and the government is having on the situation. it's generally believed that the worsening of this relationship that has led to the crisis or the situation where the political opposition was encouraged to raise their voice against harm. —— their voice against khan. thus creating the conditions which now have the lead to where khan and pakistan stand. imran khan is claiming this vote of no confidence is, as he called it, a foreign funded drama saying that the us is behind this. what do you make of that? is there any evidence of that? see, basically what he has done and wrongly manipulated an internal communique between pakistan's investor in the united states a