you mentioned the attack in lahore last year and there have also been several large attacks in the country in recent weeks what does this tell us about the security situation. well i think it's a very worrying what we've seen is over the last three years plus of undertaken a major military operation which started in the tribal areas and then expanded to the rest of the country in order to try and be nice based on groups such as the three kg of them on budgets on now in large part they have managed to do so they have actually displaced them from places that were otherwise know well areas like north with the sun but what we have seen is that this hasn't stopped the frequency of attacks that might be over the smaller scale every now and then such as such as this one but again this one has the potential to be to be huge and that's what we've seen is that the pattern now in dollars in regular attacks we're seeing many sort of high casualty attacks happening more sporadically that seems to be the way that the militants are now strategizing assad regime in islamabad thank you. in south africa del

has tried twenty times to board the trucks sixteen year old amir saw hail also from lahore twenty four times and counting in a few hours they will try again outside a medical charity that tends to the sick and injured the majority of the injuries these guys get is due to the one there on the fences where they're trying to run away from the police or cutting their hands on the fence and this one gentleman this morning is talking about a military individual that smashes and very well they are going to send a hospital to operation has broken. spotters on the roof send word the trucks are arriving for the next ferry sailing and so the game begins again. like a human tide they surge and then recede journal al-jazeera at the port of greece. it's update on our top stories this hour ali abdullah saleh who ruled yemen for more than three decades and played a pivotal role in the ongoing civil war has been killed by who the rebels is convoy was attacked at a checkpoint outside the capital sana it comes just two days after he publicly broke off ties with his former allies in ten street battles tha

lahore twenty four times and counting in a few hours they will try again. outside a medical charity that tends to the sick and injured the majority of the injuries these guys get is due to the when they're on the fences or they're trying to run away from the police or cutting their hands on the fence and this is one gentleman this morning was talking about a military individual that smash his hand for the well that instead of going to some of the hospital extra pressure it's broken. spotters on the roofs and with the trucks arriving for the next ferry sailing and so the game begins again. like if you've been tried they search and then receipt journey home al-jazeera at the port of greece a south korean and american half or so is a put on a massive show of force have held joint military drills involving about two hundred thirty fighter jets and twelve hundred plus now kathy novak has been. i'm outside the u.s. also an air base and we have seen a number of fighter jets flying in and out it's all part of the biggest ever joint u.s. south korean air drills they

has tried twenty times to board the trucks sixteen year old amir saw hail also from lahore twenty four times and counting in a few hours they will try again. outside a medical charity attends to the sick and injured the majority of the injuries these guys get. when they're on the fences or trying to run away from the police or cut my hands on the gentleman this morning was talking about a military individual that smashed his hand very well then he's going to send the hospital to a pressure is broken. spotters on the roof send word that trucks are arriving for the next ferry sailing and so the game begins again. like a human tide they search and then recede journal al-jazeera at the port of pop trust greece the palestinian authority is calling for emergency talks on the possibility of the u.s. moving its embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem president donald trump is expected to make a decision this week he may stop short of moving the embassy and instead declare that the u.s. will recognize jerusalem as israel's capital arab states and palestinians oppose either move saying it w

has tried twenty times to board the trucks sixteen year old amir saw hail also from lahore twenty four times and counting in a few hours they will try again. outside a medical charity attends to the sick and injured the majority of the injuries these guys get is when they're on the fences or they're trying to run away from the police or cutting their hands on the fence and this one gentleman this morning is talking about a military individual and smash his hand very well and we're going to send a hospital to fresh air it's broken. spotters on the roof send word that trucks are arriving for the next ferry sailing and so the game begins again like a human tide they surge and then recede jonah how al-jazeera at the port of pump trust greece. one hundred refugees has set up camp in the no man's land between myanmar and abandon their they're among the more than six hundred thousand behind you who fled violence in myanmar since august child stratford reports from the camp some water begum is sick and so is her eighteen month old baby yasser. they fled the military crackdown on the hinge in m

has tried twenty times to board the trucks sixteen year old amir saw hail also from lahore twenty four times and counting in a few hours they will try again. outside a medical charity that tends to the sick and injured the majority of the injuries these guys get is due to the when they're on the fences or they're trying to run away from the police or cutting their hands on the fence and this one gentleman this morning was talking about a military individual that smashed his hand pretty well they were going to send the hospital to pressure it's broken. spotters on the roof send word that trucks are arriving for the next ferry sailing and so the game begins again like a human tide they surge and then recede journal al-jazeera at the port of pop trust greece well for the first time since the blockade of qatar began the gulf foreign ministers are meeting in kuwait city now that's ahead of a crucial gathering of regional heads of state capitals foreign minister says his countries i mean i mean how middle danny will attend the gulf cooperation council summit which starts on tuesday. now the

but there are muslims and all other pakistanis at the park as well this was in the eastern city of lahore we've seen other attacks as well in the last few years. the u.n. security council is due to vote tomorrow on a draft resolution on the disputed status of jerusalem now the body will consider a text submitted by egypt after u.s. president donald trump said that washington would recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel that decision has triggered a new surge of violence in the gaza strip and west bank and protests across the muslim world. it's clear who they think the enemy is more than eighty thousand people in the indonesian capital jakarta protested against u.s. plans to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. on all ground the decision made by trump is an insult to the muslim world not just to the muslims here in indonesia jerusalem is home to the third most important mosque in the islamic world i think as muslims we have to defend palestine what is the. turkey's president retch uptight ad one had a clear response he says he wants to upgrade turkey's diplomatic presence in

there were muslims and all other pakistanis at that park as well this was in the eastern city of lahore we've seen other attacks as well in the last few years generalist as that hashimi in islamabad thank you. in south africa the party that ended apartheid is confronting its future at a conference of the african national congress current leader in south african president jacob zuma is hoping to bring his party together zuma himself faces ongoing corruption allegations in office since two thousand and nine this is likely to be his last term seen as deputy antes ex-wife of the top contenders looking to succeed him. for more on this i'm joined in the studio by d.w. christine christine will we find out today who the next party leader will be all while we wait with baited breath and unfortunately in our streets to seem has come from the party's deputy secretary general to say because of the delays that we've seen pretty much since the start of this conference they only finalized the credentials early that late this morning essentially that's the procedure that must take place before voting c

attacks in pakistan was an attack targeting christians at an easter celebration in the eastern city of lahore that killed at least seventy five people who were gathered there are christians muslims and many others who were just out there celebrating the festival one of the worst mothers in attacks on pakistan's soil has also been targeting christians i was back in twenty thirteen when one hundred twenty five people were killed in the northwestern city of the show or so we've seen the targeting minorities in the christian community is not a new tactic for armed groups such as that that we get out about pakistan and its allies of christians while a minority a pox on of course still number in the millions and therefore there are hundreds of churches across the country and it's considered to be something that that is somewhat of a soft target for these groups. for these groups that are planning such attacks do we have any indication of what group is behind this specific one so far no group has yet claimed responsibility for this attack which we know that the pakistani taliban has been active in b

there were muslims and all other pakistanis at that park as well this was in the eastern city of lahore we've seen other attacks as well in the last few years generalist. in islamabad thank you. now who will succeed south african president jacob zuma as head of his ruling african national congress party thousands of delegates are set to decide the answer to that question a party congress in johannesburg deputy president serum opposes is facing off against zoomers ex-wife and. the winner is seen as likely to succeed jacob zuma as the country's president and there's no clear favorite. for more on this i'm joined in the studio by d.w. christine christine will we find out today who the next party leader will be all while we wait with baited breath and unfortunately in our streets to seem has come from the party's deputy secretary general to say because of the delays that we've seen pretty much since the start of this conference they only finalized the credentials earlier that late this morning essentially that's the procedure that must take place before voting can actually commence there we

has tried twenty times to board the trucks sixteen year old amir saw hail also from lahore twenty four times and counting in a few hours they will try again. outside a medical charity that tends to the sick and injured the majority of the injuries these guys get is when they're on the fences or they're trying to run away from the police or cutting their hands on the fence and this one gentleman this morning is talking about a military individual that smashed his hand pretty well they were going to send a hospital to fresh air it's broken. spotters on the roof send word that trucks are arriving for the next ferry sailing and so the game begins again like a human tide they surge and then recede jonah hill al-jazeera at the port of greece. with. the head. new legal questions arise over the u.s. president's weekend rampage. the family of a man killed by the philippine military denies he was part of a communist. government. and sport runners enjoy spectacular scenery as the world's most extreme. however some quiet weather into central parts of the mediterranean nalut elaborate clouds as the

has tried twenty times to board the trucks sixteen year old amir sawhill also from lahore twenty four times and counting in a few hours they will try again. outside a medical charity that tends to the sick and injured the majority of the injuries these guys get. when they're on the fences trying to run away from the police hands on the one gentleman this morning is talking about a military individual and smash his hand pretty well he's going to some of the hospital pressures broken. spotters on the roof send word that trucks are arriving for the next ferry sailing and so the game begins again. like a human time they search and then recede journal al-jazeera at the port of greece now for the first time since the blockade of catarrh began that was in june goal for foreign ministers a meeting in kuwait that's ahead of the crucial gathering by the regional heads of state now catherine foreign minister says the emir of shaikh tamim been hammered will go to the g.c.c. summit which starts on tuesday the g.c.c. is in the midst of its worst political and diplomatic crisis for decades saudi ara

lahore twenty four times and counting in a few hours they will try again. outside a medical charity that tends to the sick and injured the majority of the injuries these guys get is when they're on the fences or they're trying to run away from the police or cutting their hands on this one gentleman this morning is talking about a military individual and smash his hand pretty well this is going to send a hospital to pressure it's broken. spotters on the roof send word that trucks are arriving for the next ferry sailing and so the game begins again. like a human tide they surge and then recede journal al-jazeera at the port of pop trust greece. and tune in tomorrow for the second part of john a whole series from the great part of the truss. now thousands of ranger refugees are set up camp in an area known as no man's land between me and bangladesh they are among more than six hundred thousand people who fled a crackdown by myanmar's military charles traffic travel to the border camp i reports on how families there coping somewhere a begum is sick and so is th

has tried twenty times to board the trucks sixteen year old amir saw hail also from lahore twenty four times and counting in a few hours they will try again. outside a medical charity that tends to the sick and injured the majority of the injuries these guys get. when they're on the fences or they're trying to run away from the police or cutting their hands on the gentleman this morning he's talking about a military individual that smashes and pretty well they were going to send the hospital. spotters on the roofs and with the trucks arriving for the next ferry sailing and so the game begins again. like a human time they search and then recede jona home at the port of greece on sunday this year's nobel peace prize will be handed to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons or icann in the days leading up to the ceremony and we're looking at the nuclear status of a number of countries the us is the only country to have used a nuclear bomb in war america dropped nuclear weapons on hiroshima and nagasaki in japan killing millions of people in one thousand nine hundred five but

we meet the jane austen fan club in lahore and find out why the author's books have taken on a new meaninghas been tracked down and captured by american forces. saddam hussein is finished, because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict, conflict that has claimed than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of serbia, bosnia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house, to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. glad you're staying with us, on newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. thanks forjoining us. our top stories: donald trump's tax reforms are expected to pass both houses of congress, despite a last minute hitch ove

calls for the biggest march in history to take place a smaller protest also took place in the city of lahore or want to bring you now some other news from pakistan where two suicide bombers have attacked a church in the south west of the country killing at least nine people and injuring dozens more gunman wearing explosive vests trying to storm the christian methodist church in quite a opening fire on sunday worshippers the region's home minister says the attackers were intercepted at the entrance but he shot one of them dead while the other exploded his suicide vest i sill has claimed responsibility for the attack commodified a has more from islamabad. and there tag on a med to dish. to. leave the number of people dead many more wounded now according to the security forces had come under attack a few years ago and because there was heavy guard present to guard the warship was . sunday mass now according to up to four hundred women and children and warship was present inside the church however it was the timely action by the security guards that killed at least one of the big eight the other

you grew up in pakistan in a town north of lahore, correct? >> guest: yes. >> host: somebody what very influential and had a quote that motivate you to study more. who was that. >> guest: that was my blessed grandfather, and he always said that to me, that a person is not complete unless his education or her education is complete. he always reminded me that continue your education and so that was at the foundation of this learning more and learning more regardless of the difficulties and lack of resources. i tell to my children always that lack of resources, no excuse not to continue to move forward to complete your education, and here we are, just blessed to have had that instruction at very early age. >> host: you studied the constitution in pakistan. then you were able to learn about american culture in dubai. explain that. >> guest: so i arrive in dubai very few dollars in my hand, did not have a proper place to rest. i arrived friday so that i could get accumulated. now i'm meeting the american generosity and america's -- true america on

holds for the biggest march in history to take place smaller protest also happened in the city of lahore all our other top story coming from pakistan two suicide bombers attacked a church in the south west of the country killing at least nine people and injuring dozens more gunmen wary explosive vest tried to storm the christian methodist church in quite a sissy opening fire on the sunday worship as regions home minister says the attackers were intercepted at the entrance police shot one of them dead while the other exploded his suicide vest i still claim responsibility for the attack commodified as more from his all of us. and their tag on met their dish the city of. stone province leave the number of people are there many more are wounded now according to the security forces. and because there was heavy guard president to guard the warship was. now according to up to four hundred women and children and warship was while president inside the church however did get timely action by the security guards that killed at least one of the big eight the other one was able to get close to the ha

through the foothill country, through the capital, islamabad, and then to the old cultural capital lahore into northern india, and then across northern india into bangladesh, and then onward into china. >> sreenivasan: journalist paul salopek joining us from the hills of pakistan. thank you very much. >> it's always great to reconnect with you, hari. maybe i'll see you on the pilgrim trails of india. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you and see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsore

fishermen have been handed over to indian authorities at a border crossing near the eastern city of lahore the fisherman had been imprisons jury in the past year for illegally fishing in pakistani territorial waters another group of indian fishermen will be released next month as a goodwill gesture. greece has been struggling to deal with high unemployment and a weak economy for years but one group now thinks the new arrivals could play a crucial role in filling the workforce one slave reports from the kill kiss in northern greece. language class for this group of refugees in northern greece jason from it live in syria has decided to seek asylum here they all need greek anyway because they'll be here for months or even years so slow is the bureaucracy. jason said he wants to study and maybe become a hairdresser. but he's open to suggestions for work. across this country similar scenes are happening the rest of europe has decided the greece can cope more or less greece has got a big problem the economist on the whole more than forty percent youth unemployment and at the same time greece is