so nawaz may be out, but not necessarily the sharifs. of course, because we are looking at his brother next. how much do we actually know about his brother? what is happening today is essentially an interim prime minister being sworn in. the idea is to put his brother in charge. the idea is a two—stage change, really. the former petroleum minister will be prime ministerfor two months, enabling nawaz sharif to be elected to the parliament. shehbaz is currently chief minister in punjab, so he will become a member of parliament of the pakistan federal government, and thereafter he will be sworn in. we know that nawaz sharif‘s tenure brought economic expansion to pakistan. we saw things like the pakistan stock exchange going at record highs. so just how much support do the sharifs have in pakistan? well, actually, for the man or woman on the clapham omnibus, what matters is that he delivers. and you are quite right to say that the sharifs have not delivered in pakistan in general, and shehbaz in punjab. in punjab, mind you, the largest p

hasther news, nawaz sharif stepped down as prime minister of accident. he was disqualified from office. the ruling comes after an investigative panel alleged the wealth of the prime minister's family did not match their earnings. papers leak showed that the family used offshore companies to buy high-end london apartments. we have the story. pakistan'sfor opposition. after the supreme court pronounced its unanimous verdict. the prime minister stands disqualified. >> evidence against nawaz sharif has put the last nail in the coffin. it is a victory for justice. >> the ruling delivered by a five-member investigative panel forced nawaz sharif to resign. in a statement's office announced that he had stepped down despite having serious reservations about the judicial process. we may have lost one decision today but we have one on two issues elsewhere. if we look at pakistan's democratic and political situation now we are not surprised by this but saddened. hase minister nawaz sharif always been successful in politics, history, and among the people. >> the verd

sharif was disqualified as pa rt nawaz sharif was disqualified as part of a political conspiracy against him. however, their majority in this election decreased significantly from around 60% of the vote to around 48%. that is in the seats that has long been a stronghold of the sharif family so in runtime‘s stronghold of the sharif family so in ru ntime‘s party stronghold of the sharif family so in runtime‘s party has said the shows they are making inroads 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,

pakistan's ousted prime minister, nawaz sharif, has named his brother as his ultimate successor. mr sharif, who was forced to resign over corruption allegations, has appointed a caretaker leader until his sibling, shahbaz sharif, can be elected to parliament. it's a move that's been criticised by the opposition, asjustin rowlatt reports. rain poured down as the ruling party gathered to choose a new leader. many in pakistan hope yesterday's supreme court ruling that prime minister nawaz sharif was unfit to hold office, would begin a cleansing of corruption within the political class. the disgraced former prime minister today denied any wrongdoing, before introducing the new leader. his brother, shahbas sharif. an interim prime minister will hold the fort until shahbas sharif gets a seat in parliament. you would have thought keeping the party leadership and therefore the prime minister ship pakistan within the same family, would be controversial. but the only rally anywhere near the pakistani capital today, was of supporters of the ruling party. whatever reservations pakistanis may

, nawaz sharif, won a parliamentary seat in a by—election. now, it's a week and a half since hurricane irma brought destruction to large parts of the caribbean, with the british virgin islands badly hit. residents there face a huge task rebuilding their lives. while aid is starting to get through, the possible arrival of a new powerful storm threatens more problems. jeremy cooke reports from tortola. a landscape utterly changed by furious nature. two weeks ago this was a lush and green island, now stripped back to brown. hardly a leaf on a tree for miles. and now, misery on misery. tropical rain. if this is the island of the super rich... there is poverty as well. kishmet and her nine children lived through irma. their home survived. now it is underwater. i have lost everything. everything except the lives of my children. but we have lost everything. desperate, frustrating times. families, british citizens, needing help. but international rules say that overall, these islands are too wealthy to qualify for the uk aid budget. if this is a rich

, nawaz sharif, won a parliamentary seat in a by—election. now, the annual american television awards ceremony, the emmy‘s, are taking place in los angeles. the satirical sketch show saturday night live picked up some early awards and there've been many jokes at president trump's expense. james cook is in los angeles for us. uncomfortable viewing for the white house, then? yes. not a great surprise, that. but you are right. i think the host, stephen corbiere, refer to that at some stage. he said he looked forward to the tweets from the president later. —— stephen colbert. the joke that he was making was that this is a golden age of television. more television is being made than ever before. a huge number of original series out at the moment. 0ver of original series out at the moment. over 450. he of original series out at the moment. 0ver450. he said nobody of original series out at the moment. over 450. he said nobody had time to watch them but the president himself. but saturday night live, the weekly satirical show, that comes on and

nawaz sharif himself was overthrown by a military coup in the 90s. some of his supporters claim pakistan's army is the driving force behind the current allegations. sharif, his family and his allies have always denied any wrongdoing. we have history of such disqualifications in pakistan and we have also seen that such disqualifications are later turned down and they are reversed. the ruling party will now have to nominate a new leader. amongst the favourites is the prime minister's brother, currently chief minister of the province of punjab. but, for the moment, the country is facing real uncertainty. this weekend commemorations will be held in the uk and belgium, marking the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the third battle of ypres, also known as the battle of passchendaele. our special correspondent allan little reports from flanders on a battle that has come to symbolise the horror of the great war. each ploughing season, even now, the earth here gives up munitions lost in 1917. human remains, too, of men who disappeared a century ago. just

nawaz sharif himself was overthrown by a military coup in the 90s. some of his supporters claim pakistan's army is the driving force behind the current allegations. sharif, his family and his allies have always denied any wrongdoing. we have history of such disqualifications in pakistan and we have also seen that such disqualifications are later turned down and they are reversed. the ruling party will now have to nominate a new leader. amongst the favourites is the prime minister's brother, currently chief minister of the province of punjab. but, for the moment, the country is facing real uncertainty. secunder kermani, bbc news. as we heard there, mr sharif was forced to resign, after the supreme court disqualified him from office for life. pakistan's ambassador to the united states, husain haqqani explained how this will be seen in pakistan. there will be a period of instability. more importantly, pakistan in a negative way reaffirmed the tradition that no pakistani prime minister ever leaves office as the result of an election. they are elected to

, nawaz sharif, won a parliamentary seat in a by—election. the annual american television awards ceremony, the emmy‘s, is under way in los angeles. contenders for the best drama include the handmaid's tale, westworld, stranger things, and the crown. watching the awards for us is our correspondent, james cook, and hejoins me now. who is winning so far? so far, three awards for big little lies for a limited series with laura dern, the director and the scriptwriter. but the main event is the dominance of politics so far in this ceremony we saw saturday night live, the weekly satirical show, winning an award. two of its stars, alec baldwin, playing the president of the us, donald trump, impersonating him, and kate mckinnen, who has played a number of roles, but most recently hillary clinton. it has been heavily flavoured with politics. donald trump, no stranger to television, referred to by stephen colbert as the biggest tv star this year, nominated previously, never winning for his shows on television, but when we saw the win coming for the ma

successor to his brother, nawaz sharif and it's successor to his brother, nawaz sharif and its reasonable he should ta ke sharif and its reasonable he should take leadership of the party and the country. and they say, listen, people have a problem with it, we have general elections next summer and they can vote then and opposition parties are making hay with this and saying this is not bureaucratic. the public should be able to choose and how can you expect to pass through a family brother to brother the leadership of the party in the country but at the moment that is what's happening. the pakistan muslim league, the ruling party and a big majority in parliament so there is no reason to think that he won't be elected in just a few moments. now and in a couple of months' time. his brother will take his place. thank you. up to 500 people are going on trial in turkey, accused of taking part in last year's attempted military coup. the trial is the largest so far relating to the uprising. the group will be tried at a specially built courtroom in ankara on charges ranging from murder, violating

offshore companies were linked to two of nawaz sharif's children. there were questions about where the money came to buy them. the judges today did not reach a definitive decision on nawaz sharif's future. their ruling does mean that in the next few months, the build up to next year's general election will be dominated by the discussion of the issue of corruption. bbc news islam upon. -- islamabad. tim: riot police in the venezuelan capital of caracas have been firing more tear gas at demonstrators wallowing a second day of protest the -- protests against the government. people were killed in marches on wednesday. they support early presidential elections and the release of politicians that were taken into custody for years ago. residents of the old city are reported to have a urged government forces to stop shelling their areas. this is due to the civilian losses and the destruction of all of the housing there. arkansas is facing delays in executions. one of the drugs it uses for execution expires. condemnedurt gave the prisoner more time use -- to

nawaz sharif himself was overthrown by a military coup in the 905. some of his supporters claim pakistan's army is the driving force behind the current allegations. sharif, his family and his allies have always denied any wrongdoing. we have history of such disqualifications in pakistan and we have also seen that such disqualifications are later turned down and they are reversed. the ruling party will now have to nominate a new leader. amongst the favourites is the prime minister's brother, currently chief minister of the province of punjab. but, for the moment, the country is facing real uncertainty. secunder kermani, bbc news. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: after a tumultuous few days at the white house, reince priebus is leaving as chief of staff to the president — and generaljohn kelly will take over on monday. after north korea test—fires a second intercontinental ballistic missile, south korea says it will take measures of its own to tackle the threat. earlier i spoke to the bbc‘s peter bowes and i asked him if reince priebus had

nawaz sharif himself was overthrown by a military coup in the 90s. some of his supporters claim pakistan's army is the driving force behind the current allegations. sharif, his family and his allies have always denied any wrongdoing. we have history of such disqualifications in pakistan and we have also seen that such disqualifications are later turned down and they are reversed. the ruling party will now have to nominate a new leader. amongst the favourites is the prime minister's brother, currently chief minister of the province of punjab. but, for the moment, the country is facing real uncertainty. secunder kermani, bbc news. it's been a dramatic day at the oval, where england's cricketers have taken control of the third test against south africa. a century from ben stokes, with the help of three consecutive sixes, saw england to a first innings total of 353. then toby roland jones, making his debut, took four quick south african wickets. at the close, the tourists had slumped to 126—8. this weekend commemorations will be held in the uk, and bel

sharif son in law and his doctor has been indicted in the. predictions that sketches in the london property ok how many dollars one will leave it there for now we thank you for bringing us that developing story out of pakistan where the prime minister the former prime minister that is now western reefers daughter and son in law have been indicted over corruption allegations. iraq's government has admitted civilians were attacked by armed groups during the military operation to retake kurdish held territory prime minister has ordered security forces province to protect civilians as well as property. mr about he the iraqi prime minister has received information that some men whose affiliations unknown have attacked some civilians of course the prime minister does not accept such violations we also emphasize our commitment to the orders of the prime minister to protect the safety and security of all citizens and the governor it without exception the interior ministry will take measures to stop those who commit such violations well let's talk mor

the ruling party will 110w nawaz sharif. the ruling party will now have to nominate a new leader but with elections due to take place by the middle of next year, the country is facing real uncertainty. our top story this lunchtime. the bbc understands officials believe at least 60 high rise buildings failed a fire safety test where insulation and cladding were tested together for the first time. and, coming up, hidden below ground for 75 years, the royal mail railway you'll soon be able to hitch a ride 0h. coming up in sport, lewis hamilton isjust third quickest in the first practice ahead of the hungarian grand prix. he goes into the weekend trailing sebastian vettel byjust a point in the drivers' standings. aid workers in greece have told the bbc they're dealing with hundreds of extremely vulnerable refugees on the island of lesbos. many have suffered torture and sexual abuse at the hands of so—called islamic state in syria and iraq. the european commission has said such refugees should be moved to athens for specialist

accord and pakistan has formally charged prime minister nawaz sharif his daughter and son in law over corruption allegations in july the supreme court disqualified saree from office for not declaring a source of income the investigation was sparked by the panel of papers leaks which long term to the ownership of a luxury flats in london serif and his family deny the charges. venezuela's opposition is refusing to swear in its newly elected governors before president maduro as powerful constituent assembly which it deems unconstitutional as socialist governments want out of venezuela's twenty three states in sunday's regional elections and that's despite polls putting the opposition far ahead they've refused to accept the surprise when alleging dirty tricks such as election center is being moved to dangerous areas at the last minute there is a bow has more from caracas. entered any constitutional assembly to swear in as governor of god i will be fair a morning happened in the middle of accusations of irregularities by the opposition . challenges anyone to recount the votes in his state

it is more politically motivated against nawaz sharif. that is not going to be applied across—the—board and that is the problem. who is behind it? if it is a decision by the supreme court and yet you see it is politically motivated, by whom? look back to the 19805, motivated, by whom? look back to the 1980s, two governments, each of which was cut short, because there we re which was cut short, because there were legitimate corruption allegations. the problem with pakistan is the relationship between the military and the civilian government and the power balance between the two with the military working to sure that it is in charge. that was the issue in the 19905. charge. that was the issue in the 1990s. no really seem to be replicating it. the military did not initiate the problems with nawaz sharif. that was initiated by the panama papers as your reporter was seeing. but there are lots of people concerned in pakistan that it is the establishment saying to the civilian politicians in pakistan not to overstep the mark. that is the pro

sharif seat is being contested in a parliamentary by election in lahore trace wife call some new laws as the front runner and of a seen as a test of support for her husband is p. and l. in party and his political heartland the seat became vacant in july when sharif was

the disqualification of herfather, nawaz sharif. that verdict on the disqualification of her father, nawaz sharif. that means a lot hinges on what happens to the ruling party's current majority 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 suggest

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 mo

nawaz sharif is under real political pressure at the moment and the country is waiting to hear what the supreme court will eventually decide to recommend based on this investigation. that decision could take weeks. australia wants to force major tech companies to decode and hand over encrypted messages in its fight against extremism and organised crime. australia's attorney general will meet with apple executives this week to discuss the plan. but technology experts see problems ahead. earlier i spoke with our correspondent, phil mercer, in sydney — he told me what proposals were on the table. australian authorities say that in their investigations into serious crime, about 65% of cases, including terrorism and organised crime, as well as paedophile rings, can involve some kind of encryption. what the government wants to do is bring in new laws to force big tech companies such as apple, google and facebook, to handover encrypted messages by giving the government a so—called back door into their messaging apps. a backdoor is code inserted into the application that would allow law enf

pakistan's prime minister, nawaz sharif, has cut short a visit to london to return home, after more than 140 people were killed when an oil tanker exploded in punjab province. dozens of others were critically injured. and this video is trending on bbc.com. an airasia x flight was forced to turn back to perth — because of an engine problem which left it "shaking like a washing machine". and the top story here in the uk. brexit secretary geisha —— david davis is pretty sure that not certain that the uk can secure a deal with the eu. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. from high skilled worker visas to import duties, how much can india's prime minister accomplished during his 48 hours in washington? and it has been almost 20 years since the asian prices tripled several economies in this region. we hear from business owners who lost everything. hello and look into asia business report. i'm sharanjit leyl. india's prime minister narendra modi is on a visit to washington. it is his first meeting with donald trump and india us trade has grown to 115,000,000,0

it's a move that's been heavily criticised. —— nawaz sharif. rain lashed down as the ruling party gathered to choose a new leader. many in pakistan hoped yesterday's supreme court ruling that prime minister nawaz sharif was unfit to hold office, would begin a cleansing of corruption within the political class. the disgraced former prime minister today denied any wrongdoing, before introducing the new leader. his brother, shahbaz. an interim prime minister will hold the fort until shahbas sharif gets a seat in parliament. you would have thought keeping the party leadership and therefore the prime ministership of pakistan within the same family, would be controversial. but the only rally anywhere near the pakistani capital today, was of supporters of the ruling party. whatever reservations pakistanis may have about power staying within the sharif family, the fact is, under mr sharif, the country has prospered. terror attacks are down and the economy is growing steadily. justin rowlatt, bbc news, islamabad. stay with us on bbc news, still to come:

pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif has cut short a visit to london, after an oil tanker explosion killed at least 150 people in punjab province. more than 100 others are in a critical condition in hospital. the incident has also cast a shadow over the muslim festival of eid al fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of ramadan. secunder kermani reports. hundreds of local villagers flocked to the scene of the overturned tanker this morning, despite being warned not to. in this impoverished area, they collected fuel in buckets, jerry cans, and even empty water bottles. but moments later, grief and anguish — thousands of litres of petrol went up in flames, engulfing those nearby. early reports suggest the blaze began when someone lit a cigarette. translation: the oil tanker capsized, people shouted, "oil, oil!" the local traffic police asked people to leave, warning it may explode, then suddenly there was fire. translation: i had already taken some petrol, i was about to fill another can but felt dizzy due to the fumes so decided not to go back for more. dozens of the injured h

kulsoom nawaz, the wife of the ousted pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif, has won his parliamentary seat 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 seri

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

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

nawaz sharif is just the latest and perhaps most high profile victim of that scandal. plenty to watch in pakistan. for the moment, thank you. another challenge for theresa may over brexit has been reported by the times this morning. the paper claims ireland's new taoiseach leo varadkar does not like the uk's plans to introduce a high—tech land border between northern ireland and the republic after brexit. but the irish foreign minister has said no proposal has been made for a sea border between the uk and the republic of ireland after brexit. let's speak to jonathan powell, let's speak tojonathan powell, the former chief negotiator on ireland and former staff to tony blair. mr powell, good afternoon. so leo varadkar once the border to be somewhere in the irish saved we believe the times? well there will not be a technological answer to this problem, the notion that we can do it with three red routes or tv cameras or whatever is absolute nonsense. you're not going to be able to control a 300 mile border which has been the centre of smuggling for centuries by putting i

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 parties are also

sharif's 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.

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

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 marathon month long negotiation dicky turns to get him to accept the results eventually they gave jimmy an ultimatum either

after the dramatic resignation of nawaz sharif, an interim prime minister is due to be formally chosen by parliament. on this story is trending on bbc .com. sam shepard, the celebrated american playwright and actor, has died at his home in kentucky at the age of 73. he was oscar—nominated for the 1983 film the right stuff. i will be back in half an hour. first on bbc news, it is hardtalk. welcome. i'm sarah montague. sirjohn tavener composes music for god, even referring to it as a form of divine dictation. in doing so, he has become one of britain's most celebrated living composers. a0 years ago, his work was sometimes dismissed as bland, populist, new—age. but since then, he has defied the critics. the protecting veil was one of the biggest—selling classical cds ever. six years ago, he had a heart attack that nearly killed him, and since then, he says, everything has changed — his music, his outlook on life, and his faith. so what happened, and how did he change? sirjohn tavener, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. what happened to your music? well, it nearly vanished altogether.

the supreme court will eventually recommend. —— nawaz sharif. the decision could take weeks. australia wants to force major tech companies to decode and hand over encrypted messages in its fight against extremism and organised crime. this week australia's attorney general will meet with apple executives to discuss the plan. but technology experts see problems ahead. 0ur australia correspondent phil mercer is in sydney. what is on the table? what is being proposed? australian authorities say that in their investigations into serious crime, about 65% of cases including terrorism and organised crime as well as paedophile rings, can involve some kind of encryption. what the government wants to do is ring in new laws to force the tech companies such as apple, google and facebook, to handover in cryptic m essa 9 es facebook, to handover in cryptic m essa g es by facebook, to handover in cryptic messages by giving the government ‘s so—called tour into their messaging apps. but backdoor is code in circuit into the application that would allow law en

kulsoom nawaz, the wife of the ousted pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif, has won a by—election that was 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. 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 mya

pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif has cut short a visit to london after the oil tanker disaster in punjab which left at least 150 dead. india's prime minister, narendra modi, is due to hold his first meeting with president trump at the white house. ties between india and the united states were said to be healthy under barack obama, but differences have surfaced between the two countries since mr trump took office. sanjoy majumder reports from delhi. donald trump and narendra modi have a lot in common — both powerful politicians who have courted controversy, and have strong domestic constituencies. but ahead of the trip, there are rumblings under the surface. donald trump recently attacked india over climate change, identifying it as one of the world's biggest polluters at the cost of countries such as the united states. india makes its participation contingent on receiving billions and billions and billions of dollars in foreign aid from developed countries. india hit back, saying it is committed to protecting the environment but will continue to use coal for its energy needs.

nawaz sharif himself was overthrown by a military coup in the nineties. some of his supporters claim but his own army is the driving force behind the current allegations. she reef timely and his allies and always denied any wrongdoing. we have history. of such disqualification than pakistan. and we have also seen that such disqualification that later. on i had together done dow. and get reversed. the ruling party will now have to nominate a new leader amongst the favorites is the prime minister's brother. come the chief minister of the province of punjab. but for the moment the country facing real uncertainty. secunda combined insignis. and for more on this time is joined a short time ago by hussein haqqani. he served as pakistan's ambassador to the united states and is now a senior fellow at the hudson institute. senator connie pakistan had seen a period of relative stability recently what happens now with the downfall of knowledge you read. and that would be a pdf instability more important up pakistan has an lvad and negative fade reaffirmed at the tra

kulsoom nawaz — the wife of the ousted pakistani prime minister, nawaz sharif, has won a by—election that was 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

the wife of the ousted pakistani prime minister, nawaz sharif, has won a by—election in his heartland of lahore. latest results show 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 bal

pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif cuts short a visit to london, after the oil tanker disaster in punjab which has left at least 150 dead. a massive relief effort continues in china, after a landslide engulfs a mountain village in sichuan province. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: in england, sixty high—rise buildings fail safety tests carried out after the london tower block blaze. and the unifying power of sport: why south korea is proposing a joint entry with the north for next year's winter olympics. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 4am in islamabad. pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif has cut short a visit to london, after an oil tanker explosion killed at least 150 people in punjab province. more than 100 others are in a critical condition in hospital. the incident also cast a shadow over the muslim festival of eid al fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of ramadan. secunder kermani reports. hundreds of local villagers flocked to the scene of the overturned tanker this morning, despite being warned not to. in this imp

khan led the campaign to bring corruption charges against former prime minister nawaz sharif, and now he has got the interim prime minister and sharif‘s brother, his chosen successor, in his sights. the plan is to use the same tactic used with the former pm. he is bringing actions in pakistan's supreme court, using provisions that say that anyone who has behaved dishonestly can be judged unfit to hold office. today, the supreme court is hearing another case of political wrongdoing, another case in which a senior politician could face disqualification. but today, the accused is imran khan himself. what authority does this letter have? who signed this letter? it's imran khan, these are his signatures. the central point of my case is that imran khan has collected money from the foreigners, and from the foreign multinational companies, which is explicitly forbidden by the law and the constitution. hi, mr khan. very good to meet you. faultfinding to talk to us. —— thank you forfinding time faultfinding to talk to us. —— thank you for finding time to talk to us. imran khan says he

the pakistani prime minister, nawaz sharif, has cut short a visit to london to return home, after more than 140 people were killed when an oil tanker exploded in punjab province. secunder kermani has the latest from karachi. hundreds of local villagers flocked to the scene of the overturned tanker this morning, despite being warned not to. in this impoverished area, they collected fuel in buckets, jerry cans, and even empty water bottles. but moments later, grief and anguish. thousands of litres of petrol went up in flames, engulfing those nearby. early reports suggest the blaze began when someone lit a cigarette. translation: the oil tanker turned over. people shouted, "oil, oil!" the local traffic police asked people to leave, warning it may explode, then suddenly there was fire. translation: i had already ta ken some petrol. i was about to fill another can but felt dizzy due to the fumes, so decided not to go back for more. the empty charred wreckage gives an idea of how many people were there. pictures too graphic to broadcast showed bodies piled by the road. the nearest burns unit

pakistan's former prime minister nawaz sharif his daughter and son in law have all been charged with corruption and they deny the charges the supreme court disqualified sharif from office in july for not declaring a source of income from luxury floats in london the government minister from saudi arabia has made a first public appearance in rebel held parts of syria gulf affairs minister. visited syrian territory captured by kurdish led rebels activists photos show him with brett mcgurk the u.s. president's the actual envoy against eisel fighters have recaptured tow tree from my sleeping rock or the group self declared capital in syria passion reports from gaza and the turkey syria border. there's been no official explanation of the visit by mr. this argument. to. area but however we do understand that at this particular moment then there will be a need to rebuild. and the united states of america is hoping to tap into saudi arabia's deep pockets to be able to rebuild the area that has been damaged by months of fighting between the eyes now. we know from activists hole sort that medic