people are arriving from all over pakistan in the capital. imran khan is determined he will get there later today. >> the white house has praised nouri maliki's decision to stand down as iraq's prime minister. the new successor can begin the task of forming the unity government. thousands of yazidis have fled to kurdistan having made the long journey from mount sinjar. many others are trying to reach safety. keith doyle has more on the challenge facing iraq's new prime minister. >> reporter: political set piece from iraq's politician temperatures was in fact a hugely significant political development. as iraqi prime minister nouri maliki was blamed for alienating sunnis and creating deep divisions in iraq, he's standing a side for the more inclusive seen as an important step in enabling iraq to stand up to islamic state which is taking control of the country. the new prime minister must deal with a huge security and humanitarian crisis. although the u.s. says there are fewer refugees stranded on mount sinjar than first thought, many others ar

>> more than 800,000 have gone out of the tribal area since pakistan's military offensive started in june. >> women are the worst victims of this mass displacement. not only limit nations but some face severe health issues. around 70% of victims are women and children who are vulnerable to health issues. >> even those who have men in their families say they still struggle. >> i walked for three days to get to bannu after the pakistan army told us to leave the area. my back problem has got worse. although there are medical facilities for women, my husband doesn't want me coming here because he's worried about being punished by tribal leaders. he let me come to the health center after he saw me crying in pain. >> the government says its hands are tied. >> not to force women to leave their houses. they say only men should be allowed to get help. we are helpless and can't force them to change their customs. >> the challenge is to change the mind set of the men in the camps. until then, women like her will continue to break the rules in order to survive. bbc news bannu. >>> marie is batte

she was a first time prime minister pakistan a. she showed the world woman has ability to become a prime minister. she gave me hope to become prime minister one day. my father and mother always encourage know speak for education and never give up. believe in he's. >> how do you imagine your future? what's your aim or dream? >>> my dream is simple. i want to see every child going to school. i haven't decided what job i will have. i hope i get a good job. i'm independent girl by herself and can also help her family. i haven't thought about a job yet. i'm thinking to join my politics and help my country. >> what's your favorite part? >> in the beginning it was quite difficult because in my country there are four seasons. here in the uk will there's only one season, winter. it was quite difficult to get used to this new kind of weather. it's a very nice place. people here are amazing. good thing about the uk is that people here follow the traffic rules which is quite uncommon in our country. >> malala is only 17. >> i'm not afraid of a

. >>> let's bring you up to date of what's happening in pakistan. clashes have broken out in the city after shots were reportedly fired at imran khan and his convoy at an antigovernment march. he and supporters were on their way to the capital trying to pressure sharif to resign. mr. khan's vehicle was hit, but he wasn't injured. he described the attack on twitter saying 300 to 400 threw stones and fire on our march with police aiding and a betting them. four workers were injured. went on to say i want to make it clear to sharif's government they can do what they want. we will not stop our march. i will deal with them when we reach islamabad. let's take you to our corresp d correspondent in islamabad. is it here what happened at the rally in terms of violence? >> reporter: it was a worrying incidents. it raised temperatures between the government and opposition. we know that a mob did attack the convoy led by imran khan. stones and shoes were thrown. his people retaliated. some were injured. this assertion shots were fired at his vehicle, that's not

. >>> pakistan's capital and other cities have been brought to a stand still by a huge security operation head of an antigovernment demonstration. the protest is led by two prominent leaders. they're calling on prime minister zarif to resign after failing to report fraud in last year's election. have the streets of the islamabad and other cities have been brought to a stand still by this? >> we've just been in the capital islamabad. all major exit and entry points are blocked with huge shipping containers. we saw lots of police, troops armed with antiriot gear. so far it seems they're determined not to allow protestors. we're getting reports from the eastern city where they have started the journey with thousands of supporters. other players in the antigovernment demonstrations will be leaving shortly for islamabad. we're getting reports that the government has allowed them to take this juourney. they will reach islamabad today. they'll stay as long as necessary and until the prime minister resigns. >> this story has a long way to run. many thanks are there from islamabad. >>> now pope fr

the area houses state buildings, foreign embassies and pakistan's seat of government. leading the tens of thousands of protesters, the former opposition party leader imran khan. both called for president nawaz sharif to step down over allegations of fraud in last year's election. mr. sharif's party won by a landslide, his government has accused the protesters of attempting to derail democracy. its offers of talks have been rejected and now thousands of protesters are returning to occupy the security zone until the prime minister steps down. >> translator: we're going to sit in front of the parliament building to protest the justice. we'll be peaceful, even if we're hungry or thirsty, the protests will continue. >> reporter: he says he has a list of demands, which includes the dissolution of assemblies and the formation of a national democratic government. >> we want our system, our society becomes democratic in true sense as the democracy is visible in western democratic countries. >> reporter: pakistan has a history of military coups. and this standoff has raised fear

office included community and relations here and also between the uk government and afghanistan and pakistan. i think what we're seeing today beside to be the fact this is the first resignation over policy is significant cracks appearing. we're made aware of criticism inside the ruling conservative party. some believe is cameron's lack of willingness to speak out and criticize the government more strongly. some believe it's using disproportionate force in the conflict in gaza. we had mps bringing to him expressing that view last week. this is the coalition government of two parties. others have spoken of disproportion of force. that is not a word that the prime minister and his foreign secretary would use. they've described what they believe is a slaughter, intolerable circumstances. nonetheless it's clear she no longer believes she can stand with this prime minister and stand with the government with the presence stance over what's going on in gaza. >> her policy has been consistently clear. the situation in gaza is intolerable. >>> aaron is here. looking at events in the u.s. >> u.s. afric

when you see a girl walking down the street in pakistan, she's very conscious of how she dresses. but my superhero is beyond social scrutiny. she doesn't care. she has to fight. my main focus was terrorism and gangster violence in karachi. karachi is not just a city. it is a character all on its own. and karachi burns, it heals itself and then springs back to life. the reason i look at it is that so many people died due it terrorism or targeted killings. but nobody asks about what happens to the families of the victims afterwards. she is from one of those families. and takes revenge. and she takes it cold. >> a look there at a new cartoon character coming out. >>> now a professor born in iran has become the first woman to win the equivalent of the nobel prize for work in math. meriam receiving her award from the south korean president now lectures at stanford university in the united states. her work on understanding the symmetry of curved surfaces helped her to become the first female to take the field medal since it was set up in 1936. well, sarah hart is professor of mathematic

when you see a girl walking down the street in pakistan, she's very conscious of how she dresses. but my superhero is beyond social scrutiny. she doesn't care. she has to fight. my main focus was terrorism and gangster violence in karachi. karachi is not just a city. it is a character all on its own. and karachi burns, it heals itself and then springs back to life. the reason i look at it is that so many people died due to terrorism or targeted killings. but nobody asks about what happens to the families of the victims afterwards. she is from one of those families. and takes revenge. and she takes it cold. >> more to bring you now on the breaki ining news we are hearin from gaza. i was telling you about the death of six people in gaza. this is as they were trying to dismantle an israeli missile. one of those was a journalist for the associated press. we're now getting details through -- from that news agency saying that their journalist name was simone camilli. she was 35 and she died when gaza police engineers were neutralizing an unexploded ordinance in the town. so that name no