>> because he is nawaz sharif. that is who nawaz sharif is. i worked with him and when i did not agree with him and left his side he put a black mark i might name and when he got a chance he tried to get even with me on that as well. he's a provincial politician who became national just because there was no alternative at that time. the pakistan will in -- pakistani military and the isi. the supreme court supports them. the fact is that he ran for office in 1990 and that is like a presidential candidate in the united states running for office with cia funding. you would never let that happen or at least not easily. [laughter] >> so this guy was the military propped him up and then he wanted to secure authority from the military which made him and general musharraf rivals. i think it's a mistake. his priority should be pakistan's internal problems, the economy, the educational system, scaling down the hatred that pakistanis learn from their schools can't the hatred against hindus. there is no such thing as an ex-essential -- existential threat.

nawaz sharif did not specifically addressed the request. tensions remain high between the two countries. afghanistan has repeatedly accused active stance of harboring taliban insurgents. >> the parliamentary committee investigating the field euro talk drone program has released its first report and has failed to agree on much of anything. >> some say that the prime minister did the right thing when he canceled the report. of the social democrats say that he was the blame for the collapse of the program. the german parliament is due to debate the findings next week. >> mobile phone operator o2 could be set to become one of europe's largest telecom companies if the merger with germany's e-plus goes through. they have lobbied for years to buy e-plus. and this time it has the backing of carlos slim, the world's richest man. let's turn to our correspondent at the german stock exchange in frankfurt. she starts us off with news of a criminal receiving in the liver is that has been affecting shares. -- in belarus that has been affecting shares. >>

the 72-year-old hussein is a member of prime minister nawaz sharif's pakistan league. the president of pakistan is often seen as symbolic position with the prime minister holding the real political power, but hussein's victory has significance especially to the prime minister sharif recently returned to power following his party's landslide showing in may's general elections. for first time in the history of pakistan, an elected government saw a president that had completed a full term. hussein served as governor of a province in 1999 when sharif was in his second term as prime minister. karachi, the country's largest commercial center, is the capital of the province, but his pakistan mission league. for sharif's government hussein represents an opportunity to strengthen his presence in the important southern province. not only does hussein have experience and influence as its former governor, but he also served as head of karachi's chr of commerce. sharif has tough challenges ahead including a string of terrorist attacks by islamic extremists and the sluggish economy c

power by a civilian administration after completing its full term when current prime minister nawaz sharif's party won election in may. even so the military remains a powerful force in the background and the country's democracy is fragile. pakistanis will be closely watching how the court treats the case against the one-time military leader. masaki suda, nhk world, islamabad. >>> the members of a united nations panel are interviewing defectors from north korea. they began their work on tuesday in the south korean capital seoul. japan and other countries asked the u.n. human rights council to set up the panel. a north korean defector told the panel he had escaped from a political prison. the man said his parents and brother were also in the prison. his mother and brother were executed in front of him and his father. his brother was shot dead and his mother was hanged. the witness said he was always starving. he survived by catching and eating rats. the man said he wants the world to know about the repeated slaughter of people in north korea. the members will travel to japan next tuesday to in

earlier, nawaz sharif met with the secretary of state. we have more from islamabad. major breakthrough, islam a bot and washington have agreed to restart -- islamabad and washington have agreed to restart talks which ended in 2010 but ended abruptly in 2011 following a series of crises. is a veryhis significant move forward in this often-tens relationship -- often-tense relationship, one issue is not going to be resolved. that issue is drone strikes. we have never seen a senior u.s. lawmaker, a senior u.s. politician stand together to discuss the very thorny issue of drone strikes, but that is just what we saw. although pakistan reaffirmed its position on drone strikes, that it is counterproductive and a violation of the country's sovereignty, the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, reaffirming the u.s.'s position that drone strikes will continue and it is seen as a very important part of the country's counterterrorism strategy. >> still ahead, we will have the latest on egypt's political turmoil as germany's foreign minister makes a new push to end the crisis. aust

nawaz sharif says he wants to end the fighting between their military forces along the disputed border of kashmir. sharif called for peaceful negotiations. >> we have to defuse tension and de-escalate the situation. our objective is peace. for that we need -- for that what we need is more diplomacy. >> violence has been escalating since armed men killed five indian soldiers on their side of the border. two pakistani civilians have also died. sharif took office in june. he's made it clear he wants to improve troubled relations with his neighbors. he plans to hold a summit with india's prime minister manmohan singh next month. but flare-ups along the kashmir border are threatening to derail his diplomatic efforts. the pakistani military is reportedly reluctant to consider a reconciliation. >>> people in japan will be relying on nuclear-free power next month for the first time in more than a year. the operator of the last two reactors still online plans to halt them for regular inspections. kansai electric power company plans to restart one in ohi on september 15th. it has already applied

afghan president hamid karzai met with pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif in liz llama bad with the clock ticking before troops are scheduled to withdraw from acspan. nhk world's masaki suta reports. >> reporter: president karzai's visit was his first since musharraf became prime minister to akistan in june. encourage the taliban to return to the negotiating table. >> i've come, mr. prime minister, to meet with you, and to advance the course of action together by having a common campaign to make sure that the two countries are safer, and prosperous towards a secure future. >> reporter: securing a peace agreement with the taliban is the sing the most important issue for karzai. the militant group has been stepping up attacks as international troops prepare to withdraw from afghanistan. but the taliban has so far refused to talk to the karzai administration, accusing it of being a puppet of the united states. a peace deal is also an important goal for the united states. in june, the u.s. tried to launch direct talks with the taliban which opens channels for discussions, but that move

. >> on wednesday, pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif called for self-restraint by india to ease the tensions. sharif is trying to hold talks with singh next month. but the latest violence has thrown the summit in doubt. >>> police in afghanistan are investigating the kidnapping of a female member of the parliament. they suspect taliban insurgents abducted the lawmaker. the kidnappers took fariba ahmadi kakar and her three daughters from a car at gunpoint last saturday in the southeastern province of ghazni. they also seized the driver and bodyguard. provincial government officials say the group later released the children as well as the driver and bodyguard. local media reports say the attackers are demanding the release of taliban prisoners in exchange for kakar. female workers in afghanistan are regular targets of threats and attacks by opponents of women's rights. >>> china's first aircraft carrier has left port. the crew has set sail to take part in a military drill. commanders put the lounging into service. it left the eastern city of checkdou. it will practice takeoff and land

>> because that is who nawaz sharif is. asi worked with him, i did not agree with him and left aside, he had a black mark against mining, and he tried to get even with me. he is a provincial politician who became national just because there was no alternative on the popular front at that time. the pakistani military -- in the case of spending on the supreme court, the supreme court supports them. you do not decades before that should be decided, but the fact as he ran for office in 1990. that is like a presidential candidate in the united states running province with cia funding. you would never let that happen easily. [laughter] >> not easily? >> so this guy -- the military proxima, and then you want to secure priority from the military, which made him and his general -- rivals. he should be focusing on solving pakistani internal problems. the educational system, scaling down the hate that pakistanis learn from their schools. hatred against jews, against hindus, india, there is no such thing that i have read that they are

. >>> pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif says he wants to improve the country's security through dialogue with islamist militants, but two months into office he hasn't found a way to end a string of terrorist strikes. >>> leaders in north korea may be stepping up their nuclear weapons program. a u.s. think tank says satellite photos suggest they've doubled the size of their uranium enrichment plant. researchers say the north koreans may be able to build two weapons a year. the researchers work at the institute for science and international security. they analyzed satellite photos of a uranium enrichment facility in nyongbyon. the photos were taken from march to july. photos from the end of july show the north koreans have almost doubled the floor size of their uranium enrichment building. the researchers say workers are building another facility nearby and that facility may with connected with production of fuel for a light water reactor. north korean officials say they need the reactor for power generation. north korea disabled the nyongbyon complex under a six-party agreement in 2007. t

. >> on wednesday, pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif called for self restraint by india to ease the tensions. sharif is trying to hold talks with singh next month. >>> police in afghanistan are investigating the kidnapping of a female member of parliament. they suspect taliban insurgents kidnapped the lawmaker. the kidnappers took fariba and her three daughters from a car at gunpoint last saturday in the southeastern province of gazdi. they also seizedhe driver and bodygua bodyguard. government officials say the group later released the children, as well as the driver and body guard. local media reports say the attackers are demanding the release of taliban prisoners in exchange. female workers in afghanistan are regular targets of threats and attacks by opponents of women's rights. >>> workers at japan's crippled nuclear power plant are ramping up their latest effort to contain contamination. they are pumping tainted water out of the ground to try to stop it from flowing into the ocean. government officials say 300 tons of tainted water from the site may be running into the ground

he was welcomed by prime minister nawaz sharif who also recently took office. kerry used the meeting to ask for greater control over islamic extremists i northwestern pakistan. insurgents with hideouts in mountainous region continue to launch attacks on american oops. u.s. pakistan ties have been deteriorating. pakistan opposes u.s. drone strikes targeting insurgents o its soil saying it infringes on its sovereignty. the relationship with the u.s. was a top issue in the general election in may. during his campaign, sharif spoke out against the drone attacks. sartaz aziz spoke alongside kerry saying that drone attacks are counterproductive to the relationship between the two countries. kerry says he has agreed with aziz to resume high level negotiations over security issues. he adds that he has invited sharif to come to washington to meet wh president barack obama. washington is aiming for complete withdrawal of its combat troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. it's apparently keen to mend the relationship with pakistan which has great influence over the se

>> because that is who nawaz sharif is.orked with him, i did not agree with him and left aside, he had a black mark against mining, and he tried to get even with me. he is a provincial politician who became national just because there was no alternative on the popular front at that time. the pakistani military -- in the case of spending on the supreme court, the supreme court supports them. you do not decades before that should be decided, but the fact .s he ran for office in 1990 that is like a presidential candidate in the united states running province with cia funding. you would never let that happen easily. [laughter] >> not easily? -- the military proxima, and then you want to secure priority from the histary, which made him and general -- rivals. on solvinge focusing pakistani internal problems. the educational system, scaling down the hate that pakistanis learn from their schools. hatred against jews, against hindus, india, there is no such that they i have read are a blessing threat, but you know what, nations chan

he's to meet with newly elected prime minister nawaz sharif. the visit came as pakistani police said they've recaptured more than 40 inmates who escaped from a prison monday night. taliban attackers had freed some 250 prisoners in all. the 35 guards on duty at the site were overwhelmed by 150 attackers who carried guns, bombs and grenades. reports said only ten of the guards were armed. thousands of people in zimbabwe headed to the polls today to elect a president, and possibly, end an era. incumbent president robert mugabe was trying to keep his 33-year grip on power in the african nation. we have a report from neil connery of "independent television news." >> reporter: first light-- but in the chill of dawn, there is hope in the air. the polls have just opened, and already the queues stretch out, such is the hung tore make their voice heard, as zimbabwe votes. opposition candidate ian mcconey arrives to cast his ballot. he believes this could be the most significant day for this country since independence. >> 1980 was a watershed election fro