in pakistan. this is however the 6th time he he has held a ministerial position over his years as one of pakistan's leading politician politicians of various portfolios. so we are very, very pleased to have him here with us today. we of course initiation to the interior, he was previously minister of science and technology, minister of petroleum. of natural resources. so a obviously a man of far- far-reach capabilities. after he's made remarks he'll be joined by moeed yusef for a brief conversation. he's our director. and most of you in the audience have received question cards. i inviolentte you do note the questions down and we can include those in the conversation after the remarks. with that, i would like to welcome minister khan and invite him up to make some comments for us today. thank you. [ applause ] >>> ms. [inaudible]. president of the institute my colleagues honorable ladies and gentlemen, it is indeed a pleasure for me to be here amongst you this morning. at the outset i'd like to th

instead of having the isolated nuggets of pakistan's drone attacks, pakistan is al-qaeda, pakistan is al-qaeda. to have a tapestry of what this site is like. so i wanted to weave together both a store like we did in pakistan today, didn't just become pakistan today. and i wanted people to see that in sort of a cinematic skate of just human beings, ordinary pakistan's. the other challenge often for me as a pakistani writer is that here i'm telling you this story of a very ordinary middle-class family. that's not a narrative. that in general i mean it's not just pakistan but in general people from my sort of background to become writers. they become like computer programmers, and i guess i did become a lawyer but i'm obviously not doing that when i'm writing. and we don't get to tell the stories of what ordinary life is like and how that is woven together. sometimes events benazir bhutto's assassination or others affect life. there are events that should affect life but they don't. this story revolves around polygamy and how laws on marriage affect women, but the fact is a lot of women

so it is a way to present the emotional landscape of pakistan. this is the dimension of the country that is lost and dominated by security issues by terror and violence. for what goes on behind closed doors. >> you initially said during to that emotional landscape there are fictional writers about individuals and their struggles choosy natalie to write something that is deeply personal to take your own family story from your grandmother's your mother that is not difficult to put private life in pakistan in the way that you have. >> yes. it is difficult and continues to be a struggle. the way i looked at it, i have to be true to my commitment as a writer in that i wanted to present as honest as possible a story that was true to my heart that capture the experiences of the people that love but when that comes up against the expectations that people have, it is a balancing act. but the motivating factor is i believe that a lot of suffering results from violence because those private boundaries on some dimension to go through similar situations that

earlier this month pakistan and saudi arabia asked pakistan to send more troops. on the other hand in terms of pakistan's relationship with iran remembering the houthi fighters are backed pakistan shares a long border with iran the two countries has a good relationship. perhaps the main issue will be 20% of pakistan's population is shi'a. pakistan is concerned about not wanting to get too deeply embroiled in a conflict a regional war. it comes to be seen as a sunni shia war. we have a great deal of sectarian tension, violence and attacks, and the pakistani government would not want to escalate the situation by getting too deeply involved in yemen. >> thank you. nicole johnson there, pakistan's support for the saudi arabia military operation in yemen. >> syria's resident says he is open to dialogue with the united states. bashar al-assad made the comments in a television interview with c.b.s. he said that there must be no pressuring of syria's sovereignty. >> in principle, in syria, we could say that every dialogue is a positive thing, and we'll be open to any dial

to sectarian tension in pakistan because the perceptions of the shias in pakistan is that pakistan is siding with the sunnies in yemen and in saudi arabia. >> reporter: some say the sectarian violence can't get any worse than it already is. >> yemen or no yemen we have been beset with mercenaries creating sectarian problems in pakistan. so it doesn't make a differential to us. we've lived with it. >> reporter: pakistan hasn't sent fighter jets or extra troops to saudi arabia yet but behind the scenes it's deeply concerned. nicole johnston, al jazeera islamabad. >> mike lions says the fight in pakistan has big implications for the region. >> this is classic proxy war what we thought would develop second and third tier countries would be fighting each other. the fact that saudi arabia is so involved with their air strikes. >> yes yes. >> just shows you how much they feel the existential threat is. ground forces changes the equation right now. the way the situation is in the ground now the houthis still control it. the air strikes are doing classic missions from the air but again if you

that it's security is crucial for pakistan. that's why we're sending a delegation to saudi arabia. >> pakistan and saudi arabia have long military ties. they carry out joint exercises and there are 800 pakistani troops stationed in saudi arabia protects the border with iran. this is a strong economic relationship as well. last year saudi gave pakistan $1.5 billion in aid. and pakistan's prime minister lived in exile in riyadh for almost eight years. >> entering the conflict in yemen is a difficult balancing act for pakistan. while it has solid relationships with saudi arabia, its a ties with iran. iran and pakistan share a long border and trade with each other. and the government in islamabad does not want to treat tension withs shared community. >> 20% of its population is shia shia. >> because the at of the shias in pakistan would be that pakistan is siding with the sunnies in yemen and in saudi arabia. >> some say that the sectarian violence could not get worse than it all right--already is. >> we have been descented with me

minister of pakistan told saudi arabia's leaders that its security is crucial for pakistan. that's why we're sending a delegation to saudi arabia. the the. >> reporter: pakistan and saudi arabia have long military ties. they carry out joint exercises and there are 800 pakistani soldiers stationed in saudi arabia protecting the border with iraq. there's a strong economic relationship as well. last year saudi gave pakistan $1.5 billion in aid. and pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif lived in compile in riyadh for almost eight years. entering the conflict is a difficult balancing act with pakistan. while it has a strong relationship with saudi arabia it also has good relationship with iran. iran and pakistan share a long border and trade with one another and the government in islamabad doesn't want to create a difficult situation. 20% of its population are shia muslims. >> it could lead to sectarian tension in pakistan because the perception of the shias in pakistan would be that pakistan is siding with the sunnis in yemen and in saudi arabia. >> reporter: some say the secta

is crucial for pakistan.hat's why we're sending a delegation to saudi arabia. >> pakistan and saudi arabia have long military ties. and it has ties with iran as well. last year saudi gave pakistan $715 million in aid. and pakistan's prime minister lived in exile in riyadh for almost eight years. entering the conflict in yemen is a difficult balancing act for pakistan. while there is a strong relationship with saudi arabia, it also has good ties with iran, which has backed yemen houthi fighters. iran and pakistan share a long border and trade with each other. and the government in islamabad does not want to create tension with its shared community. >> pakistan is a sunni country. 20% of its population are shia muslims. >> it would lead to sectarian tension in pakistan. the assertion is that pakistan is siding with the sunnies and in saudi arabia. >> some say that the sectarian violence can't get any worse than it already is. >> yemen or no yemen, we have been beset with mercenaries creating sectarian problems

>> we are right next to pakistan. >> india and pakistan were once one country, ripped apart in one ofble. beyond there, no more fence? >> no more fences. >> so once you get past there, you can go straight into pakistan if you want? >> the problem is, the thing is, india is trying to stop people from coming in, infiltrators, drug dealers, terrorists. >> udeh is working on a documentary about the india/pakistan border. >> no one wants to go to pakistan. >> no one wants to? >> in their right mind, to go into pakistan. >> that's a fairly decisive statement. so they put up the fence but the fence is on the indian side. >> yeah. it's 150 meters from the border. >> so beyond that fence, still indian farmland. >> yes. >> so people who live over here can farm over there. >> farm over there. >> the punjab is a fertile region in an otherwise very dry country. this is india's bread basket. with over a billion people currently residing in india, every inch of fertile punjabi soil has great value. these are people who own land over there, then they put the fence, suddenly your life became difficult

in pakistan because the perception of the shias in pakistan is that pakistan is siding with the sunnies captain debt any worse than it already is. >> yemen or no yemen. we have been besetted with mercenaries creating sectarian problems in pakistan. so it doesn't make a difference to us. we've lived with it. >> reporter: pakistan hasn't set fighter jets or extra troops to saudi arabia yet but behind the scenes it's deeply concerned. nicole johnston, al jazeera islamabad. >> the u.s. government is under pressure to speed up the way new drugs are approved. there are terminally ill patients who say they will be dead before potentially lifesaving drugs will be test. kimberly halkett has our report. >> ten months ago jay was head of his career when he was diagnosed with als, it is a form of motor neuron disease like that suffered by physicist stephen hawking. >> in this year we started with minor fatigue and some slurred words. a year later we are in a wheelchair. the hands aren't working. the speech is going. >> reporter: so the smiths have joan dozens of others to lobby the u.s. fda. they w

minister of pakistan told saudi arabia leaders that security is crucial in pakistan. that's why we're sending a delegation to saudi arabia. >> pakistan and saudi arabia have long military ties. they carry out joint exercises. there are 800 pakistani soldiers protecting the border with iraq. this is strong economic relationship as well. last year saudi gave pakistan $1.5 billion in aid. pakistan's prime minister liveed in exile in riyadh for eight years. the conflict in yemen is a difficult balancing act with tack stan. while it has a strong relationship with saudi arabia, it also has good ties with iran, which has backed yes houthi fighters. islamabad does not want to create tension with its shared community. >> pakistan is a major shia country. >> it would lead to tension in pakistan. because the the assertion by the shia in pakistan is that pakistan is it siding with the sunnies. >> some say the violence could not get worse than it already is. >> yemen or no yemen we've been beset by mercenaries in pakistan, is it does not make a difference. we live. with it. >> pak

but on the other hand pakistan enjoys a good relationship with iran and pakistan will be concerned aboutoming too deeply involved in any regional conflict that starts to look like a proxy war inside yemen between saudi arabia and iran, the other big reason for that is 20% of pakistans of the population are shia and already in pakistan there is a sectarian problems, a lot of tension and often violence and the pakistani government would not want to make that situation even worse and escalate the violence by becoming too deeply involved on the side of saudi arabia against the houthi fighters backed by iran. >>> investors searched the home and flat of the copilot of germanwings flight who deliberately crashed in the french alps and trying to find clues to what his motive could have been according to the flight voice recorder he took control of the plane before it crashed and the pilot was heard knocking on the door trying to get in and dominick is from the hometown and he is there. >> reporter: growing sense of disbelief that one of their own might have been responsible for such a disaster t

is crucial for pakistan. that's why we're sending a delegation to saudi arabia. >> pakistan and saudi arabia have long military ties. they carry out joint exercises and there are 800 pakistani soldiers stationed in saudi arabia protecting the border with iraq. there is a strong economic relationship, as well. last year, sawed gave pakistan $1.5 billion in aid. pakistan's prime minister lived in exile in riyadh for almost eight years. >> entering the conflict in yemen is a difficult balancing act for pakistan. while it has a strong relationship with saudi arabia, it also has good ties with iran which has backed yemen houthi fighters. they trade with each other and the government isis lamb bad doesn't want to create tension with its shia community. >> pakistan is a major tyson country. however, 20% of its population of shia muslims. >> it would lead to sectarian tension in pakistan, because the perception of the shias in pakistan would be that pakistan is siding with the sunnis in yemen and saudi arabia. >> som

a response from pakistan. friday they are sending a delegation from the army and the government to saudi arabia to discuss what assistance if any, the pakistan could provide to saudi arabia. the two countries have a good and strong relationship, there are strong economic ties. saudi arabia is often the first country to help pakistan when it has economic problems energy crisis or a natural disaster. there are 800 troops deployed across various parts of saudi arabia. on the other hand pakistan enjoys a good relationship with iran, and they'll be concerned about becoming too deeply involved in regional conflict that looks like a proxy war inside yemen between saudi arabia and iran. the other big reason is because 20% of pakistan populations are shia. in pakistan there are sectarian problems tensions violence. the pakistani government would not make that situation swores and escalate becoming too deeply involved against saudi arabia, against fighters backed by iran >>> a visiting fellow from the european council o

in pakistan. at least 14 are dead. >> the war in syria is in its fifth year with the number of refugees about to surpass 4 million. the human costs of the conflict and impact on syria's neighbors. >> aid arrives after a cyclone pam. the true scale of the damage still isn't clear. >> hamilton with help from arnold schwarzenegger sends out an ominous warning to his formula one rivals. >> when it comes to the next race i'll be back! ok? >> defending world champion starts the new season with victory in australia. >> taliban fighters in pakistan have claimed responsibility for two bomb attacks on churches packed with sunday worshipers. at least 14 people were killed and dozens wounded in lahore. victoria gatenb. >> reports. >> the pakistani taliban timed attacks for maximum devastation the two churches packed with those attending sunday services. there were chaos in the moments after the bombs exploded within minutes of each other. >> i was on guard inside, a small gate was open. suddenly, there was th

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no one wants to go to pakistan. >> don't worry. i'm going call him right now. >> -- we will kill daniel. these demands include -- >> peter won't go. >> you need to get your brother to do it. you recommended your brother. you vouched for him. and now it's just going to cost me a lot of money. >> peter won't do it. >> you are putting me in a bad place, erik. >> i'm not a pushover at all, but i definitely don't like to let people down. >> okay. >> i took his place. >> i'll do it. i'll go. >> believe me, erik, you'll have a great time. >> if i knew then what i know now, i would have killed rai. i would take that man's life and not feel any regret about it whatsoever. i get into the airport, and there is guy there, and he is holding a sign that says erik aude, like he just drew it on napkin, basically. >> hey. >> how you doing? >> good. >> the first words out of the guy's mouth was -- >> rai messed up. >> he said we would have had a great time. >> but now we have to go karachi to bring all the jackets back. >> when are you guys coming b

willie vehicle a will he vehicle evoke a strong span from pakistan.friday they are sending a delegation to saudi arabia to discuss what kind of assistance, if anything they could provide to saudi arabia. the two countries have a very good and strong relationship. there are strong economic ties. saudi arabia often the first country to help pakistan whenever it has economic problems, energy crisis or a natural disaster. and already there are 800 troops deployed across various parts of saudi arabia. but on the other hands pakistan also enjoys a good relationship with iran. and pakistan will be concerned about becoming too deeply involved in any regional conflict that starts to look like a proxy war inside yemen between saudi arabia and iran. the other big reason for that is because 20% of pakistan's population are shia. already in pakistan there is sectarian problems, a lot of tension and often violence and the pakistani government would not want to make that situation even worse and escalate the violence by becoming too deeply involved on the side of sa

once again pakistan's captain tried to rescue the inning. after adding 73 with the third wicked, he was caught off the bowling with glenn maxwell. pakistan eventually all out for 213, with just one ball left to their inning. australia's chase got off to a horrendous start. aaron finch dismissed after a plum l.b.w. the captain then gone for eight. then steve smith for australia with an inning of 65. he added yea nine, which shamed watson to take the aussie to the brink, watson finishing on basin on 68, as maxwell saw the cohost soar to the line. australia winning by six wickets. >> every win gives you momentum and gives you confidence and this all certainly is the same. i think obviously india's a completely different opposition to pakistan, they have different strengths. also different weaknesses, as well, so we he need to assess them. >> we are really going well at one stage but after 2023, that's been the trend, we are getting starts, but we are not converting that. >> australia will take on india in sydney. >> real madrid to face athletic

the city is generally considered peaceful compared to other areas of pakistan but attacks happenve beenncreasing after the government's failed attempts to hold peace talks with the taliban last year. >> christian community leaders say the government isn't doing enough to ensure their safety and that attacks like this show there are targets. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> camille hyder sent this update from islamabad. >> the attack against the churches in lahor is an ongoing strategy of targeting not just the security forces but, also the minorities here in pakistan. there have beendad deadly attacks against the shia community, and the christian community. interestingly, the two bombers were not able to get inside the churches where there would have been even her year damage and more loss of life. they were stopped at the gate. the explosions were so powerful that the gates were ripped out of their foundations and thrown several meters away. now, interestingly, after the attack there was considerable anger. the christian community coming out on the street. the government then negotiati

are we witnessing a spike in attacks in pakistan. >> it's more that the pakistan taliban adopted a policy of going after soft targets after a deadly attack last december. in which 100 students were killed. she attacked a shia mosque in the province in which dozens of worshippers were killed. and the attack on the christians, so it appears that a new strategy was evolving that they want to use the sectarian wrists or tensions to escalate the conflict as far as the sectarian conflict is concerned. everybody nose they are targetting the security forces. >> there's a swift response from the government or armed force. after the attack. could you expect the government to move harshly on the taliban this time? >> well the government has, indeed moved in several areas of the federal administrationed area. the pakistani government. some of the factions what are attacking within pakistan are using their bases so indeed the military on the offensive. still showing that they are capable of launching attacks although against soft targets. >> thank you. >> still to come on the programmes security domin

so the rest and you have pakistan, which is the involvement of pakistan gives a lot of interpretation to what is going on. which pakistan is not an arab country. it's a nuclear aspect of tack tan. also keep in mind that pakistan has a shia minority. which is an important factor. >> what do you make of u.s. foreign policy. you have the u.s., in rain in iraq and then you have the help, the assistance with saudi arabia, as far as yemen is concerned. it seems like a conflicting policy. >> the u.s. poll see in yemen has been disappointing. focussing on security spaebility of dealing with yemen, which in my view the u.s. are short-sited security division. the status that we have and where yemen got to this point. the u.s. is concerned about one thing. al qaeda and i.s.i.s. there's into account much that they care about and is given to saudi arabia and, of course this approach of only dealing with countries like yemen, or the security ground proved to be a failure. it didn't work in many countries in afghanistan or roque, and now it's not working in yemen. the united states has chosen to neg

pakistan.there have claimed responsibility for two suicide bomb attacks on churches filled with pima tending sunday mass. at least 14 people were killed and 70 others injured. it is the latest attack against pakistan's christian minority. victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: the pakistani taliban timed its attacks to apparently cause maximum devastation. the two churches were packed with catholics and protestants attending sunday's services. there was chaos in the moments after the bombs exploded within minutes of each other. >> translator: i was on guard inside, a small gate was open. suddenly there was the sound of a blast and the gate was blown away. i quickly turned around and all of these splashes of blood fell on my clothes. after that we got busy with the rescue efforts. >> reporter: sunday's attack was the worst on the community since a devastating double suicide bombing in the northwestern city in 2013. killed more than 80 people. this time the bombings were in the neighborhood home

the agreement to let them remain in pakistan runs out in december 2015. the bottom line is that although we're concerned about the role of some of these camps which is being played as far as the security of pakistan is concerned, we are also conscious of the fact that we'll not do anything that can be an area of concern for the new afghan government. so we work with them to work out a time line and a schedule for the eventual repatriation. in the meantime, how do we handle them within pakistan after the registration is over. we then promised the government to sit with them and work out a mutually agreed timetable for the repatriation of the unregistered events in the first place and discuss the eventual withdraw of the idps and the afghan refugees closer to december 2015. >> okay. finally, minister one specific question on the police. you see how to make the police do a better job. what can do you with the police per se? theret front line of terrorism control. >> well, as you rightly said it is a police -- if the police is able to somehow we're able to in

openers but recovered to eventually beat the pakistan by six wicks.l and palmer declared bankrupt after being stricken with debts of more than $220 million. the court could now appoint an adjudicator for the club's affairs and adrift at the bottom of the table deducting points and possible they may not finish the season but expect to play the match on sunday. >> reality at the moment is today's bankruptcy hearing in parma allowed the club avail of a 5 million operation put together by the league and the futbol federation but given the size of the problems that parma has and $218 million euro of debt and may be 5 million to get to the end of the season will not be good enough and the club might well have to drop out of the championship entirely and mean all the teams and we have 11 games to go and all teams that have not played the games at the end of parma will pick up a 3-0 win in the board room and that will to a certain extent satisfy the championship. >>> summoned to appear before a french league discipline committee on april the 9th and swedish i

plus pakistan's struggle to eradicate polio.e report where thousands of children are about to be immunized. ♪ >> today on "the stream". >> the annual south by southwest festival has been a breeding ground for some of the biggest tech innovations in the world. we'll take you there, giving you a glimpse into the future. >> "the stream". today, 1:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. ♪ >>> top stories on al jazeera. israelis are voting in what looks to be the most closely fought election in years. on lists predict some of the highest turnouts since 1999. benjamin netenyahu is facing a strong challenge from opposition leader isaac herzog. >>> air strikes carried out last november may amount to war crimes. the human rights group investigating bombings which occurred over a period of 18 days and found that over 100 civilians were killed. >>> rescue workers have started to reach remote areas in vanawatu's remote areas. >>> returning to one of our top stories. the israeli general election. benjamin netenyahu is trying to secure a four

pakistan has shown its concern at a time when it says that it is operate on the ground its western border taliban pakistan and united states it not want to see an escalation on the country as eastern frontier with india. importantly the visit is also seen as perhaps a ray of hope for resume that go dialogue. but too many problems still remain between the two countries. and for more we go to our correspondent in new delhi faiz jamil. >> reporter: kamal, relations between india and pakistan appear to be warming up last year after a new prime spinster was elected and up righted pakistan's prime minister for the swearing it. it was seen as a bold step and a possibility breakthrough in relations. but it was short lift. india canceled talks scheduled last year after they accused india of violating a line in kashmir and met with kashmir-y separatist leaders here in new deal a after that delhi. until then neither side was interesting in talking until president obama owe came here and suggested they speak. new here are being cautious about the outcome of today's meeting. >>> a group of poll ties i

sunday, march 15, deadly twin bombings in pakistan. the pakistan taliban has claimed responsibility for both of the attacks, which were apparently timed to cause maximum devastation. the terrorist attack has been widely condemned online. many have taken to social networks to express their solidarity for the christian community and to -- and to show we stand with minorities. they are urging their fellow citizens to stand together and remain unified to avoid similar attacks in the future. there are people who shared these posts on twitter. however, however popular hash tagged cannot combat terrorism. they feel the government should be doing everything in its power to protect minorities in pakistan. and to punish anyone involved in terrorist attacks and hate crimes. scores of web users support this line of thought and say the authorities did not do enough to prevent sunday's attacks. they are claiming that they largely ignore the christian community in pakistan and they hope their campaigning will change this. the "let's talk men" campaig

and lahore is pakistan's second city. about a million people are members of the - of christian faith in this area. is this a city that has scene these sectarian attacks in the past. as far as sectarian attacks within the religious community is concerned. the country has seen that the past few years have been deadly because the taliban pakistan which claimed war. the deadly attack which happened last desin peshawar. an area of targets for the taliban pakistan because they though that these are soft targets and, of course. maximum news coverage whenever there's an attack against a minority committee. it's a straddie brs. it's a strategy. iraqi kurdish forces attacked with chlorine gas. live now to our correspondent. let's talk about tikrit. is the optimism that iraqi forces have been expressing over recent days been continuing. do they believe they have the ability to retake tikrit from i.s.i.l. >> they do it's a matter of time. now, yesterday commanders said that they were pausing to wait for reinforcements. they have call

so again, just a devastating day here in pakistan. >> and so this is the offshoot of pakistan taliban. is that correct? >> caller: that's correct. what we know now is that -- >> go ahead. go ahead. go ahead. >>. >> caller: at one point in the year, this branch had broken off and said they had pledged allegiance to the islamic state, but they again pledged allegiance to the pakistani taliban, fearing that they might be sidelined, as there are possible rumors or talks about peace negotiations going on between the afghan government and the afghan taliban. and the afghan taliban and pakistani taliban are loosely coordinated. so they're fearing that if they don't join up again they could be sidelined. but, again, this is just a way for them to show that they are still in the attack against the pakistani government. >> and i'm guessing that the twin blasts happening at very busy time. people in the area attending sunday mass. but tell us something, explain if you don't mind, the christians make up only 2% of the pakistan's overwhelming muslim population. this is not the first time they've b

the taliban claiming responsibility for attacks in pakistan. as soon as we have more details, we'll bring it to you. >>> well, ahead of tuesday's election in israel a right-wing rally is being held in support of benjamin netanyahu. he's trailing in the polls in the final days before the election saturday evening. the three-term leader participated in a debate. the main focus of the debate is security concerns for jerusalem. netanyahu is expected to conduct the final parliament session. let's bring in our middle east correspondent for more analysis on the upcoming israeli election. thanks very much for joining us. let's start off with what we've seen the last couple years. recent years, israel's electorate leaning forwards the right of security. now we're seeing them tilt to the left slightly on economic concerns. how much do you think social economic issues will influence this election? >> reporter: well there's no doubt that we're seeing a trend that started in the previous elections. israelis want their politicians talking about social econom

not a common sight in pakistan. these police officers recruited to the elite forces are determined to be on the front line in the war against the taliban. the 35 new recruits get the same six-month training as their male colleagues. in class, they learn how to handle and dismantle the weapons they will need in special operations. in house searches, the women go win first, clearing the way for the men in their unit. >> when we enter the house as regular police, we could not fight women terrorists. now with the elite training, we can face them and fight them and kill them. >> this woman is 36, mother of a two euro. what is your favorite class in this course? >> weapons. >> weapons training. she misses her daughter, but her husband is very supportive. the physical training is harder than anything these women had to do in the regular police force. from light weapons to heavy machine guns, these women are going to be doing it all. they are from the most conservative part of pakistan, yet they are here with the support of

pakistan is one of three countries in the world where the disease remains. in total, 471 parents were detained by local officials. it's the first time there have been mass arrests of parents in pakistan for refusing to get their children inoculated. they are worried about the stance with the taliban. let's speak to our correspondent who joins us live from there now. a controversial practice bearing in mind these parents then will be leaving their children being looked after by other people. >> reporter: indeed it is controversial. the local officials said this is actually what they have to resort to because of what they call chronic refusal, people who refuse time and time again to vaccinate their children. 1,000 other warrants have been issued for parents refusing to inoculate their children. they have been arrested for obstructing public order. we are told at least 37 parents have asked for pardon and promised compliance and said they would vaccinate their children. now, you mentioned it was controversial. the director of health in the northwest of pakista

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president ghani talked about his pakistani -- his openings to pakistan, he discussions with pakistan, which seemed very positive. but this threat in syria and iraq which is growing, but we're containing to a certain degree, that it's the same middle east area. how do you -- cue comment more on that interrelationship. what if it becomes more difficult for the iraqi forces to be successful in their country? thank you. >> sir, can't comment on the iraqi forces. i can comment on the afghan forces. the senior leadership of the police and army told me on several occasions they will not let what happened in iraq happen in afghanistan. they're very determined about that. gone out of their way to tell that to me. that question has been raised many different instances and as they talk to leadership and talked to the president. the president brings it because he wants people to understand that the environment in afghanistan continues to evolv. it's a dynamic involvement and he doesn't want his forces to become complacent and wants them to understand what happened in syria and iraq and the networ

pakistan struggled to eradicate polio. a report from the country's northwest where thousands of children are about to be immunized. >> plus: >> in kenya this is going to be an uncomfortable story to watch. it's about female circumstance sum significance and child marriages. find out what the locals think. >> in sport, one of america's host historic soccer teams is now playing a role in political diplomacy. >> the head of the international monetary fund has praised the indian government for recent policy reforms expected to boost the economy. the new budget is applauded as a step in the right direction that improves business confidence. the i.m.f. expects the indian economy to grow by more than 7% for each of the next two years. >> pakistan that sent troops to the city of lahore to prevent more rioting. violence erupted after taliban attacks on two churches in a christian neighborhood on sunday, which killed 17 people. two people suspected of being involved in those bombings were burned to death by protestors during two day

i think obviously india are a completely different opposition to pakistan.rent strengths and weaknesses as well. >> after 2023 it was -- suddenly we just keep losing. and that has been the trend throughout the world cup. we are getting starts but we are not converting that. >> reporter: australia will now take on india in sydney. >>> tennis world number 1 has advanced to the semifinals at indian wells without even having to hit a ball after his opponenth withdrew due to injury. he will play andy murray in the semis. murray sweeping alied lopez. >>> well in the women's yank vich is in to the next round. the scores was 6-1, 4-1 in her favor. the ukrainian was unable to continue because of an ankle injury. that is all of your sport for now. >> thank you very much indeed. over the next few months british engineers will try to build the fastest car in the world again. the same team set the land speed record back in 1997. barnaby phillips reports. >> reporter: in a factory in england, engineers are trying to build the fastest car the world has ever seened. it is d

pakistan has shown its concern at a time when they say it's operating on the taliban and pakistan andting to see an escalation on the eastern frontier with ionia, importantly the wizard is also seen as perhaps a real vote for resuming their dialog but too many problems still remain between the two countries and for more we go to our correspondent in new deli. >> relations between india and pakistan appear to be warming up last year after modi was prime minister and invited pakistan prime minister here to new deli for the swearing in and seen as a bold step and a possible breakthrough in relations but it was short lived. india cancelled four secretary level talks for september of last year after india accused pakistan for violating a line of control and they met with kashmir separatist leaders in new deli and did not want to resume talks until now which were reportedly encouraged by u.s. president barack obama during his resent visit to india and hoping the talks will lead to dialog between the two count trays many in new deli are cautious about the outcome of today's meeting. >>> paki

. >>> in pakistan last-minute stay has been issued to a man sentenced to death at the age of 14. thought to be 23 had been scheduled to be hanged on thursday for the killing of a 7-year-old and inquiry will look in his age at the time of conviction and said he was pressured for a confession and joined by constitutional lawyer who is live and good to have you on the show what do you make of this decision what is behind it? >> thanks for having me jane. jane pakistan is one of five countries i believe left in the world who still have death penalty for certain crimes and a trial that took place back in 2004 and obviously miss justice on the age of the convict here and every report on the trial record shows that at the time of the trial nobody cared to check what the age was, as a result it was never noticed in trial and also wasn't noticed at the time of the appeal before the high court, finally when it reached supreme court in 2007 somebody raised the objection that the boy was a minor at the time of his conjik shun and the conviction was death penalty and they rejected the stain a

are the enemies of pakistan. and this is a constructive admission. we're doing everything we can to promote their closer cooperation. while we must temper expectations, i remain optimistic that both countries are working toward a more productive relationship. the enemy remains in a state of flux too. the taliban failed to achieve any of their stated goals in 2014. they failed to disrupt the elections, they failed to undermine the political transition. and they failed to prevent the afghan government from signing a long-term security agreement with both nato and the united states. on the battlefield they achieved no enduring gains. the taliban's senior leadership is in disarray. constantly pressured by the ansf, suffering from dissention within their own ranks and lacking popular support, they've turned to high profile terrorist attacks, particularly against soft targets inside of kabul. in a desperate attempt to remain relevant, they're failing to win over the afghan population. with the coalition off the battlef

they next play pakistan. al jazeera. >> competition host australia are preparing to face having a in their game wednesday. afghanistan are brimming with confidence after their win last week although they know it will be a tough test. australia come into the match having lost to cohost new zealand. they sit fourth in the pool, but could finish second. >> if you're confident you back your own ability, you walk out and have the freedom to enjoy the brand of cricket you play. i think that's what will continue to do. >> australia's the best team, the best side for me in competition, because their own conditions, they are hosting the world cup. they are a good team. they have good fastballer. we are good bowlers our bowlers will enjoy bowling on this wicket. we will try to do our best in that match. >> the asian championship league continues on tuesday and wednesday. scoring twice in seven minutes in the second half. the half valley into the back of the net from a corner was worthy of its replay. also had a man sen

pakistan played australia march 20th. they are going to wait until after that match to find out who to bring in as his replacement. >>> if you idolize someone, do you want to upset them? probably not. melinda knocked out caroline the player she always looked up to. she's ranked 37 in the world. arguably, the biggest success of her career. 6-love in istanbul last year. >> yeah, well, the last time i lost it was a tough loss. today, i was happy i won the first game. yeah i mean i had a good game plan going to the match. i was very confident in the game. i played a solid match. i held the rally with her and waited for my chances. i was patient. >> the most american found a way, 6-3, 6-2. she celebrated her 21st birthday last month. second, share po va is through to the third round. novak -- at the right time to sneak through there. spanish eighth seed has exited early. he was beaten 7-5, 6-4 by the australian. and britain's andy murray progressed to the fourth round over germany's phillip kohlshriber. he came back to dominat

i said, pakistan is not out of maligned intent, but instability. most of us, politically, are used to dealing with our opposite numbers. in a country like pakistan where, frankly, we're never really sure who is in charge -- whether it is the politicians, the military, or isi, we have to develop a whole range of relationships. from the british perspective, i i was very interested as to why despite 200 years of common india has to partition and has history india has to partition and has been a successful , economy where pakistan has gone backwards. perhaps someday we can discuss. by was interested that , partition, nobody knew what to call pakistan because it did not correspond to any natural historical or geographical entity. in fact, it is an acronym. pakistan is a made-up name made up of the initials of the provinces. i think that is a fair bet that if your country's name is made up, it is not probably the most stable entity. i say that -- this is a worry because here in washington, with all the focus on iran at the present time, people seem to ha

batting first backfired for pakistan.rated his recall to the side with four wickets. once again, pakistan captain tried to rescue the inning. [ cheers and applause ] return but after adding 73 to the third wicket he was caught off of the bowling of glenn maxwell. [ cheers and applause ] >> pakistan eventually all out with just one ball left to their inning. australia's chase got off to a horrendous start. aaron smith dismissed after a plum lbw. the captain then gone for 8. but then steve smith calms australia with an inning of 65. [ cheers and applause ] >> he added 89 with shane watson to take the aussies to the brink of victory. watson finishing unbeaten on 68 as he and glenn maxwell saw the co-host over the line. australia winning by 6 wickets. [ cheers and applause ] >> every win gives you momentum and confidence, and this will certainly be exactly the same. i think obviously india are a complete different opposition to pakistan. they have different strengths and weaknesses. >> we're really going well but after 20, 23

of 10 countries including five gulf monarchies in the gulf corporations council, as well as egypt pakistan sudan jordan and morocco. it is to support the president. saudi says it has destroyed air defenses and hit targets in aden in yemen's south. yemen's health ministry said at least 18 civilians have been killed in a residential area in the capitol sanna. knew these are the latest pictures coming to us from the yemeni capitol showing the aftermath of the airstrikes. iran which supports the houthis have called for the strikes to end immediately. a specks man for the houthis in yemen says they will not back down. >> the aim of this aggression to to accident the resolve of the yemeni people and push them from that you are demands. our resolve will continue until the results have been materialized. we are capable of standing up to this aggression. we will not call for outside intervention. we are not seeking the support of iran or any other force. we are confident of our forces, our abilities and the will of our people. >> you are a specialist in this area, so obviously the right person to h