, nawaz sharif, has announced a series of measures to run state-owned companies more efficiently, to get the country's fiscal house in order, and to open up the economy. most tantalizing is the prospect of better economic relations with india. pakistan will get a huge boost if the government would remove barriers and burdens that are the product of old animosities rather than any sensible economic thinking. this week al jazeera leaked an astounding report on pakistan. the supreme court investigated how on earth osama bin laden managed to live there for so long undetected. the report reveals a completely inept police and military, and it hints that certain elements within the pakistani establishment may have known about bin laden. it said connivance, collaboration, and cooperation cannot be entirely discounted. the message should be clear. pakistan's main enemies are not the ones its military would have you believe. india, afghanistan, or the united states. the real enemies lie within. extremism, military dictatorship, weak institutions and corruption. islamabad now has a mandate and the

election campaign earlier this year, the prime minister nawaz sharif pledged to engage militants in talks to improve security in pakistan. >>> thailand's economy is booming, but the benefits don't always reach people at the bottom of the pyramid. many children from poor families don't have access to a proper education, but one woman born in a bangkok slum hopes to change that. nhk world reports. >> reporter: affectionately known as dr. slum. she just received her ph.d in biotechnology at the age of 28. her accomplishment is attracting a lot of media attention in this country, where a wide gap remains between rich and poor. she wouldn't have got so far without the support of her parents and her sister and brother, who gave up their own studies to earn money for the family. >> translator: i'm so proud of her. i'm speechless. i'm so happy she's made a success of herself. >> translator: i'm so happy my brother, sister, and parents can all be with me today. thanks to them, i've been able to take the first step towards my goal. >> reporter: thailand's booming economy means little here. most slu

and caused out rage in islamabad. minister nawaz sharif took over in may promising to oppose the u.s. military strategy. the missiles hit a house in north waziristan tribal region and 16 suspected militants were killed. that would make it the deadliest drone attack this year. the targets were thought to belong to the afghan haqqani network supposedly loyal to the taliban. the attack drew a quick and angry response from the pakistani government which called it a violation of sovereignty. nawaz sharif won the election in may because of his opposition to drone activity. the obama administration has refused to change its policy and says drone strikes are legal under domestic and international law. >>> a deadly strain of bird flu has claimed another victim in cambodia. the health ministry says nine people died from the h5n1 virus so far this year. a 6-year-old girl from a village in a southern province died last friday. the girl was likely exposed to infected poultry. the health ministry says 13 cases of h5n1 bird flu have been confirmed in the country this year. the world health organiza

pakistani government which called it a violation of sovereignty. nawaz sharif won the election in may because of his opposition to drone activity. the obama administration has refused to change its policy and says drone strikes are legal under domestic and international law. >>> a deadly strain of bird flu has claimed another victim in cambodia. the healthinistry says nine people died from the h5n1 virus so far this year. a 6-year-old girl from a village in a southern province died last friday. the girl was likely exposed to infected poultry. the health ministry says 13 cases of h5n1 bird flu have been confirmed in the country this year. the world health organization says 20 people were infected worldwide between the start of january and 4th of june. 15 of those cases resulted in death. the w.h.o. says the virus is endemic among poultry in cambodia. children seem to be most vulnerable because they often like to play in areas where poultry also graze. >>> packed subway trains are part of everyday life for singaporean commuters. congestion is getting so bad the transport authorities are

almost 2.1%. the dax declining and cac 40 down. pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif is working to promote economic ties with china. he is visiting beijing where he has met with top leaders. patchari raksawong in bangkok has more. >> sharif and his chinese counterpart attending a ceremony for signing a series of agreements on friday. since returning to power in june, sharif has set his eyes on building stronger relations with china. he is working with the old ally in the hope of rebuilding pakistan's economy and developing its infrastructure. sharif chose china as the destination of his first official overseas visit since taking office. pakistan and china are close allies in part because of their mutual rivalry with india. >> our friendship is higher than this and deeper than the deepest sea in the world. and sweeter than honey. >> there may be another reason behind sharif's glowing message to china. pakistan's energy shortages continue to worsen. some areas of the capital, islamabad, are without power more than ten hours a day. sharif wonover voters during his campaign by condemni

prime minister nawaz sharif. the visit came as pakistani police said they've recaptured more than 40 inmates who escaped from a prison monday night. taliban attackers had freed some 250 prisoners in all. the 35 guards on duty at the site were overwhelmed by 150 attackers who carried guns, bombs and grenades. reports said only ten of the guards were armed. thousands of people in zimbabwe headed to the polls today to elect a president, and possibly, end an era. incumbent president robert mugabe was trying to keep his 33-year grip on power in the african nation. we have a report from neil connery of "independent television news." >> reporter: first light-- but in the chill of dawn, there is hope in the air. the polls have just opened, and already the queues stretch out, such is the hung tore make their voice heard, as zimbabwe votes. opposition candidate ian mcconey arrives to cast his ballot. he believes this could be the most significant day for this country since independence. >> 1980 was a watershed election from colonial days, and this is a watershed election for freedom. >> report

trade on the second issue, there is nothing off the table in my discussions with nawaz sharif. i think the right approach is to maintain a tough security response to terrorism and there is no doubt that the presence of al qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan has been rapidly reduced over recent years and that is actually made us safer here in the u.k.. but we need to make sure that is accompanied by properly combating terrorism in all its forms and that means making sure we deal with the underlying narrative in which the terrorist depend and it is in that combined approach that we will succeed. mr. speaker, on the e.u. u.s. proposed trade deal will my right honorable friend tell us what are the contents and the areas covered a negotiating mandate agreed behind closed doors last weekend? this is going to qualify for geordie but in which the u.k. competence controlled by the european commission. can my right honorable friend explained why we should be looking into these matters has not been supplied in this mandate and when will we get it? >> what i can say to my honorable friend is t