hello welcome to the program how about that hamid in one can had campaigned for what he called a new pakistan promising to end corruption and to fix the struggling economy but the cricketer turned politician has numerous challenges ahead chief among them bringing stability to cities and towns that have seen their share of violence over the years how was officially sworn in during a ceremony in islamabad on saturday this marks a new beginning for pakistani politics for years it was dominated by two mainstream political parties sometimes interrupted by military rule has the hurricane soft party or p.t.i. won the most seasoned national elections last month but will have to form a coalition to govern and during a speech to parliament on friday their vile to hold corrupt officials accountable. on their first of all we have to do a ruthless accountability those people who have looted the country those who are old have you loads i promise the people i promise of law but i will not spare any of them this is my promise to my lation i will bring back that money to pakistan which had been taken abroad w

hand count change things that there is no hope left for pakistan but that is also a very heavy weight on his shoulder so usually people look at any new leader they look at what he achieves in the first hundred days what do you think he's going to tackle now. i think pakistan's biggest problem so far in the last seventy one years is that actually the transfer of power hasn't taken place in pakistan we have cost metric democracy we have cosmetic leaders we have a democracy which is not really in true sense it's a democracy and there's a big question of civil military relationship who holds the part it's the one part of it the second part of it is the civilian brock you see the civil service of pakistan is actually is still one colonial inexperience and structure so the real power lies with the civil brock you see and politicians they don't have that much clout are part so i think part of iran if he really wants to bring a change and make a difference he has to reform pakistan's governance structure he has to ensure the parliamentary support received he has to ensure that the major decisions and policies are formulated and shaped in the

new airport to a vote. civilian and military leaders are gathering in pakistan's capital islamabad for the formal swearing in of the country's new prime minister and non-con was the country's most famous cricketer before turning to politics but it's taken him more than two decades to find any claim the top job will come all hydras joining us now from islamabad come all first of all just set the scene for us what's going to be happening. as you mentioned. from the navy army air force. bureaucrat diplomat have all gathered at the president a way the president. will be administering the oath to him ron is going to be a very many. indian cricket doing another thing. and of god he has. made from india. going to be. taking prime minister of bug very well will be taking. at the predator. that you can keep behind me all the dignitaries have it i. shortly. many will begin with the. koran. administering. and the president of administering the oath to him run on come all i mean his part is to. party has a very what some would say wafer thin majority in the parliament in the national assembly that's going to make it ver

coming up breaking the mold cricket star turned politician imran khan is sworn in as pakistan's new prime minister. a state funeral for those killed in chooses bridge collapse in genoa. mexico's president says he'll put the face of a new airport telephone. thousands of people in southern india are being moved from their homes as what's being called the worst flooding in a century sweeps across the state of kara prime minister narendra modi surveyed some of the worst affected areas from a helicopter three hundred twenty people say far have been killed heavy rains over the past few days triggered landslides and sent water a crushing through villages and helicopters have been rescuing people stranded on their rooftops. now almost all the districts in kerala are on alert with the flooding potentially affecting the state's thirty five million people it's so bad the main airport kochie has been shut down for at least a week now and tourists have been told to stay away so far more than three hundred thousand people have been displaced by the flooding most of them are now living in relief camps t

the former cricket star imran khan has been sworn in as the new prime minister of pakistan it's taken him more than two decades to finally claim the top job after retiring from sports and turning his attention to politics he was elected prime minister in a vote of the country's national assembly on friday his p.t.a. p.t.i. party i should say won the may seats elections that was staged last month come all hyder is our correspondent he's live in the pakistani capital islamabad and come all. he was able to form a government with the help of other smaller parties what is the overall complection of his party. well that's very true what happened in this particular election was that although. it turned fortune on the politics in a country where it has been a two party system. the single largest party having said that iran did not have the numbers to have a simple majority did however have allies. banded together along with the independents and gave him a simple majority needed to form the government so indeed it is going to be a difficult dog for him around when he starts his business and th

on a summer binge of it looks back at cons journey from cricket star to the new leader of pakistan. after a twenty two year struggle in mom tons taken pakistan's top draw the kind of magic cricket captain who brought home the world cup is now the prime minister for years his vision has been to build what he calls a new pakistan the stand to become one. no you can only get out of this by a complete juta and what we call a new box them you know we want to but what they were is go back to the vision of the founding fathers. it all began with the launch of that there you can sock or p.t.i. in one nine hundred ninety six but it wasn't until the twenty thirteen election that it emerged as pakistan's third largest political party in this election concow being on a track record of establishing a hospital in a university and more recently running the government of the fabric of our problems . he's long been at the center of media attention both at home and abroad which meant his private life was also no spotlight from marrying british socialite jim i'm a goldsmith whose most recent divorce t

but he thinks he's got the people's mandate and he wants to create a new pakistan with no corruption, a great difference between vision and reality, and what he wants to achieve for pakistan, i think it's difficult in any developing country to change the system overall within five years. the ministry of defence is investigating allegations that british vessels which were sunk in asia during world war ii have been targeted by scavengers. the defence secretary gavin williamson says he's very concerned to hear claims that four shipwrecks off the malaysian and indonesian coasts had been looted. chi chi izundu has the details. i name this ship prince of wales. cheering and applause. may 1939. the launch of the prince of wales a few months before the outbreak of the second world war. in 1941, that same vessel was used to host a secret meeting between winston churchill and the american president franklin roosevelt. later that year, it and hms repulse would make their final voyage. repulse and the prince of wales were lost in the java sea on the 10th of september, 19111. the warships had been

but he thinks is got the peoples mandate and he wants to create a new pakistan with no corruption, wherectfully in the international arena, but has a great difference between fiction and reality and what he wants to achieve for pakistan, i think it's difficult in any developing country to change the system overall within five years. thank you very much, innes. anbarasan ethirajan, telling us about reintam's aspects. president trump has again called the special counsel robert mueller‘s probe into the 2016 election ‘a rigged witch hunt‘ after news that the top white house lawyer has been cooperating with it for months. mr trump says he has "nothing to hide" from the investigation — and he's again hit out at the media. as our correspondent nick bryant has been finding out in tennesee, many of the president's messages continue to resonate with his evangelical christian supporters. it wasn't just the post—industrial landscape or the rust belt that provided lush political terrain for donald trump, but the southern bible belt as well. congregations such as the thousand hills cowboy church in ce

but he thinks that he has got the people's mandate, and he wants to create this new pakistan where theree international arena. but there is a lot of difference between vision and reality, and what he wants to achieve for pakistan, i think it is very difficult in any developing country to change the system of role in five years. —— overall in five years. 16 nurses at a hospital in the us state of arizona have found out that they are all pregnant at the same time. max gorden from cbs news has the story. it wasn't like they planned it. now wondering what is in the water. and they sure when counting on this. one after another after another after another. 16 intensive-care unit nurses at this area, all pregnant at the same time. did we have some kind of pa ct the same time. did we have some kind of pact going on? the boon of burgeoning bellis has increased trips to the cafeteria. and it has some patients a little confused.” mean, it's like, are you all pregnant? though there are a few limitations to the cases these nurses can now treat. certain infections, and then also chemotherapy drugs can

he gets ready to fulfill his promise of the so-called new pakistan he faces major challenges including finishing his full five year term as because none of his predecessors remained in power long enough to complete their time in office some of the job it was there. well the remains of a family a husband wife and their nine year old daughter have been recovered from the rubble of the bridge that collapsed in italy on tuesday now this brings the number of dead to more than forty with hundreds more injured a state funeral has taken place for victims of the disaster presents surgery a battle rather was among those attending but some families blame the government for the disaster and boycotted the ceremony. or of the funeral service for those victims with david chaytor as a correspondent in general of course it was very solid day really a national day of mourning across italy but we are expecting a press conference as well david who'll be speaking. yes for. the first time you will be seeing in public giving response to this disaster the company that were responsible for actually that bridge

little dent in the crisis state but those who are optimistic say this could be the verge of a new pakistan. pakistan's problems have deep roots and this requires a fundamental shift from the narrative that brought the country to its current state. that would need more than one election and certainly more than one trigger to resolve. to discuss the context of pakistan's election, its impact on us pakistan relations and what to expect moving forward, to my right is professor christine fair, the most established associate professor from georgetown university for the school of foreign service. her research focuses on political and military affairs in south asia including afghanistan, pakistan and sri lanka. fighting to the end, pakistan army's reward from years ago and we were fortunate to have the doctor at hudson to discuss that. to my left is doctor mohammed taqi from the university of florida. and economist for the wire and former economist for the daily times in pakistan. interest areas include pakistan, afghanistan, india and the united states. he lends expertise for radio free europe sp

news, at oakwood prison. the former cricketer, imran khan, will be sworn in as pakistan's new prime minister tomorrow, after aim as leader. his party won the most seats in last month's elections, and he'll form a coalition government. he was elected on a pledge to fight corruption and to lift millions out of poverty. but as our correspondent secunder kermani reports, some doubt whether the country has the money, to deliver on his promises. imran... cheers for pakistan's next prime minister. but alongside them, angry chants from his rivals. they continued as he gave a fiery speech, promising action against corrupt politicians. translation: those who stole the future of our children while in power, those who stole money and took it abroad, i will hold them all accountable. imran khan has promised to create a new pakistan, improving education and health care for ordinary people. the country faces real challenges, amongst them, the highest rate of newborn infant mortality in the world. a lack of facilities and trained staff are amongst the main causes. this government hospital in islamabad is better resourced the

thank you for that update on the formation of the new government in pakistan, under former internationalmajor disruption today as london euston station closes for the whole weekend for engineering works. that will affect the west coast main line, while a one—day strike means there'll be a reduced service on south western railway. michael cowan is down at euston station now. there must be a lot of angry people at the station expecting trains. you would think so, considering how busy and big viz stationers, but it has been relatively deserted. euston is the uk's fifth busiest station and handles about aa million passengers a year. we have seen a few people trundling through with suitcases only to be turned back but i spoke to someone in customer services before i came on air, and he says the vast majority of local people got the message but it is the holiday—makers. we are in the peak of the holiday season. they are bearing the brunt of this and it is happening because about ten miles north of here is wembley north junction. it is one of the busiest interchanges on the rail network. networ

pakistan's reputation as a crisis state but those who are optimistic say it may be the birth of a new pakistan. pakistan's problems have deep addressing the requires a fundamental shift away from the narrative that has brought the country to its current state. that would mean more than one election and more than one result. to discuss the context of pakistan's election and its impact on us pakistan relations and what to expect moving forward we have a knowledgeable panel. to my right is professor christine fair from the security studies program at georgetown university. her research focuses on political and military affairs including afghanistan, pakistan, india and sri lanka. one of her recent books was to the end, pakistan army from years ago and we are fortunate to have her here to discuss the book when it was launched. to my left is assistant professor at the university of florida, economist for the wire and the daily times in pakistan. his interest area includes pakistan, afghanistan, india and the united states. 's expertise as a regular commentator on current affairs for radio free euro

he has said it will last three months — pakistan's new prime minister, the former cricket star imranve the state of the country's finances. he made the pledge in his first address to the nation. mr khan also said he would refuse to live in the prime minister's mansion and would avoid what he called the extravagent lifestyles associated with pakistan's previous ruling elites. translation: we have to stand on our own feet, we cannot carry on behaving the way we have. the more debt we're under, the more freedom we lose. we lose our respect. how bad would you feel? in fact, think about how bad i would feel, begging other countries for money. i would be ashamed. when a country begs for money from other countries, that country's entire respect goes. the world only respects a nation that respects itself. for more on imran khan's plans, i spoke to the bbc‘s south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan. before the election he talked about a new pakistan, where his vision of how the country should be run, and more or less today's speech was reflecting his ideals about how to tackle corrupti

news, genoa. the former cricketer imran khan will be sworn in as pakistan's new prime minister tomorrow after a vote most seats in last month's elections, and he will form a coalition government. he was elected on a pledge to fight corruption and to lift millions out of poverty. but, as our correspondent secunder kermani reports, some doubt whether the country has the money to deliver on his promises. imran... cheers for pakistan's next prime minister. but alongside them, angry chants from his rivals. they continued as he gave a fiery speech promising action against corrupt politicians. translation: those who stole the future of our children while in power, those who stole money and took it abroad, i will hold them all accountable. imran khan has promised to create a new pakistan, improving education and healthcare for ordinary people. the country faces real challenges, amongst them the highest rate of newborn infant mortality in the world. a lack of facilities and trained staff are amongst the main causes. this government hospital in islamabad is better resourced the most, but they struggle to keep

>> yes. > healthcare spending in pakistan has been far below international guidelines, if the new government wts to give these children a better chance in life, it will take both investments and reform. economic y's poor situation means they'll only have limited funds available. manufacturing has b one of pakistan's main sources of income. this company produces 600 million pairs of socks every year to some of the world's best known brands, but at the moment, imports are vastly outstripping exports and the country needs a loan of around $12 billion making plans to increase spending difficult. >> for him to sort of expand his budget for social protection or social safety nets,t least it will be difficult to do it in the first two years at least. there has to be some belt tightening, some fiscal scipline that has to go there. >> outside parliament, even the policemen ateto celeb sweets. they have high expectations of what he can deliver. with only a slim majority in parliament, he'll haveo do his best to live up to them. "bbc news," islamabad. >> amnesty international has accused indonesia's se

pakistan just elect add new prime minister.ry and you tell me who he reminds you of. >> imran khan is a man of wealth and privilege. >> good looks. >> he was every girl's dream man in the '70s and '80s. >> what is it that proceeded a fantastic urge for the girls to beat a path to your door? i just try to make it as comfortable for myself as possible. >> trevor: are you seeing what i'm seeing? tell me that's not the pakistani trump tower. ( laughter ) like, i feel like my eyes just got h.p.v. ( applause ) and even when you listen to the news coverage of imran khan, they may as well be describing an even more tan version of president trump. >> zero experience in government but he promises a new pakistan. >> khan widened his appeal by casting himself as a populist. >> imran khan represents a strong muscular national i'm. >> he adopted conservative positions on women's rights issues. >> he's able to conduct himself along the same speech -- >> trevor: amazing how it used to be a career ender and now it's a skill. pundits say he's ab

imran khan has promised to create a new pakistan.me for a look at the weather with lucy martin. hello there. predominantly close and cloudy for most this weekend. we also have an area of low pressure working in from the west that is going to make its way east through tonight and tomorrow. that will bring some outbreaks of, at times, fairly heavy and more persistent rain. turning windy as well with that. they are the remnants of tropical storm ernesto. that is starting to make its way into northern ireland through this evening, pushing into central and southern scotland, parts of northern england and northern parts of wales. to the north of that, it will stay dry with some clear spells, that will allow the temperatures to fall away. a few patches of mist perhaps. further south though, a fairly close, humid night with temperatures between 13 and 17 celsius. tomorrow then some bright or sunny spells in the far north of scotland, one or two showers possible. an improving picture though as that rain works its way towards the east. having

former cricketer imran khan has been sworn in as the new prime minister of pakistan, more than two decadesassembly on friday. his pti party won the most seats injuly‘s elections and mr khan has become pm with the help of smaller parties. however, opposition leaders have claimed elements ofjuly's ballot were rigged. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani gave us the latest from pakistan. it's been a remarkable few weeks for imran khan's supporters. it's a huge achievement that he's made, breaking into a political... that has often been dominated for the past few decades by two established parties. it's imran khan's first time in government, certainly his first time as prime minister. and he'll face a lot of challenges, not least because he only has a very slim majority. he's only managed to achieve that with the help of a number of other smaller parties, as you say. but this slim majority in parliament will mean that pushing through reform could be quite challenging. the country also faces a mounting financial crisis. which could make it very difficult to increase public spending. imran khan wa

a complete end of violence or a start of peace talks pakistan's new prime minister imran khan has used his first address as leader to blame the previous government for the country's debt crisis concept pakistan had never before faced such difficult economic problems a promise to create greater prosperity through better trade links he also pledged to improve the health care system and eradicate poverty. ensure. pakistan needs peace we want peace as without it no progress and development is possible half the population is below the poverty line we can't help them without stability will do our best to maintain good relations with their neighbors. and our correspondent there has more from the. twenty two. started its political party imran khan the twenty second prime minister of pakistan nation for the first time he talked about the grave economic crisis confronting the country saying that

in just a few hours, pakistan's former cricket captain, imran khan, will be sworn in as the country's new prime minister. and indonesia is about to host the asian games, the world's second—largest multi—sport event. hello, and welcome to bbc news. the indian government says nearly 900 people have died since the start of the monsoon rainy season in june. the worst affected state is kerala in the south, where more than 300 deaths have been recorded. it's the region's most damaging monsoon season in a century. with more rain forecast over the coming days, emergency workers are scrambling to reach thousands of people who remain cut off by landslides. the bbc‘s yogita limaye reports from there. forced out of their homes by the floods, people are walking miles to safety, escaping surging water that has swallowed everything in its path. for many, this is the only way out. this pregnant woman was among several airlifted in kerala. she delivered just a short while later. dozens of helicopters are pulling out as many as they can, but tens of thousands are still stuck. the monsoon always brings heav

praised as a very hopeful as something that can really work for from cricket start to pakistan's new prime minister some of and java's looks back it comes journey into the world of politics. after twenty two years struggle in manhunts taken pakistan's top draw the kind of not a cricket captain who brought home the world cup is now the prime minister for years his vision has been to build what he calls a new box on the stage it's become one viable. you can only get out of this by the complete usual and what we call a new process. you know what but what they were is go back to the vision of the founding fathers. it all began with the launch of that there you can sock or p.t.i. in one nine hundred ninety six but it wasn't until the twenty thirteen election that it emerged as pakistan's third largest political party in this election can campaign on a track record of establishing a hospital and again versity and more recently running the government of the fabric of our problems. he's long been at the center of media attention both at home and abroad which meant his private life was also no

healthcare spending in pakistan has been below international guidelines. if imran khan's newnts to give these children a better chance in life, it will take both investment and reform. but the country's poor economic situation means he will only have limited funds available. manufacturing has been one of pakistan's main sources of income. this company produces 600 million pairs of socks every year for some of the world's best—known brands. but, at the moment, imports are vastly outstripping exports and the country needs a loan of around $12 billion, making plans to increase spending difficult. for mr khan to sort of expand his budget for social protection or social safety nets, at least — it'll be difficult to do it in the first two years, at least. there has to be some belt—tightening, some fiscal discipline that has to go there. 0utside parliament, even the policemen ate the celebratory sweets. imran khan's supporters have high expectations of what he can deliver. with only a slim majority in parliament, he will have to do his best to live up to them. secunder kermani, bbc

imran khan has promised to create a new pakistan.rmani, bbc news, islamabad. a new tax on plastics is expected to be introduced by the government — in order to curb the use of non—recyclable plastic items such as drinking straws, single use cutlery and black food tray. it comes after a record 162,000 responses to a government consultation on how to reduce waste and improve recycling. tom barton reports. how best to reduce the tonnes of plastic that end up in landfill... and the oceans every year? that was the question posed by the treasury in a consultation earlier this year and it received a record response. among the ideas being considered by ministers are new taxes. some of these could target the demand for disposable coffee cups and takeaway boxes, while others are likely to encouragement manufacturers to change their products. to encourage manufacturers to change their products. we want to see if there are smart, intelligent incentives that we can create, to encourage the producers of plastic to take responsibility when they're

breaking the mold cricket star turned politician imran khan this whole name is pakistan's new prime minister.

in just a few hours, pakistan's former cricket captain, imran khan, will be sworn in as the country's new prime minister. and we talk to a woman held as sex slave by the islamic state group who came face to face with her former captor in germany. hello and welcome to bbc news. the indian government says nearly 900 people have died since the start of the monsoon in june. the worst affected state is kerala, where more than 300 deaths have been recorded. it's the region's most damaging monsoon season in a century. with more rain forecast over the coming days, emergency workers are scrambling to reach thousands of people who remain cut off by landslides. india's national disaster rescue force has sent several teams from other regions to help. kerala's main airport remains closed and supplies are said to be running low in hospitals and petrol stations across the state. these teams are engaged in medical first response and their tackling the situations arising out of landslides, building collapse, and assisting the state administration, distributing relief materials over there. the bbc‘s yogita

pakistan's new prime minister imran khan addresses the nation, promising to tackle corruption and improve the country's finances. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the economic adviser to the arbuthnot banking group, ruth lea, and the economics editor at the independent, ben chu. let's have a look at some of tomorrow's front pages. the metro leads on the rescue of the british passenger who fell off a cruise ship and survived for nearly ten hours in the sea before being found. ‘cruise a lucky girl', that's the headline for the sun, which describes the forty—six—year old woman‘s ‘miracle survival‘. the daily telegraph also covers

negative way the central bank is implementing new measures to stabilize the lira for more than forty five percent this year against the us dollar. and pakistan's new members of parliament have taken their following last month's elections but their soft policy known as the p.t.i. won the most seats but is still shy of a majority can all be sworn in as prime minister on saturday. in syria dozens of people have been killed in an explosion at a weapons death toll in the province an offensive to recapture the last major opposition is under way by government forces a sob and divider forte's. from under a collapsed building some made it out alive it was part of the quote of the younger ones had to be carried out by volunteers the familiar exercise for syrian rescuers . a powerful explosion brought down this building in the town of sediment in northwestern syria but this time it wasn't an attack by the assad government or its allies. at first we thought it was an air strike but shortly afterwards we realized it was an explosion inside a warehouse civil defense teams arrived on the scene and began working to free survivors they were able to risk you se

pakistan's new prime minister addresses the nation. imran khan promises to tackle corruption and improve the country's finances. hello, good evening. more bodies have been recovered in the indian state of kerala — after devastating floods that have claimed nearly 200 lives in the last 10 days. many people have been killed by landslides — which have swept entire villages away. the flooding is the worst for a century, and has also left 300 thousand people homeless. our correspondent yogita limaye reports now from kerala. the help they were waiting for has finally arrived. this baby was rescued from a southern district. the boy's mother had been airlifted just before him. they are among hundreds of thousands who have had

health care spending in pakistan has been far below international guidelines. if this news to give these children a better chance in life. it will take a bold investment and reform with the country poor economic situation, means he will only have limited funds available. manufacturing has been one of pakistan's main sources of income. this company produces 600 million pairs of socks every year. some of the world's best—known brands. but at the moment, imports are vastly outstripping exports. and the country needs a loan of around $12 billion, making plans to increase spending difficult. for mr knan to expand his budget for social protection or social safety nets, at least it will be difficult to do it in the first two years. that has to be some belt tightening of fiscal discipline that have to go. outside parliament, even the policemen ate the celebratory sweets. khan supporters have high expectations of what he can deliver. with only a slim majority in parliament he will have to do his best to live up to them. all the sport including cricket — and the build up to the thir

news, berlin. as one of the world's finest cricketers, imran khan was pakistan's national hero.ister in a ceremony which brought together the two worlds. it's more than two decades since he first entered politics, building his pti party from scratch. secunder kermani's report contains some flashing images. takes oath in urdu. pledging to serve pakistan, imran khan was formally appointed prime minister of the country. in the audience, alongside senior political and military figures, were members of the 1992 world cup winning pakistan cricket team that imran khan led to victory. after the swearing—in came a guard of honour. imran khan has promised to create a corruption—free, more equal society. big promises that he now has to deliver. the biggest challenge is to fight corruption, to fight poverty, to fight illiteracy, to fight disease, and to fight terrorism. and he is determined. and to the economic growth. economic growth is essential, we have to create 10 millionjobs in the next five years. this is our target, our promise to the people of pakistan. we have to build 5 million h

saw a new era of pakistan politics is beginning with the swearing in of imran khan's government the parliament is meeting for the first time since elections last month ministers took their oaths as part of the handover of powers to the new government the it's a headache in south party emerged as the largest party with one hundred and sixteen seats and its leader in montana will be sworn in as prime minister later this week come on hyder has more from islamabad. when their dream d. eighteen election. parliamentary died or dead minute by the outgoing speaker of the national a family and reach all the parliamentarians who won the election in this moment for august on in their time the death of indian government is handing over to our now the elected civilian government in a country where history of parliamentary democracy and been marred by military. nor did it for the first time in forty eight the new party led by imran khan.

imran khan has been endorsed to become pakistan's new prime minister members of parliament voted one hundred seventy six to ninety six in favor off on who's the headache and soft party now has the most seats his swearing in is planned for a saturday morning column is seeking to draw a line under elections that were overshadowed by allegations of military manipulation and media crackdowns he's been a household name in pakistan for decades as captain of the national cricket team he led pakistan to the world cup trophy in one thousand nine hundred two he immediately retired from cricket to devote himself to social work he founded the p.t.i. in one thousand nine hundred six with a social justice platform it took six years for the party to make its of the national assembly with khan winning a seat in two thousand and two can lead protests against what he denounced as

imran khan has promised to create a new pakistan — in the coming months, we will find out exactly what on sunday. some two million muslims are expected to take part in the five day ritual, held in and around the city of mecca in saudi arabia. it comes as saudi arabia continues to take a more openly assertive stance on the world stage. with more, here's david campanale. the importance of the hajj for the almost 2 billion muslims around the world is as unchanging as its rituals. but the way it's organised by saudi arabia continues to evolve. hosting the pilgrimage is a matter of immense prestige and pride for saudi arabia and its royal family. but it is a huge logistical challenge, which has seen regular disasters occur, from deadly stampedes to fires. the saudis have expanded and modernised the infrastructure around the hajj at great expense. this year they are stressing how it has become an increasingly high—tech operation, with apps for translation and medical help. 0ne innovation is this so—called nap pad from japan, where pilgrims can take a breatherfrom the intensity of the experie

imran khan has promised to create a new pakistan — in the coming months, we will find out exactly whatlizabeth, has set sail from portsmouth for the east coast of america. there, jets will land on the deck for the first time. two f—35 test planes are expected to carry out 500 landings and take—offs, while she's at sea. steve humphrey reports. it has taken years of work and billions of pounds, but now, the biggest warship britain has ever had is about to do the job she was designed for. providing a [ls—acre floating flight deck for the new f—35jets. the first fixed—wing landing will certainly be an iconic moment. it will quickly become routine. as we build up to embarking several squadrons of aircraft, it will become absolutely everyday activity, but the first one is always special. the high—tech aircraft already flying on and off american ships. but the first deck landing on hms queen elizabeth is going to be quite a moment. hugely symbolic for the country, very exciting. and of course, it was eight years, nearly to the day, since i was in command of hms ark royal and we took off the l

imran khan has promised a new era of prosperity and justice for pakistan after being elected the new prime minister by lawmakers is terry and south party or also become has become the largest national assembly but he still needs to set up a coalition government and afghanistan's president has visited the embattled city of gaza knee a week off the taliban launched a surprise attack which killed over two hundred fifty people well those are the stories on al-jazeera we'll have more details later but stay with us now for a head to head. some are fleeing war poverty and persecution others simply hoping for

by the worst floods in a century and a new leader at the helm takes charge of pakistan's prime minister promising a corruption free government. hello the former u.n. secretary general kofi annan has died he served from one thousand nine hundred seven to two thousand and six and was the first to rise to the top job from within the ranks of the organization stuff received the nobel peace prize along with the u.n. in two thousand and one for his humanitarian service our diplomatic editor james bays looks back at his life and legacy. a towering figure on the global stage bringing the peace bell of the united nations a man who did so much in the cause of global peace. u.n. secretary general for ten years a nobel peace laureate. kofi annan was born in ghana joining the un in one thousand nine hundred sixty two rising through the ranks to be the organizations head of peacekeeping at the time of genocide in rwanda eight hundred thousand people were killed he later said it was one of his greatest regrets that he was not able to do more to halt the bloodshed i am happy on and i will be and. when

hello welcome to the program how about that hamid in one can had campaigned for what he called a new pakistan promising to end corruption and to fix the struggling economy but the cricketer turned politician has numerous challenges ahead chief among them.

those who are optimistic say this may be the birth of the new pakistan. pakistan a problems have deep roots. addressing that requires a shift from the narrative that has brought the country to its current state. to discuss the context of this , and what to expect moving forward, we have a knowledgeable panel. a professor at the georgetown university school of foreign service. wasof her recent books "fighting to the end," published by the university press a couple of years ago. is a professor at the university of florida and a wire"ist from the -- "the and a former columnist at the "daily times" in pakistan. he lends his expertise as a regular commentator on current affairs for the radio europe special service. pakistan and has had a lifelong association with the nationalist movement. today have been todaytent -- panelists have been consistently criticized -- critical of the policy direction in pakistan. august is a difficult month to find panelists in washington dc. panelists are either out of town or unavailable. that has put me in the difficult to put fo