it creates a so—called peace corridor from punjab in india to punjab in pakistan, meaning sick pilgrimsn india can travel to pray at the shrine with a guru settled in later life. —— sikh pilgrims. they do not need a visa. for many of those here, today is a dream come true. this temple of gurdwara is believed to have been built where the founder of sikhism, guru nanak, spent his final years in the 16th century. now pilgrims from india will be able to travel directly here from the border, just a few kilometres away. translation: we used to go to a town in india on the border and looked at the gurdwara with binoculars from very far away. i used to pray that one day i would visit it myself. now it's come true. it's a rare moment of cooperation between the neighbours. but it comes amidst continued tension over the disputed region of kashmir. pakistani officials say there needs to be a resolution on that before further dialogue can happen. nevertheless, this is a historic moment. the border here between pakistan and india was the scene of horrific bloodshed between the two countries were firs

the toxic air here is the burning of crop stubble by farmers in neighbouring states of haryana and punjabthere seems to be no respite from that. in november last year, i was really ill. i wasn't wearing a mask and it was so polluted last year also, and i got really, really bad lungs. my doctor suggested me to wear a mask every day. translation: i didn't realise how bad it will get. do we really want our kids to grow in such an environment? no—one really cares. no—one wants to improve the situation. several studies say that the pollution in delhi is damaging people's health at an alarming rate and causing premature deaths. it really is a public health emergency. the former texas congressman beto o'rourke has dropped out of the us presidential race. on social media, he said his campaign for the democratic party nomination didn't have the means to go forward — but that he'd work to ensure donald trump was defeated. this is a campaign that has prided itself on seeing things clearly and on speaking honestly and on acting decisively. we have to clearly see, at this point, that we do not have th

farhat javed, bbc news, south punjab. news today, the so—called islamic state has confirmed the death of its leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, for the first time, and named his successor. this comes a day after the us released footage of the raid in syria's idlib province that killed al—baghdadi. iraq's president barham salih has said in a televised address that the prime minister has agreed to resign if political parties can agree on his replacement. it comes as tens of thousands of people take part in anti—government protests, and more than 250 have been killed in clashes with security forces. wildfires spreading across california reached near los angeles on thursday, destroying homes and forcing evacuations. the region faced a second day of winds that fanned flames and displaced thousands of californians. the us national weather service said conditions were "extremely critical and life threatening". four men have been arrested in australia after police found over $200 million worth of drugs hidden inside imported hot sauce

a peace corridor will be opened shortly, from punjab, india, to punjab, pakistan.s just a few kilometres across the border and will allow sikh pilgrims to travel into pakistan from india visa—free for the first time, to allow them to pray at the khartapur shrine, where the guru settled in later life. the former brazilian president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has been released from prison after a year and a half behind bars for corruption charges. he was greeted by a crowd of supporters outside the police station in the southern city of curitiba where he had been held. his release comes after brazil's supreme court ruled that convicted criminals should not go to jail while their appeals are heard. katy watson reports from the former president's traditional heartland of sao paulo. chanting and singing. lula walked out of prison to an emotional crowd. "free lula," these people had been chanting, keen to witness what has been an extraordinary day for brazilian politics. translation: i cannot tell you the importance of me being here with you. after spending a lifetime t

i'm at the border point between india and pakistan in punjab.ds a lot of importance for the sikh community. as you can see, there is the pakistani flag flying over here. sikhs from all over india gather here every day to have one glimpse of the holy shrine through a pair of binoculars that's fixed over here. it is believed the founder of sikhism, guru nanuk, spent the last days of his life at this shrine and that is why it has such significance for the sikh community. on a clear day, they are able to see the white painted dome of gurdwara darbar sahib from here, and they are ecstatic that the government has taken the step to let the pilgrims from one side of the border visit this shrine which is of great significance for them. translation: we have come here to pray to our guru. the guru have ordained it, and now the passage will be opened. i congratulate everyone on the birth anniversary of our guru. translation: we have heard so much about this holy shrine. we really want to go, especially because i have just got married and i want to seek bles

farhat javed, bbc news, south punjab. you're watching newsday on the bbc.ramme: we'll be talking to an polar explorer about his role in the first—ever solar—powered expedition to the antarctic. also on the programme: six weeks of world cup rugby are almost over — we look back on a thrilling tournament — and a major success for the host country japan. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood would contribute to the growth of this nation". after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. mission control: booster ignition and lift—off of discovery, with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. welcome back and thanks for stay

the toxic air here is the burning of crop stubble by farmers in neighbouring states of haryana and punjabt. in november last year, i was really ill. i wasn't wearing a mask and it was so polluted last year also, and i got really, really bad lungs. my doctor suggested me to wear a mask every day. translation: i didn't realise how bad it will get. do we really want our kids to grow in such an environment? no—one really cares. no—one wants to improve the situation. several studies say that the pollution in delhi is damaging people's health at an alarming rate and causing premature deaths. it really is a public health emergency. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: 50 years and counting — we'll tell you about the russian postwoman who just keeps going and going. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the

the toxic air here is the burning of crop stubble by farmers in neighbouring states of haryana and punjab respite from that. in november last year, i was really ill. i wasn't wearing a mask and it was so polluted last year also, and i got really, really bad lungs. my doctor suggested me to wear a mask every day. translation: i didn't realise how bad it will get. do we really want our kids to grow in such an environment? no—one really cares. no—one wants to improve the situation. several studies say that the pollution in delhi is damaging people's health at an alarming rate and causing premature deaths. it really is a public health emergency. let's get some of the day's other news: the army in mali says 53 soldiers have been killed in what it's called a terrorist attack on a military post in the north. a month ago, a0 soldiers were killed near the border with burkina faso in what was one of the deadliest assaults of its kind. the streets of algiers have been packed with tens of thousands of anti—government protesters, celebrating the anniversary of the country's war for independence. many

the new crossing will create a so—called ‘peace corridor‘ from punjab in india to punjab in pakistan.ravel visa—free from india into pakistan for the first time — allowing them to pray at the kartarpur shrine, where the guru settled in later life. secunder kermani reports. for many of those here, today is a dream come true. this temple is believed to have been built with the founder of sikhism, guru nanak, spent his final years in the 16th century. now pilgrims from india will be able to travel directly here from the border, just a few kilometres away. translation: we used to go to a town in india on the border and looked at it with binoculars from very far away. are used to pray that one day i would visit it myself stop now it's come true. it's a rare moment of cooperation between the neighbours. but it comes amidst continued tension in the disputed region of kashmir. pakistani officials say there needs to be a resolution on that before further dialogue can happen. nevertheless, this is an historic moment. the body here between pakistan and india was the scene of horrific bloodshed b

because of a chink in the eyes there is trouble in breathing and it also affects the throat the punjab government should take some concrete steps to resolve this problem of them going to. close thousands of primitive brick kilns to ease pollution people most at risk such as the elderly and the very young are advised to stay home. so the schools are closing. given 2 days holiday to the children so that their health and their studies are not affected when god willing the weather clears will call them back the bad weather persists beyond 2 days we still call them so their studies won't suffer. medical journal the lancet reckons 22 percent of deaths in pakistan each year are caused by pollution. light rain or wind could ease the situation in the short term but long term groups like amnesty are calling on pakistan authorities to stop downplaying the crisis and take urgent action to protect people's health and lives the whore is running out of breath. and finally your chance to become a caped crusader a pair of batman and robin outfits described as the only known complete set actually worn o

another shrine in india's punjab state which is home to the world's largest city community. 150 kilometers to the west the town in pakistan where grew and on up was born the. pilgrims gathered here are hopeful that the new corridor will make travel easier and help foster better ties between the 2 neighbors. there are some narrow minded leaders in both nations who don't like the idea of muslims and sikhs getting together and somehow causes them. but the truth is friendship will bring a message of peace for everyone in the coming days. there you know they got it all obviously brings india and pakistan together and such an amazing. this is happened and it's just amazing for us to be together. india had long asked pakistan to ease border crossings for sick programs but plans were held up by diplomatic tensions. many hope the corridor a rare example of cooperation between india and pakistan will lead to further initiatives. we have our v.w. team shammal shans in karachi and emission gys while in delhi michel start with you there's people on the ground there talking about well this corridor real

his is one of the 12,000 manufacturers in the knitwear hub in punjab.is known as the unorganised sector in india, are struggling to stitch their businesses back together. at a time of the economy is growing at 5%. it's lowest place in six years. the detail that the government is using is only for the organised sector is not factoring in the unorganised sector which is declining but if you add all of the data and added, indian economy would be in territory but of negative territory. government measures to counter the economic downturn have already focused on large industries and the benefits of the currency band three years ago seem to be wearing off. in busy markets like these, cash is still king, the government had hoped that by withdrawing high—value currency notes, it would force people to bank their wealth and weed out unaccounted cash from the system. while this has led to an increase in digital payments, caches preferred by shopkeepers and customers. crowds thronged this bustling market in delhi. but shopkeepers say customers are not buying as muc

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but at last, the mood here in punjab is of happiness and excitement. process between india and pakistan is nowhere in sight, but still, this is a key moment in the people to people relationship between the two countries. now let's turn our attention to sumo wrestling. hiyori kon is an amateur sumo wrestling champion in japan where women are still barred from competing professionally. hiyori is hoping to change that and make a place for women in the ancient spoort. she is one of the bbc‘s 100 women 2019 and the subject of award—winning film little miss sumo. bbc 100 women names 100 influential and inspirational women each year and shares their stories. find them on facebook, instagram and twitter, and use #100women. you have been watching newsday. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. coming up. a deal or not a deal? we'll be taking a more in—depth look at that possible us china trade deal and we'll see if a thaw in relations is already on ice. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures. the celeb

a multi-pronged one it's not just one item what we're hearing today is of course that farmers in punjab are burning crop residue and as a result equality in delhi has deteriorated but for much of the more than 300 days out of the 365 dailies actually breathing really bad quality air it never really gets the news the way it does in the winter months so clearly the problem is much beyond just the issue of another crop burning that happens you know for about 4 weeks or so in the winters there's a host of problems that need to be addressed really if you have to get this straight any time soon ok how do they turn that around then because if you incentivize farmers to behave in a particular way in rural areas the debate occurs to me is delhi centric understandably but there are other problems in other areas. absolutely i mean i think blaming the farmer is sort of like not exactly the best thing that one can be do at this point in time but the fact is that they have been incentivise by the cheap availability of basically feel like to city and the water the did able to pump with it and then gro

farhat javed, bbc news, south punjab. let's get some of the day's other news.in california are facing a new crisis as strong winds triggered more wildfires in the south of the state. fires over the past week have led to mass evacuations and power cuts — and a state—wide emergency has been declared. but firefighters in northern california believe they have now "turned a corner" in battling the kincade fire. a day after north korea is reported to have tested two short—range missiles, pyongyang says it has also successfully conducted a test of super—large multiple rocket launchers. the korean news agency said the rocket launchers were able to totally destroy a group target. the tests come as talks between north korea and the us have ground to a halt. an investigation by bbc news arabic has found women being put up for sale online in kuwait as domestic workers. a un expert has described it as an illegal online slave market. the investigation found that instagram — which is owned by facebook — along with apps available on google and apple are being used to trade peo

the spammers in the adjoining states of punjab and haryana have harvested their rice and now need to clear their land for their winter wheat crop burning is the quickest way environmentalists say that needs to change but i think at the end of the day farmers need to sort of put pressure on the government to ultimately provide bright markets that are needed to shift away to other crops but pharmacy if they are to change their practices and invest in clean up technology and machinery they need support from the government that's on top of it tackling other sources of pollution meaning those hoping for cleaner air are unlikely to have immediate relief. al-jazeera new delhi. well joining me now are guests in new delhi kartika nessun a research fellow at the council of the global environment center he's a specialist on fire and haze prevention that's a problem that malaysia faces every year a warm welcome to you wolf cuts a guinness in the new delhi let me start with you if i may because that's the ground 0 of this problem i mean the air quality in new delhi is now being described as apoca

the country save billions of dollars every year on imports of vegetable oil in the government of punjab a culture department launched of maggots flagship program that they're developing put a hole into an olive valley since. 201516 in this project we have the planted almost more than 1000000 olive trees on and off for 800 acres you can say 3200 hectares and 750 different farmers who walked by the fate of this project nord only a day or live tree a grade carbon sink or a drill also a scrub land erosion and experts say their dead will also mitigate the effects of climate change the potential for all lives in pakistan is great not only religious order country on the map of oil exporting and all if we're getting the concrete it will also help raise revenue for poor farmers live crop this is a really beneficial and really useful important especially for decision it was this is the sort of place where you don't have. many legs for the resources initially are delivered from 4 to 5 years apart and then when you get the work you've got different you've done hundreds what 30 years compared bucket

thursday's train fire taken place 74 people died after the blaze broke out on a passenger train in eastern punjab province many of the victims were residents of a single town. in. iraq's top clerics used friday prayers toward international powers against interfering in the country's politics as protests against the government entered their 2nd month the protests have been to have seen 250 people killed by security forces and thousands injured. the so-called islamic state has confirmed the death of its leader abu bakar al baghdadi american special forces attacked by daddy's hideout in northwestern syria on saturday he had been on the run since 2017 the terrorist group has named baghdadi successor he is. yes it's there apologies we seem to be having some technical issues that we're trying to resolve but i have here with me my colleague ali the car because we're going to talk about a new bill that's been introduced in russia that gives the government the power to disconnect the country from the global internet the kremlin says it is doing this to protect itself from cyber attacks but critics have sl

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farhat javed, bbc news, south punjab. let's get some of the day's other news.s in california are facing a new crisis as strong winds triggered more wildfires in the south of the state. fires over the past week have led to mass evacuations and power cuts and a state—wide emergency has been declared. but firefighters in northern california believe they have now "turned a corner" in battling the blaze there. the so—called islamic state has confirmed the death of its leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, for the first time. is named his successor as abu ibrahim al—hashemi al-qurashi but didn't release a photo of him. this comes a day after the us released footage of the raid in syria's idlib province that killed al—baghdadi. a day after north korea is reported to have tested two short—range missiles, pyongyang says it has also successfully conducted a test of super—large multiple rocket launchers. the korean news agency said the rocket launchers were able to totally destroy a group target. the tests come as talks between north korea and the us have ground to a halt. an inv

fire have taken place 74 people died after the blaze broke out on the passenger train in eastern punjab province many of the victims were members of an islamic preaching grief. and stay in pakistan thousands of protesters opposed to prime minister imran khan have reached the capital islamabad they started their marching karate 5 days ago and picked up many supporters along the way the march is named by islamist leader. a man who was a long time opponent of imran khan. in south africa more than 300 migrants and refugees have sought shelter in a church in cape town after police evicted them from an encampment outside the un's refugee agency office now about 100 people were arrested on wednesday for resisting police orders to leave the site the migrants from different african countries are demanding to be relocated by the way they say that a recent wave of xenophobic violence directed at african migrants shows that south africa is no longer safe. well the migrants in the church a vow to stay until a solution is found she wus added. this report from cape town but here in the church where ab

traveled from all over pakistan from baluchistan province from the khyber book to who are from the punjab and even in care of then progress and most of these people say that they will stand behind their leader modify the ramón and are waiting for him because they have come here and that they are determined to stay there for months if they're made to do soft progress on it going through an important part critical of political crisis the political instability is going to bite hard into the economy but more to prepare like growth buggers than are fed up with the economic crisis they want clean drinking water they're worn jobs and they're warned their children to be able to get a proper education by days did work their fine escort up for leadership which has been taking money from the before this and spending it on themselves in exile or get a petition yeah but again. it's been almost one year since imran khan took over but he's failed to deliver the prices of basic commodities have skyrocketed and it's hard to live we want change and we want to now suddenly downloads but you imran khan has n

farhat javed, bbc news, south punjab.e second world war has been found in the sea off malta. hms urge disappeared after setting sail in april 1942. there were more than a0 people on board, and its fate had remained unkown. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. deep beneath the waves of the mediterranean, a mystery nearly 80 yea rs old mediterranean, a mystery nearly 80 years old is finally solved. schools of fish move through the rusting, corroded wreck of what is believed to be hms urge. still on deck, its giant gun, silent for so many years, standing guard over a metal grave. the wreck is an absolutely fantastic condition. it is sitting upright on the seabed, very proud, in the direction that it was ordered to ta ke direction that it was ordered to take on its way to alexandria. british submarine makes her way in. coming home to mother, as they call it. malta was a strategically important base for british submarines, targeting german and italian shipping in the mediterranean. hms urge was part of the 10th submarine flotil

scream fire have taken place 74 people died after the blaze broke out of a passenger train in eastern punjab province many of the victims were members of an islamic preaching group. the so-called islamic state has confirmed the death of its leader of. the american special forces attacks baghdad these hideout in northwestern syria on saturday he'd been on the run since 2017 the terrorist group has named him al-hashmi. as baghdad these success. turkey and russia have launched joint ground patrols in northeastern syria the operations part of the deal struck by the countries to end his offensive against going to militia in the border region and remove the kurdish fighters from the area the pictures will begin or within 10 kilometer zone along the border the steps cements the power shift in syria a month after president daughter trump drew u.s. forces from there. for more and i'm joined by our correspondent in istanbul you know what are these patrols all about. well the deal struck there between us and to moscow last week provided for the withdrawal of syrian kurdish fighters some 30 kilometers f

train fire have taken place 74 people died after the blaze broke out on a passenger train in eastern punjab province many of the victims were residents of a single town. have here with me my colleague the car because we're going to talk about a new bill that's been introduced in russia that gives the government the power to disconnect the country from the global internet the kremlin says it is doing this to protect itself from cyber attacks the critics have slammed the law as a step towards more censorship and all it will tell us more about this walk us through this bill so it's known as the sovereign internet lo and in essence it's part of a bigger plan from russia to create in russian internet that is separate from the rest of the internet now russia is saying they're introducing this this this law to protect itself from foreign cyber attacks but critics agree disagree with that now but there are 2 parts to that all firstly russia is aiming to route all of its web traffic through service that are controlled by the government that will give it the opportunity to basically shut down the ent

train fire have taken place 74 people died after the blaze broke out on a passenger train in eastern punjab province many of the victims were residents of a single town. iraq's top clerics used friday prayers to warn international powers against interfering in the country's politics as protests against the government and the 2nd month the protests have been to one have seen 250 people killed by security forces and thousands. the so-called islamic state has confirmed the death of its leader. the american special forces attacked by deedes hideout in northwestern syria on saturday and he'd been on the run since 2017 the terrorist group has named baghdad his successor his. turkey and russia have launched joint patrols in north east in syria the operation is sponsor of a deal struck by the countries to force kurdish fighters out of the territory turkey's border patrols will begin or within a 10 kilometer zone along the border. marks a power shift in syria a month after president governor trumbull drew the u.s. forces from the area. for more and i'm joined by our correspondent in istanbul you kno

but at last, the mood here in punjab is of happiness and excitement.an 82—year—old man has become the first briton to ride a million registered miles on his bicycle. russ mantle has been pedalling away for more than 65 years, averaging around fifteen—thousand miles a year. the bbc‘s tim allman has the story. you know what they say stopping the million mile is always the hardest. russ mantle clocked up miles 999,995 -1 russ mantle clocked up miles 999,995 — 1 million. a very big numberfrom a man who harbours a very big affection for two wheeled transportation. i just affection for two wheeled transportation. ijust love the mobility that cycling gave me. even now, iam mobility that cycling gave me. even now, i am stuck with a bike, no longer have a car, no longer have scooters. his cycling odyssey began in 1952 when he got his first bike, a coventry eagle. he kept a meticulous log of every male he wrote. russ has travelled the equivalent of two return trips to the moon or a0 circumnavigation of the moon or a0 circumnavigation of the globe. lots of people

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sikhism began in punjab — a region that was divided during the partition of british india in 19117 — relationships between the two neighbouring countries have often made it difficult for sikhs to go there. shabnam mahmood has the story. this is one of the holiest places of worship in the sikh religion, it is in pakistan. every year thousands of sikhs, mostly of indian heritage, gather here, among them those from britain. before i came to pakistan, might seekers and was limited because i didn't make the effort, but knowing that i was coming to pakistan i had made the effort to read about it, to speak to my family members, and i have actually come here i can put it all into perspective. this good wire was built in the same place where guru nanak, the founder of the sikh religion, was believed to be born. this way special prayers and celebrated to mark the 550th anniversary of his birth take place. it is an overwhelming experience. i have fully read about this on the internet. to actually be here and see it in real life, put what i have been reading into perspective, it is such an overw

farhat javed, bbc news, south punjab. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. has confirmed he's making the us state of florida his permanent residence, leaving manhattan behind. the president says he's been treated very badly by new york political leaders, despite paying millions of dollars in tax. the transfer could save him money. a court in barcelona has acquitted five men of gang—raping a 14—year—old girl. the men were convicted of a lesser charge of sexual abuse, because lawyers argued the girl was so intoxicated that no violence was used. the case has caused outrage among women's groups in spain about the definition of rape in spanish law. a 31—mile wildfire is advancing across brazil's pa nta nal wetlands. the governor's office in the state of mato grosso do sul said the fire was "bigger than anything seen before" in the region. at least 50,000 hectares of vegetation have already been destroyed. the area, located in the southern part of the country, is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world and a popular tourist destination. let's turn to our t

the spammers in the adjoining states of punjab and haryana have harvested their rice and now need to clear their land for their winter wheat crop burning is the quickest way environmentalists say that needs to change but i think at the end of the dairy farmers need to sort of put pressure on the government to ultimately provide markets that are needed to shift away to other crops but pharmacy if they are to change their practices and invest in cleaner technology and machinery they need support from the government that's on top of it tackling other sources of pollution meaning those hoping for cleaner air are unlikely to have immediate relief. al-jazeera. the united nations has launched relief efforts for victims of flooding in somalia at least 10 people have been killed and more than 270000 forced to leave of the heavy rains last week vital food packages and supplies are being delivered to the displaced and approaching tropical storm could worsen the floods next week. south africa's title win at the rugby world cup wasn't just a sporting success story for the 1st time the trophy was

pollution is expected to continue to be very severe in new delhi these farmers in the adjoining states of punjab and haryana have harvested their rice and now need to clear their land for their winter wheat crop burning is the quickest way environmentalists say that needs to change but i think at the end of the day farmers need to sort of put pressure on the government to ultimately provide markets that are needed to shift away to other crops but pharmacy if they are to change their practices and invest in clean up technology and machinery they need support from the government that's on top of it tackling other sources of pollution meaning those hoping for cleaner air are unlikely to have immediate relief. al-jazeera. a weather update next here on al-jazeera then india the lone holdout as 15 mostly asian countries agree on the terms of what could be the world's biggest trade pact. opposition leaders in pakistan where the next move after a deadline for prime minister in broadcom to step aside comes and goes. and there has been a much calmer picture across much of the middle east how much has have

really include a for my indian prime minister mr monroe and staying there chief minister of the indian punjab province along with other senior of fishers now while they're in there and more they will be seeing all separately games on the indian side. this time the prime minister will be really coming. home playing cards. for over 70 years really good dartboard would normally park their bread by traveling through the hall which broke every law but now they get maybe less than 5 kilometer however the gulf between the indian and pakistani government has never been more apart it is different to know where the kashmir issue but pakistan wants your kind of signal that it wants to welcome the community to come to court. and feel at home . a self exult cambodian opposition leader is closer to returning hugs sam rainsy has arrived in malaysia after leaving the flight to thailand he's vowed to leave demonstrations in cambodia against prime minister who is saying he was ruled for more than 30 years the interior minister says running the chilliness of private citizens of will have to face. justice. polic

traveled from all over pakistan from baluchistan province from the khyber book to who are from the punjab and even interior of then prague and most of the people say that they will stand behind their leader modify the ramón and are waiting for him because they have come here and they say that they're determined to tear for months if they're made to do soft progress on it going through an important part critical political crisis the political instability is going to bite hard into the economy but more treat her like growth progress than are fed up with the economic crisis they want clean drinking water they want jobs and they want their children to be able to get a proper education but is dead right there find it going after leadership which has been taking money from the before that and spending it on themselves in exile or good position yeah but again. it's been almost one year since iran contra costa but he's failed to deliver the prices of basic commodities have skyrocketed and it's hard to live we want change and we want to now suddenly downloads but you know imran khan has not only b

have traveled from all over boggart on from baluchistan province from the khyber book was from the punjaband even interior of then province most of these people say that they will stand behind their leader modify the ramón and are waiting for his cause they have come ahead and they say that they are determined to stay there for months if they're made to do soft buggers on it going through an important part critical of political crises the political instability is going to bite hard into the economy but mostly for the growth buggers on are fed up with the economic crisis they want clean drinking water they want jobs and they want their children to be able to get a proper education but instead what defines its go top leadership which has been taking money from the people and spending it on them said the next $24.00 to $48.00 dodd would be critical to the leader of the proletariat fallen apart i'm on their table to make a proper announcement after that deadline partes the government of emraan hand had her day ignored or of their strong pro death rates boarded a serious challenge to its gover

evolution is expected to continue to be very severe in new delhi the spammers in the adjoining states of punjab and haryana have harvested their rice and now need to clear their land for their winter wheat crop burning is the quickest way environmentalists say that needs to change but i think at the end of the day farmers need to sort of put pressure on the government to ultimately provide the right markets that are needed to shift away to other crops but pharmacy if they are to change their practices and invest in clean up technology and machinery they need support from the government that's on top of it tackling other sources of pollution meaning those hoping for cleaner air are unlikely to have immediate relief. al-jazeera new delhi. or pretty soon there is an economist at the nature conservancy she says the government's policy to reduce the number of cars in new delhi will not specifics of in the long term. the evidence doesn't point to good news that there's some recent work and work in the past that seems to suggest that this kind of rationing of license plates or permitting license plate

these farmers in the adjoining states of punjab and haryana have harvested their rice and now need to clear their land for their winter wheat crop burning is the quickest way environmentalists say that needs to change but i think at the end of the beer farmers need to sort of put pressure on the government to ultimately provide bright markets that are needed to shift away to other crops but pharmacy if they are to change their practices and invest in cleaner technology and machinery they need support from the government that's on top of it tackling other sources of pollution meaning those hoping for cleaner air are unlikely to have immediate relief. al-jazeera new delhi. 41 refugees and migrants have been found alive in the back of a refrigerated truck in northern greece they were discovered after police stopped a vehicle on the side of a motorway near the city of zanti for a routine check the migrants mostly from afghanistan were not injured and the refrigeration system had not been turned on the driver was arrested at the scene. one person has been killed at least 45 injured after a

the toxic air here is the burning of crop stubble by farmers in neighbouring states of haryana and punjaband there seems to be no respite from that. in november last year, i was really ill. i wasn't wearing a mask and it was so polluted last year also, and i got really, really bad lungs. my doctor suggested me to wear a mask every day. translation: i didn't realise how bad it will get. do we really want our kids to grow in such an environment? no—one really cares. no—one wants to improve the situation. several studies say that the pollution in delhi is damaging people's health at an alarming rate and causing premature deaths. it really is a public health emergency. dr maria neira is the world health organization's department of public health and environment director. she told us earlier how she sees the situation in delhi. we have been very concerned in the world health organization regarding this issue of air pollution all over the world. but it's true that the situation in new delhi, in india, is deteriorating, and we are really very much concerned, because this is having a terrible imp