tue: prime minister, shehbaz sharif, arrests they've already made?hbaz sharif, has ordered a crackdown on alleged human smugglers, trying to find out what measures they are using, who are these people, the fact they should be tracked and brought to justice. he is also formed a committee to look into this boat tragedy and what led to this and how people were going through various paths without being checked properly. the country has also declared a day of mourning on monday and flags will fly at half mast. that shows the severity of the problem. 0therwise mast. that shows the severity of the problem. otherwise you don't declare a day of mourning like that. it is thought that hundreds of pakistanis probably were on board and that's why now the government is reacting but then people are questioning the economic crisis in the country which is forcing young people to flee the country or leave the country whether legally or illegally and that is what is contributing to the situation.— what is contributing to the situation. ~ . , situation. what is the cont

pakistan's prime minister, shehbaz sharif, has called for immediate action against people traffickerswednesday off southern greece. nearly 80 bodies have been found so far and hundreds of migrants, including pakistanis, remain missing. syrians and egyptians are also among those unaccounted for. pakistani officials say they have arrested several people, including an alleged smuggler, from pakistani—administered kashmir. with more on this with anbarasan ethirajan, south asia regional editor. what can you tell us about how much pakistan know about these people that are facilitating this kind of trafficking?— that are facilitating this kind of traffickin: ? �* .,, ._ , ., trafficking? almost 45 days after this disaster _ trafficking? almost 45 days after this disaster pakistan _ trafficking? almost 45 days after this disaster pakistan is - trafficking? almost 45 days after this disaster pakistan is trying i trafficking? almost 45 days after this disaster pakistan is trying to piece together the information they are now having, the fact that the prime minister shehbaz sharif is now receivi

the pakistani prime minister, shehbaz sharif, says the first shipment of discounted russian oil has arrivednew beginning in bilateral relations. a russian tanker carrying 115,000 tonnes of crude docked in karachi on sunday and is being unloaded. it's part of a new deal between moscow and islamabad. what does this deal mean? the prime minister there saying the beginning of a new relationship between pakistan and the russian federation but it is a controversial relationship. it but it is a controversial relationship.— but it is a controversial relationship. but it is a controversial relationshi -. , ., relationship. it is indeed, due to the invasion _ relationship. it is indeed, due to the invasion of _ relationship. it is indeed, due to the invasion of ukraine, - relationship. it is indeed, due to the invasion of ukraine, various| the invasion of ukraine, various sanctions from the west especially on oil exports. now russia has turned to developing countries like india and china and now to pakistan to send its oil. pakistan is in desperate need of more energy resources and now the prime mini

shehbaz sharif , the prime minister of pakistan, will also participate in this meeting . i will discuss the issue with mr. naqvi, an expert on pakistan issues. yes, yes, because mr. naqvi's connection is not available . i would like to talk to mr. hanizadeh, an expert on west asian issues, about mr. dr. amirabdollahian's trip to the uae . mr. hanizadeh. hello, good morning. amir abdollahian visited several countries in the west asian region, what effect can it have on regional relations, in the name of allah, the most merciful, the visit of mr. dr. hossein amirabdollahian, the minister of foreign affairs of the islamic republic of iran , to the four member countries of the gulf cooperation council, qatar , the kingdom of oman, kuwait, today, the uae within the framework of the policy of the 13th government to create convergence a regional analysis, since after the agreement between iran and saudi arabia, the countries of the persian gulf region sent a maritime cooperation package to iran to localize the security of the persian gulf , so it seems that during the visit of d

tayyip erdogan, sultan haitham bin tariq al said, sultan of oman and pakistani prime minister shehbaz sharif, while mutually congratulating them and the people of their countries on the eid , emphasized the strengthening of comprehensive and beneficial cooperation for the nations. the meeting of ambassadors of islamic countries on the occasion eid al-adha said special attention to relations with islamic countries and the region is one of the government's priorities . while congratulating the ambassadors of islamic countries on this eid, he said that iran is independent from the normalization of relations with egypt and morocco, and we are glad that we were able to improve relations between tehran and riyadh through diplomacy . the natural state of the return of the head of the foreign policy apparatus, also warning about the consequences of the war in sudan, it is part of the design of the enemies of the division of the islamic world, mr. amir abdollahian's government pointed to the recent meeting with inclusive assimilation and said that both sides agreed that the islamic world should be th

among those dead and still missing after the boat disaster — and the country's prime minister, shehbaz sharifnst people traffickers. nearly 80 bodies have been found so far and hundreds of people remain missing. syrians and egyptians are also among those unaccounted for. pakistani officials say they've arrested several people — including an alleged smuggler — from pakistani—administered kashmir. with more on this with anbarasan ethirajan our south asia regional editor. how is the news of this being received in pakistan?- how is the news of this being received in pakistan? many families are waitin: received in pakistan? many families are waiting for _ received in pakistan? many families are waiting for answers. _ received in pakistan? many families are waiting for answers. a - are waiting for answers. a significant amount of pakistani youths were thought to be a board that boat where many people are still missing. 0ne father was telling the local media how the human traffickers were luring his son with the promise of a good job in europe and they were paying more than $7,000 and then finally t

pakistan's prime minister, shehbaz sharif, has called for immediate action against people traffickerster on wednesday off southern greece. nearly 80 bodies have been found so far and hundreds of migrants, including pakistanis, remain missing, syrians and egyptians are also among those unaccounted for. pakistani officials say they have arrested several people, including an alleged smuggler, from pakistani—administered kashmir. with more on this with anbarasan ethirajan, south asia regional editor. thank you forjoining us, it is going to be hard for the pakistani authorities to clamp down on the smugglers, how are they getting on? pakistani officials say they have arrested several people including one of what they described as a mastermind of this human smuggling operation and he was believed to have sent some people on this boat, but of course it is a very difficult task for the pakistani government itself because this is an international network and they operate in different forms, for example one father whose son was on the boat who was missing, he said the boat who was missing, he s

pakistan's prime minister, shehbaz sharif, has called for immediate action against people traffickersgreece. nearly eighty bodies have been found so far and hundreds of migrants, including pakistanis, remain missing; syrians and egyptians are also among those unaccounted for. pakistani officials say they have arrested several people — including an alleged smuggler — from pakistani—administered kashmir. with more on this, anbarasan ethirajan, our south asia regional editor. really disturbing scenes. how are pakistan dealing with the aftermath of this? they want to clamp down on the smugglers but also declaring this day of mourning.— this day of mourning. many pakistanis _ this day of mourning. many pakistanis are _ this day of mourning. many pakistanis are trying - this day of mourning. many pakistanis are trying to - this day of mourning. many i pakistanis are trying to come this day of mourning. many - pakistanis are trying to come to terms with their loved ones who were hoping for a better future. terms with their loved ones who were hoping for a betterfuture. one person was telling

among those dead and still missing after the boat disaster — and the country's prime minister, shehbaz sharifte action against people traffickers. nearly 80 bodies have been found so far, and hundreds 0ur south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan has more. many families are waiting for answers, because a significant amount of pakistani youths were thought to be aboard the disaster—prone boat where many people are still missing. 0ne father was telling the local media how the human traffickers were luring his son with the promise of a good job in europe, and they were paying more than $7,000 — and then finally, they ended up on this boat. and he's not hearing any information about his son. this is the case with many other families, and one police officer told the local media 21 people from one particular village were on—board the ship, and they were missing — and that's why the pakistani government is now trying to find out more information on what clearly happened. they have already declared a day of mourning, and the pakistani flag will be flying at half—mast, and the government has also

the pakistani prime minister shehbaz sharif says the first shipment of discounted russian oil has arrivederal relations. a russian tanker carrying 16,000 tonnes of crude docked in karachi on sunday, and is being unloaded. it's part of a new deal between moscow and islamabad. our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan outlined what's the key attraction here for pakistan. if they can get hold of any oil which is cheaper, and if they don't have to pay in us dollars, then it is welcome. of course, it is controversial because western countries have imposed sanctions on russia for its invasion of ukraine. so, seaborne oil exports have been restricted. they have also announced a price cap of $60 a barrel. now, pakistan has been negotiating with russia for months to get this discounted oil. minister said that they are going to pay in the chinese currency, the yuan. so that is, again, a benefit to pakistan because theirforeign exchange reserves have dropped to below $4 billion and now they are looking for ways other than dollars to repay. so if the russians can agree to get the money in ch