pti now stands — still win an election. pti now stands for— still win an election.rom the slavish mentality, petty hand—outs. khan made _ mentality, petty hand—outs. khan made it— mentality, petty hand—outs. khan made it pretty clear that the hired lui'i made it pretty clear that the hired gun approach would no longer apply to anyone _ gun approach would no longer apply to anyone in the region. they would be enemies — to anyone in the region. they would be enemies for non—. they would be putting _ be enemies for non—. they would be putting forward some older people, some _ putting forward some older people, some younger people. there are plenty— some younger people. there are plenty of— some younger people. there are plenty of people, that is not the issue. _ plenty of people, that is not the issue, here. plenty of people, that is not the issue. here-— issue, here. just to interact, we have to leave _ issue, here. just to interact, we have to leave it _ issue, here. just to interact, we have to leave it there _ issue, here. just to interact, we have to leave it ther

however, it does not link to the pti protests in any way.aims to be a video of slain, fallen supporters killed in the violent clashes with law enforcement in some of the purchase that took lays. the caption says these markers can never be forgotten, but a reverse image search took me to this video which had an interesting caption that says, seven she brutally killed -- seven shia brutally killed. i found an article confirming at least six people were killed in a shooting in early may. this video is indeed recent and does take place in pakistan, but it is unrelated to imran khan. mark: thank you very much indeed for shedding light on those issues for us. thanks for the business, and thanks to you all for watching. more to come "live from paris." ♪ >> france 24 -- your economy explained. >>iberte, egalite, actualite. >> france 24 -- every art form. >> liberte, egalite, actualite. ♪ 05/17/23 05/17/23 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> everyone agreed default may be the worst outcome, horri

these were released by a pti official.y huge protests in cities right across the country. live now to islamabad where we are joined byjournalist asma shirazi. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. ., ~ i. . thank you for coming on the rouramme. ., ~ . programme. thank you so much. the ictures of programme. thank you so much. the pictures of the _ programme. thank you so much. the pictures of the arrest _ programme. thank you so much. the pictures of the arrest are _ programme. thank you so much. the pictures of the arrest are quite - pictures of the arrest are quite extraordinary.— extraordinary. yes, it is interesting, _ extraordinary. yes, it is interesting, there - extraordinary. yes, it is interesting, there was l extraordinary. yes, it isj interesting, there was a extraordinary. yes, it is - interesting, there was a politician arrest this day and before his arrest this day and before his arrest he made it clear to his audience and his party

now, in particular today, we've heard this morning about seven cases registered against the pti, whichagainst him and against some of the central leadership. some of these charges include murder, robbery, attack on police, damage to public property and other charges, all of which have been filed under the anti—terrorism legislation as well. in terms of other updates here from pakistan this morning, of course, there was plenty of unrest last night across places like here in islamabad, but also in in lahore, in peshawar and karachi. and this morning, we're now already hearing that there is fresh violence again in lahore. we've seen images of a police car that is in flames in the city of lahore as well. the big question here, samantha, is whether or not the various actions that have been taken by the government, by the officials, by the army here, will mean that some of these protests will start to dwindle in the course of the next few days, or if instead they might continue or even ramp up. now, of course, imran khan was arrested on tuesday. that was the source of the original source of

so, we are not hearing anything at the moment from the pti. reaction from mr khan's party, i will bring that to you. but, just to confirm, imran khan has been granted bail following confirm, imran khan has been granted bailfollowing his hearing a confirm, imran khan has been granted bail following his hearing a short time ago in islamabad. we are watching those scenes are very closely, you can see on the screen, there. that is the high court in islamabad. if he steps out, what happens next? if he gets arrested, or he gets to go home, we will let you know. this is bbc news. let's move on to some other news making the headlines, in the uk. the uk chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, has welcomed official figures which show the country's economy grew in the first quarter of this year. but — the figure was just nought—point—one percent — but — the figure was just 0.1% — and the economy actually contracted in march. on thursday, the bank of england raised the interest rate — to 4.5% — as part of the ongoing effort to bring down inflation. but

they have not categorically characterised them as pti workers.e not categorise them as pti workers. on the other hand, mr khan has been saying that he has distanced himself from those elements and he says his party workers have been arrested. so far we are not able to verify if the numbers in the 10,000 because of the police have conveyed, they have only arrested around 3000 people from the province of punjab and similarly some 3000 people from khyber pakhtunkhwa as well but this number of 10,000 cannot also be verified. as for saying there were planted elements, he has not been able to provide any evidence for support. we will leave it there. thank you for taking us through the claims and counter claims coming through that interview with imran khan. the latest fairlie from islam about. around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. —— the latest bare live from islamabad. it's a mix of theatre, athleticism and high drama. for arthur byrne, wrestling is his life and his passion — but it wasn't always like this. # i can show you the

second—tier leadership of the pti has also been arrested.trol how the protests continue but they are continuing. well, that has indeed happened. this is footage of dr mazari being arrested in the early hours of this morning — one of several political figures taken in by police since khan�*s arrest. we haven�*t independently verified this video but her arrest has been confirmed by the bbc. imran khan�*s party, pti, has tweeted that dr shireen mazari was "abducted" and claimed that armed police entered her home. they�*ve described it as a shameful moment. the prime minister and labour leader have both agreed that ukraine�*s president, volodymyr zelensky, should be addressing the eurovision song contest final tomorrow night. he wanted to, but the organisers — the european broadcasting union — say such an appearance would breach its rules on political impartiality. the contest is being hosted by liverpool, as you know, on behalf of ukraine. as part of the city�*s eurovision festival the city council commissioned 2a collaborative art projects bet

kahn's party, the pti, who have been rounded up and arrested, including a spokeswoman who appeared righte on cnn on tuesday, now locked up along with a lot of others who have been publicly calling these corruption charges against kahn bogus, saying it's being fabricated by a government that's working essentially for the military. that's what kahn says. he blames the army chief for his arrest, and he said that on friday, so, in addition to these strings of senior pti arrests, kahn believes more charges against him will come up suddenly and that he will be taken back into custody. he knows it's going to happen. only a matter of time. so, we'll see as far as that goes. now, that could also have an impact, of course, on these protests across the nation, which have turned violent and have turned deadly, and fears are really growing here because the pti has been calling for peaceful nationwide protests, yet a lot of the supporters of this party, supporters of imrahn kahn, they're young, they are passionate, according to those on the ground who have lived in this story, and covered mr. kahn ove

imran khan's party, the pti, said they wanted protests to continue, but to be peaceful.ed on us," says this man, referring to the metal tear gas shells. "this is what we've brought to fight against them". "you seem to be prepared," we ask. "we're going to bring shotguns and pistols next time if they keep shelling on us like this", he replies. protests reignited in peshawar, too, with the crowd chanting, "imran khan, your supporters are numerous!" in islamabad, behind the police line, imran khan faced two corruption cases. on one, he was formally charged and pled not guilty. the full trial will now begin. 0n the second, he was told he would be remanded for eight days in police custody for investigation. against this febrile backdrop, pakistan is waiting to hold national elections while its economy teeters on the brink. the question of who will run pakistan is one neither side is willing to back down from. caroline davies, bbc news, islamabad. live now to washington, where uzair younus isjoining us. he is the director of the pakistan initiative, at the atlantic council's s

that is the latest source of information from the pti party.mran kahn�*s own political party. these are the details that we have that he is crusty islamabad motorway accompanied by a large number of party workers and supporters for the along the way thousands of workers are also present at motorway interchanges and in loure to express solidarity with their leader. there have been thousands of people out in the streets in solidarity with imran khan when he was first arrested. there were protests as people came out into the street notjust in the capital but in cities right across the country, furious and the way that he was suddenly arrested. remember this man a year ago, prime minister of the country, he fell out with his political allies, fellow with his political allies, fellow with the army, he was ousted and now here we're with these arrests and bail. let's come back to you, caroline. within the last hour you give us some real insight into some of the details about what was happening inside that court complex throughout the day. it’s happeni

we know that among those who�*ve been arrested are the pti leaders, many senior leaders in the pti, thatcourse on bail at the moment, but he and his party remain under intense pressure. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. we do cooking club here every thursday, so we learn how to use knives and how to cook good, healthy and prepared meals. the teenagers are also taught how to plan nutritious meals and work to a budget. they're really trying to gain new skills, notjust for themselves in their career, but skills that they can take back to the family unit in terms of cost savings and maybe looking at batch cooking rather than going out and spending a lot of money on one particular takeaway. they can help their families plan for the _ they can help their families plan for the whole week and hopefully save some real money in doing so and help their_ save some real money in doing so and help their families looking together. some, like 12—year—old bentley, are already helping out at home. if it's like a day if my mum who's had a rough day, - i'd be like, just sit down, i'll co

there has been high pressure on both imran khan and his party, the pti, with many leaders of the pti youtube broadcast live. he tends to do these fairly frequently, just after he tweeted that he was planning to do this, the also then said this might be my last tweet. i would also say he has made several tweets since then so it turns out it hasn't been the last tweet before he will be arrested again. this is an ongoing concern and something imran khan has continued to talk about. he then did this live broadcast. it was cut off slightly early but at the same time we have now seen the rest of that entire broadcast as well which has been sent over to us by his team. we have people from our bbc languages services who are in lahore as well and they have told us that at the moment outside imran khan's home things are relatively calm but the crackdown against imran khan and against his party and supporters of his party, people who might have been out protesting as well has continued. we have seen in the last week or more at thousands of people, according to the officials, have now been arres

however, members of his party, the pti senior members have been arrested. no word on them. sitting on that bench had granted him two weeks bail. when imran khan appears through those doors, we will see what happens next. we will bring that to you. in the meantime, let's turn our attention to other top stories. a royal superfan who turn our attention to other top stories. a royal super fan who was handcuffed alongside protesters ahead of the coronation says she was detained for being an innocent bystander. alice chambers travelled to the mile on saturday, hoping to catch a glimpse of king charles. —— travel to the mall. she was arrested and detained for 13 hours. this travel to the mall. she was arrested and detained for 13 hours.— and detained for 13 hours. this is alice chambers, _ and detained for 13 hours. this is alice chambers, an _ and detained for 13 hours. this is alice chambers, an aussie - and detained for 13 hours. this is alice chambers, an aussie and i and detained for 13 hours. this is i alice chambers, an aussie and fan and detained for 13 hours. this is - al

to be in police custody for a further week, we knew many members, senior leaders of his party, the pti country but the big questions were, what's going happen next? of course this intervention by the supreme court who called imran khan to appear in front of them with about an hour notice. took a few hours to get imran khan to court. i was inside the court complex,we had all been waiting outside of one entrance when we suddenly heard he was going to be appearing in another. media, we all ran through corridors and managed to see him for his first appearance in the course of two days. the first time we'd seen them since that arrest. he came through the corridors, didn't answer questions, and went straight into the courtroom where he appeared in front of three chiefjustices of the supreme court. who as you say then told him that the arrest against him that had happened on tuesday was, in their words, invalid and unlawful. that is connected to the fact, they say, that the process that was followed, the fact he was inside the court complex and had submitted themselves, in their words, to the

most of the containers which were used to block the roads were removed from the area, especially after pti section 144 imposed on islamabad, which means there is a ban on public gatherings. so former prime minister imran khan could not address his supporters at that point of time. so there was lots of clarity, it's still thought he is still again going to ask his supporters to come out tomorrow, apparently. so it will be seen how they go about it, but so far, it's far more peaceful than it was two days before. coastal areas of bangladesh and myanmar are bracing for cyclone mocha, which is dumping rain before it's expected to make landfall in the coming hours. it's the strongest cyclone for years. around half a million people have been told to move to safer areas. there are concerns the cyclone could impact the world's largest refugee camp, where close to a million people live in makeshift homes. from cox's bazar, our south asia correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. well, this school has now become a cyclone shelter. and throughout the afternoon, we've seen families arrive with young

out by imran khan supporters, it will play a huge role in whatever happens next to imran khan and to ptined is way more than is being reported in the media. the home of the court commander of the biggest province was, and this is the capital of punjab, the home commander of that sector, his house was vandalized and set ablaze. this is huge. not only that, but also one of the monuments were set ablaze by the supporters. so i think, i think this will play a huge part in whether they will be able to participate in the next election or not, because there is a possibility that he will be disqualified. he can be disqualified by the courts to contest elections. pakistani journalist and commentator. president putin has told russia's victory day parade that the world is at a turning point with a "real war" being waged against russia. the annual celebrations — held to mark the defeat of hitler's forces — were scaled back because of the conflict in ukraine. president putin said his forces were fighting against a "cult of nazis", who want to destroy his country. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, r

these pictures, i should say, were released by pti his party and his party encouraged people to go outrotest on the streets. that is what they have been doing right across the country since that arrest. live to muhammad hanif, a writer and former head of the bbc urdu service. thank you very much for coming on the programme. what do you make of those pictures that we saw in the last few hours? it those pictures that we saw in the last few hours?— last few hours? it is quite tragic since imran _ last few hours? it is quite tragic since imran khan _ last few hours? it is quite tragic since imran khan was _ last few hours? it is quite tragic since imran khan was removed | last few hours? it is quite tragic - since imran khan was removed from the government, he has been facing many cases, corruption cases of all kinds. i think dozens of cases so he has presented himself in court. but i think what has brought about his arrest finally is he was really vocal about pakistan's military role in removing him and he has been accusing lately and naming names, senior pakistan army officers and accusi

i always say we are a cross between wait, wait, don't tell me and pti with books and sometimes drinks thrown in and we will debate best sellers. we'll talk to them. we also like to get their back stories. we ask them about their book and then the conversation can go 18 different ways as you know, some people can roll with that and some people can't. so they have to be fun. interesting people who are willing to roll with things. and these days you can find video at anybody any time and you can pretty quickly go might be a fabulous book, but that person is probably not going to have much fun or chatter besides ken follett, who are some of the other authors you've had? wow. we like to say it runs the gamut from names. everybody would recognize. ken follett, erik larson, susan orlean, new yorker fame, fantastic --. and then people that you will be hearing from soon that we've had on. so chill. gonzales great book called dies screaming and angie kim who's from the dmv, fabulous book called miracle creek. donny walton, the final revival open. these up and coming authors dish ofelia who are

so now you are doing the same thing to the pti.hink, again, what i would emphasise is that until the the insurrection of may ninth, there was no prosecution of mr khan's party. and even today there is no prosecution of mr khan's party or his party members. the people who are being prosecuted are the criminals who were members of that insurrection. and yes, we saw in the united states a few weeks ago, that the members of that insurrection on capitol hill of january 2021, they were jailed for as much as 18 years on something called seditious conspiracy. while many countries have cut trade ties with russia in the last year over the war with ukraine, some have drastically increased their dealings with moscow. one of those is myanmar. the united nations says that russia has sent $400 million worth of military equipment to myanmar, since the junta seized power in the country two years ago. rebecca henschke gained exclusive access to an air force captain who was involved in the transfer of advanced fighter jets from russia to myanmar. tak

these pictures, i should say are from a pti official, the political party of imran khan.arty have called on his supporters to take to the streets. that has happened in places like karachi and turns across the country can actually, imran khan supporters have come out to protest against his arrest. let's get more on this with our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan. just talk us through what we know happened there this morning. the former happened there this morning. tue: former pakistani happened there this morning. tte: former pakistani prime minister imran khan went to the islamabad high court complex to a court hearing and are suddenly dozens of paramilitary enforcers, officers dragged him away and then later on the interior minister of pakistan said mr khan was arrested because he did not respond to various notices on a corruption case issued by the country's anti—corruption watchdog. country's anti—corru ption watchdog. but country's anti—corruption watchdog. but mr kan�*s arrest has triggered a lot of anger amongst his supporters mr khanna. protests are ha

imran khan's party, the pti, said they wanted protests to continue, but to be peaceful.ticks and stones. they've shelled on us, says this man, referring to the metal tear gas shells. this is what we've brought to fight against them. you seem to be prepared, we ask. "we're going to bring shotguns and pistols next time if they keep shelling on us like this", he replies. protests reignited in peshawar, too, with the crowd chanting, "imran khan, your supporters are numerous". in islamabad behind the police line, imran khan faced two corruption cases. on one, he was formally charged and pled not guilty. the full trial will now begin on the second. 0n the second, he was told he would be remanded for eight days in police custody for investigation. against this febrile backdrop, pakistan is waiting to hold national elections while its economy teeters on the brink. the question of who will run pakistan is one neither side is willing to back down from. caroline davis, bbc news, islamabad. the time is 13:16. our top story this lunchtime. the trial about alleged phone hacking by the

survived the course of this way, and there were points where it was not certain what would happen to the ptito be affected by mr khan being in police custody, but the fact that he has come through to this weekend is being celebrated by his supporters will presumably make mr khan feel even stronger. caroline, thank you, caroline davies in islamabad. britain's economy has still yet to return to pre—covid levels. the latest gdp figures for the first three months of the year show the economy grew by 0.1%, says the office for national statistics. but the value of all goods and services produced in the uk, remains smaller than levels seen before the pandemic. a woman who was hit by a police motorcycle that was escorting the duchess of edinburgh on the day of the king's coronation has been named by herfamily as 81—year old helen holland from essex. her immediate family say they are "shocked and sickened at her extensive injuries" and are calling for calling for a thorough investigation. ms holland is currently in a coma in hospital. buckingham palace says they are grateful for the swift response of

there were points during the course of this week where it was not certain what would happen to the pti, how it was going to be affected by mr khan being in police custody. but the fact that he has come through to this weekend is being celebrated by his supporters and will presumably make mr khan feel even stronger. music lovers are counting down to the grand finale of the eurovision song contest in liverpool. it's been a busy week of music, joy — and some tears — with more than 37 countries whittled down to 26 finalists. with final rehearsals complete, they'll take to the stage again on saturday. among them is australia. pop—metal band voyager continued a strong showing for the aussies, who have been in the competition since 2015. right there in liverpool to cheer them on was co—founder of aussievision, dale roberts, who you see here. i spoke to him a little earlier. dale, thank you so much forjoining us, welcome to the programme. we are on the countdown now to the final. firstly i want to touch on the semifinals, because some people have been saying online that without the jury there

individually, politically, pti burke is very motivated and want to protect imran khan who for them as. a final question, as we are looking at the situation politically, the military is part of the equation. when he came to power it was thought he had the backing of the military. there was always denied and he lost it and became a vocal critic of the military. they have a pivotal role, don't they? where do you think they are in all of this and likely to go on all of this? i of this and likely to go on all of this? , ., of this and likely to go on all of this? , . ., , this? i see that the military right now is critically _ this? i see that the military right now is critically divided - this? i see that the military right now is critically divided from - now is critically divided from within. the military fraternity which isn'tjust serving officers but retired officers, the families etc, they are very supportive of imran khan and believe in him. he by the way is not a symbol of democracy or strengthening of democracy if he comes back. what to do these protesters want to support from the

importantly as well, we also heard from his party, the pti, who put out a call on social media, on twitterbad on friday when this court case is due to happen in a show of solidarity. at the same time, the authorities here have said it's going to be... it's illegal to hold protests and rallies, and they have said they will come down hard on anyone who does appear. so a real stand—off shaping up for friday. caroline, our pakistan correspondent, thank you so much. the uk has confirmed that it is sending long—range cruise missiles to ukraine, as requested, as the country prepares to mount a much anticipated counter—offensive. the storm shadow missile, pictured here, has long—range capabilities. they can travel more than 150 miles, or 250 kilometres, and are typically launched from the air. our correspondent hugo bachega reports now from kyiv where's he been speaking to ukraine's president zelensky. ukraine is getting ready to attack. a counter is imminent, a major attempt to push back russia. explosions this man will decide when that happens — president zelensky. if he delays the push, it give

interestingly we have been speaking to people from pti, imran khan's partey about what is going on herehave said is that the protests will continue, to think will contest this arrest in court even though we have heard from lawyers here that it is from the chiefjustice, and it is considered to be legal but protests are likely to keep going. thank considered to be legal but protests are likely to keep going.— are likely to keep going. thank you so much for— are likely to keep going. thank you so much for bringing _ are likely to keep going. thank you so much for bringing us _ are likely to keep going. thank you | so much for bringing us up-to-date so much for bringing us up—to—date in the situation in pakistan. london's metropolitan police has expressed "regret" over the arrest of six anti monarchy protestors before the king's coronation on saturday. they were held on suspicion of planning to disrupt the event but released without charge. one of those arrested was graham smith, the head of the campaign group republic. he says he has received a personal apology but a full inquiry into what

survived the course of this way, and there were points where it was not certain what would happen to the ptir khan being in police custody, but the fact that he has come through to this weekend is being celebrated by his supporters will presumably make mr khan feel even stronger. caroline davies in islamabad. a former us marine who placed a new york subway passenger in a fatal chokehold has been charged with manslaughter. daniel penney is accused of causing the death ofjordan neely on a new york subway car last week. his lawyers said he could not have known his actions to subdue mr neely would lead to his death. we heard how he was trained and decorated marine, which means to me you have gone through more training and situations than someone in who was a newbie in the process of military. when you are trained in combat might that gives you something the average person does not have. he gives you options. the bbc�*s nada tawfik has been covering the case for us and has more from new york. daniel penny was released on $100,000 bail after his arraignment hearing in lower manhattan on friday. an

and there were points during the course of this week where it wasn't certain what would happen to the ptihis political party, that movement, how that was going to be affected by mr khan being in police custody. but the fact that he has come through to this weekend is being celebrated by his supporters and will presumably make mr khan feel even stronger. caroline davies. mexico says it will limit the number of deportees it accepts from the united states after the us brought in new rules for migrants trying to cross its southern border. a law known as title 42, introduced during the pandemic, expired on friday. american officials said on friday they "did not see "a substantial increase" in migrant crossings but many have pointed out that this is only the start of a new reality at the border, not the end. mexico's government is trying to deter migrants from making the treacherous journey and has ordered the closure of more than 30 temporary processing centres for migrants. our north america correspondent sophie long sent this update from the texas border city of el paso. we have not yet got

there were points during the course of this week where it was not certain what would happen to the ptiow it was going to be affected by mr khan being in police custody. but the fact that he has come through to this weekend is being celebrated by his supporters will presumably make mr khan feel even stronger. let's go to the frontline in ukraine, where the military said it has recaptured some ground in bakhmut. kyiv said its forces advanced two kilometres in a week, that's 1.2 miles, a rare advance after months of heavy fighting. earlier russia's defence ministry said russian troops in one bakhmut area had changed their position for strategic reasons, but russia's wagner mercenary group disputed that claim. 0ur hugo bachega has more. the ukrainian authorities said ukrainian forces had made some advances near the city of bakhmut in east of the country, a city that has been key to russian forces in don yates. earlier today we had a statement from the russian defence ministry rejecting any ukrainian breakthrough in the region and the authorities also said that the russian forces had repell

and then was arrested by paramilitary forces and once the pictures cut out of the arrest, his party ptitly what they've been doing. notjust in the capital but in cities right across the country and even in places here in london to come up for example. so, we are keeping an eye on those protests and the consequence of that arrest there of imran khan. that is it for me. i am lewis vonjones, this is bbc news could buy. hello there. we've seen a real mixture of weather today, some warm sunshine coming through, but some torrential downpours as well. we had some heavier showers earlier in the day in wales. that was followed by the sunshine as the downpours with some thunder in there as well swept into the midlands and it's been pushing down towards the south—east. and this is where we still have this yellow thunderstorm warning from the met office. so these areas into the evening will continue to get some very heavy rain in places and some thunder and lightning, possibly some hail as well. those downpours in the south—east do slowly fade away overnight. and then we see more cloud coming in fr

there were points during the course of this week where it was not certain what would happen to the pti, how it was going to be affected by mr khan being in police custody. but the fact that he has come through to this weekend is being celebrated by his supporters will presumably make mr khan feel even stronger. caroline davies in islamabad. a former us marine who placed a new york subway passenger in a fatal chokehold has been charged with manslaughter. daniel penny is accused of causing the death ofjordan neely on a new york subway car last week. his lawyers said he could not have known his actions to subdue mr neely would lead to his death. the bbc�*s nada tawfik has been covering the case for us and has more from new york. daniel penny was released on $100,000 bail after his arraignment hearing in lower manhattan on friday. and he was formally charged with second degree manslaughter, which means he's accused of recklessly causing the death of 30—year—old jordan neely after holding him in a chokehold for several minutes. now, if convicted, he could face a maximum of 15 years in priso

he was taken according to footage that was circulating, circulated by his party on whatsapp, the pti, shown of him being taken by police and put into a police vehicle. there is also footage which appears to show police in riot gear. now, we have also had confirmation since then from the islamabad police, who confirmed that they had arrested him on corruption charges. they have also issued a section 144 stop that means that there are no or protests allowed in islam are bad. this is not the first time that we have seen suggestions or threats issued towards imran khan about being arrested, but this is the first time that we have seen him be arrested. earlier this year, there were multiple attempts to arrest him at his home in lahore, but supporters stop police from entering, and in return, the police are using tear gas and water cannon. since then, we have had a relatively quiet period during ramadan, that has continued with eid. there are less supporters at the courts today, police have closed off the race before his appearance, but already, very strong reaction has appeared within his

the pti has been calling for peaceful nationwide protests.s party, supporters of imran khan, they are young and passionate, according to those who have covered this story and him over the decades. he's an icon in pakistan who has been there since the 1970s. his platform ironically is anticorruption and rule of law and now he's the one facing corruption charges. if his young passion supporters clash with the soldiers who are trying to keep the peace, and they began after 9/11, so more than 20 years. very little if any training in handling civilian protesters. there's a lot of fear that things could get very ugly and very deadly on the streets of pakistan this weekend. cnn, taipei. >>> the former marine who allegedly held a homeless man and a fatal chokehold on the new york city subway is free on bond right now. daniel penny surrendered to police on friday morning. the 24-year-old is charged with second-degree manslaughter. the victim, jordan neely, was a street performer who did michael jackson impersonations. he had long suffered from mental

supporters of his political party, the pti, say the latest charges are politically motivated and parter campaign to silence khan. in an attempt to quell the protests, pakistan's police issued an emergency order earlier today to ban gatherings in islamabad. pakistan has also suspended mobile broadband and blocked access to social media apps disrupting the lives of millions. meanwhile, human rights groups accused pakistani forces of using excessive force on supporters of imran khan who have taken to the streets in recent days. at least 10 protesters have been killed and nearly 3000 supporters of khan have been arrested. we are joined now by mohammed hanif. he is an award-winning writer and journalist based in karachi. he is the former editor of the bbc urdu service in london where he is joining us from today. welcome back to democracy now! it is great to have you with us. explain what is happening. why was imran khan arrested and now why was he released? >> they been trying to arrest imran khan for months now. the main focus is elections. it would keep him out of the election race. it w

so they're petrified of elections, and because they are scared that pti, and i will be back into power democracy. so right now, as we speak, over 10,000 workers have been arrested. my entire senior leadership is in jail. on tuesday i am going to make an appearance for various -- in islamabad, 80% chance that i will be arrested. so right now there's no rule of law. the judges, one of the judges cried saying that he would give people bail and they were re-arrested when they got out of the court. the supreme court chief justice, i mean, his -- when he says e t 14th of may, his decisions are discarded. so we are heading towards law of the jungle. right now there is no rule of law in this country. >> stay with us. when we come back, i will ask imran khan, he has taken on the country's most powerful institution, the army. how will that tousle work out when we come back. kyle? and while romeo over here is trying to look cool, things are about to heat up. uh-oh. darn it, kyle! and if you don't have the right home insurance coverage, you could end up paying for this yourself. sorry mr. sanchez!

and because they are scared that pti and i will be back into power, everything has been done to dismantleur democracy. so right now, as we speak, over 10,000 workers have been arrested. my entire senior leadership is in jail. on tuesday i'm going to make an appearance for various bails in islamabad. 80% chances are that i will be arrested. so right now, there is no rule of law. the judges, one of the judges said that he would give people bail and they were rearrested when they got out of the cart. the supreme court chief justice, when he said elections are to be held on 14th of may, then his decisions are discarded. so we are heading towards a law of the -- right now there is no rule of law in this country. >> stay with us. when we come back, i will ask imran khan if he has taken on the country's most powerful institution, the army. how will that tussle work out when we come back. there's my little marzipan! [ laughs ] oh, my daughter gives the best hugs! we're just passing t through n our way to the jazz jamboree. [ imitates trumpet playing ] and we wanted to thank america's number-one m

held and then granted bail and then allowed to leave and then not leaving them we heard from his party ptihe lives. so continuing coverage of that, khan story throughout the hours ahead. for now let's pause and get the weather. hello. not everybody got the sunshine on friday. in fact, it was fairly cold and gloomy in the east of the country. the best of the warmth was further west. how about the weekend? we can summarise it like this. sunny on saturday and showers expected on sunday, at least for some of us. now, the big picture shows an area of high pressure building on top of the uk around scotland and northern ireland. but to the south we“re closer to low pressure and a weather front has brought some clouds, some light rain and drizzle in places that's now mostly faded. but it is going to be a fairly cloudy night. east of the pennines, central parts of england and further south too. many northern and western areas should have a relatively clear night and a nip in the airfirst thing on saturday morning, about six degrees in the lowlands of scotland. so this is what it looks like on satur

joining me now is a former minister from imran khan's cabinet and a former leader of his party, the pti tonight? in recent days we have seen a great deal of demonstrations, we've seen violence, human rights watch has said the pakistani government has used excessive force against protesters but they have also said that some forced protesters have used violence as well. >> where it stands tonight in particular, mehdi, there is a huge force of officers and different forces outside imran khan but's residents. we have given the call for protesters and our supporters to come outside imran khan's house as imran khan has recently said that he believes they are going to try to humiliate him by arresting his wife, the former first lady. and then putting another case on imran khan to try to expel him from the political landscape of pakistan. so this is what we predicted even 12 months ago is what they're going to try to do is illuminate imran khan in one way or another, whether be physical or disqualified from politics altogether. so this is the plan that they are trying to follow. unfortunately t

across pakistan, and the problem is that after khan's abduction, the second tier leadership of the ptig to the constitution, there is a provision-— is a provision. i notice you call his arrest _ is a provision. i notice you call his arrest and _ is a provision. i notice you call his arrest and abduction, they| his arrest and abduction, they would say it has an arrest. ayesha, what is your analysis of what is going on? t is your analysis of what is going on? ~' :, :, :, , on? i think i would agree he was very rudely _ on? i think i would agree he was very rudely taken _ on? i think i would agree he was very rudely taken away - on? i think i would agree he was very rudely taken away from i very rudely taken away from the islamabad high court building, where he was _ islamabad high court building, where he was for— islamabad high court building, where he was for his biometrics. he refused — he was for his biometrics. he refused to— he was for his biometrics. he refused to attend an inquiry which is going _ refused to attend an inquiry which is going on, the corruption charges by the _ is

imran khan's party, the pti, said they wanted the pti, said they wanted protests to continue, but to prepared," we ask. "we're going to bring shotguns and pistols next time if they keep shelling on us like this", he replies. protests reignited in peshawar, too, too, with the crowd chanting, "imran khan, your supporters are numerous!". supporters are numerous!" in islamabad, behind the police line, imran khan faced two corruption cases. on one, he was formally charged and pled not guilty. the full trial will now begin. on the second, he was told he would be remanded for eight days in police custody for investigation. against this febrile backdrop, pakistan is waiting to hold national elections while its economy teeters on the brink. the question of who will run pakistan is one neither side is willing to back down from. caroline davies, bbc news, islamabad. pakistan's prime minister has addressed the nation and criticised in ronkonkoma who he refers to as nigh ozzie, blaming him for the state of violence. we nigh ozzie, blaming him for the state of violence.— nigh ozzie, blaming him fo

we know among those who've been arrested are the pti leaders, imran khan's party, and many remain inls, wet suits manufactured by non—biodegradable products. here's our environment were still correspondent claire marshall. this is seven—times uk champion surfer lucy campbell. she's at the top of her game. training for the olympics, courted by global brands who understand the power of her image and how it could sell their products. but she's aware of the darker side of surfing, the carbon impact of travelling to find that perfect wave and that message of mass consumption. she's calling on the industry to clean up its act. it's often hard to turn down a big paycheque, if they're a brand that isn't... ..isn't sustainable, but it's definitely more worthwhile in the long run. you've done that, really? yeah, yeah, 100%. you do want to encourage people to get outdoors, but at the same time, at what cost to the planet? there's a cost from the toxic materials used in manufacturing. paul blacker is one of the uk's top surfboard shapers. over 35 years, he's crafted around 5,000 boards. oh, my g