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

, 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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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, 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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 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

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

pakistan's ousted prime minister nawaz sharif has named his brother has his ultimate success. he was forced to resign over corruption allegations and has appointed a caretaker until his brother can be elected. it's a move that's been heavily criticised. 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 c

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

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

ousted pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif's seat is up for grabs as voters head to the polls in lahore 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

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 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. thank you for finding time to talk to us. imran khan says he is confident he will win the case. i think it's good that they should ask me to be accountable. you

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.

protests in pakistan on to the ousted prime minister nawaz sharif is formally charged with corruption. it was a ten and gives his administration logs for its response to the harken disaster in puerto rico. head of the recent flooding in queensland has moved north and it's not quite as dramatic run time so you see the cloud now not so much neighbor has been there's rather more happening further south that's a cold front a ragged cold front on its way eastwards it means it's left behind a big drop in temperature for all of victoria a good part of south australia as well as here in the high teens here and sydney's twenty one probably drops down to the teens as well the day after as a cold front moves up now the chances are we'll get more significant thunderstorms down the queens and coast by sunday as a result of that was all settled further west purse warmed up about twenty six degrees but on a good saturday in the sunshine that in new zealand had a good couple of days to be honest it looks like another good couple days are still to follow that stuff from just going through tasmania and

nawaz sharif has resigned as prime minister of pakistan following a decision by the country's supreme court to disqualify him from office. the ruling came after a probe into his family's wealth following the 2015 panama papers. let's take a look at the sport now. england have lost the key wicket of alastair cook in the first half hour of play on day two of the third test against south africa at the 0val. former captain cook resumed his watchful innings on 82 but could add just six more runs before being trapped lbw by morne morkel. ben stokes is still there. he is on 28. he isjoined byjonny bairstow. daniel ricciardo finished fastest in first practice ahead of ferrari's kimi raikkonenen for this weekend's hungarian grand prix. lewis hamilton was third quickest. the mercedes driver comes into the weekend just one point behind sebastian vettel in the drivers' standings, having won last time out at silverstone. the build up to this weekend's race has been dominated by drivers' comments concerning the new protective halo which is due to be introduced into cars' cockpits next season. there

lawmakers in pakistan are to choose a new prime minister later, to replace nawaz sharif, who stepped down on friday. he was disqualified from public office by the supreme court, which ruled that he had failed to disclose his family's financial assets. it's exactly what we expected. a guy called shahid khaqan abbasi has been elected prime minister of pakistan. when i say elected, this is elected by the members of parliament, by the national assembly of pakistan, not by the people of pakistan. so he has been elected prime minister. he's the new prime minister of pakistan, but he is only in place, we think, for about two months before the longer term successor, so the man appointed by nawaz sharif, the former prime minister, disgraced and kicked out of office by the supreme court on friday, he nominated wait for it, his brother to succeed him. his brother isn't actually an mp. he needs to get himself a seat in parliament, then he, in turn, can be elected by the parliament as prime minister succeeding this guy, abbasi, whose won the prime minister ship today. that is where we are at in p

well staying in the region of course in pakistan has formally charged prime minister nawaz sharif his daughter and son in law over corruption allegations in july the supreme court disqualified sharif from office for not declaring a source of income the investigation was sparked by the part of our paper leaks which linked him to the ownership of luxury flats in london sharif and his family denied the charges direct result is a political analyst joins us now from the pakistani capital islamabad how important is this case in terms of a former prime minister fighting a corruption charge in a civilian court. well it is important because that marks the beginning of the rule of law in a land which was otherwise known as a land where the rule of law never prevail but now this is the second prime minister as you mentioned was been only ousted now his entire family especially his daughter and his son in law and is actually father in law they're all facing corruption charges and the charges are so so much support substates you did with evidence which has already been collected it was the supreme

pakistan's prime minister nawaz sharif has resigned, after the country's supreme court disqualified him from public office, after corruption allegations. revelations about his family's lavish lifestyle stem from documents known as the panama papers which were leaked last year. the papers focus on his children's links to luxury apartments in london's mayfair. 0ur pakistan correspondent secunder kermani reports on pakistan's, now, political uncertainty. for opponents of the pakistani prime minister, today's court decision is a huge and unprecedented victory for accountability in a country where politicians often have a reputation for corruption. today, nawar sharif resigned after the highest court disqualified him from office. a panel of five judges unanimously decided he had not been honest when explaining his and his family's financial dealings to a corruption inquiry. the supreme court has led from the front. and insha'allah, democracy will strengthen. democracy will evolve in pakistan and insha'allah, we will be able to establish a new pakistan. the allegations against sharif revolve

a pakistani court has formally charged the ousted prime minister nawaz sharif his daughter and son in law with corruption opening a trial that could see the formulated jailed twenty sixteen panel papers revealed the family had used offshore companies to buy expensive properties in london and their wealth did not match their income and since the proceedings are part of an opposition fueled conspiracy that. supporters cheered on miriam sharif and her husband mohamed saft are as they appeared in court in islamabad when they left they were formally facing corruption charges still sending a defiant message and denying the accusations. even if you know they should stop wasting their time and the country and the nation if they hand down a punishment then let them do it but they should stop making a mockery of the constitution or deprive the family of basic human rights a fair trial they should stop making a mockery of justice the leaks showed she and her family had much greater wealth than reported which helped them buy elegant expensive homes in london she is the heir to the sharif politica

pakistan's ousted prime minister nawaz sharif denies corruption allegations and names his brother shabaz as his ultimate successor. also in the programme, the emergency call from a woman

prime minister nawaz sharif has always been success school in politics. history fans among the people. the verdicts punctuates a year of political controversy unleashed by the panama papers leak which revealed. the involvement of sharif's children in the purchase of high end london prophecy through offshore companies. the prime minister and his family deny wrongdoing and say that victims of a conspiracy. but investigators say the sharif family's wealth has far exceeded its earnings. they've called. criminal investigation. governing center railings pmr land policy must now choose an interim prime minister to rule until the general election. here. sharif says his ouster will destabilize pakistan just as the economy is rebounding. after decades of political and purity chaos. for more on what's next for pakistan we can speaks of michael krugman who is a senior associate to south asia. at the woodrow wilson center who joins us now from washington at thank you so much for joining us just tell us. what you think this means for pakistan? well at the moment of unc

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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 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

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an investigation into allegations of money laundering by the pakistani prime minister, nawaz sharif, has found a significant disparity between his family's declared sources of income and their actual wealth. the investigation has recommended a case be filed against mr sharif and his family. they have strongly denied any wrongdoing. six hindu pilgrims, five of them women, have been killed in a militant attack in indian—administered kashmir. the assailants fired on vehicles being used by security forces. a police source in kashmir told the bbc the attack didn't appear to be aimed at the pilgrims who were caught in the crossfire. there's been a big upset at wimbledon, with one of the favourites, rafael nadal, knocked out by the sixteenth seed, gilles muller, of luxembourg, in an epic match that lasted almost five hours. the spaniard fought back from two sets down before muller won the fifth and the match, 6—3, 6-4,3-6,4-6,15-13. we've got more coming up with the tea m we've got more coming up with the team in sport today on that later this hour. and nasa'sjuno spacecraft is about to