pakistan ares in very common. is a common state tactic all stopped -- it is a common state tactic. there are families protesting -- there were mass graves found of missing people quite recently, only a few weeks ago. this is a very common tactic by the state and, clearly, the pakistani establishment -- which is to say the intelligence agencies and the pakistani army -- what is in a message to the anti-drone movement to tell it to shut up, basically. >> i want to go back to your film, "wounds of waziristan." in this clip, karim speaks to you, madiha tahir. >> there again, karim khan, who went missing last week. and the people who took him, how many people saw this go down? was at home. his wife and children were at home when it happened, so they sought and there are other eyewitnesses. he was picked up by 15 to 20 people. it seems to be people who are dressed in plainclothes as well as police officers who picked them up and disappeared him. his whereabouts are unknown. his family has not been able to find out where

and then of course the pakistan intelligence and pakistan security forces believe most of the factions core of the taliban and pakistan is somehow getting funding or support from external sources. so this is a war of mutual delegations and delegations fly across the border on both sides and it's pretty complex and very difficult to pinpoint as to how the two countries could sit down and address this issue. >> reporter: thank you very much for your insight. and that is nts-gould head of research and security studies. more to come on the al jazeera news hour and we hear from a syrian family fleeing a conflict saying they have been denied entry go jordan. also on the high alert, why school children in beijing are told to stay indoors. in sport atletico madrid is off court and a surprise and we will have all the details. venezuela president and opposition leader are due to meet on monday, a move that hopes could ease weeks of protest and the rallies in venezuela are laying the deep divisions if the country and growing discontent over inflation, food shortages and police oppression and from

pakistan nearly 200 million people.to reach 300 million people by mid century, putting it certainly in the top half dozen of countries in the world as put it, pakistan is nuclear armed. it's arsenal is growing. including tactical nuclear warheads, very small ones that raise new problems or potential problems with respect to terrorism, theft, proliferation unauthorized use, this is a very dangerous and volatile situation and of course, pakistan is also a country that has, like afghanistan, but in even more significant numbers, international terrorist groups, internationally financed, links to the gulf and elsewhere in the world, these problems aren't going away overnight. and these are the kind of things that we have to confront for decades to come. >> again, the book is no exit from pakistan, america's tortured relationship with islambad. daniel, great to have you on the show, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >>> time now to see what's trends on the ground al jazerra america's website let's check back in with herm

military has been cutting back on drone strikes in pakistan.st," the pakistani government asked the obama administration to stop the attacks while officials are in peace talks with the taliban. >> yeah, but no u.s. officials will confirm to cnn that that is the reason why. one report says the last reported strike was on christmas d day. of course, more than a month ago now. let's go to wolf blitzer in washington. you talked recently, wolf, with pakistan's national security adviser about this very topic. what did you hear, especially since just yesterday, talks between pakistan and the taliban were aborted because the government didn't show up. what's behind all of this? >> yeah, some of the taliban leaders apparently failed to show up, so it's a huge issue in pakistan, these u.s. drone strikes based out of afghanistan. they go over the border into pakistan, and they look for targets presumably al qaeda-related targets. others who are hostile to the united states. the u.s. has been doing it for a long time. in fact, president obama has intensifi

with a bid against the pakistan the government. if he was sent to that valley to participate in the british tactics that go to the different villages tries to sign orders for good behavior and it was a hard edge to our operation and wine of churchill's first engagements again the subject of several drones strikes actually was one of the video occasions during the six week period that churchill came within one whisker of losing his life. who later told his mother he came under fire and on three of the occasions he came very close to being killed. end theater will boone's were one of the most dangerous moments of his early career as a soldier. basically the party went up a hillside to punish the village because it was a long climb churchill this note to his horse. said he was not as conspicuous and that three of our clients they got there and as was the custom the villagers appeared. as they do now, they watch the western forces approach to look for weaknesses in their position then to see if there was some way to attack or ambush in

it was in the northwest of pakistan. the military attacks were carried out early on sunday in tira valley very close to the border with pakistan. pakistan's military said some important commanders have been among though killed. >>> members of hamas are staging a sit-down protest on the palestinian border are egypt. they're angry at the frequent closure of the rafa crossing by the authorities. israel and egypt blockaded gaza in 2007, but egypt re-opened the crossing in 2011. palestinians say the crossing is often shut, making it difficult for people and goods to get across. >>> still ahead on this news hour, we meet some of the many syrian refugee children forced to work to pay for their education. >>> and a sweet tweet on his first day in office. ita italy's new prime minister says he'll cut taxes. >>> canada got the ice hockey gold medal in soy chi. we'll give you the details of that a little later. >>> zimbabwe's president has been partying to celebrate his 90th birthday. there were thousands at the sports stadium in a

pakistan is nuclear armed. tactical nuclear war heads are growing, shall ones, raising new or participation problems with respect to terrorism, theft, proliferation, unauthorised use. it's a dangerous situation, and pakistan is a country, like afghanistan, in more significant numbers, international terrorist groups, financed links to the gulf and elsewhere in the world. these problems are not going away overnight. these are the things to confront for decades to come. >> the book is no: great to have you on the show. >> time to see what is trending. harmeli aregawi chevron is under fire for a response to a fire that lasted four days, one is injured, and another missing. chevron sent 100 people in the nearby community for a coupon for a large pizza and a drink. the letter was posted and the director sarcastically treated:. >> the pizza is part of the outreach, fresh making donations to fire departments, from $1,000 to $7500. let us know what you thing about this story:. >> straight ahead - a fresh look at hillary

drone strikes in pakistan? >> if we're exact about the position of the pakistani government we must realize that they have always said that they oppose drone attacks, but at the same time the americans claim that there is consensus about the use of drones in pakistan. mr. han was also involved in a case against the pakistani government, therefore there might an relationship between the position of drones and that the claims that pakistan was involved in the attacks where he lost a brother and a son. >> what were those talks due to be about? >> the dutch parliament is supposed to have a hearing next monday on the use of armed drones in conflict situations pakistan international law issues are related. mr. han hakhan could act as a ws on it daily lives and in communities. >> let's go back to barbara to our europe piano news center. >> reporter: well, felicity tensions were tested when it was revealed that the nsa had been surveilling european leaders and citizens. european officials are considering their official

now pakistan's been through a lot in recent years in two thousand and twelve there were seven hundred thousand people displaced due to extreme flooding and rains specifically in a region that can't remember the name is stand in pakistan as a result of that this specific area is actually become very unstable and very politically unstable there's been a lot of violence breaking out there as many as. seven mentioned that other figure but it's well over a thousand people that have been targeted specifically it's just a little bit odd to use pakistan to launch drone wars and kill thousands of people in the same time just pour billions of dollars into the country for humanitarian relief i mean i just it's just mind boggling you know but. make sense you know the u.s. u.s. interest will the war on terror it's one terror and that far outweighs any and it's humanitarian right and egypt is next in line i mean this is just a complete disaster after the democratically elected. with egypt i don't even know where to start to see. this despite thousands of arrests by persecution against supporters of

attack took place near the border with the pakistan, extra troops sent to the area. has more from kabul. >> reporter: this predawn assault on an afghan army outpost in the mountain justice border region with pakistan was one of the largest taliban assaults in afghanistan in the last two years, security sources have told us that at least 100 taliban fighters made up of men from afghanistan, pakistan, and arab countries were involved in the assault. afghan president hamid karzai immediately canceled a scheduled trip to sri lanka on hearing of the attack and began pointing the finger of blame at pakistan, he called on the government to take on the fight against terrorism the afghans long and often have accused the pakistanis of not taking the fight against the taliban seriously, though it should be said just last week pakistan suffered 23 soldiered murdered by taliban fighters in the border area between pakistan and afghanistan, owe pakistan also suffering from taliban assaults. >>> still ahead in this program. the u.s. says it will seek the extradition of one of mexico

a last-minute hitch in pakistan, talks to try to find the way to peace with the taliban have been delayed. stamping out the election results, the thai opposition marchs a legal opposition to have the vote declared invalid. >> i want to tell them that your opinion is not opinion of all ukraine people. >> reporter: the monks and the people on the streets of kiev don't represent everyone. >> no, way. >> reporter: and happy birthday facebook, and ten years old and is it too uncool for the children at school? ♪ so a land marked trial focusing on the ruwanda again size is underway this france, the former captain is facing a paris court with crimes against humanity. 800,000 people were killed in the genicide, but france is criticized for helping the rulers at the time and we will go live to paris after this report. >> they have made it their life's work to try to identify suspects allegedly involved in the ruwandi genicide, bringing the first case of its kind to france and he was part of a family. >> translator: it's the truly historic trial because it's the first one and secondly also because i

that is a source in pakistan.is at the forefront of trying to stamp out polio and i'm going to try to do my part slightly by giving some money to them. >> at -- as part of your learning process through the book in my do you feel more optimistic about the lives of the people that live there or is this just going to go on and on? >> my first trip there was in 2007. here we are six years later. i have told people there almost every day at the moment and there are still activists being kidnapped and young men being killed outside the legal process. i do not think it has got any better. i do not see unfortunately a brighter future at the moment. >> i know that the brighter future is learning about the region and you have to start there. thanks for a much for the book. is onw bar -- book amazon.com. before you go i want to draw your attention to another accomplishment. then completed the world's longest polar journey on foot. at 1:15 a.m. eastern time, the 1800 mile journey was originally attempted by captain robert sco

the leadership remains in pakistan with their families. there are foot soldiers and lower level commanders who are in afghanistan. sometimes they use harsh means to subb subjugate people, the st to this so-called taliban is no more than maybe 7% to 10% at best. this means overwhelmingly that the afghan people are not for the taliban. we experienced the taliban in a 1990s. we need to solidify the gains. make sure that those who are willing to participate in this new afghanistan. >> thank you all for being with us today. that brings us to the and of this edition of inside story. it's great to have you with us, as well. the program may be over but the conversation continues. we want to hear what you think about the issues on today's show or any day's program. you can log on to our facebook page, accepted us your thoughts on twitter. our handle is aj inside story am or you can reach me directly @ray suarez news. in washington, i'm ray suarez. china's one child policy has quoted controversy, from accusations of the state confiscating children,

he was fighting in northern pakistan. i've traveled extensively around this region, researching the book. if i tell you if you got a map of the cia about the drone strikes that they've launched in the tribal areas of pakistan, there's tribes and valleys were churchill fought in 1897. the story of the young pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by the taliban three years ago for campaigning was shot in a village just a few miles away were church was based. so in terms of history repeating itself, it's hard to have a more graphic illustration of how history is repeating itself. back in the 90s, the main problem in the can as they go through this churchill story, you'll see the overlap with today but the main problem in the 1890s for the british being caused by the implementation, our richard implementation and does is the border between pakistan afghan. back in the 1890s the british who had two disastrous military campaigns in afghanistan and the team 30s in the 1880s basically said we've had enough of the saskia. we're going t

and indeed the recent young winston went to the front tier which forms part of pakistan, is he did want to get himself noticed, and he was 22 years old. his family background was in some disarray. his father, lord randolph, had died of syphilis when churchill was studying at sandhurst. his mother, a great society beauty, had a reputation of a grand -- for various dallianses with society gentlemen. among here admirers was the then prince of wales, and the family had a rather difficult reputation in british society, and not only that, they were deeply impoverished, and at the time that lord randolph died in 1895, young winston was just coming out of sand hurst, and having had a very indifferent schooling. it's one of britain's leading public schools. and in those days if you weren't very bright, if you weren't being singled out for a career in the law or something useful, you went into the army class. and that's where young winston languished for most of his days there, and he was so behind academically that it took him three attempts to get into sand hurst. he failed the first two attemp

bombings killed nine people in pakistan after the government failed to show up to protect people from the taliban and. a title weight of cancer is coming says the world health organization title wave of cancer is coming, says the world health organization, but the disease can be prevented with changes in behavior. and we introduce you to real-life heroes who protected their artwork from the nazis. welcome to our viewers on public television here in america and also around the globe. today, history was supposed to be made in pakistan as after nearly a decade of bloodshed the government was scheduled to sit down with representatives of the pakistani taliban. but just before the talks were about to start, they were abruptly put on hold because the government delegation failed to show up. from islamabad, we report. >> he is among the most recent of thousands of pakistanis believed to have loved ones murdered by the taliban and. killed in a was suicide bombing close to army headquarters. now his mother does not sleep at night, or eat, or drink he says. i am suffering in the same way, that

. >>> a court in pakistan orders police to release a drone. >>> a report on villages that lost their home. >>> look behind me, the water normally comes up to the treeline. >>> drought conditions in brazil, a state of emergency in bolivia, caused by flooding. >> we are looking at the highest level talks in seven years between north and south korea, taking place on a highly militarized boarder. the thing is the meeting is not just rare, it's happening at the north's request. there has been two rounds of dialogue lasting several hours, and there may be for to come. the event has been handled with such secrecy it's not whoften what is on the agenda. reunions have been planned, but there's tension because of planned military exercises between the u.s. and south korea. slated for the end of february. north korea calls that a provocation, even a preparation for an invasion. >> it is outrageous for on undertaking of war exercise against the other side, when both sides intend to sit together to discuss and implement important issues of achieving national reconciliation and unity. >> harry faw

first pakistan and the stan tan taliban. they were open to negotiations with the pakistan taliban up to the point where a fringe group executed 23 pakistani solid yers that were incarcerated since 2010. negotiations are off of the table and that will hinder the problem of releasing and exercising the release of the sergeant. we need to look at the overarching policy of not negotiating with the terrorist. it is a 5 to 1 exchange that is off centered. >> michael, let me ask you on the other hand, we have released quite a few people from gitmo. we released 100 of them since 2009. so at least in this case we would get something from it. >> we have to be careful about setting a precedent in the future. we are about to withdraw to 8 to 12,000 troops in the afghanistan. we don't want to make the troops vulnerable to kidnap knowing that the taliban would get results in terms of further release of prisoners. you have to be incredibly careful the way we go about this. on a macro scale it could be a good faith transaction. in 2012, the

in did in theory pakistan is supposed to be an ally. is a huge mistake.hey will gain in strength that is what will take place lou: what is happening now even as we wind down with of more than 12 year war. the out cars that i -- ccrs side talks about the government's representatives this is a strange moment because there is not a resolution milittrily or geopolitical but but talks is to with a country we want to dtroy. >> make no mistake. karzai has 90 days left he is a lame duck trying to avoid any appearance is to be the lame-duck that explains his narrative statements about us and discussing negotiations with the taliban. it is ridiculous because they know full well they will make a deal with the teeeighteen successor will never take place with karz item think we take them very seriously but karzai is doing. lou: what is the ultimate strategic oective for the united states as far as the obama admintration is concerned? deference to pakistan in of pursuing t attack strategy with the drones with the straits with operatis in afghanistan. >> i have great di

. >>> meanwhile rallies have been held in pakistan to help support the detained staff. we have more from islamabad. [ protesting ] >> this is one of the biggest international protests in solidarity for the al jazeera journalists that have been held in egypt. journalists from 13 cities from cross the country and have gathered in different parts of pakistan. they say that egypt should immediately release the journalists and say this is not just a day of protests but will continue their protests until the journalists are released, and they urge the pakistani government to use all men's too-to-realize al jazeera staff. >> police say suicide-bomber was behind the blast of a tourist bus on the border of israel. four people were killed and a dozen from injured, most of them tourists from south korea. they were traveling into israel when it was set off. >>> swiss police are questioning a pilot who hijacked his own plane and landed in egypt. his hijacked the plane when his colleague went to the lavatory. the fear was this was a full-scale armed hijacking. at this stage the passe

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check check >> talking to the taliban - live in islamabad for the latest on a peace plan in pakistan. >> in is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - a landmark case for the rwandan genocide. a former security chief to go on trial in france. >> opposition in thailand go court to try to have the elizabeth declared invalid. >> cars that communicate. a pilot program in the u.s. trying to improve road safety. >> first we start in pakistan, and the first meetings between representatives of the taliban and the government. so just who is meant to be taking part in these talks. representatives for the government include two veteran journalists, a diplomat and a retired major from the pakistani intelligence services. the taliban group consists of religious leaders, including the man known as the father of taliban. imran khan was invited to represent the taliban. he declined. there's a suggestion that maybe both sides are not ready to stit and talk just yet. >> indeed the two are meeting in islamabad, separately, of course. it will be decided in an hour whether there'll be a formal meeting bet

over 1.5 million of them are in pakistan. a large number of afghans are living in refugee camps and sips 2002 a u.n. effort to bring them back led to near 4 million afghans returning home. we have more. >> this man is original from afghanistan. this is his counter home, a rev gee camp in the pakistani city. he has been living here for 35 years, but struggles to feed his family. >> i earn $1 or $2 a day. many days i don't earn anything. i'm a farmer. i earned $180. i owe the growser $200 for buying flour to feed my family. >> the government wants them to leave 81 refugee villages. this camp was set up. the population that is grown to hundreds of thousands of people. many have come back. fighting makes conditions desperate. >> translation: three years ago h hundreds of families return. >> there are limited opportunities. they say aid agencies have abandoned them. villages are cash-strapped. >> translation: they are a burden on us. many are involved in crimes. they have brought in crimes. we ask for immigration checks. >> some w

the leadership resides in pakistan with their families. are taliban, of course, foot soldiers and lower-level commanders in afghanistan. and wherever they find some type of support they use it. and sometimes they use very harsh means to subjugate people in villages and so on and so forth. the level of support for the so-called taliban is nowhere -- is no more than maybe 7 to 10% at the best. so this means overwhelmingly the afghan people are not for the taliban, and not for their ideas. they experienced the taliban in the 1990s. it was a very dark period of afghan history, and they don't want to go back to that. they want to find some means to pressure as well as some outreach. willing to participate in this new afghanistan can do so, otherwise we'll be facing crisis after crisis. >> thank you all for being with us today. that brings us to the end of this edition of "inside story." great to have you with us as well. the program may be over, but the conversation continues. we want to hear what you think about the issues on today's show or a

they have also been hitting ammunition that belonged to the taliban pakistan.ll this is happening at the time when the cabinet meeting is upway to discuss what sort of policy the government is likely to adopt, whether it will go for a military operation, or whether it will still keep the option of talks open, however, most political and military analysts believe that the military strike in the area are softening. the hard points and strong holds of the taliban and perhaps a prelude to a ground offensive. >> now it was only at the start of this month that the taliban and pakistan's government sat down to talk peace, but now the battle seems as bitter as ever. >> we are joining us over skype, a former ambassador to the u.k., he is also the awe tor of the drone, america's war on terror became the global war on tribal islam. >> what can we read into pakistan's military strategy against the taliban. >> it is too early to say at the same time, we have to be cautious, because this policy using force, alternatively having peace talks is not new. this has been in motion

elsewhere in northwest pakistan, a send year member of the taliban has been shot dead in his car.e had briefly taken over after the leader was killed in a drone strike in november. we have more from islamabad. >> the commander of the taliban pakistan was killed by unidentified gunman. it is said that he was attacked as he left his home. interestingly, he was appointed as a chief of the taliban pakistan in the interim period also a member of the high council, which is also known as the taliban shura. the pakistani government has been carrying out reprisal attacks against the agency. those are reprisal attacks for those carried out after 20 pakistani soldiers were beheaded on the afghan side of the border. this comes at a time when peace talks are deadlocked. it appears that attacks such as this may jeopardize those talks altogether. >> 21 soldiers died in the incident. there have been emotional scenes as a public funeral for the men in kabul. bernard smith reports. >> the killing of 21 afghan soldiers as they slept at a remote outpost seems to be the worst single blow to government

a grenade attack on a cinema in pakistan leaves ten dead. >> i have all of the news from europe, includingthe british prime minister under pressure. >>> and why russia's last independent tv channel would be closed after being criticized for giving air time to the opposition. ♪ >>> the second round of talks to try to bring peace to syria have got underway in switzerland. both sides have met in the same room for the first time in this round. but there has been little sign of progress. and inside syria the violence does continue. there have been more government bombing raids. activists say at least 15 people have been killed. across to stephanie decker in beirut for the latest on the situation in syria, but first let's cross over to james bays for the latest on the peace talks. >> very little sign of progress, i would go further and say i think what we're hearing from the two sides, no progress at all. they seem to still be very divided and more angry than ever. they don't even agree on the agenda of these talks and what should be focused on. the opposition saying all focus should be on the n

special representative for afghanistan and pakistan from 2011 to 2012. our second panelist is a clare lockhart. she is the director and founder of institute for state effectiveness. clare had a long engagement with afghanistan. in 2001 she was a member of u.n. negotiation team for the bonn agreement on afghanistan. she went on several years living in afghanistan as advisor to the u.n. and afghan government where she worked on numerous initiatives including afghanistan development tore rum, national development framework and national solidarity program. she is coauthor of fixing failed states which is possible liked by oxford university press in 2008. third panelist is david sedney who had a long and distinguished career serving with the u.s. government most of his assignment since 2002 focusing on afghanistan. from 2009 to 2013 david servedded as deputy assistant secretary of defense for afghanistan, pakistan and central asia in the office of assistant secretary of defense for asia and pacific security affairs. prior to this he was deputy assistant secre

. >> reporter: the taliban in pakistan said they killed 23 soldiers in hostage since 2010.a video statement they say it's in retaliation for killing of the soldiers by the government and he has condemned the killings and we are live from islamabad and saying the government accepted the killings took place and whereas before it was denying it. >> well, it did not have the information because it is quite probable the killings took place on the afghan side of the border or along the region of pakistan and afghanistan. it's important to note less than 24 hours ago there was optimism that there would be some sort of a cease fire with taliban and pakistan and the taliban was meeting to give a reply to the government's committee on the demand. however, the faction of tab ban and pakistan led by omar hasini saying they were killed in retaliation of the killing of taliban prisoners and they said they have not killed anybody in custody. >> reporter: this is a split in pakistan and taliban? >> it would appear to be a split because the current spokesman of the taliban and pakistan had

been any sort of quid pro quo with pakistan to halt the drug program.f you look at the numbers, already a drop in drone strikes over pakistan from 122 u.s. drone strikes in 2010 to 26 last year, a fact that elicited scathing commentary by house select intelligence committee congressman mike rogers at a global threats hearing last week. >> let me be the first to say publicly, the president's may changes for u.s. strikes are an utter and complete failure and they leave americans' lives at risk. >> it's not clear what the u.s. will do with its drone program if all u.s. troops are pulled out of afghanistan and it loses the base it uses to go after al qaeda leaders who remain based in pakistan. >> many unanswered questions. thank you very much. >>> terror threats, security concerns, widespread allegations of corruption and incompetence all plaguing winter olympics in sochi, russia. the first mishap already happening. check out your screens. this is doing the opening ceremony. something look off here? a glitch keeping rings from lighting up. the sochi games a

drone attacks in pakistan. his lawyers think he was picked up by pakistan intelligence agencies. a high court has given them february 2,502nd to produce krim khan. his family insists if he has done anything wrong he must be tried in a court of law. >> if god forbid pakistani agencies have done it, my message would be that this is not the right way to do things. if we have committed any mistakes, then we would appear in a second if called. i'm a government servant myself and our family is well educated. >> many say this abduction is a set back for those who are trying to fight violence with non-violent means. >> rather than seek revenge he has gone to the court, which is is his right, for justice, for answers. the fact that his voice has been silenced at this crucial time when he was wit about to speak h the parliament on this issue is tragic, tragic for drone victims and pakistan and our judicial process. >> reporter: khan was to meet with germany and u.k. and dutch members of the parliament. they had written to the pakistani government, and his family is deeply concerned over hi

this isn't only just about afghanistan but america has a larger interest in central asia and pakistan and the whole south asian areas of it is an important part as well. third, i come to the point that often i think is overlooked, but the ambassador dobbins made an important point on the keynote address and that is to keep focus on the economic aspects of the future of this relationship. so before indirect investment and the connections between the economies in south asian economies and the interest in the american companies and the important resources that are there to bring to the world market. so the economic aspects whether it is the new silk road, whether it is the fbi or promoting afghan businesses is something that i think americans will continue to be interested in this relationship and finally something i don't think that needs to be much detail but i think that he focus on counter extremism, not just counterterrorism but extremism in afghanistan and that is a very important part as well. so the region and the economic issues the counter extremism for the future relationship

the news gunmen on motorcycles have shot dead four policemen in pakistan's largest city of karachi. the incident occurred in a port neighborhood in the eastern part of the city where policemen were on duty. no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack karachi a city of the team made people which contributes forty two percent of pakistan ttp has been plagued by sectarian ethnic and political violence for your brain gears are currently taking p

when these missiles go and kill innocent men women children infants in pakistan afghanistan again and somalia there's no discussion there's no debate it just happens under the radar and there's a little blurb the next day saying militants were targeted and nobody knows what that means who they were and good reporting has shown that many many innocent people who have done absolutely nothing wrong have been killed by these drones which are counterproductive in their own terms they are making the united states more hated. according to various estimates the drone warfare cost hundreds of innocent lives in countries including pakistan and yemen one of our correspondents traveled to both countries to hear the harrowing accounts of drone strike victims and their relatives and as you've been hearing already one of these families went all the way to capitol hill to get out says from u.s. politicians you can find their stories in our reports at r.t. dot com also online the unmanned killing campaign moves on the ground as the u.s. military makes a breakthrough in driverless vehicle technology it

pakistan's constitution on the tags religion is not indicative of the air. yes medical students need education to be cool to them. it is being told to children. the primary level it is a clear violation of law a k a violation of the constitution a clear violation of islamic armies there is nice for it in the country like pakistan if it is being told anywhere in the country we can commit to action should be taken against it according to the mall. though these days some of pakistan's most prominent school was happening considering the type of ed to tighten taking place in chile as it seems there isn't a msg on such a pot on the whole bicycle has written three books on socks and tights and said he's sending some seven thousand books to you all done none of them to schools in attempts to defuse the bomb a total situation across ukraine a country which has been in this sense all the time go forth between brush up on the west residents of the western city of novi if the heartland of ukrainian nationalists and unexpectedly voice that support for the country's russi

it's expected that the prince will meet pakistan's president and prime minister. the prince, who is also saudi arabia's minister of defense may discuss buying fighter jets and other hardware. i'm joined live from islamabad. how significant is the visit, why now? >> it's significant because the conference will be accompanied by a large delegation consisting of senior ministers and businessmen. the visit comes at a time when relations between pag stan and the united states are not in the best spot. the pakistani military held manoeuvres with the saudis over the past few years, and as you mentioned there's prospects that saudis may be interested in buying fighter jets. >> a big issue there, as far as the timing of this visit, does it have anything to do with the fact that relations ass you say, between the united states, pakistan and saudi arabia, have not been good lately. >> absolutely, and the saudis dolled out cash. they are keen to help the pakistani ministry with possibly the procurement of the gaoled 17. they will also be discussing economic affairs. they are

waiting on forty and in presenting classic over i met with survivors of the trial strike in pakistan deal with here in washington to testify before a new anti panel of congressman about a strike that left their families devastated and nine year old girl and her teenage brother clearly stated at the grocery killed their six to seven year old grandmother she was picking vegetables to hobart the activists who are on trial now point out the sad irony no one has been held responsible for the strikes to kill innocent people and yet they're the ones back to court. sunny skies on them and ready to sign it in the media and widespread ignorance of washington's many a man came to the stressful we'd be hearing from david swenson and antiwar activists in order of the book war is in line sherry six month prison sentence is we have people facing operatives charges for exercising their first amendment rights this is the ongoing activity across the country. and it was noticed in the local media there's a virtual blackout in the national media in the united states you have no idea this was happening.

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in neighbouring pakistan, police were the target of attacks. three were killed and several wound wounded. no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. >> described by some as the world's top drugs lord, joaquin guzman, known as shorty, has been captured. mexico's most wanted has been on the run for 13 years and on forbes list of billionaires, captured without a shot being fired. adam raney has the story. >> after evading their capture for 13 years, mexican law enforcement were keen to parade joaquin guzman before the cameras. he led the sinaloa, and was captured overnight by mexican and u.s. officials. >> translation: today at 6:40am in the morning, elements from the navy detained joaquin guzman, along with a collaborator. >> he's been one of the world's most wanted men since escaping from a mexican prison in 2001, in the back of a laundry truck. since then his empire expanded across the globe. his cartel allegedly controls some of the most lucrative drug smuggling routes. trafficking heroin, cocaine, meth amfete and marijuana. it's one

drone strikes in pakistan's tribal areas. for hundreds of civilians that lost loved ones, it doesn't mean much. >> translation: my eldest is 15. he was in ninth grade. i stopped sending him to school. he works as a labourer to earn for the family. i wish his father was alive so he could fulfil his dream of educating the children. >> i'm a poor woman. >> the obama administration says it targets high-profile hard liners. the victims do not agree with that. some believe drone attacks might resume if the talks fail. >> and the former editor of a hong kong newspaper has been stopped. kevin lowe was attacked by a man wearing a motorcycle helmet. he was dismissed by the paper in january, raising fears about the freedom to report on human rights and corruption in china. thousands protested his sacking. >> three months after typhoon haiyan struck the philippines affected communities has been visited by valerie amos. she met survivors and aid workers who are based there. millions of dollars are needed to help rebuild. 6,200 died. 2,000

this research is part of a regional study which we began in pakistan in 2010.over the past two years we have conducted fieldwork in afghanistan. we traveled to this team provinces in the norththis resea regional study which we began in pakistan in 2010. over the past two years we have conducted fieldwork in afghanistan. we traveled to this team provinces in the north, to the south, and all the way up to the border in the east. we met with community activists, religious leaders, and tribal elders with the aim of assessing civil society potential to lead peace building nonviolent conflict is and national reconciliation efforts. promoting democratic ideals and countering radical narratives within a culturally appropriate anddigm, as we alluded to, administering humanitarian aid and development assistance in conflict areas. today, there are more than 4700 officially registered civil organizations operating in pakistan -- afghanistan. although the vast majority were created in the past decade, it is important to note that society is byvil no means a recent construct

the prince is expected to meet pakistan's president and prime minister. buying pakistani fighter jets may be on the agenda for the prince who is also the defence minister. >> it's very significant because the conference will be accompanied by a large delegation, consisting of senior ministers and important businessmen. now, his visit comes at a time when relations between pakistan and the united states are not in the best of shape. pakistan is trying to improve on relations with the regional countries, particularly saudi arabia and turkey. the pakistani military held manoeuvres with the saudis. as you mentioned, there is the prospect that the saudis may be interested in buying the jointly produced fighter yet, the jf 17. >> anti-government demonstrators in ukraine have entered a third month. women are playing a role and defending the capital's main square. we have this report from kiev. >> 20-year-old yuliaz as come to join the revolution, at the command center. new recruits are here vetted. he is ukrainian and lives in london. anunlikely member of the op