i wanted to come to pakistan to change the perception of what this country is you know you hear pakistan always dangerous or there are terrorists this isn't true. and at a recent travel expo in islamabad rosie was among several westerners to label pakistan a must see destination. a passion for the country is shared by travel bloggers foreign and local alike. but some worry the recent hype is painting too rosy a picture like blogger alex reynolds i'm about to say some things that might make you uncomfortable but hear me out pakistan has become trendy over the last few years but in pakistan the difference between what an influencer experiences on a trip and what an independent traveler experiences on a trip is. and that might mean no one to help through cultural misunderstandings yeah 1st there's a 1st amendment or attracting the watchful eye of the country's muscular security services. that's what karl rock felt in pakistan on a solo trip he organized himself. because i just realized the pakistani intelligence agency which my friend told me someone who does phone and without some question

i shovelled pakistan and why. the land of the pure may have additional ceased to offer adventurers but that may require a stomach for pakistan's challenges stream and some to infrastructure that could prove a bump in the road looking at the beautiful landscapes. so how much of a bump in the road is tourism travel in pakistan to people who would know a pakistani travel photographer. a new zealand travel blog called rocco himself has visited pakistan welcome to both of your alma if i could just start with you 1st is the kind of independent travel abed these social media influencers are talking about possible for foreigners in pakistan or is that too much of a rolls to interview you think. hitter who reached thank you for having me. it's possible now it is it is becoming more and will possibly independent jobs have been. having been down the block some decades but when you say job in your job in a secure or in my * mind being able to have the full. knowledge of everything it is now becoming more and more possible. co

this is d w news asia coming up today bride trafficking christian girls and women from pakistan married off to men in china the brats are told their future grooms are also christian and well off but the reality is very different also coming up taiwan on edge parliament will vote tomorrow on legislation to legalize same sex marriage but how equal marriage equality in taiwan actually feet will look ahead to the big decision. and harry endeavor this harbor is a master of hair sculpting in china sharing famous faces on to his clients. i'm sumi so much gondo welcome to d.w. news asia it is good to have you with us. not their promised a better life and money to help their families that's how hundreds of pakistani girls and women like maek are being married off to men in china it's called bride trafficking and human rights watch is demanding that china and pakistan do something to stop it now according to christian activists marriage brokers are seeking out poor families and pakistan's christian community promising them grooms who are rich and christian once the women arrive in china however i

they will tell you they never wanted to join pakistan, they never wanted to join pakistan, they werefrom the pakistani state's point of view, they need to have a strong hold over this province because of the very important natural resources that are there. but the problem is that are there. but the problem is that the state is incredibly unfair in how it extracts those resources. so the gas coming from balochistan is sold below market rate. if you are selling gas from somewhere else, you will get an exceedingly larger price for your gas. and the baloch don't really get to benefit from their own resources. the only time any baloch will get a gas per capita in the pakistan military builder containment. these are the kind of centre periphery problems that have been going on for decades but with the chinese commitment to develop those resources, including the state at gwadar, all these tensions are brought to a further head. the chinese business model is that they don't hire local labour, they bring their own employees in and when you have chinese labourers who are perceived to be benefi

pakistan are 333-3 45, pakistan first hoped. pakistan are 333—3 45, needing 41 runs from 21 balls.ue, three years after they were relegated. they beat west bromwich albion in the first leg of their championship play—off semifinal — coming from a goal down after dwight gayle's first—half strike. he was later sent—off. but not before villa had equalized and then converted a penalty to make it 2—1. meanwhile in the other semifinal first leg it's been a very long time since either derby or leeds were in the top flight. but leeds have the advantage. they're on the verge of full time at pride park and leeds are currently winning1—0 — kemar roofe the scorer. in the scottish premiership there were wins for kilmarnock, dundee and stjohnston. and inverness are through to the promotion play—off semi—finals with a 4—2 aggregate win over ayr. women's super league champions arsenal finished the season on a high — by inflicting a first league defeat on nearest rivals manchester city. the game's only scorer — emma mitchell — seemed surprised with her brilliant strike at borehamwood. mercedes conti

pakistan is no stranger to cash injections from the i.m.f.the latest bailout will be the 13th it's received since the $1980.00 s. the country's finance minister says he hopes it will be the last but that will depend on the government's ability to tackle some pretty major economic problems like inflation which rose to 8.8 percent last month soaring government debt currently at well over 70 percent of g.d.p. projections for a slowdown in growth from over 5 percent in 2018 to just 2.9 percent this year. the terms of the deal require pakistan to give up central bank control of its currency in favor of a market based exchange race the i.m.f. also wants the government to improve its management of public enterprises and to end subsidies in the power and agriculture sector is. it's these kinds of conditions that prime minister eman can had previously riled against seeking to raise billions of dollars in funds from countries like china instead. but in the end it wasn't enough and once again pakistan has been forced to turn to the i.m.f. for help stavi

also on the show pakistan's e.q. is a 6000000000 dollar lifeline from the international monetary fund i meet high inflation and massive debt. and after the opening of the rice market in the philippines small farmers feel for their livelihoods. alone welcome to business asia want to get jones good to have you with us the u.s. china trade route enters a new chapter beijing has just announced it will impose tariffs on $60000000000.00 of u.s. goods from the 1st of june this comes just 3 days after washington doubled to duties on a raft of chinese exports and while the economic saber rattling continues u.s. consume us stands to foot the bill. fish textiles in footwear if they're made in china they're about to get a lot more expensive for u.s. consumers. that's after the u.s. hike duties on those goods to 25 percent more terrorist might be coming according to u.s. trade representatives president donald trump took to twitter to share his people that china would foot the bill for the new terrorists saying we will be taking i

our right correspondent how do intend us begin to us from islamabad pakistan thank you very much. to taiwan now an island that's considered a bastion of liberalism in asia that liberalism is being put to the test on friday the taiwanese parliament will vote on 3 bills on legalizing same sex marriage for the islands l g b t community the fight for same sex unions has not been easy back in 2017 the island's top court ruled it was unconstitutional to ban same sex couples from getting married but last year taiwanese voters rejected that ruling in a series of referendums now those couples are waiting nervously for parliament's thought shane lane and mark you on have spent the last 2 years planning their wedding in fine detail the cake shop owners from taipei have been dreaming of their special day ever since taiwan's top court ruled same sex couples should be allowed to marry a 1st for asia. so. it was sort of taiwan may often be overlooked internationally the kind of the things we have done are visionaries that we can be proud of that. but on top of the usual wedding stress is shane m

and pakistan gets bailed out by the imf. the country secures a $6 billion loan as its foreign currency reserves tumble. and on the financial markets, the week has started on a negative note in asia as investors await counter measures from china amidst its trade war with the us. let's start with the trade war between the us and china, which continues to escalate despite the two sides holding talks late last week in washington. the us on friday hiked the tariff rate on $200 billion of chinese imports, meaning a total of $250 billion of chinese goods are now subject to 25% import duties. but the tariffs won't apply to goods already in transit as the 0401gmt deadline passed on friday. as most us—china trade is shipped across the pacific, that gives the two sides a crucial grace period of up to four weeks to negotiate a settlement. the us has already signalled plans to place additional tariffs on the remaining $325 billion of chinese imports. accepted it was us businesses that would the additional import tax. he also warned that

hope part of the question of pakistan and a muslim kind of an important policy of india is concerned definitely if we i mean look like look like but it's not we the reality again you can't we are me because if you look at 5 years of not in the more the it was never the case that every 41. there was no such case that india has india has some whole project itself as a very powerful country against pakistan and pakistan 2nd no no well that's the question what does this mean as you're putting off a resurgent india and a strong india for the other countries. no see unless you make. the country i stronger from that will be. unless you are big the people of the country with you how can you make the nice and strong only look the problem is not enough to make the country a strong country you know so in daegu you know. double street where there is so much diversity and you have to take people in conference and to make it you know stronger india by taking people in you know in one sense that you may call it nissen hold on something other why you the people are you know excluded how can you make

well we have some more breaking news and now to pakistan where did correspondent in islamic says that a sea of bibi a christian woman who spent two years on death row for blasphemy has arrived in canada where she has been reunited with her family that's according to her lawyer aasiya bibi was sentenced to death back in twenty ten after being accused of insulting the prophet muhammad in a dispute with muslim colleagues last year she won an appeal against her conviction which sparked widespread protests throughout pakistan and death threats from religious extremists the mother of five had been living in safe houses since her sentence was over turn to. three and correspondent arsalan khalid who is standing by for us in islamabad so do we know where aasia bibi is right now. well sources from foreign office and thought that she has left but just on and she has reached canada to unite with her daughters would wonder gee a living there but the foreign office of blackest sun is yet to make an offer should a statement about to go there confirming of the sources from the foreign office to diffe

holding talks with pakistan are for the most part meaningless that pakistan is not serious and it remains to be seen what happens if this government actually comes back to par after may twenty third when the elections conclude in india or we shall see what does happen for the moment something good thanks for joining us from bloomington. thank you well at least fifteen security personnel have been killed in central india after the hole was blown up by a roadside bomb police say the attack was carried out by maoist rebels in maharastra state the attack follows another incident where the maoists allegedly set fire to nearly thirty vehicles in the same area. now a new round of talks between the taliban and the u.s. have started in qatar on wednesday the u.s. state department says it's peace and boys. in doha are meeting representatives of the afghan armed group it's the sixth round of talks between the two sides who are trying to find a framework for peace in the country afghan government has not been part of the talks. now iran's leaders say they're prepared to fight for their right to sell

and pakistan 2nd no no way that's the question what does this rift as you're putting of a resurgentindia in a strong lead for the other countries. no unless you make the country i stronger from that we need. unless you take the people of the country with you how can you make the recent strong only look the problem is not enough to make the country a strong country you know so in day to day you know. downing street where there is so much going to be and you have to take people in confidence and to make it you know a stronger india by taking people in you know in one sense that you may call it nissen hold on something other why you the people are you know excluded how can you make the new senate stronger so what i am suggesting is only inclusive india could be a stronger nation. and could it be a you know possible precedent. do you think that this. project is ultimately going to. rule of course a close up vote. so the stress on the economy would not be there. that is all he has what he has not talked about development he has not talked about you know the kind of slogan that was given

pakistan. but china doesn't have to choose sides between india and pakistan i'll give you an example china except pakistan. with the other member countries and the china's relationship with india. is actually. very good because the way you will have a joint exercise of terrorism during holidays the soldiers across the border could even be cigarettes so we do not believe that black and white picture so we sincerely hope both pakistan and india could have co-existed they were once one country now they should be brothers. colonel it's been such a pleasure talking to you thank you very much for this insight full interview will wish you all the best of luck but we're talking to. director of security cooperation for the military office of china's national defense ministry discussing china's increasing military strength and its implications for the world that's it for this edition of the next time. you will not obey the voice of the lord your god to do all these commandments. then all these curses sha

it is pakistan's most deprived province.al resources are being exploited by outsiders. the port city of gwadar, where the attack took place, is the focal point of the huge chinese infrastructure project which aims to cut import and export times to china from the middle east by moving goods through pakistan so it is probably why the militant groups have decided to target this city. these same separatists have targeted chinese interests in pakistan before. the same group last year attacked china's consulate in the city of karachi. i've been inside that hotel myself on a trip a few years ago, i know that it is quite heavily guarded. indeed, the whole city has quite a strong military presence, security force presence there, so there will be concerns about how this breach took place. christine fair is an associate professor from georgetown university in the us specialising in south asian political and military affairs. she told us more about the background to the attack. i think for the reason that your correspondent said. the ba

of course the i mean will be projected as the enemy of india and definitely with pakistan you're also going to miss the you know you saw related you know minority or something which may be a incited to the security of india in that sense the swap that it is a model something supported and is sponsored by the pakistan but the question. of hope right of the question of pakistan and the muslim kind of an important policy of india is concerned. we i mean look like look like but if not with the reality again it will be a myth because if you look at 5 years of not in them all the it was never the case that every party when. there was no such case that india has india has some whole project get yourself very powerful country against pakistan and pakistan 2nd no no way that's the question what does this mean as you put it or a resurgent india and a strong india for the other countries. no see unless you make the country i stronger from that will be. unless you take the people of the country with the we are going to meet the needs and strong only look the problem is not enough to make the coun

pakistan on 299—4, so they need 75-40 pakistan on 299—4, so they need 75—40 balls.sh to the football season. european cup finals to come. the premier league finale tomorrow. and today, the start of the championship playoffs. norwich and sheffield united are already up. let's see what happened in the first semifinal between aston villa and west brom. michael redford reports. with a place in the premier league on offer, the championship play—offs are never short of drama. throw in the added element of a west midlands derby and this match had an extra spark. an early goal would have settled any pre—match nerves, a combination of fingertips and crossbar denied jay rodriguez and west brom that luxury. with so much at stake, pressure can affect even the most experienced players. veteran glenn whelan with a rare mistake, and west brom's player of the year dwight gayle making him pay. chances were few and far between for both sides. one moment can change a match and substitute conor hourihane provided it. four minutes later, aston villa were ahead, jack grealish brought dow

by crowing about the airstrikes on pakistan back when they were in power. but you know the short i also do that this particular election the famous line is sick on me stupid which bill clinton said clearly was and it was because india is seeing a rampant unemployment direct quote 45 year high a gradient distress in terms of the collapse of the real economy is a significant challenge india is also seeing dismount private investment our g.d.p. is being questioned in terms of the indignity of digital we've ready got a bit of china and you know there has been attempt to suppress in terms of the us humungous job crisis so i think indian economy frankly speaking has flattered to deceive i don't know. and therefore you know if you look at the endowed campaign of the beach as you reckon mentioned it's not about what nationalism marketing or language i was talking about the congress party and its hyper nationalism but let me tell you i think the congress party is on a steep lead this undoubtedly action on the front foot looking at the fundamental what we call of the

to pakistan to fly out to. china was in the midst of a revolution and they had no contact but they did have one with pakistan. it was difficult.-- some academic institute. is not the topic of our conversation. it sounds like to college professors talking about the future of the world. there were so many disagreements between china and the united states, we started that the first thing was-- which led to further dialogue. i was in china in order to elicit-- solicit an invitation to them from pres. nixon. i didn't want to say that. so i had 48 hours and at the end of the second day after breaking up for the evening, he said what can the staff do for you? i said they could-- communicate he said gosh-- but it was the same and if i may, that's one of the problems but the president will understand fully. i knew that in order to be the first person is the most visited but i never asked for it. this was the problem of internal relations in our government and pres. nixon was absolutely right. >> you have gone on to say

pakistan went after the english attack. ball was hit straight to william. with174 once again as his loose ball was hit straight to william. with 174 to chase james vince set the pace. joe root kept england in that match but fell for 47. but this maximum set at a dramatic final over. and this straight six sealed a comprehensive win. for england it is over to the odis. west indies produced a record opening partnership of 365 against ireland in their tri series match in dublin, john campbell and and shai hope both hitting centuries in passing the previous best of 304. windies finished on a mammoth 381—3 from their 50 overs, and won by 196 runs. hermosa won the 1,000 guineas at newmarket this afternoon — another classic victory for trainer aidan o'brien. the irish champion trainer completed a guineas double for the fourth time when the 14—1 shot, ridden byjockey wayne lordan, held off lady kaya by a length. o'brien also won the 2000 guineas yesterday with magna grecia. britain's peggy french has won the badminton horse trials a

it's pakistan's most deprived province.xploited by outsiders. the port city of gwadar, where the attack took place, is the focal point of the huge chinese infrastructure project which aims to cut import and export times to china from the middle east by moving goods through pakistan so it's probably why the militant groups have decided to target this city. these same separatists have targeted chinese interests in pakistan before. the same group last year attacked china's consulate in the city of karachi. i know details are thin on the ground but can you give us any idea of the status of the guests? presumably there would have been local and foreign guests staying in that hotel? it is not clear exactly how many deaths were in the hotel. the pakistani military has said that guests were safely evacuated, other sources seem to be saying that 95% of the guests were safely evacuated, it is not clear what happened to the rest. christine fair is an associate professor from georgetown university in the us specialising in south asian

pakistan 105 all out. with chris gayle out there, one of the greatest ever limited overs batsman, who is playing in his final world cup. catch him while you can. no one in the stands is entirely safe. he is 39 now, an age when giving it a clout can put your back out. but the man who calls himself the universe boss made 50 before eventually coming back down to earth. the next generation of west indians did the rest. nicholas pooran finishing on a suitable high. if west indies keep playing cricket like this, their band of fans will keep on growing. patrick gearey, bbc news. lets bring you some of the day's other sports news now. former chelsea manager antonio kante is back in management, having joined inter milan. the italian won the fa cup and the premier league with chelsea but was sacked last year after two years in charge. frankie the tory and anna part one the oakes at some this afternoon at odds of eight to one. just beating them. it was the fifth oakes when coming 25 years after his first. colombian s

pakistan are 61 without loss after nine overs.gainst west brom. they w011 semifinal against west brom. they won the first like to —— one at villa park. the second leg is next tuesday. wsl champions arsenal finished the season on a wsl champions arsenal finished the season on a high, beating nearest rivals man city 1—0. it was city's first league defeat of the season. a hat trick of pole positions for va ltteri bottas hat trick of pole positions for valtteri bottas as he gets the better of his mercedes team—mate lewis hamilton once again. he will start the spanish grand prix tomorrow from second. more sport at half past five. a 74—year—old pensioner who was shot with a crossbow bolt as he adjusted his satellite dish at his home in holyhead, on good friday has died. the bolt had travelled through gerald corrigan's upper body, narrowly missing his heart and then passing through his right arm. north wales police said he died as a result of the horrendous injuries he sustained. in just 12 days' time voters will be asked to elect 73 rep

it is pakistan's most deprived province.ts claim its natural resources are being exploited by outsiders. gwadar, where the attack took place, is the focal point of the huge chinese infrastructure project which aims to cut import and export times to china from the middle east by moving goods through pakistan so it is probably why the militant groups have decided to target this city. these same separatists have targeted chinese interests in pakistan before. the same group last year attacked china's consulate in the city of karachi. i've been inside that hotel myself on a trip a few years ago, i know that it is quite heavily guarded. indeed, the whole city has quite a strong military presence, security force presence there, so there will be concerns about how this breach took place. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. two french tourists who were rescued from kidnappers in burkina faso have been welcomed home by president macron. earlier, they paid tribute to the two french soldiers who died during t

but yes pakistan he was aggressive. bow would it surprise anybody like all indian leaders coming back to power process that he wouldly interest try to get that situation stabilized somewhat to focus on bigger things. i think on the foreign and security policy side the big question is going to be can india really kind of increase and improve and upgrade capabilities? because all this is very well in terms of specific relationships but that's what it will come down to. do you have the defense capability as, the economic capabilities? because that's what other people will react to as well? sadly we have run short of time. we can't get to the other questions. i'm sorry for that. but please do join me in thanking our excellent panel and thank you all for coming as well. [ applause ] . >>> 150 years ago this month railroad tycoon leeland stampers hammered in a golden spike linking the central pacific railroad from the west and the union pacific railroad from the east completing the transcontinental railroad. professor richard

this high—scoring symphony ended with a valiant pakistan, a little muted.recard looks. the second highest run scoring game in england for both sides. jason roy with 87 — jonny bairstow and eoin morgan reaching half centuries. pakistan's reply of 361 for 7 a valiant effort in reply. fakhar zaman leading the way with 138. babar azam and asif ali with half centuries. that was a genuinely close game, but england got there in the end. saracens have beaten leinster to win rugby union's champions cup for the third time in 4 years. they were 10—0 down at one point, but fought back to win — in a relentless performance at st james park in newcastle. in rugby, the final stretch can be the hardest. yet, something keeps dragging saracens and leinster back to this stage. in newcastle, a meeting of the game's biggest beats. the toughest of all and tough to call. a match of all matches. they have won this trophy two years in a row, then leinster took it off them. these were two dominant clubs in european rugby. when two such forces collide, much sound and fury follows, but

the convoy was a decoy and you got on the plane to go to pakistan with the president of pakistan to china to meet. and spend 49 hours on the ground talking to him. that moment of meeting a world leader that we didn't have relations with, there weren't the traditional briefing papers and intelligence reports that are commonplace today, and you had to go meet a world leader without the public eye, explain in your mind what that was like. well, the first problem we is that president and did not tell anybody in his administration that this trip was taking place, so we could not ask for the normal breathing papers -- briefing papers. the reason president nixon did that, and people will argue about it, is that in the middle of the vietnam war, leaking was huge. if the effortt became public, there would be such a debate about the conditions we should make that it would never take place. the first thing was to organize advisory the security andh we made around asia pakistan, and then we had arranged with the government of to beijing.fly us is reason we chose pakistan because china was in the mids

a former senior figure of pakistan's federal investigation agency. has been following the case people go to. the door to have trust in the system in pakistan the school district in august has the money has a job. in order to go or have some you know then the system does nurse new honest people coming into the quarter and give richness. and they will back. people aren't that going to come into this. without witnesses willing to appear in course and with prosecution lawyers too frightened to continue the case against accept collapsed. shake was granted by a judge proviso could he have a more to his since admission to a high of course the took abroad a poor thing five thousand dollars to relate shut. the judge will grant have been recently you agreed that he'd do money in a funny case is this happens was the people don't operate a national issue you know created a number of other character the number but then the money and there were free money to give it to be sure america is made of all the money and this happens in every can too. discard goes the maf

the christian woman at the center of a blasphemy raul in pakistan begins a new life in safety aasia bibi has reportedly arrived in canada they should be reunited with her daughter as. and south africans are costing the ballots in national elections little voters say they disappointed with the ruling a.n.c. spirit to tackle corruption at inequality so will they punish the party i suppose. plus liverpool push for gold stocks bonds that owners good people to win a place in the champions league final and it's a stunning comeback from behind victory that many feel would cement yield and clamps a place in history. i don't have a warm welcome to you. iran is announce that it's partially withdrawing from a landmark nuclear deal struck with powers in two thousand and fifteen it comes exactly one year off the us pulled out of the accord which was designed to limit their ability to produce nuclear fuel president hassan rouhani says that iran plans to stop complying with certain parts of the agreement and says if the deal isn't renegotiated within sixty days iran we once again begin enriching uraniu

pakistan 105 all out.gh with chris gayle out there, one of the greatest ever limited overs batsman, who is playing in his final world cup. catch him while you can. no—one in the stands is entirely safe. he is 39 now, an age when giving it a clout can put your back out. but the man who calls himself the universe boss made 50 before eventually coming back down to earth. the next generation of west indians did the rest. nicholas pooran finishing on a suitable high. if west indies keep playing cricket like this, their band of fans will keep on growing. patrick gearey, bbc news. look, i am look, iam not look, i am not thinking too far ahead. we have got australia next, we have got a long tournament here, just a matter of us taking it game by game and i am not getting ahead of myself. we just want to be consistent in everything we can focus on and control is cricket and we have three departments to make sure we are clinical and in terms of batting, bowling and fielding. i wa nt to batting, bowling and fielding.

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the united nations has declared the leader of a pakistan based on the group a global terrorists must assess will be frozen and will be subject to a travel ban he heads the j.c.l. mohammad group which claimed responsibility for february suicide attack in the inadmissible kashmir which killed forty soldiers the declaration passed after china a traditional ally of pakistan dropped its objections. to un sanctions coming the moment to develop. muscle does the time to designate. an individual who has been promoting terrorism. this. part was a significant outcome because we have been for several years. has more from islamabad. the united nations security council committee has decided to put mullen on much food as are the leader of their gesture mohammad on the sanctions next it should be remembered that more than our much food allergies are came into prominence after a deadly attack on indian reserve police and the indian administered kashmir area elf boy was the indians then accused august honor of direct involvement and vowed revenge after which indian aircraft crossed into pakistan india

deal could mean for daily life in pakistan. the founder of weiwei speaks for the 1st time since his company was blacklisted by the u.s. . in sport basketball's most dominant team heading to the n.b.a. finals for a 5th straight season. for south africa's former president jacob zuma is back in court for a 2nd day hoping judges will slow out corruption charges against him zuma is accused of fraud money laundering and racketeering some of those charges go back to a controversial arms deal exposed while he was deputy president his lawyers call the case politically motivated mob justice for media miller is at the high court in pietermaritzburg suffer me to what are we expecting today that. well so far as a we've heard from the french military arms company tal is and this is the company that's alleged to have bribed jacob zuma more than a decade ago relating to the supply. frigates to south africa we understand that part of these allegations have to do with a payment that amounts to a few $1000000.00 rand and both tallis and jacob zum

pakistan is one of china's closest allies and consequently. they would not have kept the pakistanis in the dark before making this decision so there must have been quiet private diplomatic contacts on this issue and they must have alerted to the islamabad that this was about to happen there is a reinjure of charges against some of those are not merely on the basis of the full bomb attack of the fourteenth of february of this year but there is a spate of other issues that are involved and consequently. i think the government did not feel compelled to bring up on this occasion i think they must be absolutely besides themselves china has finally decided to lift the technical hold of the breaking news we told you about a few moments ago from kampala uganda where opposition politician has been granted bail catherine soy joins us now live from kampala katherine what more can you tell us. just happened in the last ten minutes he's been granted bail at the cash bail of about two hundred fifty five and he's have also been. told to make a nonkosher of a

you workers are often targets in pakistan due to cost it is the theories that vaccines out a ploy to sterilize muslim children and the program is a cover for best and spice it was a particularly deadly but did one female vaccinated and two policeman moderate in just one. so you'd let the if knows the dangers of being a. he nearly died after being shot in karachi while immunizing children in twenty two of despite the wrist slit they've still goes into communities and speaks to religious leaders so they can help counter misinformation about the virus. we need connected to live and who understand local sensitivities this is essential for people to trust them and accept the fact. you don't try to have been made in reducing the number of cases here from over three hundred in two hundred fourteen to just twelve but it is one of the three countries in the world where boy remains in damage and rumors spread via social media are inflaming already existing distrust of the nation. that. this man was arrested after posting a video online telling boys to finda after apparently being immunized it

it appears has been able to move pakistan from all we have correspondent. joining us from islamabad salon good to see you bibi was acquitted last year but she only got to leave the country today what took so long when right after the supreme court took rid of that lost in the charges and she was released from the mood. she was not actually released but you're still going into protective custody by the officers and she demanded protective custody throughout the seven months until she traveled from here to canada last night the reason was the sentiment often some of the extremists people living in pakistan her security was the first priority that's meant. she was nothing was disclosed to anyone and in the meanwhile during all the seven months going to buck a son was in the negotiation with different countries and you know it was the number one and then it was simply negotiating with the government but his son and the result of the western countries were negotiating and it was all happening behind the curtain there was no news of. the media and then finally th

we are urging restraint on all sides neither side wants to see this escalate further well pakistan's prime minister around corners and be devoted to tomorrow's inauguration of the renderer modi in india in our coverage of the largest democratic vote in history both the indian congress and victorious b.g.p. parties made allegations against their nuclear neighbors pakistan the high commission in london has since got back to going underground to counter claims in our interviews pakistan itself is a victim of terrorism and suffered both in terms of losses to human lives and its economy we have lost more than $70000.00 citizens including over $6000.00 soldiers and economic losses to the chuen of $120000000000.00 us dollars pakistan also has its concern with regard to terrorism visa v india pakistan remains committed not to allow its territory against any country prime minister iran can in his recent public messages to the indian leadership has called for dialogue and resolving all outstanding issues particularly kashmir dispute to bring peace and prosperity in south asia we remain committ

much and i appreciate the opportunity thank you all the foreign secretary of the moment that to pakistan next for the government has suspended an empty drive following renewed attacks against border workers in the past three weeks at least three people involved in vaccination drives have been killed by gunmen the attacks have been blamed on fake videos and rumors about your vaccination issues that have taken the lives of nearly one hundred people in attacks on vaccine teams since two thousand and twelve phase that is there are reports from some of. vij of the left his job as a believer but last month the father of two was gunned down in northwestern pakistan while trying to convince them to fix him that their children his family is still reeling. and. he was my friend a brother a father and the guardian of our family we have lost everything people who kill like this are the biggest terrorists in the world they threaten and murder people like my brother only want to protect children from this crippling disease. of workers are often targets in pakistan due to conspiracy theories that vacci

a former senior figure of pakistan's federal investigation agency geoffrey has been following the case people go to. the door to have trust in the system in pakistan the school district in august has the money has a job. in order to go or have some you know then the system does nurse new honest people come into the cordon and give it does this. happen and they will back. people aren't that many come into this. without witnesses willing to appear in course and with prosecution lawyers too frightened to continue the case against exact collapsed. shake was granted bail by a judge proviso could he have a more to his since admission to a high of course the took a bribe a poor thing five thousand dollars to relay shop. the judge will grant have been recently you agreed that he too money in the financial case is this happens was the people don't operate a national issue you know greatest number of their character the number but their money and their free money to give it to be sure america is made of a lot of money and this happened and everything. in these characters the mafia and the operat