of the sharif family so in ru ntime‘s party stronghold of the sharif family so in runtime‘s party hasads to support for the ruling party. this could be replicated on a wider scale the next few‘s general election. in fa ct the next few‘s general election. in fact the pdi party only increased their share of the vote by quite a small margin, around 2%, and the majority of new votes went to two new religious right wing parties who for the first time have convinced of this election and they on about 10% of the vote. secunder, when people are voting in by—elections or general elections in pakistani, what are the main issues that are important to the people of the country? well, this was certainly cast, although it is a by—election, it was cast as one on national issues and it was cast by both parties around the issue of the former prime minister's disqualification. what a lot of people are interested to see is how much this issue of nawaz sharif‘s disqualification resonates with the public, but how other or concerns will be revolved around access to clea n will be revolved around access to

the governing party in pakistan celebrates after the wife of the ousted prime minister, nawaz sharif,ins a by—election in his political heartland. the uk terror threat level is reduced from critical to severe as a second man is arrested after a bomb attack on a london tube train. and we'll have the latest from the emmys, as america recognises the best shows on tv. a un fact—finding mission is due to release its first oral report looking into alleged crimes by myanmar‘s security forces against rohingya muslims. the un has warned de facto leader aung san suu kyi she has one "last chance" to end the military offensive that's forced 400,000 rohingyas to flee to neighbouring bangladesh. 0ur correspondentjonathan head reports from the border. 0n the muddy shore of bangladesh's southernmost point, the stream of muslims seeking safety never stops. this is one of the places where the boats bring them in. 0n the other side of the naf river, still the fires burn. it is astonishing that more than three weeks after the violence broke out in rakhine state, we're still seeing these incredible number

in party and his political heartland the seat became vacant in july when sharif was

it was peaceful yet magnificent. >> sharif has indeed been captured by the northern alliance. >> they perceived us as liberato liberators. i didn't learn until later that they perceived my team as avenging angels with swords of lightning. >> this is the biggest blow to the taliban since the allied air strikes began 35 days ago. >> that was the pinnacle of what all ssf soldiers trained for.

that verdict on the disqualification of her father, nawaz sharif.ajority here. under the public sentiment. i'm not going to make a sweeping statement here. at this election is going to validate the sanctity of the vote. the main electoral challenge comes from the pti party who have led to claims of corruption against the sharif family. they say maryam nawaz is trying to undermine political accountability.” maryam nawaz is trying to undermine political accountability. i never expected in my lifetime i would see a day when the judiciary becomes strong enough to take a decision against the government or against the ruling prime minister. others are contesting also, amongst them to new islamist parties, one affiliated toa new islamist parties, one affiliated to a cleric alleged to be a militant leader. their support is limited but they are encroaching upon the religious base of the ruling party and there are suggestions they are backed by the military establishment. again, encoded terms. what concerns me is the kind of money that they have invested into

the wife of pakistan's former prime minister nawaz sharif has captured his parliamentary seat in the wash raif won the election in lahore the seat became vacant when the supreme court removed her husband from office over corruption allegations that was seen as a test of support for sharif in is p. and l. and party ahead of next year's general election so let's go to hyder who is live and lahore so what does this mean for the sharifs. well indeed you did a retreat for there should be however there are references against him and announce an accountability accord even again him. marty i'm no watch it's going to be in border and dirty word it comes out of. the joys of. the large minute joy. no washo you've warned your dead brother joe bastardi for the chief minister of the province to be the next prime minister however there were dead right that you should not give up keep driving rigid also the most fall for you and our country and. now winning the election by the head day that made sure she didn't london receiving treatment so there will be a question mark as to why another journey now

pakistan's former prime minister nawaz sharif has captured his parliamentary seat. won the by election and lahore the seat became vacant when the supreme court removed her us husband from office over the corruption allegations that it was seen as a test of support for sharif and his pm ellen party ahead of next year's general election hyder has more from lahore. that the bright hope bardia may be hailing the. three however. a large number of war now during the margin. voice broke barred from the. prime minister of the country. already in london nord feeling well and it didn't mean for days portably. to be the prime minister of the country. and therefore the joy for the prime minister were just. made a man that. did it what he really did that. may be the next prime minister on. a catholic priest who was rescued after being held for four months by isis supporters in the philippines has made his first public appearance the priest was rescued saturday when the military overran the fighters control center inside a mosque in the city is taken hostage during the first day

the wife of pakistan's former prime minister nawaz sharif has captured his parliamentary seat. one by election in lahore the seat became vacant when the supreme court removed her husband from office over corruption allegations the vote was seen as a test of support for the former prime minister and his party ahead of next year's general election. a catholic priest who was rescued after being held for four months by i supporters in the philippines has made his first public appearance he was rescued on saturday when the military overran the fighters control center inside a mosque and a large center priest was taken hostage during the first day of fighting there and met. to mail alan they're going to send manila. the top brass of the philippine military percentage father cheat us again up today here but he did not really answer questions except to say that he was in good physical condition and that he asked for prayers from those in the room now the philippine military said the father was rescued together with another hostage early on saturday from one of the command centers of th

wife was as the frontrunner for the seat of it is seen as a test of support for nawaz sharif and his p. and l. and party those are the headlines keep it on al jazeera more to come after talk. we don't normally it would be. this. good dish but a shit hole. is over. that is like trying to. ban jules international airport january two thousand and seven stepping out of the black limousine is going to be a slow time president.

wife colson was as the front runner for the seat the vote is seen as a test of support for nawaz sharif and his t.n.l. and party and its political and its political heartland pardon me the seat was vacated in july after sharif was disqualified and dismissed from office by the supreme court over corruption allegations joins us live now from a polling station in lahore and how is how is the polling go. you'll fall the boy you're going with in that game and i did primarily because the military for the predator that you for today you rely on the police to be named. and there how then the man in two hundred twenty polling station and that constituency of the hall where i watch any of that one right from that can get through it and become the prime minister however they did for the big cage and it will be a major forty eight party if it wife goes to know was a jaber do when they were to get their election. last but also strengthen his party's position in the trendy eighteen elections richard you within the next few months it is very important to understand that all the mainstream political pa

his plan that he had briefed to us was mazar-e sharif was the key. liberate maz ar eerks sharif, then the provinces could be liberated. from there harat, kandahar, islamaba we represented fifth group. we recommended america's policy at the nasty pointy-end bloody end of that fight that we went in to help enable the possibility of a brighter future for the people of afghanistan. >> it was my first rodeo. we got married in april. he left in october. he was a medic. i thought it was safe. yeah, he lied to me, guys. no, he didn't lie to me. he was a medic. >> every time they leave and they come back, they're a little bit different each time. >> a lot of memories. you know what i mean? you kind of tamp down and put away. not so good, but that's okay. every one of the husbands will tell you that they're going to die before us spouses do. >> i'll drink scotch. >> toast. >> there you go. >> we got chad. >> d.b. >> stev >> bill, wherever you are. >> salute. >> salute >> dear god in heaven. >> that's nasty. >> what is this? >> say hello. it wasn't until you we

the governing party in pakistan celebrates after the wife of the ousted prime minister, nawaz sharif, wins a by—election in his political heartland. also in the programme. is this the best show on tv? the sci—fi hit, westworld, leads the nominees at the emmys. we're live in la with the latest. live from our studios in singapore and london, you're watching bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 2am in geneva, where a un fact—finding mission is due to release its first oral report looking into alleged crimes by myanmar security forces against rohingya muslims. the un has warned de facto leader aung san suu kyi she has one "last chance" to end the military offensive that's forced 400,000 rohingyas to flee to neighbouring bangladesh. 0ur correspondent, jonathan head, reports from the border. 0n the muddy shore of bangladesh's southernmost point, the stream of muslims seeking safety never stops. this is one of the places where the boats bring them in. and on the other side of the naf river, still the fires burn. it is astonishing that more tha

kulsoom nawaz, the wife of the ousted pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif, has won his parliamentaryt in a by—election. now it's time for world business report. theresa may heads to canada to secure ties, but why is she set to interfere in a trade dispute involving us and canadian aerospace companies? the backlog of cancellations grow at rya nair with hundreds of thousands of passengers affected. we talk you through what's at stake. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. also in the programme, we look at the tech—savvy toddlers who put silver surfers to shame. uk prime minister theresa may is meeting justin trudeau in ottawa today. she's expected to side with canada in a sensitive dispute with the us that has tested trade relations between the two countries. it's between canadian company bombardier and the us plane maker, boeing. so, why is the uk wading in? samira hussain has more from new york. this story starts in 2016 when the canadian aerospace company bombardier on a contract to supply 125 c series passengerjet bombardier on a contract to supply 125 c series passe

of reactions on social media let's take a look of that if we could saudi women's rights activist sharif who helped start a saudi women's right to drive campaigns that is just the start and long standing and just laws they've always considered saudi women miners who are not trusted to drive their own destiny but optimistically added the rain begins with a single drop but also many on social media remaining skeptical one washington d.c. based tweeter calls it a step in the right direction but as long as the male guardianship system exists saudi women will still lack true freedom of movement. despite the euphoria a lot of a lot of details still out there that need to be looked at. what do you say house is going to work out i mean it would take time to date now is june but let's make it very practical if even a woman wants to have her own driving license there's the guardianship. and then she has to ask her husband her son or maybe her father if she is allowed to issue this license so it will take time does is that going to happen independent of the guardian that's there that's the first th

lahore sharif's wife. is the front runner and seen as a test of support for husband and his pm and party in the political heartland the seat became vacant in july when sharif was disqualified dismissed from office by the supreme court over corruption allegations come on high the has more from outside the polling station in lahore. queuing up. and more did come here dare to be a political thriller. qualification. for the country's prime minister but it will be up to. date on read that they want to vote for it party. election she may even be the next prime minister of the country. for campaign. draw. whatever happened here really have a deep impact on the political future of the sherry family. particularly by election. and the upcoming election and. with the fame election there are question marks to what will happen next but all i . know ned anyone. has given north korea's ambassador a month to leave the gulf states and says it will downgrade its diplomatic presence in pyongyang the move could potentially li

his plan was that sharif was the key to the country. and if we could liberate the northern provinces, if we liberated the northern provinces, then kabul could be liberated. and from there, kandahar, we represented america's foreign policy at the nasty, dirty, bloody end of that fight that we went in and helped enable the possibility of a brighter future for the people of afghanistan. >> it was my first rodeo. we got married in april. he left in october. he was a medic. i thought it was safe. he lied to me, guys. he didn't lie to me. he was a medic. >> every time they leave and they come back, they are a little bit different each time. >> a lot of memories. you kind of tap down and put away. not so good. but that's okay. >> every one of the husbands will tell you they are going to die before us spouses do. >> how about we toast. we have chad, steve, bill, wherever you are. salute. >> that is nasty. >> say hello. >> it wasn't until you were forced to retire, you had to retire and then you isolated yourself from your family and everybody e

for a parliamentary by election sharif's wife. colson was just a front runner for the seat that had a scene as a test of support for washer a fan his pm allen and his political heartland that party this seat was vacated in july after a string was disqualified and dismissed from office by the supreme court over corruption allegations meanwhile in northwest pakistan seven people have been killed in an explosion the blast happened in the tribal area of bashar hyder joins us from los whore and we will get to the election in just a moment first though what do you know about this explosion. where this explosion took place then badoer agent the widgets bargirls bogard gone federally administered tribal. areas of on board according to a roadside bomb. a. long winded bodyguard and driver all were carried and dad particularly explosion and seven p. berlin voters. are still gathering more on that so that's what you know so far so if we can let's go ahead and take it to where he was are right now in lahore with a pretty big election going on

the pakistani city of lahore for a pall of untreated by election the former prime minister nawaz sharif's wife colson nawaz is the front runner for the seat the vote is seen as a test of support for nawaz sharif and his p. and l. and party those are the headlines keep it on al jazeera more to come after talk to al-jazeera. without knowledge what do you. think this going to turn. out to speak for all. of this over the. clout of trying to. ban jules international airport january two thousand and seventeen stepping out of the black limousine is going to be as longtime president. as he walks down the tarmac on the presidential red carpet for the last time a small crowd of supporters gather unable to hold back their emotions. after twenty two years in power the man who said he would rule for billions of years is now leaving the country forced into exile. he left. the country he left when he said. he left what is still the big chill and the women. but in boston because it's been because. he had refused to accept election defeat and had overpowered west african heads of state set off on a marath

kulsoom nawaz, the wife of the ousted pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif, has won a by—election thatriggered when he stood down after being disqualified from public office. unofficial results show she had a comfortable win in her husband's heartland of lahore, to claim parliamentary seat. now on bbc news, it is time for dateline london. welcome to dateline london. this week, aung san suu kyi and donald trump, two leaders comprising and confronting their leaders. in iraq and syria, how is the fight really going against the group that calls itself islamic state? my guests, the founder of the first rough draft of history pod cast. the director of the afghan journalist network. the sudanese writer. and the director of the think tank the institute for government. welcome to you all. aung san suu kyi, prisoner of conscience for years, the gently persuasive campaigner who helped bring a peaceful end to myanmar‘s decades of military dictatorship. why is she so reluctant to speak out against a military operation seen by many as bordering on ethnic cleansing? the de facto leader of myanmar wil

now, this is the former pakistan prime minister nawaz sharif. earlier this year because of corruption allegations. this is his wife kulsoom nawaz. she has just won the seat in lahore that he had to relinquish. look at the numbers though and there are mixed messages. both represent the pakistan muslim league, so it'll be pleased it got the seat. but this is local polling. vote was cast as being a referendum on the disqualification of the former prime minister. he was forced to step down following an anti—corruption enquiry. his wife was elected as his replacement, even though she is in london recovering from cancer treatment. his daughter, who led the election campaign in her mother's absence, said yesterday in a victory speech showed the pakistani public believed herfather was unfairly disqualified and that he was, as her party claims, the victim of a political conspiracy. but the winning majority of the ruling plm party decreased down from around 60% of the vote in the last election. they received just under 50% of the vote this time round. tha

supreme court disqualified him in july over corruption allegations because some no one is sharif won the by election securing the seats of the eastern city of lahore she defeated the rival party's candidate in there in absentia now several caribbean islands that were devastated by hurricane and now preparing to face a possible second major storm the u.s. national hurricane center upgraded tropical storm maria to a category one hurricane it's currently heading towards the leeward islands where it could make landfall on monday night now a rare local election is being held in southern nepal after a twenty year wait security is tight in the area where at least fifty five people have been killed during political protests in the past two years so reports now from some tare districts where villages are trying to recover from last month's floods. preparations are almost complete a local election is finally happening here after a twenty year wait. elections are like festivals in the park and there is much excitement but not among villagers in my now kerry one hundred seventy two families who

support for her husband and his party and his political heartland the seat became vacant in july when sharif was disqualified and dismissed from office by the supreme court over corruption allegations catulus foreign minister says the international community is not doing enough to combat what he calls terrorism shaikh mohammed bin abdul rahman al funny called on world leaders to do more he was speaking at an event in new york organized by the u.s. think tank the brookings institution us but have. most of the terrorism is quite a frightening phenomenon and i'd like to say that violence and hatred in regions of attention has helped a lot in the creation of these terrorist organizations the international community and the world in general hasn't done enough to address this phenomenon and i regret to say that the more conflicts disputes and suffering that exist the harder it is the international community to solve the problem of terrorism the international community must adopt all necessary procedures to fight this phenomenon because it's a threat to individuals and societies countries and it's

kulsoom nawaz — the wife of the ousted pakistani prime minister, nawaz sharif, has won a by—elections triggered when he stood down after being disqualified from public office. unofficial results show she had a comfortable win in her husband's heartland of lahore to claim parliamentary seat. the terror threat level in the uk has been reduced from critical to severe, meaning an attack is no longer thought to be imminent. police investigating the bombing on the london underground on friday are searching two houses in surrey, and two men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. a controversial bill that turns all eu law into british law has passed its first parliamentary test — but the battle is far from over. it actually represents the biggest peace time power grab by the executive over the legislature, by the government over parliament, in 100 years. the government rejects accusations that it is riding roughshod over the democratic process. the government of the day must have a realistic

the wife of the ousted pakistani prime minister, nawaz sharif, has won a by—election in his heartlandhow kulsoom nawaz beating her rival by more than 4000 votes. the election was triggered after nawaz sharif was disqualified from public office by the supreme court. kulsoom nawaz is currently in london for cancer treatment. the us ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has issued a new warning to north korea. she said the un security council options were pretty much exhausted. and she said the united states had a variety of military options. the russian defence ministry has denied claims that its planes struck us—backed fighters in syria on saturday. the ministry said that its air force only targeted islamic state militants; it says it informed the us of its operations well in advance. the united states‘ secretary of state, rex tillerson, has said president trump is open to keeping the country in the paris accord on climate change. in a television interview, mr tillerson said the president would work with partners if it could construct fair and balanced terms for americans. he sa

shahbaz sharif children are british politician and therefore. the important thing now will be whether she will now be worn in the prime minister because mr abbasi was born in the in dedham prime minister big question of course the pm and which are in a watch party will be saying that de vere indicated and that they have a good chance of courting a big victory in the next general election come on thank you very much for that for now that's come on high the joining us live from the hall i thank you. now palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas has welcomed an offer by have mof to set up a unity government in gaza and masses on gaza for ten years it's going to dismantle the administrative committee that runs the strip and to hold elections the move is seen as a major breakthrough towards resolving a long and better disputed that is how i feel such reports the real challenge lies in its implementation. the pressure has been mounting on hamas the results of ten years of israeli and egyptian blockade have been intensified this year by rival pales

in party and his political heartland the seat became vacant in july when sharif was disqualified and dismissed from office by the supreme court over corruption allegations place in the us city of st louis have fired tear gas during a second night of protests against the acquittal of a white former policeman accused of murdering a black man at least thirty people were arrested jason stokley was cleared of shooting dead anthony omar smith six years ago prosecutors have rejected calls for a new civil rights investigation protesters targeted the mayor's home unfortunately we did have incidents of sporadic violence and vandalism and that will be the lasting images written about in the newspaper and played over and over on t.v. . as i've said over the past several days we will protect the rights of people who protest demonstrate and have their opinions heard we draw the line though of violence we understand the desire to disrupt but we do not understand and will not understand the does that desire to for destruction or for harming people we will protect all of our residents. keep us govern

they wife of pakistan's former prime minister nawaz sharif has clinched his parliamentary seat close on the last one the byelection and lahore the seat became vacant when the supreme court removed her husband from office because of corruption allegations has more from the whore. family. for trade however the rain. come with a large margin. when he ford came. and became the prime minister of the country there are problems for the. very thing and the charges against him being investigated by the national realty. qualified by that supreme court for life. should be. brought difficult time for boggart on the political situation is born or die and. gordo week three ended by. the prime minister in the general election in. a roman catholic priest has made his first public appearance after being held hostage for four months by fighters linked to i saw in the southern philippines a priest was rescued in juarez city on saturday and the army stormed the fires console center inside a mosque tamil alan duggan has more from the mila. father cheat us of the noblest presented by the top leadership of

on the part of funny city of lahore for a parliamentary by election former prime minister nawaz sharif's wife calls should be for as the frontrunner for the seat was vacated in july after city was disqualified and dismissed from office by the supreme court of the corruption allegations the vote seems a test of support for sharif and has pm out and party in his political heartland u.k. police are investigating whether more people were involved in fighters bomb attack on a london underground train that injured thirty people a house in a town southwest of london was searched after the arrest of an eighteen year old man. the two dizzy and government has lifted a ban on muslim one marrying non muslim men present a beijing car the said she recommended the change saying to news you need to modernize muslim men were allowed to marry non muslim women but not the other way round right those are the headlines on al-jazeera people in power is coming up next . russian filmmaker under a necker self continues his journey across his homeland to discover what life is like under putin during his travels h

underway in the pakistani city of lahore for a parliamentary election the former prime minister nawaz sharif's wife colson laws is the front runner for the seat the vote is seen as a test of support for a new washer ethan is he a male and party and his political heartland those are the headlines the news continues after al-jazeera after would cancerian is democracy experiment you better . real understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring you the news and current events that matter to you al-jazeera. tens of thousands of demonstrations erupt across china each year driven by anger over corruption and the illegal sale of communal land most protests fail to make an impact but in two thousand and eleven one village defied the odds. was. was cancer villages rose up demanding the return of their land calling for their leaders to step down after decades of corruption was a major crackdown activist jim boy died in police custody. but who can achieve the unthinkable the right to choose their own videos. isn't the. final

development on social media savvy women's rights activist al sharif who helped start a right to drive campaign said it's just the starts to end longstanding injustice longstanding unjust laws have always considered saudi women miners who are not trusted to drive their own destiny optimistically she added the rain begins with a single drop saudi based a twitter user i was conflicted though being a saudi i have mixed feelings about this happy and shamed all at once also how many on social media do remain skeptical one washington d.c. based twitter a calls it a step in the right direction but as long as the male guardianship system exists saudi women will still lack true freedom of movement meanwhile arab and middle eastern the policy analyst use of yousef mana urged caution in interpret in the announcement reminding us that it does not take effect immediately intuited the saudi order was about issuing driver's licenses to women by june twenty eighth pending committee recommendations and is far from women letting women drive. now migration to europe may have slowed but the issue remains

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by extension, the preservation of the historical state of both jerusalem and sharif, that -- the sensitivity of the issue has been demonstrated. the continuation of the peace doness there can only be on the condition that israel's immediately stops illegal settlement activities and takes steps towards a two state solution. for in that context, i call on the international community to support our palestinianrusalem,d gaza, as they struggle for an independent and geographically unified palestinian state. despite the current absence of conflict, the balkans is another which stillisis faces serious challenges. for this reason, we attach great importance to the integration of balkan countries with the euro atlantic institutions. turkey will continue to do its part for peace, stability and welfare to prevail in this exceptional part of the world. the territorial integrity of azerbaijan, georgia is the key -- azerbaijan and georgia is the key for regional stability in the southern caucasus. we need to work harder for the resolution of conflicts in areas such as south ossetia, noticing it moreh cris

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with us on 0utside source — still to come: the wife of the ousted pakistani prime minister, nawaz sharifcunder kermani will explain what it means for next year's general election. the former england captain, wayne rooney, has been banned from driving for two years, and sentenced to a hundred hours of community service after admitting a charge of drink—driving. the everton striker was arrested earlier this month after being pulled—over by police officers in cheshire. 0ur sports editor dan roan was in court. rooney spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth, issuing a guilty plea through his solicitor, who said his client had genuine remorse for a terrible mistake. districtjudge john temperly handed rooney a two—year driving ban and ordered him to carry out 100 hours of unpaid community work. he was told to pay £170 in costs. i accept your morse is genuine, but despite everything i have heard i am not convinced a hefty fine would be as punitive sentence as a community order. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story: donald trump says bureaucracy and

south is hoping to discuss how to calm regional tension the wife of pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif has won his parliamentary seat in the byelection in the city of lahore hyder reports. right in the meantime human rights groups say thousands of women have been raped and sexually assaulted during the four year war in south sudan they blame the abuses on government troops of president salva kiir an opposition forces loyal to the former vice president riek machar a catholic priest who was rescued after being held for four months by eisel supporters in the philippines has made his first public appearance was rescued on saturday when the military overran the fighters control center inside a mosque in memoirs city he was taken hostage during the first day of fighting here there in may general motors has announced a recall of more than two and a half million vehicles in china over concerns about airbags made by the japanese giant. and those are the headlines news continues right here on al-jazeera after upfront you better. from the tropics. to the viral islands in the far north atlantic wh

underway in the pakistani city of lahore for a parliamentary by election former prime minister nawaz sharif's wife colson laws as the front runner those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story keep it here. there is a very important source of information for many people around the world when the camera has gone i'm still here go into areas that nobody else is going talk to people that nobody else is talking to and bringing that story to the forefront. muslim women can now marry men the president has overturned the ban that's lasted more than fourteen years clerics say the controversial decision violates islamic law but how far does it go in closing the gender equality gap this story. welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan it is the announcement that's polarizing a nation has overturned a ban on women from marrying normal muslim men a law that's been in place for more than forty years the move has sparked heated debate on the streets and on social media human rights groups say that it's a landmark move in guaranteeing women's freedom in the country tradit

manal al sharif did it in 2011.d a heavy price — she was jailed and lost custody of one of her sons. she lives in australia now — and talked to the bbc earlier. it was catastrophic. my life was not the same after that. i was targeted bya campaign the same after that. i was targeted by a campaign shaming me. the same after that. i was targeted bya campaign shaming me. i the same after that. i was targeted by a campaign shaming me. i lost my job, i lost my child custody and i had to leave my country eventually. i was harassed so much, especially my mother and father. my father was listening in a mosque listening to an imam calling me a horse for driving my car but we have never stopped campaigning. she said on twitter last night: you want a statement, here is one. saudi arabia will never be the same again. the rain begins with a single drop. the rain begins with a single drop. the saudi ambassador to the uk said this is not just the saudi ambassador to the uk said this is notjust a social change, it is part of an econ

manal al—sharif was arrested in 2011 for driving in saudi arabia.om sydney. good to see you. just tell me what happened to you, what effect it had on your life, that conviction. will the room and sent to jail? it was catastrophic. —— the day i drove and was sent to jail. my life was not the same after that. i was targeted by a campaign that shared me. i lost myjob. i lost my child custody. i had to leave my country, eventually. i was harassed so much, especially me family, my mother, and my father. my father was in a mosque hearing and imam call me a horse. but it wasn't a mistake. it was challenging unjust laws. that is a mistake. those unjust laws of the mistake. those unjust laws of the mistake. how did you feel when there had been the decision banning you from driving? i cried. it was bbc breaking news on my home screen at 5am here in sydney and at which, it has been 27 years, and i was reading this november seven movement book. it took 27 years until thejune 17, 2011 leaders, movement, which is a leader, and i was sent to jail. and the campaign

the governing party in pakistan celebrates after the wife of the ousted prime minister, nawaz sharif,

the wife of pakistan's former prime minister nawaz sharif has clinched his parliamentary seat. by election in lahore the seat became vacant when the supreme court removed a husband from office because of corruption allegations. syrian activists say government troops are close to inserting a pocket of ice or fighters india zor after crossing the euphrates the river serves as a demarcation line between government allied forces and u.s. backed rebels syrian government troops have been fighting eisel the west side of the river while u.s. backed rebels are battling the are on the east side. north korea has once again dismissing actions against it as a hostile acts on board that it will stir it to move faster towards completing its nuclear force u.s. bombers and fighter jets have taken part in joint military drills with south korea and japan in another show of force against pyongyang separately china and russia have carried out their own naval drills off the russian far east imports of lot of our stock which china has called on all parties to avoid threatening actions and to ease the

kulsoom nawaz, the wife of the ousted pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif, has won a by—election thatriggered when he stood down after being disqualified from public office. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i am zeinab badawi. this is the un general assembly in new york. world leaders gather here to debate the pressing issues of today. my guess is antonio guterres, the secretary general, presiding over his first un general assembly since he took over the post injanuary. he says his theme is to prevent crises from escalating. but with tensions, conflict, and suffering ongoing all over the world, does the un have the moral authority and the clout to do what is necessary? antonio guterres, welcome to hardtalk. it's a pleasure to be here. when it comes to suffering conflicts and crises, you say prevention is better than a cure. we all know that. but is the un the right body to take the lead on that? we need to be. i mean, we spend 70% of our budget on peacekeeping. and as you know, in most situations there is no peace to keep, as you know. peacekeepers are al