as you say, 93 of these candidates are backed by the pti. that's imran khan's party.ats that the pmln, nawaz sharif�*s party, have at 75. now, what happens next? at the moment these results aren't finalised because there will be court challenges. they will be very and until those have worked through the system, there will not be an absolute definitive finalised total and number. so that is what we're going to be watching now. lots of different candidates from the imran khan's backed pti party are saying that they think that there was vote rigging, they think that they were ahead at certain points and then suddenly something happened and then the vote seemed to go in the other person's favour. now, of course, the authorities here deny that that has happened, but that is what's really creating a large amount of anger, firstly on social media, but also if you go out and speak to people, there's a lot of people who will talk about the fact that they feel that this vote was rigged. and earlier on today, we went to a protest that was happening outside the election commissio

they were not represented the pti directly as independents. sharif has won 75.at the monitors every time we seen nawaz sharif appear on stage he has repeatedly talked about the fact we are the biggest party. imran khan's independents ranjust as that, independent candidates. the electoral commission here in pakistan no longer recognised the pti because they said that imran khan's party hadn't done its internal elections properly and therefore it lost the ability to campaign as a party and said they are all independent. that now presents imran khan's party with your real issue about what they will do next. in order to be able to form a government, they need to be, they need to be seen as not independent but part of a party. what will they do? it is very unlikely they will get their pti party to be recognised again in a relatively short space of time. and the other alternative is that they form an alliance with another party, whether that is a very small party, which they can essentially come in and dominate, or whether they form an alliance with a larger party. in

and if they exclude pti from that and pti takes to the streets, it will become really difficult for themtion might represent something of a turning point? or is itjust a continuation of the turbulence we've seen? it's almost a joke now, john, that, you know, we keep hearing this phrase that pakistan is passing through its most difficult times. it's been like this for many, many, many years. and i feel like this actually is a time when pakistan is at crossroads, only because pakistan's economy is not working at all. it's not growing. the poverty is a0%. around half a million children die every year because of poverty. so it is probably the time for the politicians to sit down and really think hard. how do they want to go about it? asif farooqi of bbc urdu speaking from islamabad. politicians, retired generals and newspaper columnists all piled in on donald trump when he seemed to say that he had encouraged russia to attack any nato member that didn't pay its share of the alliance�*s costs. "unhinged, deranged, strategically illiterate," were some of the responses. lord cameron, the britis

we sought several hundred people from pti protesting outside peacefully.t's relatively calm and then tear gas was being used to disperse the crowd waiting outside. despite the fact the crowd has gone, there have been crowds in other cities protesting about this. there is a real anger here in pakistan for many people who voted. there is a lot of confusion about what will happen next as you suggested, both imran khan's pti and nawaz sharif say they will be up to form a government but exactly how they will do that and get the numbers, neither on their own have a majority. the other issue is where they will get the other seat from. for imran khan, they will try to challenge these cases, hopeful they can get more seats and the pml in have been clear they want to create an alliance with other. we've seen the other party today quite publicly. now it's a race about which party will be up to form a government and we don't have clarity on that yet. government and we don't have clarity on that et. ., ~' , ., government and we don't have clarity on that et. ., ,, i. ~

most of those independents are unpacked backed by the pti which is the political party thatis the ptis being run by imran khan. if you look further down you see that nawaz sharif�*s party, has 42 seats and then ppp, which is the party for the mac which has 3a seats. there is no clear winnerjust the mac which has 3a seats. there is no clear winner just yet. the mac which has 3a seats. there is no clear winnerjust yet. there are indications that there is this kind of feeling that it is going to be up to the independents, whether they are going to form some sort of coalition government. now the real political trading is going to begin. just explain what has been going on in the run—up to this. imran khan has beenjailed. there have been all sorts of restrictions put on his party. some candidates have been campaigning from prison.- campaigning from prison. exactly. this has been _ campaigning from prison. exactly. this has been an _ campaigning from prison. exactly. this has been an election - campaigning from prison. exactly. this has been an election that - campaigning from prison. exact

this is part of imran khan's pti party's plan. inaudible.ng until a stay order is granted. we will fight our case on 45 and 47 and not let those selected and not elected to take the oath. ., ., , , , oath. the authorities deny these allegations- _ oath. the authorities deny these allegations. security _ oath. the authorities deny these allegations. security has - oath. the authorities deny these allegations. security has been i allegations. security has been stepped up wherever the pti said they would appear. this is the road outside the election commission in rawalpindi, if you hundred protesters have gathered, it is not massive at the moment but the idea is that it keeps pressure up while the pti work out what to do next. in the pti work out what to do next. in the crowd, this man from oxford. this country has been in this situation for the last decade, it's been going on like this and imran khan is the only hope for the country to get out of this mess. mit? country to get out of this mess. why did ou country to get out of this mess. why d

the unofficial results that have been coming in over social media ever since yesterday to show the ptigotten a lot of seats and perhaps the official results will not reflect that as accurately as perhaps the actual sort of results have. but i think it is worth remembering that the pti is basically composed of electable's who have belonged to different parties at different times and have jumped ship, let's say, from one party to the other in the past were basically local landlords, businessmen, and have been part of the political establishment for a very long time. i think in terms of what pakistan is facing come its economic crisis, its climate crisis, ecological and political crisis in the periphery come irrespective of who comes to power, neither the military leadership nor any of the political parties seem to have a solution to this. nermeen: we seem to have gotten munizae jahangir back on the line. if you could respond to what is happening? you were following the election minute by minute for your own news program. what most struck you as results were coming in? what are the result

but more generally in denying that pti its electoral symbol.se to some of these complaints and addressing those. the pti are the most popular party and i think they have a responsibility to forge a path forward that leads to stability. exploring the potential for a coalition with the ppp would be the firstjob for a coalition with the ppp would be the first job for the for a coalition with the ppp would be the firstjob for the pti. so vaughan —— so far no indication that they are willing to sit together. the single largest party should be engaged in governance moving forward. indie engaged in governance moving forward. ~ ~ , ., . , ., forward. we will keep a close eye on that. it's forward. we will keep a close eye on that- it's good _ forward. we will keep a close eye on that. it's good to _ forward. we will keep a close eye on that. it's good to have _ forward. we will keep a close eye on that. it's good to have you _ forward. we will keep a close eye on that. it's good to have you on - forward. we will keep a close eye on that. it's good to h

supporters of the jailed pakistani former premier imran khan at his party pakistan tahiek insaaf or pti held nation wide protest. mandate that the people of pakistan has given the independent so called independent candidates back by none other than pti because our election symbol was taken away our entire leadership is behind jails with sham you know uh so this doesn't make any sense when the people have spoken they have to be respected otherwise they will... be on the street, it will be chaos and no government, no political party will be able to rule. supporters of imran khan's party insist that wide spread electoral manipulation has deprived their party of achieving two thirds majority in the parliament. i voted for imran khan, but i am speaking as a pakistani, as a pakistani voter. i voted, i was there at quarter eight in the morning, wanted to be first in line so that i could vote. by evening our candidate was winning, everything was fine, three in the morning, suddenly the man lost and he lost by 20,000 votes or god something like that, how is this possible, this is not possible an

, or pti actually struggles to ensure that their leader is set free.eir leader is set free.- their leader is set free. but you heard there. — their leader is set free. but you heard there, the _ their leader is set free. but you heard there, the idea _ their leader is set free. but you heard there, the idea of- their leader is set free. but you heard there, the idea of imran | their leader is set free. but you - heard there, the idea of imran khan going into coalition is not something he favours but with the people's party leader's son is a different prospect probably. definitely. in the last couple of months before election, bilawal had taken a more considered tree tone towards pti and embo can so that is definitely one option. the other important thing to realise is the military must be very nervous right now. they wanted a coalition government which could then go and negotiate another deal with the international monetary fund. pakistan needs money. i think it is a big question mark and a lot of instability awaiting us. you think the military _ insta

the pti gave up its -lan from islamabad. the pti gave up its [an for from islamabad.its plan for today and there _ from islamabad. the pti gave up its plan for today and there is - plan for today and there is basically a nationwide protest that they are holding across pakistan and in that the pti says it is going to speak against the recent elections. although the pti backed candidates won a majority in the national assembly, even then they are saying they were not given their full majority in the national assembly and so as a result of that there are multiple protests that are organised in islamabad today. one of them is being held outside the press club and as a result of that a lot of arrangements have already been made. i wasjust arrangements have already been made. i was just looking at the twitter of islamabad police and they have said there is a section 44 imposed in islamabad, which basically means they cannot be any congregation across the city. they are already putting barricades across the is in any security area that there is. also, a major problem in a lo

not acceptable. however, imran khan's rival political group, pakistan muslim league nawaz says the pti party tried to derail democracy by creating controversy around elections. dramatic change in the political climate occurred when the commissioner of rawalpindi, a city in northern pakistan tended his resignation citing a guilty. conscience for his role in enabling widespread electoral manipulation in the garison city logo ki 70 70 hazar ki lead ko humne we converted the losers into winners with 70000 votes margin the chief election commissioner and chief justice are involved in poll fraud i accept all the responsibility i should be hanged i cannot participate in the crime that could destroy pakistan this is while pakistan's election commission has rejected claims made by the rawalpendi commissioner stating that no official of the electoral body gave any direction to him recording the manipulation of results. the outcry over alleged vote rigging in the recently held elections for national and state legislatures have sparked wide spread protest among multiple political factions. analyst

and most of those independents are, in fact, backed by the pti, which is the political party that isnd then if you look further down, you see that nawaz sharif�*s party, pml—n, has 42 seats and then ppp, which is the party for bilawal bhutto zardari and he's got about 3k seats, so there's no clear winner just as yet. but there are indications that so far there is this kind of feeling that it's going to be up to the independents whether they're going to want to form some sort of coalition government. so now the real sort of politicking and horse trading is going to begin. and just to explain, we know what's been going on in the run up to this. as i mentioned, imran khan has beenjailed. there've been all sorts of restrictions put on his party, haven't there? and some candidates have even been campaigning from prison. yes, exactly. look, this has been an election that has been mired in difficulties and accusations that they are not going to be free and fair. and for imran khan, he is still wildly popular in this country, but he was banned from contesting in these elections and members o

independent candidates allied to the pti were in the lead.government. how possible is that considering they have been barred from selection?— considering they have been barred from selection? yes, there is little clari on from selection? yes, there is little clarity on who _ from selection? yes, there is little clarity on who will— from selection? yes, there is little clarity on who will be _ from selection? yes, there is little clarity on who will be able - from selection? yes, there is little clarity on who will be able to - from selection? yes, there is little clarity on who will be able to form | clarity on who will be able to form the government in this country of more than 240 million people, which has seen a turbulent two years of political instability, its economy on the verge of default, and also security challenges. in the parliament of pakistan, in its lower house, out of 266 seats, 134 seats are required to form a government. what we have seen today is that after three days the vote ended, the election commission has finally compl

despite police warning they would respond forcefully to illegal gatherings, pti supporters have been in releasing the results and alleged vote rigging. courts have reportedly been flooded with legal challenges to the results, after both mr khan and mr sharif claimed victory. with no clear winner it could take weeks of political wrangling to form a governing coalition, as our correspondent, caroline davies, reports from islamabad. two sides are claiming victory in pakistan, but there is still no new government. both would need more seats to get a majority. nawaz sharif�*s pmln is looking for alliances. today, he met with karachi—based party mqm. imran khan's candidates may have the largest number of seats, but as they are all independents, there are complications. in the meantime, they're trying to increase their vote count. accusing the authorities of rigging votes, which they deny, they are challenging the results in court and calling supporters out to peacefully protest. this is the road ouside the election commission here in rawalpindi and a few hundred protesters have gathered. t

this is part of imran khan's pti party's plan — protests like these in karachi. rigging the vote, they are challenging them in court and on the streets. this is the road outside the election commission here in rawalpindi, and a few hundred protesters have gathered. this is not a mass level at the moment, but the idea is it keeps pressure up while the pti try to work out what to do next. in the crowd was aftab alam from oxford. this country has been in this situation for the last decade, and it's been going on like this. imran khan is the only hope now for this country to get out of this mess. why did you want to come down here today? it's just to aid our peaceful protest that we need to have a respect for the people's mandate. the people have shown their desire, they want imran khan. meanwhile, imran khan's political rival nawaz sharif is publicly looking for alliances. today, his brother met bilawal bhutto from the ppp to start formal discussions about forming a government. the two parties previously ruled together after ousting imran khan in a vote of no confid

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coming to power, is expected, bring some stability, or can they do that without the support of the ptihn, i think that is something that is of concern to domestic analysts as well as international observers. is that pakistan, along with the militant crisis that's brewing in this country, has a terrible economic crisis there's there has been record inflation across the country and that's something that former prime minister shehbaz sharif, who's potentially the upcoming prime and is still also said that he was trying to we'll show it dawn of reconciliation. and i think that according to what we're hearing from imran khan's party as well, is that they have already been at the hands of a crackdown of their party. they couldn't run with the electrodes symbol, however, they did when the most safe they don't want at the moment to have violent protests across the country. they say their supporters are angry. that mandate has been stolen. but however, for this sake of this country, what will potentially going to see is a strong lock opposition of with him on plans by deleting that john sophia

this is part of imran khan's pti party's plan — protests like these in karachi.ging the vote, they are challenging them in court and on the streets. this is the road outside the election commission here in rawalpindi and a few hundred protesters have gathered. this is not a mass level at the moment, but the idea is it keeps pressure up while the pti try to work out what to do next. in the crowd was aftab alam from oxford. this country has been in this situation for the last decade, and it has been going on like this. and imran khan is the only hope now for this country to get out of this mess. meanwhile, imran khan's political rival nawaz sharif is publicly looking for alliances. today, his brother met bilawal bhutto from the ppp to start formal discussions about forming a government. the two parties previously ruled together after, ousting imran khan in a vote of no confidence. will they join up again? as the political wrangling continues, frustration is growing among the many imran khan supporters. just over an hour and a half into the protest in rawalpindi, su

the pti are marching on.rs feel despondent at each new blow or void to come out? caroline davies, bbc news, multan. in el salvador the winner has been called. the official results have yet to be announced. the campaign has been dominated by the president's war on gangs. he is credited with slashing the country's homicide rate and making el salvador one of the safest places in latin america but critics have described his two—year crackdown on street gangs as draconian. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news— bringing you different stories from across the uk. it isa it is a feat of engineering. 14,000 tons of steel at seven years in the planning. iii awaited river crossing. today, hundreds gather for the grand opening. we hundreds gather for the grand o..enin_. , hundreds gather for the grand oeninu. , ,, hundreds gather for the grand o-aenin.~ , , ,, , opening. we pray you bless this brid . e opening. we pray you bless this bridge and _ opening. we pray you bless this bridge and all— op

the pti are marching on.ch new blow or void to come out? caroline davis, bbc news, multan. people in el salvador are heading to the polls in less than an hour for an election that's been dominated by president nayib bukele's war on gangs. he's credited with slashing the country's homicide rate and making el salvador one of the safest places in latin america — but critics have described his two year crackdown on street gangs as draconian. for more, let's hear from our latin america correspondent will grant who is in el salvador�*s capital, san salvador. good to see you. tells more about theissues good to see you. tells more about the issues that people will be voting on and the candidate they can choose from. it is voting on and the candidate they can choose from-— choose from. it is almost certainly auoin to choose from. it is almost certainly going to translate _ choose from. it is almost certainly going to translate to _ choose from. it is almost certainly going to translate to a _ choose from. it is almost

the pti are marching on.rs feel despondent at each new blow or void to come out? caroline davis, bbc news, multan. authorities in chile say at least 51 people have been killed and dozens more have been reported missing in the deadliest wildfires on record in the country. chile's interior minister told reporters that the bodies of five people had been found on public roads — but that there were likely to be many more deaths in the coming hours. they also said the situation in the seaside city of valparaiso was the most delicate, as residents deal with encroaching flames driven by strong winds and temperatures of up to a0 degrees celsius. fernanda paulfrom bbc mundo has been following this for us. it's really very bad there in the centre of the country, is completely unprecedented. i mean, there's more than 50 dead, around 4000 homes affected, still many areas, the fire is not controlled and many people lost everything completely. they're left completely homeless. so it's very critical the situation. and has th

the pti are marching on.e davies, bbc news. facebook is marking its 20th anniversary today. it has grown from a network for harvard university students to one of the biggest online platforms in the world, but has come under increased pressure from regulators and rival companies. it helped usher in the era of social media but has also triggered concerns about fake news, the mental health of young users and the foundations of democracy. steven levy, author of the book facebook: the inside story, spoke to us earlier. he started by telling us about the other four founders of facebook. mark really was the person who authored the programme and released it. he was working with people in his dorm room. one worked for the company for a few years hence started his own company. chris hughes went into politics. 0ne started his own company. chris hughes went into politics. one of them gave some funding and became a co—founder and wound up in legal issues when mark zuckerberg basically cast them out. i think there was a mo