opposition but in each country there's a strong push midi lobby in pakistan pakistan will want to see some movement on kashmir to try to take a leadership on board so they don't get a sense of being abandoned. but i think. india feels it can now engage with pakistan from a position of strength after having unilaterally effectively annexed meter in august 1900 it feels it has got nothing to lose shuts up jelani thank you so much for joining us. it's monday the start of another week and when we all rather be on vacation than working well since travel has been especially difficult this pandemic year here at the dell bill will at least take you on a visual if not actual trip to one very lavater island in south korea. no there's nothing wrong with your screen these islands really are purple from the purple roofs roads and bridges to the lavender fields and even the locals working in them. in the morning i dress up in purple from head to toe even including my underwear and shoes and it makes me happy when i go to other cities like. people praise me as i am from the purple islands and i feel

opposition but in each country there's a strong push miti lobby in pakistan pakistan will want to see some movement on kashmir to try to take a leadership on board so they don't get a sense of being abandoned. but i think. india feels it can now engage with pakistan from a position of strength after having unilaterally effectively annexed meat and now august 1900 it feels it has got nothing to lose. shouts of jalopnik thank you so much for joining us. it's monday the start of another week and when we all rather be on vacation then working well since travel has been especially difficult this pandemic year here at well at least take you on a visual if not actual trip to one very lavater island in south korea. no there's nothing wrong with your screen these islands really are purple from the purple roofs roads and bridges to the lavender fields and even the locals working in them. in the morning i dress up in purple from head to toe even including my underwear and shoes and it makes me happy when i go to other cities like most. people praise me as i am from the purple islands and i feel

opposition but in each country there's a strong meaty lobby in pakistan pakistan will want to see some movement on kashmir to try to take a leadership on board so they don't get a sense of being abandoned. but i think. india feels it can now engage with pakistan from a position of strength after having unilaterally effectively annexed meet in august 1900 it feels it has got nothing to lose shuts up jelani thank you so much for joining us. it's monday the start of another week and when we all rather be on vacation then working well since travel has been especially difficult this pandemic year here at the del feel will at least take you on a visual if not actual trip to one very lavater island in south korea. no there's nothing wrong with your screen these islands really are purple from the purple roofs roads and bridges to the lavender fields and even the locals working in the. in the morning i dress up in purple from head to toe even including my underwear and shoes and it makes me happy when i go to other cities like. people praise me as i am from the purple islands and i feel great t

stands as well that pakistan is not safe well it's my distant turn. so it's not only what they say it's also been documented by international organizations that was not his face their situation upon return no i've witnessed so what i've heard from the family. is that many of their family members are actually inches into the new ground and that's basically being the court of fact by its line makes you very visible in the community it's in the spotlight here the while in the village that was was a drugs are coming back and that's for says or what they say here they don't want to be in the spotlight they wants to see this city they've won no one to know that he's what do you see any signs of germany my to change and stomp on this issue. it's this article to say there's definitely been an outcry not all of these this is the british who had to go though that took place this morning the pipes and sonic christian was due to be on the plane and asked if there was a public outcry it was noted by the link that the that's true in party and saxony it was actually

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says as well that pakistan is not safe my distant turn. so it's not only what they say it's also been documented by international organizations but i'm not his face their situation upon return no i've witnessed so what i've heard from the family. is that many of their family members actually choose into the onto grounds and that's basically being the court of fact by this line makes you very visible in the community it's in the spotlight you're the one in the village who was was of drugs in combat and that's who says they are what they say here they don't want to be in the spotlight it's they want to basically they've won no one to know that they're nice but do you see any signs of germany my to change and stomp on this issue. it's this article to say there's definitely been an outcry now is that this is the british who had to go there to face this morning the pipeline started christian was due to be on the plane and asked if it was it was outside was noted by the link to the streaming party and saxony it was actually released yesterday. b

relations with pakistan. in a peaceful. signs of the tensions between the 2 countries ever present this bridge it teed while used to connect pakistani kashmir with indian kashmir it was a salvation for families separated by the conflict but it's been shut since 2018 this is the view from the indian side pakistani snipers stand guard at their end of the bridge everyone here knows what can happen. with my sons came and woke me up they said firing has started wake up our entire neighborhood was in a panic situation i said the only way to survive is to pick up our blankets and to rush to the cowsheds we spent our night until the morning that came out after firing stopped at 6 am. despite the cease fire the situation in kashmir remains volatile with those closest to it paying the highest price. joining us s d w shots have jelani shots at how likely will this ceasefire hold i mean what are the motivations for both governments to maintain the peace. melissa we have to bear in mind that the current ceasefire was agreed nearly 18 ye

the problem is that pakistan is not a solution. brent: we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us tonight. thank you. a damming report in the u.k. has blamed the english football association for failing to protect hundreds of young players from abuse by pedophile coaches. the report says there were institutional failings by the governing body once they were aware of decades of abuse dating back to the 1970's. top-tier clubs such as chelsea and manchester city were listed. >> it was a former player who put the spotlight on the sexual abuse of young players. police reopened investigations and charges were filed. this was years, decades after the fact. the player was andy woodward, who in 2016 inspired dozens and dozens of others to speak up as well. that was the year of the independent report on the football association. >> they acted far too slowly once they were aware of child protection being a problem. >> this man was among the predators. he coached young people from clubs like alexandria and manchester city in

when we see ourselves it's not safe for us magnus to go back to pakistan to the sense back to pakistan so this is just to say it's not on you the community i talked to says that but it's actually been proven also by international organizations like the family in particular told me is that their relatives have used in pakistan that actually go in hiding there and trying to be as little visible as possible and so they say here that's coming back. they will be exposed as one of these when you come back to bite this that you're come back from abroad everyone sees you and everyone suspects you're a nominee and that this is exactly what they are afraid of. as we said 20 seconds if you can any signs that the german authorities will change their position regarding this issue. in the small sign the pakistani christian was supposed to be on the think this morning was actually released yesterday evening after a public outcry but germany the german government knows of all the information i've mentioned before they're acting differently than other countries in europe so it's hard to see what will m

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knows this well he says a mob killed his uncle when he returned to pakistan from the u.k. . achmad in costume are desperate to protect their family but they have exhausted all legal remedies for now there is little they can do just wait and hope they won't be on the next plane. nasir ahmed is the president of the a medea muslim organization in the german city of minds mr joins me tonight it's good to have you on the program mr ahmed you are a member of this communities or tell me if someone such as yourself were to go back to pakistan what do they have to fear what could happen to them. getting need a question it's a great it's a really great great fear and i will give you some example fully if you pose as a muslim you can be done like there are over 700 cases like this even they have destroyed or graveyards destroyed or mosque that killed 240 people one by one just in the last 2 weeks in one area of the botched on 4 ended our kids and. still it's a great feeling of art and and one city and once the whole population the book on their site found. that the risk of their lives

that important i have traveled to many religious in pakistan many small towns in pakistan i have lived in big cities and small cities and there is a stark difference between women and liberal men but like any other friend in the world. has started from a been sent from you know what students from a young woman activism and they believe. also speaking out for the rights of all women across pakistan i have some in the festus i have. demands of some of the chapters of the march and they clearly are asking for guidance for everyone and i do believe that the kind of momentum this march has gained in the last couple of years if that message is getting across pakistan pretty soon i was from you know peripheral thank you so much for that. and of course international women's day comes in the middle of a region global pandemic abandonment that's impacted women disproportionately when . you specially when it comes to access to employment and child care for instance and we saw it reduced from women across the region. are you more young going on p.b.s. . so that at the who you know what i do with.

knows this well he says a mob killed his uncle when he returned to pakistan from the u k. achmad in costume are desperate to protect their family but they have exhausted all legal remedies for now there is little they can do just wait and hope they won't be on the next plane. starting today right here in company will treat its thousands of drivers in britain as contract employees instead of independent contractors the decision follows litigation and a recent loss for the company in the british supreme court's the new designation will give tens of thousands of drivers access to social benefits like paid vacation and pension payments it's a major victory for campaigners fighting for expanded employee protection in the so called gig economy on this is a major decision and we can get more now w. reporter erin tilton has been tracking this story for you erin what exactly does this mean for drivers in the u.k. . well this is of course a major victory for the some 70000 drivers that were employees in the u.k. and while it may sound like a little bit of an academic debate the diff

says as well that pakistan is not safe my just in turn. so it's not only what they say it's also been documented by international organizations that was my face their situation upon return no i've witnessed so what i've heard from the family of uncertainty is that many of their family members are actually inches into the new ground and that's basically being the court of fact by this line makes you very visible in the community it's in the spotlight you're there while in the village was was it drugs back and that's for says or what they say here they don't want to be in the spotlight it's they want to this city they've won no one to know that he's what do you see any signs of germany my to change and stomps on this issue. it's this circle to say there's definitely been an outcry now that there's that british media to go oh that took place this morning applied to sonic christian was due to be on the plane and asked if there was a public outcry that most notably by the link to this tuning party in saxony was actually released yesterday. but

from the nation of pakistan. but led by this man shaikh more of a man is pakistan's been gollies feeling alienated and abused revolted against their government. a brutal military crackdown ensued. soon india's hand was forced and it intervened militarily. pakistan lost the war and with it the state of bangladesh was born. with woman as its 1st president the end in a bloody conflict that cost an estimated $3000000.00 lives according to government figures. and displaced more than 10 times as many. since then has seen political assassinations and coups. throughout much of the eighty's the country was run by the military. by the 1990 s. democracy had returned. and in the 50 years since bangladesh gained its independence its praise for turning its war torn beginnings into a hopeful future for its young population. is a research fellow of the bond divisions to do it of peace and security studies and he joins me now from talk with that welcome and happy independence day i know it's a big question to us but i'll ask it a

yes it has a very deep roots in pakistan history. that american influence and. interference in pakistani politics and other teams dates back to all when the pakistan was rooted in 1047 and that mistrust has been growing since long where. this incident intensified that changed many for. or i think. this is not going to get worse really what's it going to take to convince pakistanis to get themselves inoculated of i think all dog of government don't die. trying to convince the people or but the majority of people what i hope was a lie 'd in my style me and my friends. have northcott in this vaccination and. in destruction nation. are on our way to us similarly it will not have the us in the or your. comment thanks for your time cameraman hass from pakistan's defense of human rights and geo my guest your rate at which. american congresswoman marjorie taylor greens complained to the pentagon about the behavior of u.s. armed forces demanding the national guard be withdrawn from the capital in recent days there has been a dangerous and troubling trend in which members

germany considers pakistan a safe country of origin. says that the government has stepped up to partition and . clothes are and. i believe that there is a lack of knowledge or political will no but unfortunately this is to the detriment of the many persecuted people who live here and who are not being deported in large numbers on those who are still in custody awaiting deportation order you know in that for these people if this is a matter of life and death. and those are knows this well he said them up killed his uncle when he returned to pakistan from the u.k. . and cuz i desperate to protect their family but they're exhausted all legal remedies for now there's little they can do just wait and hope they won't be on the next plane. over look at some more stories making headlines today for democracy protesters have defied the curfew in myanmar to hold a vigil for those killed by security forces the united nations says 149 demonstrators have now been killed since the military seized power last month's many more have been detained or gone

and talking of and into community in pakistan. except unfortunately when we talk government and the progress of the laws there is the thought of lot of progress in 2011 we got to have the provision where we can apply force the n.a.c. which is the our identification card and we can change agent imago in 2018 we britain best remarkable mindstorm off getting our bill drawn into protection act fast and with that achievement have been continued but unfortunately there is very much lack off social acceptance acceptance from people and we really need to work on transforming the attitudes of the world for acceptance and for that we 1st need to start from a homes so. we see a lot of transgender people they don't get accepted from their homes by their balance by the family and they disown them and they are the problem if if they are only being accepted by their own family i don't feed that they will be a matter off to engender going to mother size or even schools are ticking education because the ownership is in the family the family is jus

pakistan and india have very poor relations china supports pakistan gives them both financial and military assistance and what we're seeing now is is in the of begin to not not form a military alliance with the united states i think that that is not in the offing at present but it clearly beginning to put itself in a geo political game alongside the united states again we're early on here these are early days but especially in the backdrop of the very testy meetings that took place in alaska between the u.s. and china over the last few days i do think this is this is the beginning of what could be a new intensification of great power rivalry and of course china has its own interests as you were talking about there of course but particularly with the fact that it shares borders with both pakistan and india both of which are nuclear powers and it will have its own concerns about the tensions rising on an imbalance of perceived imbalance between those too. yes said you know and i think one of the key issues that will be addressed here in the united states is does it make sense to go ahead wit

together in solidarity and support on this international transgender date of disability we started pakistan and in special school for muslim transgender worshippers unlike anything else in the country. plus we need a transgender news anchor in bangladesh who has helped to redefine what is possible and permissable in a mostly traditional society. i'm melissa chan welcome to news asia today is the international transgender day of disability and we will be devoting our entire program to looking at the contributions and challenges facing transgender people this annual day is fairly new it started in 2009 before that there was another day the transgender day of remembrance which served as a day of mourning to honor trans people who had died but the community wanted more than a symbol a day of darkness it also wished for a day of celebration against adversity so we started pakistan on a largely conservative country where transgender people face widespread discrimination and ostracism here. one trans woman has defied the odds to open the country's 1st madrassa for muslim transgender people it woul

from the nation of pakistan. but led by this man shaikh more people of amman is pakistan's been gollies feeling alienated and abused revolted against their government. a brutal military crackdown ensued. soon india's hand was forced and it intervened militarily. pakistan lost the war and with it the state of bangladesh was born. with women as its 1st president. and in a bloody conflict that cost an estimated $3000000.00 lives according to government figures. and displaced more than 10 times as many. since then has seen political assassinations and coups. throughout much of the eighty's the country was run by the military. and by the 1990 s. democracy had returned. and in the 50 years since bangladesh gained its independence its earned praise for turning its war torn beginnings into a hopeful future for its young population. and for more on the story we can speak to at a photo islam from bengali it's good to see you 1st saw india has played a central role in bangladesh's development what is the state of relations

to live with each other that the india versus pakistan or india vs china russia versus u.s. all the countries have to have the stakes have to have the skin in the game for the peace process to move forward in a in a pragmatic in a thieves' bill manner and that is the major challenge for this peace process which has been fragile as you know in the last year or so that has been very avid. you speak to the people to be around government as well i wonder how our government officials are viewed the involvement of so many missions in a peace process that is meant to benefit them. yes. you're absolutely right a ground government has always wanted it. the peace process to be led by dent but unfortunately as the realities down on the ground they are they are one. entity or one player in this in the in the mix. and as well as the americans. having cut a deal last year now. more country than most of callers are now in the game and this see some this see as not so benign influence and some feeling can contribute to sort of a positive repast fair for all the constitutional gains that the

relations with pakistan. in a peaceful. signs of the tensions between the 2 countries ever present this bridge used to connect pakistani kashmir with india and kashmir it was a salvation for families separated by the conflict but it's been shut since 2018 this is the view from the indian side pakistani snipers stand guard at their end of the bridge everyone here knows what can happen. with my sons came and woke me up they said firing has started wake up our entire neighborhood was in a panic like situation i said the only way to survive is to pick up our blankets and to rush to the cowsheds we spent our nights until the morning that came out after firing stopped at 6 am. despite the cease fire the situation in kashmir remains volatile with those closest to it paying the highest price. joining us is the w. shots at jelani shots at how likely will this ceasefire hold and what are the motivations for both governments to maintain the peace. melissa we have to bear in mind that the current ceasefire was agreed nearly 15 years ag

which is in east pakistan's. they came over almost immediately felt ill with all of the problems to which new arrivals are up and gray. it was summer time, was sent up to a manchin in the capitol given a staff and they constantly are fighting the breakup of the demographic breakout of various villages and drew a line. he labored hard for six weeks despite the fact the nation was way out of date, he managed to draw a line 100 miles long and see the hidden layers which have effectively illegally alleviated the western border of india and the eastern border of pakistan. and even for of days independence was declared. it seems the border was announced a couple of days later and you all know very well because those who lived in what is a now muslim dominated, was to get into the safety of india led westward into the security to the holy city. it is been unbelievable amounts to a million people died. in this awful awful carnage and slaughter which the british of course had a very, very heavy responsibility. and radclif

relations with pakistan. in a peaceful. signs of the tensions between the 2 countries ever present this bridge used to connect pakistani kashmir with india and kashmir it was a salvation for families separated by the conflict but it's been shut since 2018 this is the view from the indian side pakistani snipers stand guard at their end of the bridge everyone here knows what can happen. with my sons came and woke me up said firing has started wake up our entire neighborhood was in a panic like situation i said the only way to survive is to pick up our blankets and to rush to the cowsheds we spent our nights until the morning that came out after firing stopped at 6 am. despite the cease fire the situation in kashmir remains volatile with those closest to it paying the highest price. joining us is shots have jelani shots at how likely will this ceasefire hold i mean what are the motivations for both governments to maintain the peace melissa we have to bear in mind that the current ceasefire was agreed nearly 18 years ago in 200

so what are all the nations doing to get their hands on vaccines on pakistan they're allowing private institutions to buy and sell back things to those that can afford us on the last day the doctor almost talk time director of operations at chuck tight in the boat trees in the horn is with me now thank you so much for joining us so explain this to me pakistan needs the world health organization's help in order to vaccinate its population it's using the kovacs scheme but your able to buy and sell these that things privately how does that work bill to be clear the vast majority of people getting vaccinated baucus on are going to be vaccinated through the government led the rollout which is going to be supplied by the both accessibility and through direct procurement by the government from various african producing nations but a sign up. in that context in pakistan a significant chunk chunk of health care is delivered by the private sector and the government has been brought back about tackling the border crisis all along and taken the private sector as a part of the solution but 'd it w

embrace ok does pakistan have the ability to manufacture vaccines. i think a lot has changed in the last one year one year ago boston didn't have the capacity to make even fi ve to fulfill its own needs but 6 months later boston was exporting protected because but similarly there are several large pharmaceutical companies in boston and for that matter the national institutes of health which is going to the forefront of this fight has been very involved in developing their own production capacity i hear that they're in talks with a couple of chinese companies try and import concentrated baskin and then at least start back to doing it and box on to ease the burden and then develop the basti to manufacture that box and down the road because this. first of all the board vaccine demond is not going away in the next couple of months also because we need to prepare for the next pandemic so i think the government and the private the pharmaceutical bears are getting ready to be ready for the next wave as of now we we are dependent on imports but hopefully tha

we intend to osce the united nations to convene foreign ministers and boys from russia china pakistan iran india and the united states to discuss a unified approach to supporting peace in afghanistan. renaissance has a troubled history with its neighbors in a complex web of competing interests and proxy powers but increasingly india is a new focus for diplomatic efforts to broker a lasting peace the u.s. has made clear that it welcomes new delhi's engagement india has fostered close ties to the afghan government in recent jazz in the form of billions of dollars in aid and development last month indian prime minister narendra modi gave his support to a peace process that is led owned and controlled by a. and joining me now from delhi for more ensure would you throw his an award winning journalist and reports on india's foreign relations for the indian express newspapers or would you welcome indian prime minister net in the room or the once the peace process to be afghan led and afghan controlled as does the u.s. state department how does the current proposal from antony blinken involvi

rights groups say pakistan may have well over 300000 transgender people in the country just a fraction of them are practicing islam in this school before the students to mature it's already a milestone to what's greater acceptance and a safe haven. joining us is transgender activist from lahore pakistan on the international transgender day of visibility what messes g have for those who might not understand the transgender community what would you like to see . thank you so much and happy international visibility to on this particular day i think everybody have a right to visit. so i don't get unless we are not busy but we can argue for do except . and do and stick mind discrimination so i'm good unless we bring forward the challenges our stories are desperate this is our view of living everything until unless we want to bring it under frank and being with people and how we can expect a positive changes like legislation and is to be forward and transparent. so i think it's really important to be visible and on this particular day i would like to condemn on kind of you know and to transl

that important i have traveled to many religions in pakistan downs in pakistan i have lived in big cities and small cities and there is a stark difference between women and to live woman but like any other friend in the world. has started from a been sent from you know what students from young women to them and they believe. also speaking out for the rights of all women across pakistan i have some of the 1st story i have jotted of demands of some of the chapters of the march and they clearly are asking for dates for everyone and i don't believe that that kind of will make them this march has gained in the last couple of us if the message is getting across pakistan. i was from good operational thank you so much for that. and of course international women's day comes in the middle of the region global pandemic a pandemic that's impacted women disproportionately when. you specially when it comes to access to employment and child care for them stones and we saw it reduced from women across the region other times are you more young going on p.b.s. . and the who you know what i do with that. i

as he said pakistan perhaps suffered less than many other countries i did read that that the numbers have been sort of spiking just very recently what do you think the authorities would need to do that to try and persuade people as you said have been fairly laid back about the so far the to impress upon them the urgency of getting a vaccination what can they do. i being forced or forced. availability and ability in. it is not up to the mark and then in fact that is just discarded yesterday orcus town. nation saw these 3 things availability and excessively until now the government has not allowed the private sector order of execution. of what i'm going to fix is available it is limited and. not many. many centers that we are going and. not very good until now this is these new need to be really good. and just come back to that cia program the staging faking that they were carrying out inoculation for hepatitis back in 2011 they were trying to catch bin laden did that make a big impact at the time didn't do you really think even though it's quite a few years ago that some people rememb

from the nation of pakistan. but led by this man shaikh module of amman east pakistan and gullies feeling alienated and abuse revolted against their government. a brutal military crackdown ensued. soon india's hand was forced and it intervened militarily. pakistan lost the war and with it the state of bangladesh was born. with woman as its 1st president. and in a bloody conflict that cost an estimated $3000000.00 lives according to government figures. and displaced more than 10 times as many. since then has seen political assassinations and coups. throughout much of the eighty's the country was run by the military. by the 1990 s. democracy had returned. and in the 50 years since bangladesh gained its independence its praise for turning its war torn beginnings into a hopeful future for its young population. when it is a research fellow of the bond of asians to do with of peace and security studies and he joins me now from talk with that welcome and happy independence day i know it's a big question to us but i'll a

give us the context of the india/pakistan relations. >> india and pakistan have fought three wars since both countries became independent in 1947. apart from that, relations have been hostile for most of the time in the last 70 odd years. the hostilities, so to say, increased and the relationships became even more bitter and the last two years. the two countries literally went to war in 2019 after a suicide attack which killed 14 indian soldiers. there were extracts carried out by both sides. to give a context, both countries are pulling back from the brink or the edge. both sides have reduced each other's diplomatic missions, clearly signaling they are not interested in talking to each other or maintaining good relations. it is from there that the two countries are coming back to say fair enough, let us first stop firing at each other, let's maintain the cease-fire agreement along the disputed border of india and pakistan. that is why it is very important. rishaad: we have to see diplomatic relations restored, wouldn't week? on top of that i want to get to the notion, what about a broa

life in the far flung region of gets to stop northern pakistan is taking on a festive look with the annual sports and cultural events marking the end of winter mom of all has more. than the. captain of the northern pakistani province of get up to stop the festival but marks the coming of spring they'd spock to ration passion. but during the last days of the siege in a harsh winter another equally joyful event takes place it's the extreme winter sports season participants up to this podium from around 5 to stop at the world this is going to do all of you know some just the same if you feel that you have the last years the mountains the natural. environment the forest the blues it is number one i think if you talk about it and i would certainly get it but it isn't so 100 percent of the business. for the dude with the ability to get back to start is a part of the greater himalayan chain with snowy peaks that range from $7.00 to $8000.00 metres in height skiers and mountain climbers come here to test the limits of your belly diver 33 harm the ice traversing is unique in northern pakistan skier

behind the store, pakistan's first transgender only madrasa. over a dozen students learn about the teachings of the koran here every day. he decided to open this religious school after she herself felt spiritually lost. >> i danced for 15 years and went around begging for five years. one night i had a dream. i saw transgender friend of mine who had died was in a state of great agony. that dream changed my entire life. and that is why he made this turnaround. >> he also teaches his students to sew clothes. in hopes they could sell them to cover the operation cost. she used up her life savings to open the madrasa. the 34-year-old was determined because she has known the life on the margins of society. >> most families do not accept transgender people. they throw them out of their homes. they start dancing and begging and doing illegal things. i was one of them. >> he now ventures to the street offering help -- she now ventures to the street offering help your she tries to convince other transgender's to become students. those who started to learn

mahdi's believe the movement's founder was the messiah they are considered heretics in pakistan there persecution is well documented well how many leaks shows a school books which tell children to fight the infidels signs at the shop entrances that prohibit entry for mahdi's photos from attacks on a comedy mosques still unlike the u.k. in the us germany considers pakistan a safe country of origin malique says that the government has stepped up deportations. and i believe that there is a lack of knowledge or political will. but unfortunately this is to the detriment of the many persecuted people who live here and who are now being deported in large numbers or are still in custody awaiting deportation. for these people it is a matter of life and death. let's get on. with. those ahmad knows this well he says a mob killed his uncle when he returned to pakistan from the u.k. . achmad in costume are desperate to protect their family but they have exhausted all legal remedies for now there is little they can do just wait and hope they won't be on the next plane israeli archaeologists have di

and pakistan's 1st ever religious school for transgender people it is a safe space for those on the margins of society for some are finding comfort in faith. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us germany is halting the use of astra zeneca corona virus vaccine for people under the age of 60 there is still the option to decide to take the shot but only after a medical consultation new concerns over unusual blood clots in a small number of patients led to the suspension. more bad news for germany's troubled vaccine rollout the government says it has made a tough but necessary decision. i believe that taking everything into account this is the path we need to follow in order to provide confidence in astra zeneca. earlier berlin's shocking to a hospital decided as a precaution to hold vaccination of its staff members with astra zeneca a decision is expected in april over have to proceed with those who have already received their 1st dose. citizens can rely on the fact that substances permitted in germany are meticulously monitored the results are transparent and openly discussed. publ

2 months germany becomes the latest country to tell its citizens to leave as soon as possible plus pakistan's 1st ever religious school for transgender people it's a safe space for those on the margins of society where some are finding comfort in face. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program germany is halting the use of its astra zeneca corona virus vaccine for people under the age of 60 there's still the option though to decide to take the shot but only after a medical consultation now a new concerns over unusual blood clots in a small number of patients led to the suspension our coverage begins with this report. more bad news for germany's troubled vaccine rollout the government says it has made a tough but necessary decision. i believe that taking everything into account this is the path we need to follow in order to provide confidence in. i can't explain all the uncertainty surrounding it though. earlier berlin's shocking to hospital decided as a precaution to hold vaccination of its staff members with astra zeneca a decision is expected in april over how to proceed with those who have al

that important i have traveled to many religious in pakistan really small towns in pakistan i have lived in big cities and small cities and there's a stark difference between women and to live woman but like any other friend in the world. has started from been sent from you know what students from young women look back to them and they believe. speaking up for the rights of all women across pakistan i have some of the 1st stores i have jotted of demands of some of the chapters of the march and they clearly are asking for dates for everyone and i don't believe that that kind of will make them this march has gained in the last couple of years if that message across by could start. i was from you know peripheral thank you so much for that. and of course international women's day comes in the middle of a region global pandemic abandonment that's impacted women disproportionately when . especially when it comes to access to employment and child care for instance and we saw it reduced from women across the region. are you more young going on p.b.s. . so that the who you know what i do with tha

held in memory of pakistan's famous claim i'm humble. who went missing last month while trying to scale the world's 2nd highest peak in the karakoram outer range otherwise known as k 2 he was officially declared dead after several rescue missions by pakistani military failed to track him at the food of them out of range the town comes alive with visitors. every imaginable type of goods could be seen on display here from art to machine guns. the festival of lights a clock the old and the young and there are hardly any signs of the cold night to the strictures and prevention measures seen elsewhere for many this remote region is an escape from the pandemic and a place to enjoy the traditions of old and new. jersey. and a sure sign spring has sprung in the u.s. capitol cherry blossoms have picked early in washington d.c. the normally a tourist draw card but of course there's a lower turnout because of the coronavirus to make the cherry trees were given to us by japan and 912 as a gift of friendship. results is there and these are the top st

and mixing tradition with adventure a remote part of pakistan seas to a spawning in to celebrate the end of winter. and in sport european champions portugal counter état sting night in world cup qualifying goal for pressure on the world although help their team avoiding a shallow defeat against luxembourg. it's 10 g.m.t. that's 4 30 pm in myanmar a country gripped spy political unrest. yes bloodshed and now a looming armed struggle in the southeast of the country thousands of men women and children remain displaced their mothers huge military has been launching air and ground attacks against the armed group qur'an national liberation army ants there are warnings that other rebel groups may soon be joining forces for what they call a revolution if security forces don't stop killing unarmed protesters there are at least 6 ethnic armed groups who have now threatened to retaliate against the jinsa a korean national liberation army as one of memories older stand largest rebel groups and they control areas in the southeast of the country the arak an army is facing for autonomy in western

you know have a say and not be undecided like you said in there want to come to pakistan's influence been indifferent find itself sitting at the talks table with part disarm and with dry mouth 2 countries with whom relations haven't always been the best let's just put it that blair you also have russia which is been a traditional indian ally who is expected to be at the talks table but most of the pattern too happy with india being part of this process so i'm just wondering how do these 6 nations get together despite these nations having converse divergent interests. well you. hit the nail at the at the right part what has happened is although the countries have expressed their position that it should be afghan led a gun owner not gun control but all the processes have been lead controlled and owned by other players other actors in in the region and that has been a major challenge part of gandhi stance and the peace process now if it has to take off all the regional players made a decision to live with each other that the india versus pakistan or india vs china russia versus us all t

korea and its 6 tests has demonstrated a much more advanced nuclear weapons capability than india or pakistan did so and $998.00 and therefore if this was a full program and north korea has created a lot of bargaining chips u.s. policy to its north korea in my view has been an abject failure as have sanctions so we need a new way of dealing with north korea president trump i think started down the right line but then his own bureaucracy and establishment stymied him so now as james clapper the former director of national intelligence in the u.s. said a few years ago it is a reality that north korea has a nuclear weapon capability and it also has a delivery capability we need to negotiate with that and north korea would recant some form of nuclear weapons capability even after some agreement is reached with the united states and others robert you were talking earlier about how in some ways this is more business as usual when it comes to north korea you know in the test that they conduct how much further do you think kim jong un is going to be willing to go at this stage to get the attention of

rights groups say pakistan may have well over 300000 transgender people in the country just a fraction of them are practicing islam in this school before the students come across a it's already a milestone to what's greater acceptance and a safe haven. joining us this transgender activist from lahore pakistan on the international transgender day of visibility what message he has for those who might not understand the transgender community what would you like to see . thank you so much and happy internationally jargon and your visibility into this particular day i think everybody have an idea. so i don't do it unless we are not busy but we can argue for do except. and do and speak mine discrimination so i do unless you bring forward the challenges our stories our district is is our living everything until unless you want to bring it on the frontline and being with people and how we can expect that was it if changes need legislation and this before emerged and. so i think it's very important to be visible and on this particular day i would like to condemn on. you know and to translate is

it led to this reminder being issued by the british government's representative in pakistan. with more than half a million covid cases there, both the uk and pakistan governments are looking at bringing in stricter rules. there are more restrictions than in the guideline, i think, and those rules are going to be much more severe. they won't just depend on if they listen... just preventing people from coming, because there is a concern in pakistan that those who are travelling from here, they are bringing in the uk variant. it's thought that tougher measures could be brought in very soon. rahila bano, bbc news. today is the last day that a million people who've been shielding in england and wales will have to stay at home. but they are still being advised to minimise social contacts, to work from home where possible, and to stay at a distance from other people. graham satchell has been speaking to one man who is preparing for the change. there we are, just walking into the flat now. as you can see, not the biggest place in the world. for much of the last year, rob has been shi