the map of british india to create india and pakistan bar design itself divided into east and west pakistan at that time. in creating hindu majority, india and islamic pakistan conditions was set for mos migration and religious pogroms. some 12000000 people found themselves on the wrong side of a line that divided nations along religious lines. in those, in newly created pakistan, fled to india and muslims in the opposite direction. up to a 1000000 people were massacred in the ensuing violence. it's a story of shared violence among pakistanis and indians. as we had into independence day celebrations of both countries. it's worth shouting from those that witness these new nations being born amidst the carnage as well as the promise of a better future. ah, i lose a g, a g, d. so all those had arranged memories of partition. dr. d was it? jenny? d should need was no ditching there. he's very what engine? light on stranger loosening. good job. some bad games. then suddenly it's jackie. this started the way you might have. i thought they used to teach in a village in what is now the indian side.

across the map of british india to create india and pakistan. pakistan itself divided into east and west pakistan. or in creating hindu majority. india in islamic pakistan. conditions were set for mass migration and religious pogroms. some 12000000 people found themselves on the wrong side of a line that divided nations along religious lines. hindus and newly created pakistan fled to india, and muslims in the opposite direction. up to a 1000000 people were massacred in the violence that followed. it's a story of shared violence among pakistan's, an indians. and as we head into independence day celebrations for both countries, it's worth hearing from those who witnessed these new nations being born amid the carnage as well as the promise of a better future. ah, many young at that time i g 3040. so all those headings, memories of partition. dr. d, was it jenny? did was no do seeing that he's very what engine? light on strangely loosening. good. just some targets. then suddenly it started this started dividing up. i might have, i thought i used to teach in a village in what is now the indian side. b

across the map of british india to create india and pakistan. pakistan itself divided into east and west pakistan. in creating hindu majority, india in islamic pakistan. conditions were set for mass migration and religious pogroms. some 12000000 people found themselves on the wrong side of a line that divided nations along religious lines. hindus and newly created pakistan fled to india, and muslims in the opposite direction. up to a 1000000 people were massacred in the violence that followed. it's a story of shared violence among pakistan's and indians. and as we head into independence day celebrations for both countries, it's worth hearing from those who witnessed these new nations being born amid the carnage as well as the promise of a better future. ah, very young at that time i g 3040. so all those shadowing memories of partition dr. d, was it jenny? did was no do seeing that he's or what engine? light on change loosening good. just some targets. then suddenly it started. this started dividing us might have, i thought i used to teach in a village in what is now the indian side. but allah, he

most of these people have lost everything. floods have swept to the village of tanza in south west pakistan, destroying their homes, and livelihoods, roads that were clear just weeks ago, have turned to lakes, leaving thousands stranded it. oh, we've had more rain, misha. he's had a severe impact on many areas along the river belt. the water is leveled off in some parts, talked about it already destroyed, himes crops, and infrastructure. the aftermath is overwhelming. more than a 1000000 people have been affected by flash floods and last lights and hundreds have died across 4 provinces. w. climate change officials say is fueling unpredictable weather patterns. entire communities across baluchistan province are homeless. when you look at the amount of freight which has fallen on baluchistan province itself, it's $450.00 times. what bellucci stone receive in a normal year. so it destroys the home. it destroys the livestock, you know, life, folk droning. it destroys the infrastructure of cause bridge road and it destroyed the crop. what would it oliver authority say? nothing could have prepare

he told the w he'd seen in the worst hed parts of north west pakistan. destruction everywhere where i'm standing this morning. we arrived in the shallow. hey lady of the stigma, shad i'm k programs. the 200 house is just washed away by the flood 3 days ago. we are trying to reach to this area, but there was, it's the water and the house is behind me, all was covered in water. and this is the destruction that the monsoon season and the flooding is doing all the cost. unfortunately, getting this much needed relief supplies, such as food items, shelter, gates and i didn't give is challenging. we are trying for last 2 days to get to the stadium. what do you manage this morning to get to a wider dryer ground where we manage to really are white? these are in the fight them 2 over 200 families on the walls, the oldest film festival, the venice film festival begins today. after 2 years of coverage restrictions, the event will be mask free with an all star lineup of celebrities and films expected. it's also hoping to mark a return to the glitz and glamour of festivals past. oh, when it comes to

and he told us what he's witnessed in the worst hit parts of north west pakistan. the friction everywhere where i'm standing this morning. we arrived in the shallow lady of the stigma. shad i'm kitty k programs. the 200 house is just washed away by the flood 3 days ago. we're trying to reach to this area, but there was summer, it's the water, and the house is behind me, all was covered in water. and this is the destruction that the monsoon season and the flooding is doing all the cost. unfortunately, getting this much made it really supplies such as food items, shelter kids and hygiene. give is challenging. we are trying for last 2 days to get to the stadium. what do you manage this morning to get to a wider dryer ground where we managed to really for white these relief items to over 200 families? i was washing on that. now the venice film festival, the wells, the oldest kicks off today after 2 years because it restrictions venice will be mosque free this time with an all star line off of celebrities and films expected. it's also hoping to mark a return to the glit

and it is 500 people have been killed in flash, france in a landslide since may june in south west pakistan had him on seen range of force thousands from now homes and is getting wolf now reports farmers have also been baggy affected, such as ali wage through the waters of his flooded cotton field after days of monsoon rains. he says his crop with worth around $7500.00 and now he has to find another way to earn an income. very good, we'd been working so hard on this crop for months. i'd taken out a loan to plant it, but now i have to go and work on someone else's land because we can't make ends made. the damage is clear from above. with home swept away and survivors living intense around 60 families, call this little town and southern pakistan home raising crops of cotton chillies and wheat. but now their livelihoods are in ruin. and huge chunk of agricultural land has been destroyed and hundreds of homes have been swept away by us. give us all good, but there are village tribes on cotton and we pay for our marriage functions for construction of our houses from the income we get from the cr

everything. floods have swept to the village of tanza and south west pakistan destroying their homes and livelihoods, roads that were clear just weeks ago have turned to leaks, leaving thousands stranded it. oh, we've had more rain. the shia is had a severe impact on many areas along the river. belk with the water is leveled off in some parts all about it already destroyed, harm's crops and infrastructure. the aftermath is overwhelming. more than a 1000000 people have been affected by flash floods. and last lights and hundreds have died across 4 provinces. lou julio climate change official say is fueling unpredictable weather patterns. entire communities across baluchistan province are homeless. when you look at the amount of frayne which has fallen on baluchistan province itself, it's $450.00 times. what baluchistan receive in a know, maria, so it destroys the home. it destroys the life talk, you know, life felt droning. it destroys the infrastructure of cause breach road and it destroyed the crop aubrianna authority say nothing could have prepared them for the extent of this year's

pakistan, celebrated its independence. largely muslim state was made up of what was been east and west pakistan, separated by more than 1500 kilometers of indian territory. the next day, the partition of india became official. 15000000 people were forced to move as the country splits. about 2000000 people died and the secretary and violence that came with the migration within months of independence, india and pakistan were at war in kashmir. 75 years on it remains a disputed region. the sean sullivan dean is director of the center for a regional and global connectivity thing about lob he says the 75 years after partition focus on the one relations with india is going to be difficult. and while there is plenty of reason to celebrate and you know, people should be on the streets cheering and jubilant. i think for me personally, this is also very much a time for introspection, for august, and especially for the ruling political and military elite. and sort of asked ourselves why is that after 75 years boxed on still remains very squarely, myers and multi faceted economic, political, social, existe

west. pakistan's national disaster management authority says rivers have reached very high flood levels, which

west. pakistan's national disaster management authority says rivers have reached very high flood levels, whichre likely to continue rising over the next 2a hours. those of the headlines. those are the headlines. hello and a warm welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster and journalist james lewer, and kate maltby, columnist for the i. welcome back to both of you. we've got a few more front pages. the guardian leads with a stark warning from health experts who say that "children may die if families turn off heat" because of soaring energy bills this winter. the i also leads on energy and the conservative leadership race, saying that the front—runner liz truss is under pressure to deliver immediate help for households and small businesses. "truss hints she may axe motorway speed limits," is the daily telegraph's headline — referring to comments made by the foreign secretary at the final tory hustings held in london a few hours ago. the times�* top story is a rise in lone—parenting, as a study reveals nearly half of british children gro

most of these people have lost everything. floods have swept to the village of tanza and south west pakistan destroying their homes and livelihoods, roads that were clear just weeks ago have turned to lakes, leaving thousands stranded it. oh, we've had more rain this year. he's had a severe impact on many areas along the river, belk. it was the water is level off in some parts are about it already destroyed homes, crops, and infrastructure. the aftermath is overwhelming. more than a 1000000 people have been affected by flash floods, and landslides, and hundreds have died across 4 provinces. w. climate change official say is fueling unpredictable weather patterns. entire communities across baluchistan province are homeless. when you look at the amount of frayne which has fallen on baluchistan province itself, it's $450.00 times. what baluchistan receive in a normal year. so it destroys the home. it destroys the life talk, you know, life felt droning. it destroys the infrastructure of cause breach road and it destroyed the crop aubriana authority say nothing could have prepared them for the ex

pakistan celebrated his independence. largely muslim state was made up of what was then east and west pakistan, separated by more than 1500 kilometers of indian territory. the next day, the partition of india became official. 50000000 people were forced to move as the country split around 2000000 people died and the violence that came with the migration within months of independence, india and pakistan world war in kashmir since 75 years on it remains a disputed beecham. i, you should jalal as the mary richardson, professor of history at tufts university. she says, the trauma of what happened in 1947 is still felt today. the stars of partition continue to impact the dislocation displacement the violence. it was an orgy that was unprecedented in the blood soaked analysis of continental history. so it's very difficult to overcome that form. and the repetition off war is between india and pakistan continued tensions unresolved issue of kashmir keeps the embers a small ring. and so as a result, it's been very difficult to overcome that trauma in today's cosign, and for that matter, india as well.

pakistan celebrated its independence. largely muslim state was made up of what was then east and west pakistan, separated by more than 1500 kilometers of indian territory. the next day, the petition of india became official. india's 1st prime minister was sworn in as leader of a hindu majority country. but within months of independence, india and pakistan, world war and kashmir, 75 years on it remains a disputed region out there is comma hider is in the hor, and has more on the independent celebrations. paper lacrosse, focused on not in a festive mood. they want to forget their problems. they said one day read the whole nation comes together. despite the political differences, they can all make difficult days, and various crises that are offered by the country. it was at the stroke of midnight 75 years ago that this became an independent nation for the muslims. the occasion were celebrated fireworks display across the country. a 31 gun salute and a federal capital or 21 gun salute and a provincial gap or dose all around the country that people have come out in large numbers. redact families ar

more, most of these people have lost everything. floods have swept the village of tanza in south west pakistan, destroying their homes, and livelihoods, roads that were clear just weeks ago have turned to lakes, leaving thousands stranded it. oh, we've had more rain, misha. you said a severe impact on many areas along the river belt, with the water is leveled off in some parts all about it already destroyed, himes crops, and infrastructure. the aftermath is overwhelming. more than a 1000000 people have been affected by flash, flood st landslides, and hundreds have died across 4 provinces. w. climate change official say is fueling unpredictable weather patterns. entire communities across baluchistan province are homeless. when you look at the amount of frayne which has fallen on baluchistan province itself, it's $450.00 times. what belushi stung, receive in a know, maria. so it destroys the home. it destroys the life talk, you know, life felt droning. it destroys the infrastructure, of course, breach road, and it destroyed the crop. what would it oliver authority say? nothing could have prepare

the province of baluchistan has never seen flooding like this. entire villages or south west pakistan had been destroyed. communities our already struggling are now forced to start over. money are good, but very godaddy was alone. he got out. we haven't received any help so far. we're extremely stressed and with lost everything here. got a houses, a large salt lake and our crops are gone. would be left empty handed. we're worried because we don't have enough to survive and the circumstances ha, rescue crews are stretched. then the local government is overwhelmed by the number of families in need. the floods have killed hundreds of people over the past 2 months. on be dark body under our wall. we are, we are trying are based upon missing bodies, their families or in play runners. we have rescued hundreds of people including children, elderly and women, golf. the situation here is catastrophic reader. people try to salvage what little they have left thousands have been left homeless. their source of livelihoods gone from one day for the next. oh, good good is that it is, oh, go full of

certainly the risk of seen some flooding and you guess it is going to move further toward the west into pakistan. so no relief coming for sin province here. you know, at last month some spots picking up about half a meter of rain in the prediction was for above average rainfall in august. and it looks like this is delivering southeast asia, some rain, still falling southern sumatra into west javiar, usual problem spots here. and for central areas of china, it has now been 9 weeks of unrelenting heat. and still there are no signs that that heat is starting to like go. so temperature is still across the yangtze river valley closing in on 40 degrees, a lot of rain was dumped on the korean peninsula. this patch here at some spots of north korea some more than 200 millimeters of rain. so it's now at that energy sliding into japan's main island of honshu, but really top to bottom across the country. or we do have some soaking, rains or screws out one more. no. stay in tokyo with the hiv 36 degrees. that could be your 16 days so far this year above 35 degrees gutter answer. so i saw air with issue airl

and the ditches in pakistan looked eerily similar to the ditch in west roxbury.ided to have an action to call attention to this, and to mourn all the people who were losing their lives because of climate change. we chose a date, june 29th, my birthday. my birthday's complicated. it's a day i celebrate, but it's also a day that i mourn. anyway, the day came, i was in all black in my full clerical gear, and there was a lot of sun. so, we had a prar service, but we kept it short. and then we jumped in the ditch. standing there, in the ditch, waiting to get arrested. and i started to think about what i usually thinkbout on my birthday. see, june 29th is not just the day i was born. it's also the day kareem died. in 2005, i was running a youth arts program to teach young people how to take their art and talk about social justice issues. and kareem was one of our young artists. he was charismatic, and really committed, and all of the young people really followed his lead. but on june 29, 2005, i woke up on my birthday to a call from a colleague, telling me that kareem

on wealthy countries to shoulder responsibility for the millions of people affected by the west floods in pakistan, in decades. one 3rd of the country is now under water women, a 1000 people have died since mid jing developing countries have been talking for some time now about the issue of loss and damage from a, from a climate change. and this is a, i think the most vivid illustration are of the impacts of climate change in a country which has contributed virtually nothing to global warming. ah, so certainly we are in a geographical location and with certain other ca, circumstances with the largest number of glaciers. ah, that feed into our rivers. ah, this is a, a of a disaster are of epic proportions. and it has been obviously called a caused by climate change. the estimates urgent are being made as we speak. ah, our initial estimates, either the damage to the economy itself could range over $5000000000.00 into $10000000000.00 of damage from 4 until infrastructure to livelihoods, to crops were i took productive facilities. i saw it, it would be, it would be a huge cost in terms of rebuilding f

to prevent a repeat of this is violet protest. ahmed edris al jazeera, free town saturday or to pakistan west 75 years of independence has been marked in karachi. a ceremony is being held at the memorial for the countries founder hammer to ali gina, british colonial rule ended in 1947 with politician and the formation of india, and pakistan. and let's cross to the whole come, all hider is standing by for come out, tell us more about what we're expecting today. where the garage gun across the country, the more expensive, as you can see behind me, that it monument dedicated to budget. don norman, death may not a budget don or the minute rate. edward at this location died in 1940 on brady tired, marge, the all india. a muslim league bought the law whole red delusion, red jaw for a desperate state for them which limit of the continent of god and died brought monumental development. in 1947, the country became an independent nation. 75 years. it's quite a long time. the country are celebrating the diamond jubilee, and this is a country where the majority population under 30 it has been stormed, ca

is that fir towards russia and why does the west attempt to drive pakistan into this? see the, that the problem developing countries like oz, the problems we face, the biggest problem is that western countries expect their problems to become our problems. so this is basically a european problem. it's not just on the problem. what up august suns, problems in the western countries don't kind of consider their own problems. so for instance, there is a conflict between bargenson and india about kashmir. for for since 1948, there's a unit un security council resolution which makes should be the dispute territory between august on an india and the people of could be it through a plebiscite. was supposed to decide whether they wanted to be with in the august. i did the last 30 years, 100000 casualties. have died in this struggle for independence. so whenever we go to one forums or we talk to the western country leaders, we talked about what's happening and push me to human rights abuses. india has taken over the statehood of kush beard and 2019 august and unconstitutionally i

thanks very much for bringing that either in northern pakistan or the west monsoon season on record has left nearly half of the country under water and remote villages. and since province multiple diseases are spreading and anger is rising against the government as the industry reports. but moving over a year. so no space and body are covered in bug bites and lesions suited sickness. in the aftermath of the floods, the discomfort too great for a 2 year old to comprehend. her family says she cries all night. it will be mighty, i might have been on children or sick look at her if they are vomiting a lot and have diarrhea. doctors come from time to time and give medicine, but they don't seem like it not anyway. some are getting better, but some are getting sick. i help is limited to piecemeal local efforts for now. desperation leaving no room for decorum. with those too small or too weak to brave the crowd are left to console. even volunteers admit whatever they are doing is not enough for need for we are but a boy these a lot of need here. but as far as our capacity goes, the population o

is that fir towards russia, and why does the west attempt to drag pakistan into this? see the that the problem developing countries like oz, the problems we face, the biggest problem is that western countries expect their problems to become our problems. so this is basically a european problem. it's not just on the problem. what are bugging sons problems? the western countries don't, can just consider their own problems. so for instance, there is a conflict between pakistan and india. about kush, we've fought for since $948.00. there's a unit, un security council resolution which makes me the dispute a territory between pakistan and india. and the people of kush weird through a plebiscite. was supposed to decide whether they wanted to be with india up august on. i did the last 30 years, 100000 casualties, have died in this struggle for independence. so whenever we go to world forums or we talk to the western country leaders, we talked about what's happening in kush me to human rights abuses. india has taken away the statehood of cash beard and 2019 august and unconstit

stand on mondays, a lot of rain to come there will continue to sweep further toward the west and move into pakistan 1st. here's what it's looking like on monday. if you lingering rain showers, bursts of rain to be expected in sim province, there is the next monsoon depression. this will be the 3rd one in about as many weeks. so we put a day forward on tuesday, we see that rain pour into our upper sim province, eastern baluchistan and south punch our province on tuesday. that's really where the worst of the brain will be. and already pakistan as a whole has gotten about 95 percent of its monsoon rains. and there's still more than a month left of the season. se, asia, the problem spot really looks to be so the ways you get it straight with some solid bands of rain. but i gotta take you to the philippines, east of the main island of lose arm. we've got this tropical depression meteorologists in the country say, will become a tropical storm, and it's gonna swipe manila to log with some intense rain, so, landslides and flooding. almost a guarantee here. as we look towards china, we got a clutch of storm

pakistan. they've effected more than 30000000 people and killed close to a 1000 this past month. west. it has been the southern sin province, including here in the city of hybrid above pakistan. a climate change minister is calling it court. a climate induced humanitarian disaster. authorities are appealing for international health with relief efforts. meanwhile, laboring of bonus on has also been struggling with the aftermath of torrential rains. the taliban is reporting more than $180.00 deaths in central and eastern provinces. the flooding has washed away thousands of houses worsening afghanistan's already. dia humanitarian crisis. but why large parts of south asia are under water? half of china is suffering a crippling drought. the heat wave is the worst on record, and it's wreaking havoc with harvests and power supplies. authorities, us crumbling, to limit the damage. the young c river, china's most vital in land watts away. the water flow has dropped only half of his efforts putting pressure on hydro electric pond that supply power to megacities, such as changing sweating through

s. considers pakistan is the west slave as iran con puts it. to be honest, i wouldn't be surprised by that impression. if the american have it of us simply because in the past, i can show in the last 40 to 45 years, we have plenty of by big who had no courage, who had no integrity and particular financial integrity. a lot of best buy national assets out in the west and they couldn't afford to take a stand for independent foreign policy. we've had come from my fall additions, we have had compromised everybody. and essentially those people have assets just focused on. so for han to say that the west is, it is dave, it's not just the with anybody who forces us to go into their policy designs, which hurts the buckets, tiny man and woman. they automatically could sit asleep. but unfortunately, it may not be so wrong because like i'm in the past has awkward buckets on 1st. we've put others 1st and we paid the price washington as we know with it, he had comments on anything so far went through the us, the interest stunned in this regard. you could be

that the damage is already estimated to run into the billions pakistan's climate change minister sherry raymond has just returned from the west affected regions. she gave us a 1st hand account of the devastation. well, as you can see, the image is a heart breaking. it's not the sad part is it that it is not stopping. the rain is relentless. the waters coming down in buckets from a merciless sky. and we have now in our it leak in the south of the country where it is beginning. many districts are beginning to look like they're part of the ocean. our helicopter sorties are not finding dry land to drop new rations essential services. people on the room on bits of high ground, we've had to deploy the navy for the 1st time to operate in india and pakistan because much of it looks resembles a small ocean. so yes, it's quite devastating. it is a climate catastrophe. i'm very clear because the whole of this year we have seen one after another cascade of it, one after another event, extreme weather events and a guest dime catastrophes. and that started literally in early march, late february, when we went straight from winter to spring