it's making slow progress towards islamabad. today as it was passing the city, it came under attack fairly suddenly. the hispanic ran for cover and started retaliating. the government says it wasn't ordered from the top. these may have been govern party at the local level that tried to take it in their own hands. police were there but did nothing to prevent the clash. >> he's going to continue to the capital. what's the security arrangement when he and the opposition party arrive? >> security in islamabad last few days. they've put huge shipping containers to block roads. thousands of police and troops have been deployed. people have been arriving from all over pakistan in the capital. he is determined to get here later today. >> thanks very much. >>> now the white house has praised maliki's decision to stand down. now his successor can begin to form the unity government. many have fled to iraqi kurdistan having made the long journey from mount sinjar. many others are trying to reach safety. we have the challenge facing iraq's n

we are joined from islamabad. good these protesters have a point, is corruption that evident in the government? >> well, the basic thing that they have been asking for is the 2013 elections which is what they have been demanding for a re-vote and has been saying that the government did not listen to it and the courts did not listen to it and taking this protest out on the street. the other person, the preacher, he is taking out a protest calling it revolution actually, but he has a strong religious following in the country and a very strong network of schools all over the country where most of his followers and supporters come from. now we're hearing about the demands from the protesters led by the two that they want a resignation of the prime minister but this is sort of not a very realistic demand that they are looking for to and this is bigger than the expected result that may come out when they final revis lamb bad. right now they are on their way to islamabad, 400 kilometers away and reports we were getting,

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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 francis has arrived in south korea as his first visit it there as leader of the catholic church. he's expressed hope for peace and reconciliation in a speech to the president and other senior officials there. >> i think it is especially important for us to reflect on the need to give our young people the gift of peace. this has all the more reason here in south korea which has long suffered because of lack of peace. i can only express appreciation for efforts being made in favor of reconciliation and stability on the korean peninsula. they are the only sure part for lasting peace. >> pope francis in south korea. >>> violence erupted again wednesday night in the st. louis where an unarmed black teen was shot last week. 300 protestors dispersed. it was the fourth night of protests since the shooting. >>> now as we've been hearing

kamal hyder reports from islamabad. >> reporter: in islamabad the protesters stand their ground. they have staged a sit-in for two weeks, but say they will not go until the prime minister nawaz sharif resigns. >> translation: we will not return until we achieve our objective. the government has no ethical justification for what it has done. it doesn't have a legal justification for its existence. >> the demonstrators allege by anti-government, who says he's seeking just for followers. an olympics leader imran khan, accusing the government of corruption and elect toral fraud. >> i will lead the way. i will march ahead of everyone else. i will stop my people from becoming unruly. but i also ask the pakistani police and army to remain peaceful. >> translation: with allah's help move towards your final destination, remain peaceful, peaceful. please maintain my credibility. there should be no violence, destruction or violence. god willing you'll win the war and peaceful means. >> that message was disregarded society night. protesters broke through police lines, tearing down the outer

demanding resignation of the prime minister sharif and we have more from islamabad. >> 14 months ago pakistan saw peaceful transition of power when he was the prime minister of the country for the third time but now he is facing one of his biggest challenges as a person based in canada is threatening to march on islamabad also and khan is threatening to march on islamabad on the 14th of august and they are condoning off islamabad and containers to block all access into the city and that means hardships for the local population who don't know how to get to work, there is no fuel supplies available and the government on the other hand is not backing down from its place that it will stop those protesters. now, the fear is that if iz lal -- islamabad because they are bracing for violence because of political instability it may provide opportunity for the military to come in, something that they are warning about but islamabad perhaps over reacting because they have said that they will come here, stay in islamabad indefinitely until the government resigns. >>> a spanish priest infected wi

the local communities must decide what is good for them, not what someone sitting in islamabad decides. without knowing anything about the typography or the demography. you can shed light on another conundrum that arises in this process. these figures that are being bandied about, the number of idp is. how is it that the population of 400,000 in 1998, even with the 2.9% annual increase is now over one million in registered idp's? >> i think it is a pretty important point which tells us the fact that even the 1990 eight cents this is not accurate. it was not done in any professional manner. we kept on saying throughout the last decade, there are 3.5 million people who live in fatah. mentioned 5lso million. when i was to pick this right , i used to use the figure of 7 million. ask her to buy my own friend who said there should surely be between 10 and 12 million. this person is producing some of fatah by therts on british government. we're doing a lot of work in the field. maybe 7-8 for sure. that was one thing. secondly, even in north waziristan, the people in these days who are not com

let's get the latest from kamal hyder joining us live from islamabad. a tense situation. bring us up to speed with the latest. what has been happening? >> well as we speak the clashes between the protesters and the police continued outside parliament. we have heard that the prime minister, who had gone, is on his way back to islamabad to hold a high-level meeting before the crisis. when the protesters were peaceful, tens of thousands of police men were brought in, after the clashes, they tried their level best to bring the crowds under control, but it appears that the protesters were going nowhere. >> in islamabad these protesters stand their ground and staged their sit in for two weeks, but will not go until the prime minister nawaz sharif resigns. >> translation: we will not return until we achieve our objective. the government has no ethical justification for what it has done. it doesn't have a legal justification for its existence. the demonstrators are led by the anti-government cleric, saying he's seeking justice for his followers killed by police, and opposition le

. >> in islamabad. >> it appears that the government of nowarshrif. ceiling off islamabad after the threat of protest by imran khan who has come into town. a venue not frar from imran khan's protest venue. it's important to know while choudry is there with devotees and supporters, he has a different aim. he wants the whole system to be backed up. he wants parliament to be dissolved, and he is here because he says he wants justice for the killing of his party supporters in lahor in june when the police resorted to heavy-handed tackics. imran chan wants to continue with the same system. he wants a reelection but he wants the reelection because he says the last election was, was rigged. he said his party went to the judiciary and asking for justice. that was not provided to him. therefore, he is here to protest that. he wants sharif to resign as well. even though strategically, the two parties have not succeeded in bringing thousands of their supporters to islamabad, technically, they have succeeded in bringing islamabad to a grinding halt and showing a

can the demonstrators expect when they get to islamabad because the city is under lock down? >> reporter: well, that is correct indeed. however, the government has opened some corridors to let those protesters come into islamabad, last night thousands of supporters from the province were able to arrive at islamabad, many of them of course dispersed because they knew that his convoy was travelling very slow and it would take several days if not weeks for him to arrive there. so indeed a lot of people will be waiting for his convoy when it does arrive in islamabad and there was an expectation that a convoy would snowball because there would be more people joining in as he passes through major towns in the pinjar. >> thanks. let's go to iraq where the government is struggling to restore security particularly across the north, fighters from the group calling itself the islamic state have taken over large parts of the country and continuing to kill anyone that gets in their way and the latest violence at least 11 people were killed in an at actualing -- attack by a helicopter targ

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 confirmed. his party says shots were fired. they're suggesting this was an assassination attempt. local police, eyewitnesses we have talked to, they are saying nothing like that happened. mr. khan is now saying we are carrying on with our journey. essentially they switched gears. they were progressing slowly from the eastern city since yesterday, but now they've changed gears. they've moved into a different vehicle, a four by four, bullet proof vehicle. he's asking supporters, everybody to reach islamabad. the expectation is he will be arriving later tonight. >> what kind of se

they've been heeding demonstrations that is now effecting business in islamabad. >> this is islamabad's market. it has been closed for over a week. because of the continuing political crisis brought on by anti-government protests. some shops are slowly starting to open. just a few days ago this market was the main venue of supporters of anti-government clerics. as they break from the heavy rain and heat of islamabad, it has hurt many businesses were street vendors to shop keepers alike. this man has been doing business at this market for the past 25 years. he said he lost $30,000 in profit. in just eight days of the closures and said the combined loss of money in this market is even bigger. >> the losses in millions of dollars and the situation is still not clear. still the city is blocked and the supply chains badly effected. we don't know how long this will prevail. >> all of this began when thousands of protesters traveled from islamabad calling on the government to resign. now the impact is being felt by everyone here. chain said mobile accessories makes $7 a day. but even he admits

kamal hydr has the story. >> on their way to islamabad with thousands of their supporters. the leader imiran kha imran khae instructing his party workers who have a government in the province to bring a large number of supporters to islamabad. now professor khadry is moving his march, imran is calling his march as the freedom march, the two marches are joining together. the local government has not yet removed the obstacles and it will be interesting to see how these large crowds are able to come into the city and what steps the government will take to make sure that no untword incident takes place. >> 20 people have been killed in the suburbs of damascus. according to local media, they died in government strikes. deposit force and hezbollah has almost entirely taken the city of liha in eastern damascus. syrian jets launched four strikes on the city. they have been fighting the islamic brigades since april. army has taken full control of liha. >>> meanwhile five people have been killed in the syrian city of homs. carried out by militia from the national defense force. libya

fights broke out in islamabad. police fired rubber bullets and used tear gas to disperse protesters. >>> lesotho's prime minister has fled the country. he fled to south africa basis a coup. >>> 22 trapped in the golan heights is safe. a second group of 44 u.n. soldiers are still being held hostage. they are among hundreds mon forking the line between the golan heights and the soviet held area. >> macau's elect recall committee voted to re-elect the incumbent leader. the election has been at the center of protests. fernando chewy was voted in with support of the pro-beijing electoral committee. others were not able to cast their ballots. >> china warned foreigners against meddling in hong kong politics. beijing is deciding how they will choose their leader. activists are threating civil disobedience if they are not allowed to hold elections. >> 17 years since hong kong returned to chinese rule, the deal that made it possible is starting to be threatened. china promised hong kong a high degree of political autonomy.

>> the protesters are on their way to islamabad. they are demapting the reggize naying of the prime minister. we have this report. >> it's what some analysts are calling the most serious challenge to prime minister nouri al-maliki. politicians and supporters are digging in. two men lead the opposition. they are far from friends, now far from enemies. one is imran khan. >> if demands are met, straightforward, it's a government with a fake election, fake mandate. they should resign and there should be new elections. >> another major opposition leader is a cleric. he is doing the army's bidding. he denies that saying the government is corrupt and useless. they are dying because of poverty. there's no clean water available to drink. >> kahn leads the pakistan terrica and won the third highest number of seats in parliamentary elections. kahn demanded a new election. he will not get that. but sharif announced an investigation. >> the government has decided that a judicial commission by the supreme court of pakistan be constituted to carry

tens are thousands of people are expected to condpre gate at islamabad -- congregate at islamabad. they are demanding for the resignation of the government. security agencies are warning that there is a real threat, because many people would have been able to infiltrate into islamabad, because so many people are coming into town, so that canned be ruled out. however, imran khan says they will keep these things peaceful, imran khan is insisting the government should resign. a political storm is brewing because the deposit says they have been elected, have the mandate and the sport of the opposition. the next few days will be critical for pakistan. >> just a quick update, imran khan supporters have arrived and the opposition candidate will also arrive calling for. >> thathailand authorities are cracking down on commerciality suggessurrogacy. veronica pedrosa is in bangkok. >> decisions being made behind this door, where police and immigration authorities are meeting to try to respond to a situation that arrived on friday, that families were not allowed to leave, at the international

are relatively small, this invasion of these 20,000 people has still caused quite a lot of havoc in islamabad. tell us about that. >> definitely. earlier when imran khan was raining he would bring around 100,000 people or even more -- was ringing -- was bringing around 100,000 people or even more, they were blocking off entry and exit points around islamabad. they remain blocked off. people are having difficulty. there are some ways to get in and out of the city, but big trucks, traders, and is in his cannot-- and business come in and out of the city. there were protests by the traders, saying they are incurring losses on their goods, because they are decaying, like fruits and vegetables. the movement of people is becoming very difficult in the city. >> thank you very much for that, taha siddiqui, reporting from islamabad. wikileaks's founder julian assange says he is going to leave the ecuadorian embassy in london after two years inside. speaking at a press conference not long ago, a son said he will leave "soon," wihtout -- without specifying -- assange said he will leave "soon," without sp

strategically the two parties have not succeeded in bringing thousands of supporters to islamabad. technically they have succeeded in bringing islamabad to a grinding halt and showing an ability of the nawaz sharif government. >>> myanmar has the worst telecommunications infrastructure in the world. 5-10% of the population own a mobile phone. the government is trying to change that. >> reporter: these people are part of a telecommunications revolution. the only way to get a sim card is through a public lottery system, paying $100 for it. now buying it for $1.50 has people swarming into the mobile phone shops. we have been selling $100 to $200 handsets. for a long time the telecommunications industry was monopolised by a state-owned enterprise. the government now allowed two companies to operate. this man is a taxi driver, and has just bought a mobile phone. >> translation: the reason i bout the phone is so i can get taxi orders from customers and friends. >> reporter: he hasn't quite learnt how to use it and has trouble telling an incoming call from an outgoing one. he says he want

. >> reporter: after several hours, imran khan and the professor are on the way to islamabad, with thousands of supporters. the leaders, imran khan, will gather more supporters as he passes through major towns in the punjab. the two marches are combining and the government is wondering how to deal with the situation, because the local administration has not removed the obstacles. it will be interesting to see how the large crowds are able to come into the city and what

threatening to marsh on islamabad, also a threat to marsh on the 14th of august. the government here has reacted to that particular threat by cordoning off islamabad, putting a multiple layer of contain stores block all access oh into the city. that means hardship for the local population who don't know how to get to work. there are no fuel supplies available. the government is not backing drown from its place that it will stop protestors. the fear is that if islamabad does see big violence because the country is now, it appears bracing for more violence because of the political instability, it may provide an opportunity for the military to come in, something that the political pundits warning about. the government in islamabad perhaps overreacting, because it is said that they will come here, stay in islamabad indefinitely until the government resigns. >> russia sent 280 trucks carrying humanitarian aid toward eastern ukraine, but ukraine won't let the mission in, because it's not been coordinated by the local red cross. a bit of confusion over what is going to b

we'll have the latest from islamabad in the moment. you're watching al jaseera newshour. 45 peacekeepers were teen in syria in response for u.n. crimes against syrian people. >> australia has agreed to join on airlift of military equipment to the kurds. >>> australia pledges support to an international coalition to tackle the islamic state group. and hong kong's political future - china says it has the right to choose candidates for the territories next leader. >>> first to pakistan and at least three have died in protests, calling for prime minister nawaz sharif to step down. violence between protestors and police began on saturday, continuing into sunday morning. more than 300 were injured in scuffles on saturday. there's reports 400 police have been deployed to the capital. we go live to kamal hyder. authorities are taking no chances with the protesters, as they try to regroup. >> yes, indeed. but the authorities seems to be having difficulties as well. it must be remembered 40,000 were dealing in from the punjab province. they are

joining me now from islamabad, kamal, tell me how the trouble began and why it began? >> reporter: well, the trouble began when a cleric living in canada returned to lead the revolution to get rid of the government in islamabad, that was elected a little over a year ago. the government decided to remove the barricades around his house, and it was at that point that there were scuffles with the his that led to the problem. the security forces say it has not happened, however it has been scuffle with the police in many years of the punjab. the police of the punjab may have overreacting causing huge problems. i've spoken to someone who says that the situation in gradually coming back to normal even though they continue to insist that he will hold rallies in that city. >> why is he coming? what does he want to achieve, this cleric? >> reporter: first of all there is a grand swell of anti-government feeling. the feeling that the government has failed. it's not just qadri alone. a former cricketing hero is threatening to march on islamabad on the 14th of august, which is les

it was on the opposition cleric who's been leading massive rallies in islamabad says negotiations with the current government to be dissolved to have completely failed as a result during his address to thousands of supporters outside parliament he declared a revolution demonstrators have been protesting for nearly two weeks demanding the prime minister leave office election fraud and calling for reforms to pakistan electoral system. the bush israeli prime minister declared victory in the recent war against hamas in the gaza strip benjamin netanyahu said the military campaign dealt a heavy blow and a cease fire deal gave no concession concessions just hamas palestinian health officials say the seven week old killed more than two thousand two hundred people and left around one hundred thousand homeless in the palestinian interior. a new poll suggests americans are increasingly under willing to debate the scope of government surveillance online the trend now even has its own name the spiral of silence the study also challenges the view of social media as a platform for debate by suggestin

that whatever happened, he and his supporters would march on islamabad on august the 14th, and, therefore, the authorities ever taking no chances, wanting to prevent the crowds from entering the city of islamabad. there's crit stix that the public overreact by sealing off the city. people are not able to go to hospitals. schools are closed and the capital of pakistan is at a stand still. >> it's very disturbing. everything is at a stand steel. roads are sealed off with containers. people are stuck in houses. people are not able to get into hospitals. >> the chief of police of the libyan capital has been shot dead. he was gunned down in tripoli's eastern suburbs whilst two body guards were kidnapped and released. it comes as rival militias clash in the city. more than 120 people have been killed in violence over the past month. libya's parliament approved an election of a president. the first time since the election of muammar gaddafi in 2011. >>> the ukranian prime minister denied entry to a russian aid convi in the east, calling it an act of russian cynicism. troops are intensifying. we

we go to islamabad. they want nawaz sharif to go because they say he rigged a vote. the clerics army and imran khan's supporters - have they crossed the red line, what would happen if they did? >> well, first of all, imran khan's supporters were given a designated area by the authorities. a distance from the red zone, which is a high security zone. however, in the late afternoon imran khan supporters decided to remove the raiser ware and move -- raiser wire and move towards the red zone. there was tension, because the police took their positions. the leadership prevailed by stopping their supporters from crossing that red line. after that the authorities decided all right. we are going to give you a new designated place, you can move forward, it is likely that the new venue for imran khan supporters will be closer to the red zone. imran khan is likely to talk to his people, also at 15 g. 8 o'clock local time. even though the strategic objective of bridging a lot of people has not happened here, tactically imran khan proved that they can bring islamabad to a halt. and

we're live in islamabad where things have taken a turbulent turn. are there people still on the streets right now? >> indeed, as we speak we can still hear the tear gas helling. helicopters are flying over head to monitor the situation for several hours. the protesters are battling with the police and we're told that some of the protesters have already gone into the compound of the parliament house. earlier as protesters were trying to march, the security forces open fired using rubber bullets and tear gas. the situation, indeed, there are reports that there are trouble in other cities as well. in islamabad an emergency has been placed in the hospitals we're told that hundreds of injured people have been brought to the hospital. there arso the situation very ongoing as we speak. >> dramatic pictures while you talk with us. what do the protesters want from the prime minister? >> well, if i heard you collectly, what is happened is that for the last two weeks, over two weeks the protesters saying this was going to be a peaceful protest, and they made s

. >> reporter: this is islamabad's market. it's been closed tore a week because of the protest. some shops are opening. days ago this was the main venue for forest of anti-government cleric quadr. as they slept and sought a break from the rain and heat of islamabad but over a week of closures hurt businesses. this shop has been doing business at this market for the past 25 years. he says he lost about $30,000 in profit. in just eight days, because of the closure, and says the combined lose is bigger. >> translation: the loss is in millions. all roads to the city are blocked. supply joins are affected. >>> all of this began when sthous aned of protest -- thousands of protesters travelled to islamabad. now the impact is felt by everyone here, like this man who says mobile accessories makes $7 a day. this shows political inclination. the crisis hurt a small enterprise. the political crisis cost billions of rooupies, it's not just ordinary shopkeepers and renderers that are affected. >> banks, officers, airlines and schools are sh

. >> dancing in the streets in a islamabad. he calls on thousands to join the march during -- to the high-security red zone. >> this march will be peaceful. no damage will be done. peacefully,nstrate exercising our rights. kahn has not been backed by the leading opposition party. -- is demanding fresh elections. tens of thousands of protesters have distended on the capital -- descended on the capital. police reported to keep the peace. i have been walking since this morning. the roads are closed. >> we are having problems reaching our offices. the markets are closed. >> the party is prepared to hold talks, but those opposition to stay one vowed the streets until the government steps down. >> a look at our headlines. police have fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters in ferguson, missouri. it has been 10 days since an unarmed teenager was shot dead by a white teenager -- by a white police officer. in gaza extended for another 24 hours. negotiators have agreed to continue talks in cairo to try and seal a peace deal. of he

military should not of been called into islamabad. i say this with all humility, but something which i will also check, but because it is an important point, about what he mentioned about the future of group. to the best of my knowledge, it comes from graduates of the hakkani group. all the other groups look for a similar. that is 1.i will also check. not to the best of my knowledge. -- that is one thing that i will also check. not to the best of my knowledge. >> i really appreciate -- i feel like we have learned a lot about the who and what has been going on. i wanted to get at the underlying why. in your opinion, to the militants have any legitimate reason -- grievances with the government? and if so what are they? what has made it in their minds that it is their will to fight instead of copper a? why do they go down this path? quarks these are backward areas, very underdeveloped. nobody ever bothers to push industry services into this area. just to give you an idea, and i want to give this as a statistic. i have 15,000 people worki

for more, let's cross over to islamabad and bring in our aljazeera reporter. imran khan is accusing the u.s. of involvement. what can you tell us about that statement and what are the implications of imran khan pulling out of negotiations with the government? >> well, indeed, this evening, imran khan said that the united states was interfering in the internal affairs of pakistan. he appealed to the u.s. ambassador that the u.s. should withdraw a statement in support of the government. the u.s. embassy was very quick to issue its own statement saying that yes, they were monitoring the situation in pakistan, but that they were not in any way interfering with what is going on. however, imran khan, as you mentioned had called off the dialogue with the government in the morning, saying that there was no flexibility being shown by the government. the government was also trying to show its muscle. a little while ago, several senior journalists met the prime minister. he told them that 11 parties out of 12 in parliament were totally behind the government and that, of

islamabad travelled for hundreds of kilometres to get here. they are led by an anti-government cleric. he tells the vowed that sharif should resign and demonstrates that parliament be dissolved and replaced by a government of professionals that could oversee judicial reforms, calling the system flawed. he insists the protest is peaceful. quadri's supporters say he's the rite man to support their rights and fight corruption much. >> translation: we accompany him because he's one of the honest and sincere leaders, and the only hope for basic rites. >> a short distance away imran khan tries to energize his crowd with tough talk and demands for the prime minister's resignation. he has not been able to bring the large crowd he has supporters. they are not dampened, even by heavy rain. >> translation: our intention of ga gathering is to get rid of the cruel rulers. we are here for as long as imran khan stays here. >> we'll talk to kamal more about what is going on. what will happen today, and is it significant that possibly there are not as many sup

kamal hyder has more. >> ththey had been protesting in islamabad, but today was th they decided they would pull out of parliament where they have 34 seats and 340 plus and pulling out of the provincial assembly of the punjab where his party has 30 seats and two seats in the province, however his party has not decided whether they'll give up the provincial government where the pti is in the majority. he is saying that they had knocked on every door, going through the country's scores as well, but there was no justice. he wanted a system which would be transparent and would guarantee free and fair elections. so indeed a significant move by khan and not one that would go well for pakistan's democracy. >> in england 35 immigrants found in a container on saturday have been identified as sikhs from afghanistan. one man died making the journey. most of the refugees including 13 children required treatment in hospital. many sikhs are desperate to leave afghanistan. jennifer glasse reports now from kabul. >> you these children are continuing three centuries of tradition in afghanistan, but th

minister decided despite the fact that he had earlier said that nobody would be allowed to come to islamabad on august the 14th he made a decision that yes, the last would now be allowed, releasing some political pressure and also, bringing a sigh of relief to the residents of rawalpindi and islamabad. however, the situation would likely continue because staging a sit in in front of parliament, and they will presently their demands, an interim government. pakistan's crisis will likely continue. >>> world health organization reported 128 new cases of ebola and 56 deaths in the past two days. that brings the overall death toll to 1069, the worst ever outbreak. infected countries have closed borders. >>> sounds impossible, a paraplegic has moved his hand. >> ian burke's words that describe is active and independent. four years ago when ian was 15 all that changed dramatically in one split second on a north carolina beach. >> just hanging out with some friends we went down into the ocean, i dove into a wave, what pushed me down into a sand bar where i broke my neck in my c-5, c-6 vertebra. >> ia

. >>> talks have begun to end the political crisis in islamabad. protesters have been demanding the resignation of the prime minister. >>> we're joined live now from islamabad, and the prime minister definitely feeling the pressure of the street protests. has he responded in anyway? >> he has not come out in public himself, but it appears for the first time since this crisis began, [ inaudible ] was approached by members of the opposition movement as well as the son of a former military ruler told the representative that he was ready for talks and that he had never said that he was not open to talks. however, imran khan had always said that he and his supporters would be marching on [ inaudible ] the crisis was spiralling out of control, the military chief also stepped in and advised everybody that sanity should prevail, everybody should get to the negotiating table and try to resolve this peacefully. so pressure from the army, and talks are underway with the professor. offer they are still insisting that they will not accept anything other than th

imran khan have not been able to bring in the kind of supporters that they said they would bring to islamabad. nevertheless, they made a tactical move. they are in the capital, occupying two avenues, and the demands are stronger and stronger. tahir ul-qadri issued an ultimatum of 48 hours, and is saying that the government has to resign, there has to be justice for some protesters and supporters killed in the city of lahore in june. otherwise he says he will not be responsible for the actions of supporters who made -- met in march on the red zone in islamabad, a sensitive area of a diplomatic enclave and parliament. the government is saying that would be a red line. on the other hand imran khan upped the ante saying his protesters may go into the red zone, after the prime minister's house or parliament. the government, on the other hand, is holding a high level meeting in lahore. the prime minister is chairing that meeting. there is some sort of a policy or a decision likely from the government as to how to deal with this crisis. >> more ahead on al jazeera - including kenya closes its border

we were sent this update from islamabad. >> reporter: although cleric tahir ul-qadri and imran khan have not been able to bring in the forces they said they would bring, they have made a tactical move, they are in the capital, occupying two attitudes and the demands are stronger and stronger. tahir ul-qadri issued an ultimatum of 48 hours, expiring monday night. they are saying the government has to resign, there has to be justice for some of his protesters and supporters killed in the city of lahore in june. otherwise he says he will not be responsible for the actions of his supporters, who met in march on the red zone in islamabad, the sensitive area with diplomatic enclave and parliament. the government is saying it would be a red line. imran khan upped the ante by saying his protesters may go into the red zone, he'll go after the prime minister's house and parliament. the parliament, on the other hand is holding a high-level meeting in lahore. the prime minister is chairing the meeting and there's a policy or a decision likely from the government as to how to deal with this crisis. >

kamala hyder is in live for us in islamabad. tell us more about these demonstrations. >> reporter: well, just before i get onto the subject of demonstration there is an important development in pakistan today. the session called and ordered that the case should be regist registered against prime minister sharif, his brother, who is the chief minister of punjab. that coming at a time when they were about to speak to supporters who are staging a sit-in. he told the supporters that this was the first victory. he said now that the prime minister as well as the chief minister should be arrested immediately. they should not be allowed to leave the country. he told his supporters that none of them would move out of islamabad until the prime minister tendered his resignation. they showed the people who were killed on the 14th of june in police action when they tried to dismantle some barricades outside of a residence. so he definitely on the defensive asking for nothing hotter of the resignation as well as the arrest of the prime minist

as they slept and sought a break from the heavy rain and heat of islamabad, but the closure has hurt many businesses. this man runs this shop, and has been doing business here for the past 25 years. he says he lost about $30,000 in profits in just eight days because of the closures, and said the combined loss of money for this market is even bigger. >> translator: the loss is in millions of dollars, and the situation is still not clear. all roads to the city are still blocked and the supply chain is badly affected. >> reporter: all of the began when thousands of protesters travelled to islamabad from other parts of pakistan calling for the government to resign. now the impact is being felt by everyone here, like this person who sells mobile accessories and says he makes $7 a day. even he admits the crisis has hurt the small enterprise. the political crisis has cost traders billions of rupees, but it's not just ordinary shopkeepers that are affected. banks, offices, airlines and schools have also remained shut throughout the crisis as officials seal off this city from the rest of the

in the style of ayatollah comeeny. >> thank you for taking the time to explain what is going on in islamabad today. >>> we have a lot more to come, including forehands and family pay tribute to the american journalist james foley, after his disturbing death by islamic state fighters. >>> plus, waiting for a new president. john easterns look forward to a -- indonesians look forward to a decision by the courts. >>> and who wins the final of the tennis grand slam. >>> hello again, welcome back. here is a reminder of the top stories - signs of political reckon sillation in iraq, kurdish ministers rejoin the parliament. >>> at least 15 palestinians have been killed, and more than 100 injured in the latest fighting between israel and palestinian factions on tuesday. ceasefire negotiations in cairo collapsed with each side blaming the other for breaking the truce. >>> the u.s. attorney general eric holder is due to visit ferguson, missouri on wednesday. he'll meet fbi agents who have been investigating the shooting of a black teenager, michael brown. >> more now on the claims by the group that call

that whatever happened, that he and his supporters would be marching on islamabad on august the 14th, and therefore the authorities here are taking no chances, wanting to present the crowds from entering the city of islamabad. there is intense criticism into the government has perhaps panicked and overreacted by sealing off the cities. there are difficulties because of the blockade and sealing of the cities. people are not able to go to hospitals. schools are closed. the capital of pakistan is at a virtual standstill. >>> families of the victims of south korea's ferry disaster say they'll ask pope francis to push for an independent inquiry into the tragedy the head of the roman catholic church arrives in seoul on thursday, and will bring a message of peace to the divided peninsula. harry fawcett reports. . [ bells ring ] >> reporter: a midweek mass in sole. and this woman is in her place. a devout catholic, thee remembers pope john paul ii's visit in 1984 and hopes this visit will be as powerful. >> translation: pope john paul's visit saw an increase in the number of catholic believer

military should not of been called into islamabad. i say this with all humility, but something which i will also check, but because it is an important point, about what he mentioned about the future of group. to the best of my knowledge, it comes from graduates of the hakkani group. all the other groups look for a similar. that is 1.i will also check. not to the best of my knowledge. -- that is one thing that i will also check. not to the best of my knowledge. >> i really appreciate -- i feel like we have learned a lot about the who and what has been going on. i wanted to get at the underlying why. in your opinion, to the militants have any legitimate reason -- grievances with the government? and if so what are they? what has made it in their minds that it is their will to fight instead of copper a? why do they go down this path? quarks these are backward areas, very underdeveloped. nobody ever bothers to push industry services into this area. just to give you an idea, and i want to give this as a statistic. i have 15,000 people worki

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let's go live to camal in the capitol of islamabad and this seems like a critical moment for the capitol here. >> reporter: indeed it is and you can gauge the gravity of the situation from some of the headlines that english newspapers are running today. the daily time said for show down. another newspaper dawn says emron to a dead end street and then you have the tribune say smoking guns and final show down today and all because khan had giv given a ultimatium he will be marching on the red zone along with party members including women and children. he has already said this will be a peaceful march and has said that none of his people will resort to violence. however, the government is warning this is the red zone and they will not allow anyone in. so indeed there is a lot of tension, apprehension that perhaps there may be trouble if scuffles breakout with security forces and protesters who will go in the red zone. emron has said the police will not shoot at him and his march is totally peaceful and he has the right under the constitution to go and protest in front of parliament. >> what

. >> we are joined on the line from islamabad who leads the center for research in security studies. does this pose an actual threat actio? >> from the prime minister, it started off almost 12 hours ago. it is expected the march would have swelled to tens of thousands of people. and behind the scenes, a lot is going on. it is very difficult to say if it is a threat to the prime minister and the government. they're sticking to the demand heating up to fresh elections. >> there are rumors that pakistan's military is covertly sponsoring these protests. is that credible? >> there is strong speculation about that. it has provided the government direct support that the government needs the challenge. but if they are really sponsoring such protest, the target seems to be taking the head of washington. it is unclear as of now. >> we wish you luck in the coming days. >> the two sides agreed to extend the temporary cease-fire by another five days. the last few have remained quiet. they have named at the conflict. >> calling for peace on the korean peninsula. >> even before frances landed in so

bring a large number of supporters to isla islamabad. his march is called the revolution march, the two marches is now combining together and the government is still wondering how to deal with this situation because the local administration has not yet removed the obstacles and it will be interesting to see how these large crowds are able to come into the city and what steps the government will take to make sure that no untoward incident takes place. >> much more still to come to you on news hour. food becomes much more important, russia bans food imports from europe. and in sport northern most point of europe as the world's best cyclists take part in the optic race of norway. details shortly. when you run a business, you can't settle for slow. that's why i always choose the fastest intern. the fastest printer. the fastest lunch. turkey club. the fastest pencil sharpener. the fastest elevator. the fastest speed dial. the fastest office plant. so why wouldn't i choose the fastest wifi? i would. switch to comcast business internet and get

we'll get the latest from islamabad. and in sport we'll see if roger federer can stay on course for a sixth title win in cincinnati. >> welcome back to the news hour. our top stories, syrian for human rights say there has been killing over the past two weeks. those kill are reportedly from a single sunni tribe. >>> kenya taking measures to stop the spread of ebola. people will be refused from entering the country. >> let's get more on the turmoil in iraq. the thousands of iraqi christians have fled from mosul and nearby villages. they're trying to escape persecution from flighters on the islamic state group. we have met some of the families seeking safety in lebanon. >> addresdesperate iraqi families fled from the iraq. she arrived to lebanon three days ago. >> we were scared. it's very hard to leave everything behind and just flee. >> they all tell of the same stories. johnny has been here for a month and living of living off charity. he listens i lives in this apartment with his wife and three children. >> they told us

at least three people were killed in islamabad during clashes between protesters and police. thousands marched to the prime minister's residence, urging him to step down. police fired tear gas after some tried to break through police lines. kamal hyder has more from the pakistani capital. >> reporter: in islamabad these protesters stand their ground. they staged their sit-in for two weeks now, but say they will not go until the prime minister nawaz sharif resigns. >> we will not return until we achieve our objective. it doesn't have a legal justification for its existence. >> reporter: the demonstrators are led by anti-government cleric tahir ul-qadri, saying he is seeking justice for followers in lahore, killed by police. and opposition leader imran khan, accusing the government of corruption and electoral fraud. >> translation: i'm here with you, with you and have been with you the entire night. i'll be with you until we get freedom for the country. >> with allah's help, move towards the final destination. remain peaceful, peaceful, peaceful. please maintain by credibility.

kamal hyder is in islamabad. what is going on at the moment? >> well, the situation is still tense. scuffles are continuing as far as protesters and police are concerned. imran khan and dr tahir ul-qadri are talking through the supporters out there, and despite the fact that the government has used heavy hanned tactics, they have not been able to remove the protesters fro the venue. >> reporter: in identify are the protesters stand their ground. they staged a sit in. they won't go on fl the prime minister resigns. >> translation: we will not return until we achieve our objective. they have no justification. they don't have a legal justification for its existence. the demonstrators are led, saying that seek justice for their followers in ley hor, who were killed by police. opposition leader imran khan, who accuses the prime minister of corruption and electoral fraud. >> translation: i'm here with you, with you, and have been with you the entire fight. i will be with you until we get freedom for the country. >> with allah's help, move to your final destination. remain peaceful, peacef

the main facility outside of islamabad where all of the equipment, all of the weapons and ammunition that the cia was providing to pakistan that the saudis in chinese communists and others were providing was the dual use facility. part of it was supporting the war in afghanistan. part of it was supporting the war in kashmir. probably, believe in he is perhaps the most dangerous terrorist organization in the world. if they carry out another attack like the attack on my end 2008 they could precipitate war between india and pakistan. and the war is to me the most dangerous scenario that i can think of for going nuclear. two days before prime minister was inaugurated there was an attack on the indian consulate's. that attack was carried out to. the united states government has officially said that attack was carried out. the intent of the attack as best we can put it together was to take hostages inside the consulate, holds those hostages for ransom. has that worked out we would have had an enormous crisis. >> quick question somebody could bring a microphone to her. i just want to pick u