he knew that when heading to lahore.uld be arrestedlj know that i will be going straight to the jail. of course, this is the struggle for the restoration of democracy in pakistan, for the restoration of the sanctity of the vote and i am prepared to pay any price for that. sharif's supporters claim the real reason he was convicted is because the pakistani army want him out of power ahead of the elections. defying roadblocks, cuts to mobile phone service and be emptied arrests, thousands turned out in lahore to welcome him. —— pre—emptive arrests. out in lahore to welcome him. —— pre-emptive arrests. the decision is not correct. the mlm is going to win the election with a more majority. in the end, sharif's arrival was overshadowed by a huge suicide on the net and unconnected political rally in the western province of baluchistan. the buildup to the elections becoming increasingly fraught. landing in lahore, he and his daughter were surrounded by security officials, waiting to fly them to a jail in robbing the. for some, n

former prime minister nabil sharif has been arrested shortly after he returned to lahore from london last week a pakistani court sentenced him to ten years in prison for corruption that decision came just weeks ahead of national elections as sharif's party insists are being rig's meanwhile the pre-election violence that many had feared has become a reality friday's suicide bombing has killed at least one hundred thirty people. in a political rally in southwest pakistan ripped apart by a suicide bomber scores of people killed many more wounded the blast in a town near the boat just down provincial capital quetta was the latest in a growing wave of violence and head of nationwide polls in two weeks time on the streets of lahore security has been boosted thousands of security personnel were deployed across pakistan ahead of the return of former prime minister nawaz sharif sheriffs' backers say the country's military is colluding with the judiciary to damage his political party ahead of elections they are prepared to confront to authorities if challenge. i am ready to give the last drop

lock down on the streets of lahore pakistan had to play. thousands of security forces as former prime minister now of sheriff's plane arrived sheriff's backers say the country's powerful military is colluding with the judiciary to damage his political party ahead of elections. they're prepared to confront authorities if challenged. i am ready to give the last drop of my blood. i am ready to face jail i'm ready to die let them do whatever police and their police want to do we are here to face that we will not turn back. while in office sharif had been critical of the military's involvement in civilian affairs he'd served three times as pakistan's prime minister and was widely viewed as a political survivor. but last year the country's supreme court barred him from office over graft charges this year the same court banned him from politics for life sharif is gambling that turning himself in will galvanize support for his beleaguered party. but i am making the sacrifice for the future of pakistan. so join me walk with me join hands with me and

nawaz sharif was met by a crowd ofjournalists as he boarded a flight heading to lahore.knew that when he landed he would be arrested. i know that i will be going straight to the jail. of course, this is the struggle for the restoration of democracy in pakistan, for the restoration of the sanctity of the vote, and i am prepared to pay any price for that. sharif‘s supporters claim the real reason he was convicted is because the pakistani army want him out of power ahead of the elections. defying roadblocks, cuts to mobile phone service and pre—emptive arrests, thousands turned out in lahore to welcome him. the decision is not correct. the pml is going to win the election with a more majority. in the end, sharif‘s arrival was overshadowed by a huge suicide attack on an unconnected political rally in the western province of baluchistan, the buildup to the elections becoming increasingly fraught. landing in lahore, he and his daughter were surrounded by security officials, waiting to fly them to a jail. for some, nawaz is a corrupt politician, finally being punished. for othe

nawaz sherif was met by a crowd ofjournalists as he boarded a flight heading to lahore.t to the jail, of course. this is a struggle for the restoration of democracy in pakistan, for the restoration of sanity to the vote, and i am prepared to pay any price for that. sharif‘s supporters claim the real reason he was convicted is because the pakistani army want him out of power ahead of the elections. defying roadblocks, cuts to mobile phone service and pre—emptive arrests, thousands turned out in lahore, hoping to welcome him. the decision that came is not right, it's not correct. that's why they are going to support nawaz sharif, and the pml is going to win the election with more majority. in the end, sharif‘s arrival was overshadowed by a huge suicide bombing on an unconnected political rally in the western province of balochistan. the build—up to the elections is becoming increasingly fraught. landing in lahore, he and his daughter were surrounded by security officials, waiting to fly them to a jail in rawalpindi. for some, nawaz sharif is a corrupt politician finally be

and sharif both travelled from london to lahore. as they landed, the authorities first confiscated their passports. they were taken into custody as we speak. they are now being taken to islamabad, according to local media reports. this was expected but it created a lot of emotional scenes outside this airport, where thousands of supporters of sharif, his pakistan muslim league, now they are holding a big rally. many parts of lahore are locked down because the police have located some of the roads. there is a lot of tension there on what is going to happen next after he is sent to jail. the most important thing is all these things are happening just two weeks before the country's crucial election, the country is getting ready for this election. mr sharif cannot contest because he was barred from contesting elections in the corruption case. his party is contesting. there are many reasons why he came back, because first of all, if he wants to appeal against his sentencing, he needs to be present in the court and then asked the court to

correspondent thank you very much turning now to pakistan with a promise in a drive to in the city of lahore and was immediately arrested on corruption charges last week a pakistani court sentenced him to ten years in prison over the purchase of luxury properties in london the ruling came just weeks ahead of national elections. locked down on the streets of lahore pakistan deployed thousands of security forces as former prime minister nawaz sharif prepare to touch down sharif's backers say the country's powerful military is colluding with the judiciary to damage his political party the head of elections. they're prepared to confront of if challenged. i am ready to give the last drop of my blood. i'm ready to face jail i'm ready to die let them do whatever police and their police want to do we are here to face that we will not turn back. while in office sharif had been critical of the military's involvement in civilian affairs he served three times as pakistan's prime minister and was widely viewed as a political survivor. but in twenty seventeen the country's supreme court barred him from of

alliance says it will take to the streets until a new vote is held by some a binge of aid reports from lahore the mass or even his brother are no longer calling the shots after the campaign it's time to clean up in what the manhunt called a new pakistan p.t.a. voters have taken their leader for the top job but they are already calling for accountability of those who joined in one hand from the so-called old pakistan in an airfield parking if they carry one the same way even after coming to power it will be really unfair to ask. imran khan must know this if he cannot stop the corruption again he has no right to be the leader international observers say they did not witness any military indifference during the vote process but the election observation mission says the twenty eight hundred electoral process was not as trouble free as it was five years ago although there were several legal provisions aimed at ensuring a level playing field we have concluded that there was a lack of equality of opportunity candidates with large political appeal and financial means the so-called elected bills often

amy: we will go to lahore to speak with journalist and writer munizae jahangir. all that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report, i am amy goodman. president donald trump continued to sow confusion tuesday over whether he believes russia is meddling in u.s. elections, a day after he said he misspoke in a helsinki news conference following his summit with russian president vladimir putin. on monday, trump triried to walk back his remark that he didn't see any reason why russia would have meddled in the 2016 election after intelligence officials and lawmakers of both parties decried his s comments s treasonous. on tuesday, trump appeared to go a step further, telling cbs news he held putin personally responsible for interfering in u.s. elections. >> do you agree with you was intelligence that will -- that russia meddled in the elections? president trump: i have said that numerous times before, anad i wowould say that that isis tr. >> but you have not condemned puputin specifically. you hold him personally responsibl

mr sharif flew from london to lahore, where large rallies were held in his support.nd his daughter maryam, who was sentenced in the same case, were taken to the capital islamabad in a special plane. the bbc‘s anbarasan ethirajan says tensions are high, with the return coming so close to pakistan's upcoming elections. nawaz sharif and his daughter maryam, both travelled from london to lahore will stop as soon as they landed, the authorities first confiscated their passports. they we re confiscated their passports. they were taken into custody. as we speak, they are being taken to islam about, according to local media reports. this was expected but it created a lot of emotional scenes outside this airport, where thousands of supporters of nawaz sharif had gathered, his faction are holding a big rally. many parts of lahore rian lockdown because police have blocked the roads —— rian lockdown. the most important thing is all these things are happening two weeks before the country's crucial election. the country is getting ready for this election. mr nawaz sharif cannot co

on the pakistani city of lahore has seen its heaviest rain in thirty eight years. six people have died including four who were buried under a building when it collapsed two others way electrocuted in rain related incidents heavy monsoon rain is expected to continue this month. and as always as always there is lots more on our website al-jazeera dot com get the latest on all the stories we're following al-jazeera. is going to look at the headlines now these are the top stories the jordanian foreign minister says dozens of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid are waiting for the go ahead to pass into syria the russian and jordanian foreign ministers have been meeting in moscow to discuss the conflict in doubt he says a cease fire is needed as soon as possible to avoid what he calls a humanitarian catastrophe an offensive by the russian backed syrian military to retake areas of the province has forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes in recent days a new videos been released showing a junior thai football team in good health despite their eleven d

many parts of lahore are in lockdown because police have blocked the roads.here — what is going to happen next now he is sent to jail. the most important thing is all these things are happening two weeks before the country's crucial election. the country is getting ready for this election. mr nawaz sharif cannot contest because he was barred from contesting elections in the corruption case. his party is contesting. there are many reasons why he came back. first of all, if he wants to appeal against the sentencing he needs to be present in the court and then ask the court to set aside the conviction and apply for bail. second, it is hoped his arrest might trigger a sympathy wave for his party in the coming election. more than 200 people are now confirmed dead from the flooding in western japan. 70,000 rescue workers and soldiers have been deployed to dig through the rubble as dozens of people remain buried a week after record rainfall hit the region. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has travelled to hiroshima prefecture, where a series of huge landslid

the vote rigging allegations and has other major challenges ahead of some a bit of a reports from lahore. the master even his brother are no longer calling the shots after the campaign it's time to clean up in what the manhunt called a new pakistan . voters have taken their leader for the top job but they are already calling for accountability of those who joined in one hand from the so-called all pakistan and only a few of those caught you want me pardon me if they carry one the same way even after coming to power it will be really unfair to ask p.t.i. voters imran khan must know this if he cannot stop the corruption and then he has no right to be the leader international observers say they did not witness any military indifference during the vote process but the election observation mission says the twenty eight hundred electoral process was not as trouble free as it was five years ago although there were several legal provisions aimed at ensuring a level playing field we have concluded that there was a lack of equality of opportunity candidates with large political appeal and financia

this is the quintessential drink in the city of lahore home to about twenty million people people in the months come out and drink this drink and like that question of whether to have it with or without ice people in lahore are divided. whether to vote for nobody sharif which is who is the leader of the pakistan muslim league is currently behind bars or the war for iran fun promising change. my vote is for iran khan because it's time for a new generation to take charge. to my voters only from the wilds sharif because he's done a tremendous job including the china pakistan corridor which no one else could bring to pakistan activists and human rights have raised concerns about the curbs on media and the rise of the right wing from the first time many religious bodies that used to be on the fringe of the political spectrum are now involved in the political process people are expecting that this is going to be one of the most actively participated elections in pakistan history. india scrapping taxes on sanitary pads and what's being hailed as a significant boost for girls' education they

more pulses of very heavy rain some by coming in with some big rainfall totals here but elsewhere lahore's had some deadly flooding in the last day or so seeing heavy rain affecting parts of bangladesh so it's really as you were at least as far as mumbai is concerned more heavy rain continuing for cox's bazaar and many other parts of bangladesh it's going to be a pretty wet one dry weather conditions across much of northern india and into pakistan but there is a risk of some heavy showers there as about the forecast through into friday across central and southern areas looks can be quite a night porker well see some very heavy downpours. a new series of rewind i can bring your people back to life i'm sorry and brand new updates on the best of al-jazeera documentaries the struggle continues from. these districts rewind continues with the return of the lizard king steve charland one east upwards of two hundred species are going extinct every twenty four hours and a lot of that is attributed to wildlife trafficking rewind on al-jazeera. they're watching al-jazeera time to recap our headlines

is banned from running for office having fled corruption charges a summons of a joins us now from lahore so. some of his dominated pakistani politics does it seem that it is any different this time or is that really par for the course. or shall i mean the horror and you can see behind me there is a lot of excitement in the camp of various political parties that i've been visiting from constituency to constituency this is the heartland of the politics in pakistan where more than fifty percent of the national assembly. from this province and especially in lahore where there is a battle between the two main rivals the pakistan muslim league whose leader is behind bars this is their camp that we are in right now and spread. and people are confident that they will be in their seats and the other part in the. cricketer turned politician. which is also been making steady in throughout the country especially in the problems of and when there have been a lot of defections more than sixty people have defected from the ruling muslim league two words the backers or these candidates are running as in

former prime minister nawaz sharif has been arrested on corruption charges shortly after returning to lahore from london this comes ahead of elections later this month. say are rigged. you're watching news more coming up at the top of the hour. thanks for watching. climate change. least. isn't it time for. africa people in projects that are changing the current for the better. good for. w. o. i just saw last week. was sold. to the gut. lol. i look. look. look. look look look look. look look look look look look. look. look. look. look. look look look. look. look look look lol. look. columba. luck. luck. love. plug. plug plug. plug plug plug. you. know me well you know what. you're. going to be. very. hard. to. do. with the birds. we never. see. the old. south. with myriads. they all. told. told you it's not. our. time along. our banks. belonging to say. you old son so soon with your. dollars. gold. yeah maybe. let's say a. draw is hard for years. with no learning his eliezer let gold mrs mock up call you home. you feel old playing tug love. that spot on the all you moment. because you are you

rigging can only be defeated if people come out and water numbers some of enjoying the other zero lahore. that's one article hiding is outside a polling station in islamabad and glass is shaped up to be a very tight race isn't it. absolutely. if you're bored by osama all the people you're going to parties are going to be staying and obviously hoping that day will come or go on however it is not going to be easy because the political parties particularly need to rein in trains to political parties like the progress on which we know watch and up against on people's party have lost a creative ability because of the massive corruption charges that country. forward ninety billion dollars and hundreds of billions of dollars have been siphoned out of the country so indeed it is their johns that perhaps imran khan may win the election for him also he did not make or break situation because john's. trying to become the prime minister he had already said that if he does not make a difference party to make it really be strong opposition and really nor sign any deeds read the budgets on people's par

also a binge of eight is live for us in lahore now and some a what are you starting to hear in terms of early results. the voting is currently underway and we've been getting some unofficial incomplete partial results from various parts of the country according to. the caucus on thirty can solve party leading in seats they were supposed to get we've been speaking to various politicians of the park on the phone because they feel especially in the city of lahore which is the heartland of politics in pakistan they feel that they might be facing some losses to the box. office be saying that it is been campaigning on the slogan of change but they've also done something different this time around where they have included so-called electable politicians people who'd been building seats from various other political parties to their fault and that seems to be working for them what we're hearing from the camp. is that they're going to be holding their leader imran khan is going to be holding a news conference a soon because those have been going in their favor but here in the city of lahore th

are lahore. that's what a couple hides in the he's outside a polling station in islamabad and call people just starting to fight and it's a very significant election isn't it second time that pakistan has seen a democratic transfer from one civilian governments to the next how free and fair is this going to be. where the election and just. started coming to the polling stations early. to predict where the. election people have been saying this is an election where the people will make a choice we have not seen any. intimidation as far as the water they're concerned so i think we should give it time and see where that they should indeed a fair and free election after all there are one hundred observers from the european union fifty three. will be monitoring this election so i think the word on the election will come out there by some of the board all the blame on the military because of their poor performance at the august on people's party and up august on muslim league now watch richard being re

secunder kermani reports from lahore.ee the man they hope will be the next trimester. cricketer turned populist tales the crowd he will create a new corruption free pakistan. but he has been forced to deny allegations the elections are being fixed in favour of his party. what you are seeing is all these status quo parties suddenly saying the election is not free and fair. the reason is all things impose, and so they already see the writing on the wall. the reason why they will lose is because of their track record. pakistan has been directly ruled by the military rather than politicians for nearly half its existence. the country is now had ten years of civilian rule, one of the longest periods in its history. but there is growing concern that behind the scenes, the pakistani military still pulling the strings and trying to minute delay to results of this election. former prime minister and his main rival was sentenced to ten years in jail by an anti—corruption court. he can prove money came from to buy these central londo

secunder kermani, bbc news, lahore.e after reports that donald trump's former lawyer secretly recorded him discussing payments to silence former playboy model karen mcdougal, just months before the us election. let's get more on that. i'm joined now byjulia manchester, journalist at the hill. thank you forjoining us, julia. hush money, you might have your concerns about the ethics of hush money, of getting someone to keep quiet and not tell a story, but it is not necessarily illegal, is it? right, so the issue is the timing of all of this. basically we now know that the fbi has a recording that michael cohen took the conversation that he had president trump prior to the 26th elections, in the weeks before it, of him trying to keep karen mcdougal quiet about the story she had tried to sell to the national enquirer about her affair with donald trump. now, it doesn't seem like it is illegal, however, if there was an intent to try and help president trump win the election somehow, and that this would somehow aid him, then w

secunder kermani reports from lahore.ster. cricketer turned populist politician imran khan tells the crowd he'll create a new, corru ption—free pakistan. but he's been forced to deny allegations elections are being fixed in favour of his pti party. what you are seeing is all these status—quo parties certainly saying that, you know, the election is not going to be free and fair. the reason is all the opinion polls now show pti is going surging up, and so they're already seeing the writing on the wall. the reason why they're going to lose is because of the track record. pakistan has been directly ruled by the military, rather than politicians, for nearly half its existence. the country's now had ten years of civilian rule, one of the longest periods in its history, but there's growing concern that behind the scenes, the pakistani military is still pulling the strings and is trying to manipulate the results of this election. former prime minister nawaz sharif, imran khan's main rival, was sentenced to ten years in jail earli

secunder kermani, bbc news, lahore. shot the best round of the tournament so far. he finished third — just one shot off the lead. northern ireland's rory mcilroy is also in a good position to challenge for the title. 0ur sports corrspondent katherine downes reports. an early start this morning and the rain had arrived. for the most dedicated spectators, soggy shoes and hours spent huddling under a brolly. but brave the early elements, and the rewards were rich. at 7:30am, england's tommy fleetwood talk to the course and shot the best round of the open so far. he finished on five under. had some time on the range last night and came out today and just hit it a lot better, basically. put it in position all day, and holed a few putts in tough conditions. and 65, yeah, it's a really good round of golf in the end. around 20 minutes after fleetwood teed off, rory mcilroy was under way and on the hunt. rory, relishing the damp on the grass, while dodging the damp in the air to go four under. meanwhile... damn it! tiger was roa

describing as the dirtiest election the country has ever seen some of the debate is in the city of lahore and he sent us this report. on election day pakistan's military will make its presence felt it will be responsible for security a polling stations across the country on the request of the election commission the fucker stands more than three hundred seventy thousand troops are involved in the operation. in this election campaign was more bitter than most and some say the dirtiest ever in pakistan because of just a division. is full of hate largely they're defeated in the elections. they can be totally leggo if given what full particularly led not before the election is something that has happened to stand. for those of a week ago a colleague very close we managed the election. in iran hands the front runner his promises of change of been clouded by the inclusion of so-called electable politicians who previously won seats for other parties opponents draw parallels between him and members of his party when he criticizes the musharraf family for having children and assets abroad imran kh

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stronghold this is the heartland of politics in pakistan and province and especially the city of lahore which is being hotly contested between the two sides sides as you mentioned the bikes on the family in the p.t.i. the five percent that you can stop being led by. a polling station where you can see a lot of people who are supporters of the pakistan tehreek e insaf they've been gathering here since this morning you can see behind me there's a camp that has been set up and their supporters have been in high spirits they think that this is the chance that their party is going to get their candidate will be the next prime minister of fun but a lot of that will depend on these very tightly contested seats up especially of the national assembly between strong candidates of the bugs who are who have been campaigning on what they have delivered so far especially in the city of lahore their major infrastructure projects that they have created in the last five years and they say that people will vote for them and also as you mentioned there's been a cloud around these elections of the security

secunder kermani, bbc news, lahore.uncements, or not, over the loud speakers at railway stations. some are easier to understand than others. for the last six months, one of london's busiest underground stations has been trying an unusual way to get passengers' attention. dougal shaw reports. around a 250,000 people use victoria station in london each weekday, and for the past few months, they've been hearing an unusual voice. meet the station's newest and youngest safety announcer, nine—year—old megan. her proud parents both work at the station. i said to my colleague that my wife was bringing down the two kids to meet me after work, and he said, "would megan mind doing a pa announcement?" she does like a bit of acting, so i knew she'd be up for it. i was really nervous when i first was going to do it, but then once i did it i thought, "this is actually 0k." hello, everybody, and please listen up. take care on the escalators, hold on to the hand rail and your luggage. megan's recorded announcement is designed to tackle

next government of pakistan and with him on as its prime minister some of binge of aid live from lahore thank you. now israeli security forces have closed the gates of the al aksa mosque in occupied east jerusalem after fighting palestinian worshippers. some grenades were used to disperse crowds that had gathered for friday prayers there's increased tension between israelis and palestinians following the israeli military's violent response to weeks of protests in gaza andrew symonds is our correspondent not far from the al aqsa mosque compound in occupied east jerusalem andrew what is the situation now. well it's very much an ongoing situation i'm now actually right outside lion's gate which is being closed off by the police let me just show you here now demonstrators who form for afternoon prayer if the camera could just move around and we can see this is still very much a standoff with the police here refusing to let people through behind them one of four gates that have been locked tight and no one's coming out and no one can go in so we have a situation where according to the white

the former pakistan prime minister now as sharif is set to return to lahore why he's likely to be taken into custody sharif was ousted by the supreme court in july twenty seventh team it was sentenced last week to ten years in jail on corruption charges related to the purchase of luxury apartments in london sure it hasn't to pay on his conviction and has been based in london where his wife is ill in hospital. new york's times square is completely underwater in a new mixed reality public art exhibit the work which is the brainchild of the artist mel chin is intended to raise awareness of climate change al-jazeera is christian salumi went to take a look. at first glance this weathered shell of a ship in the center of times square looks like well a fish out of water but the sculpture called week by mel chin is bent to recall new york's past and how that relates to its future we could talk about climate change or political issues or economic issues but i think that creating artworks separate by the option and investigation into all our worlds a little deeper deeply probably really we're all

well among cons corruption message is a hits with voters in the city of lahore from there are some a binge of aids reports. behind me is the back to the much talked about group of performance of the by the standards of the law of the party which was in power in the previous assembly that is the development that many political parties in their respective areas that talking about right now who voted think that this is what they have achieved in kenya and that's why people vote for them the biggest question is off her up and down hard thanks to him run con is woken up the masses and sent a top corrupt man to jail. to corrupt the account don't just argue one individual. this is the quintessential drink in the city of lahore home to about twenty million people people in the months come out and drink this drink and like that question of whether to have it with or without ice people in the hall or are divided on whether to vote for nobody sharif which is who is the leader of the pakistan in the is going to be behind or the war for iran fun promising change. my vote is for imran khan because

high there in the slammer bad where rallies expected first let's go live to assam a binge of aid in lahore now understand you are with supporters of iran. are they confident that they've. you know they've got this one locked up. yes i mean i pull it out a few minutes ago we were the supporters of nine hundred right now we're at the war press club where the human rights commission of pakistan has just held a news conference alleging serious allegations of the misuse of media by pakistani state agencies including its intelligence agency the portion of media personnel and. a very violent campaign violence against political actors in this political fight as elections have been coming through the human rights commission of pakistan says that biggest agencies have not just stopped the newspapers from being distributed but also persons just say what they should and should not they have also been saying here in this news conference is that the party of pakistan tehreek e insaf where iran. has been given undue prominence by various on the behest of the intelligence agencies so it's a very charged a

has been missing in the city of lahore in pakistan's punjab problem. behind me is the metro the much talked about proof of performance of the city the laws the policy which was in power in the previous assembly that is the development that many political parties in their respective areas of talking about right to see that this is what they have achieved in the i'm not by people who are there the biggest question is off her up and down hard thanks to iran calm is woken up a message was sent to top corrupt men to jail. account just started one individual. this is the quintessential in the city of home to about twenty million people people in the months come out and drink this drink and like that question of whether to have it with or without ice people in lahore are divided on whether sharif which is who is the leader of the baathist on the from the is going to be behind or. promising change. my vote is for imran khan because it's time for a new generation to take charge. to my voters only from the wilds sharif because he's done a tremendous job includin

in other developments the former pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif as arrived in lahore where it's expected he will be arrested on corruption charges he was sentenced to ten years in jail on charges last week where late into the purchase of luxury apartments in the u.k. former prime minister is the head of one of pakistan's most powerful political dynasties mariana home looks back at his check a career. now was shareef has dominated politics in pakistan for almost thirty years in that time he's been toppled in a coup jailed exiled and managed political comebacks that time and time again have surprised his rivals but he was a wealthy businessman when he arrived on the political scene in one thousand nine hundred ninety by being elected prime minister that first stint in office lasted just three years the president dismissed the government in the wake of a power struggle that included pakistan's military oh but four years later a nine hundred ninety seven shareef was back bolstered by a sizable election when he appeared to have considerable influence but that didn't extend to all of

has been arrested on corruption charges shortly after returning to lahore from london as comes ahead of elections later this month where his party says. you're watching the news more coming up at the top of the hour with my colleague and don't forget you can get the latest any time on our website w dot com. and in berlin thanks for joining us. no just couldn't get this song out of his head. musicologist began searching for the source of these captivating sounds. and deep in the rain forest in central africa and look to the left was evil be left in the. money leave them so. they did by their culture that he stayed. only a promise to his son made sarno leave the jungle and return to the concrete and glass jungle but. the result reverse culture shock. from the forest starts. w. . grows buddha has one of the most imposing shops at the high course in pretoria south africa he's an intent to speak sixteen languages and his job he must convey not just words but also cultures and customs. the apartheid system was abolished over twenty years ago bringing in the end today. caves of institutiona

this is the quintessential drink in the city of lahore home to about twenty million people people in the months come out and drink this drink and like that question of whether to have it with or without ice people in the hall or are divided on whether to vote for. which is who is the leader of the pakistan muslim league currently behind bars or the war for iran far on promising change. my vote is for imran khan because it's time for a new generation to take charge. to my voters only from the wilds sharif because he's done a tremendous job including the china pakistan corridor which no one else could bring to pakistan. activists and human rights. about the media and the rise of the right wing the first time many religious bodies that used to be on the fringe of the political spectrum of our knowledge involved in the political process people are expecting that this is going to be one of the most actively participated elections in pakistan's history. still to come on the program his prime minister has passed on and i'm the stateful thousands of political prisoners some are saying his re

time when a teatime former prime minister of pakistan mr nawaz sharif had returned to the city of lahore where did order to give a rare studio towards the national icon debility go ahead a registered aim from the aircraft and thrown him straight to islamabad from where he had like need to be sent into danger and along with his daughter mr sharif had made a decision because he'd feed said he can capitalize on the public sympathy and support from his political party by days brother the former chief minister of the punjab province was unable to reach the airport despite the fact that he was able to get thousands of his supporters their situation is critical bugger stuns interim government has a huge challenge ahead given the security today it's a dead prevalent head in progress on so the next few weeks will indeed be very interesting and important focused on. a fifteen year old palestinian has been shot dead by israeli soldiers at the border between gaza and israel with thirty more injured in the latest friday protest the teenager named is off when hollis was killed in clashes east of gaza

everyone has been arrested on corruption charges shortly after returning to lahore in london this comes ahead of elections later this month but sharif's party say are being rigged. you're watching news more coming up at the top of the hour don't forget you can always get all the latest news and information around the south. and found that deep in the rain forest in central africa and the look to the left was able. to make liberal anyone say. money leave the home so it was so fascinated by their culture that he stayed. only a promise to his son made star known leave the jungle and return to the concrete and glass jungle of work. the result reverse culture shock. from the forest stars caucus night w. . africa. this week on world stories. germany are tales from the streets. in china it's all about that face. but first we turn to turkey in the wake of last month's elections the country uses divide is over and opponents of president bridge of time have brought a one she used victory as a further step towards repression. the president's likeness is everywhere across turkey and egypt typed out

voting for the lower house of parliament and four provincial assemblies some of binge of eight is in lahore a live roadside bomb used to go by both parties seem to think that they're winning . partial and for a limited result have started to trickle in from across pakistan very good solve the body of a cricketer turned politician in iran crown seems to be leaving in the constituency where the results of tomorrow but it is still very early days. at least two hundred fifteen people have died in isolate tax in the southern syrian province of a waiter that's according to the province's health department those who way there is held by the government i still still has a presence in the desert region syrian state television says these pictures are the aftermath of one of the attacks eighty people are now confirmed to have died in greek wildfires with officials saying they expect the number to rise even further rescuers are searching the sea and land as they trying to track down people who are still missing authorities are investigating whether one of the fires was started deliberately. rescue team