say pakistan's flood-hit areas have caused a health crisis. we visit one camp in the punjab province. >> reporter: a baby girl born four days ago and named after her mother. she had to give birth on these banks and flooded fields. >> i was in acute pain. i can't afford to get a doctor or get medicine. >> reporter: the weak are suffering, especially children, pregnant women and the elderly. >> we held a dozen babies in this camp alone. children are developing sores. >> we need a doctor and money. we need care for the babies. hygiene and food 5:00 clothes and a tent for giving birth. the government has given us nothing. we are exhausted. >> reporter: two and a half million people have been affected in one of the worst floods this region of pakistan has seen. many cannot go back to their village. they're living in camps on the side of the road with no toilets or clean water. across huge areas of southern punjab floodwaters are slowly starting to recede. but it's leaving behind dirty stagnant water which brings more disease and misery. >> reporter: people are usin using this wat

stranded people. meanwhile, monsoon rains have triggered floods and landslides in pakistan's punjab province. more than 160 have died. homes have been destroyed, leaving thousands homeless. we are joined from waziristan in punjab province. have the authorities reached all those that are stranded now? >> not sure. villages surrounded by large bodies of water. the relief effort is not underway in full swing. the military is busy until certain people and certain areas. this is a very large scale catastrophe. we are told that thousands of villages in the punjab surrounded by water or submerged under water. we know that many of the cattle or livestock has been lost, because people were not able to evacuate the animals. most of the people that were evacuated were by private aid organizations such as the fif, which has been at the forefront of relief efforts. the government has been slow, because of the political crisis in islamabad. there are thousands of people waiting for relief supplies to arrive into punjab, which was the worst hit. that will be the next correction. once rescued, thou

, punjab province is the hardest hit. thousands are been left homeless. we go to the punjab province. >> reporter: the flood has hit the largest part of the punjab, it has marooned villages which is surrounded by large bodies of water. there is no escape except by boat. the government and the aid agencies are trying to provide as much relief as they can to try to alleviate the suffering of the people, but this is a large calamity, and it is not over. according to estimates a very large body of water is going to be passing through the river, which is in peak flood which endangers farmlands and villages along the way the emergency the not yet over. the government has been slow in response, however, organizations such as the fif and the military are active. they're trying to save lives and to provide what little care they possibly can. >> the africa union said the largest ebola outbreak in history is having a crippling effect on virus-stricken countries. holding emergency talks in the capitol. the regional block is concerned about the safety of healthcare workers. the a. usaid that effo

of the road with no toilets or clean water. across huge areas of southern punjab, it's leaving behind dirty stagnant water which brings more disease and misery. >> people are using this for bathing and in some areas people are drinking it and many are getting sick. >> they are living right next to their homes, not inside because there's water over there. they have their beds right outside, and we have the stagnant water and insects around them. and cattle also around them. that's what's making the conditions worse and these are the conditions they are living in. >> this medical facility is for victims and in the middle of a major road. children have skin rashes and infections. this woman tells us she's suffering from vomiting and stomach cramps. all of these women have the same complaints. doctors are treating around 2,000 people in this tent alone. >> most of the problems are related to diarrhea and skin diseases like scabies. >> medical staff are pleading for more help. they say it's a crisis here. at least these flood victims have somewhere to go for medicine and to see a do

number of patients, many with water borne diseases. now to nicole johnson, live in pakistan's punjab province. we on al jazeera have been following the floods as they move south. what is the significance of where you are now? >> welling right here is the barrage where five of pakistan's riff, and the flood -- rivers, and the floodwaters from the north head south. they merge, and 30km downstream it's pakistan's largest river, the mighty. >> ndis river. to give you an idea of the extent of the floods, the flow of water is 25 times greater than usual, and it goes to show how big the floods have been. there are floods in pakistan every year. it's the worst since 2010. >> where is the worst-hit area now? >> it's not far from where we are, it's the southern punjab area, a center of problems at the moment, and it's an hour from here. it's a journey that would normally take 30 minutes from where we were this morning. because so many roads have been cut to divert the water, and so many of the dredges have been cut as well, so far it's taken four hours, and probably be another one hour. we are

. thousands of villages in central punjab along the banks of the river have been effected. the road has been cut off. we'll take a longer route to get into the city. most of the area is underwater. the province declared a state of emergency. >> roads have been cut off. telephone lines have been cut off. many areas have not - there's no idea how bad the devastation is. can you tell us about the government efforts there? >> at the moment the government is overwhelmed. what we have seen on the way here is military that is active, using helicopters and boats to evacuate people. there are locality aid organizations that are busy with relief and recovery effort, the government is overwhelmed, busy with the crisis in islamabad, and for days no one gave attention to the ongoing emergency situation. so there'll be a lot of criticism as far as the response of the government is concerned, but it is a big crisis, most of central punjab has been hit hard. livelihoods is normally not threatened. it's overflowing banks in several locations. >>> flooding in ksh mir killed 120 people. indian prime minis

when the security forces mostly from the punjab province because thousands of police have been brought from the punjab province tried to stop the protesters. after that the people were asked to regroup. the people broke the fences surrounding the parliament house and this morning have pitched their tents out there. the women and children are right in front of parliament. scuffles are continuing although they started on saturday night and there is no end in sight. there are big question marks being asked as to who is in charge, who is running the government, the interior minister looked very upbeat last night saying that the protesters would be dealt with. but they are nowhere near controlling the situation. and the situation very dire indeed. >> and who precisely are the frosters? are they sport he was inning ran kahn and the anti-government cleric or are they not every day people, i mean, are they just people from all walks of life in pakistan? >> reporter: well, one thing that has to be understood very carefully is the fact that imran kahn's party is one of the largest parties in the

live with the latest from the punjab province. have the stranded now been rescued? >> [ inaudible ] >>> all right, we apologise. obviously we are having a bit of technical difficulties hearing our correspondent kamal hyder there from that area. we'll try to bring you back to the story and get the latest on what is happening with the stranded there as soon as we can re-establish contact. >>> to libya, where the u.n. special envoy has visited libya's officially elected parliament in tobruk. he is showing support against the rival assembly set up by armed groups that seized the capital. the parliament is led and seen as religiously conservative. they are now calling themselves libya's dawn. the officially elected parliament in tobruk is led by a former prime minister, who has been asked to form a government. it's seen as more moderate and supports halifa -- khalifa haftar, who launched attacks against extremists. >>> al jazeera has received a report outlining concerns and a furious situation in libya. we have more from the u.n. headquarters in new york. >> let me read from the second

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chief minister of the punjab for the killing of supporters. also importantly, imran said the final march is sunday, today, and if necessary his supporters would get into the red zone. that is the diplomatic enclave, the parliament, the senate, an important area. and what the government is saying is the red zone is the red line. in the evening the prime minister will meet his cabinet members, the defence minister, the interior minister, to talk out a program on how to deal with this crisis. >> i was going to ask you more about where this is leaving nawaz sharif, and if he's made any overtures to put an end to or look into the allegations. he recommended - the government has written to the countries, the supreme court, to formulate a panel of judges, to probe into allegations of corruption, but imran khan on the other hand says the judiciary it highly politicized and doesn't see justice there. the other important thing is prime minister nawaz sharif overreacted, bringing in tens of thousands of security forces, personnel, from the punjab, cordoned off large sections of the city. perh

the case is in the hands of the judiciary system. >>> in pakistan flooding devastated punjab province and the vast agricultural injury. it's regarded as the bread basket of the country. they are under water and food prices rising. >> nicole johnson has more. >> it's a terrible year to own a cotton factory. first came the rain, heavy and out of season. it knocked the plants around and damaged the quality of the cotton. then the flood hit, washing away a third of the crop. taking with it 40% of the profits. >> because of the damage we are getting less raw material. this flood is costing us a fortune. the factory is barely running 12 hours a day, because we don't have enough cotton. >> from the air you see the extent of the damage. farms, factories and villages flooded when the government diverted water to rural areas to protect major cities. >> around 7,000 square kilometres of agricultural land is under water. everything from fruit, vegetables to rice and sugar. fruit prices are going up. the worry is there won't be enough basic supplies to feed people. >> this farmer, a lawye

from eastern punjab province whirl so rested seven months ago on charges including text messages that insulted islam and prophet her grandfather explained that it was no possible for them to have sent the message is because they cannot write very well they allow you to phone messages was so much somebody else because my cynical tool rudy g k to defeat mates and they send these messages the college through representatives from pakistan's minority faiths a tool has made life when ortiz tenuous and fearful with violent attacks and discrimination increasing speaking enormously for fear that the reprisals local representative from us based charity rescue christians which is operated in pakistan for four years told the associated press that in that school and they have a good hundreds of christians our ideology and the basic theme is to protect deceived the vehicle lost control idea what the white house the fall right as well as delightful in every essence of religion or whatever he needs where the bomb site. and then is it possible for us and if that is is more much. you know high pro

that the punjab police are not the ones that took karim. who is the court saying that did that? >> this is a statement made by the pooun jab police, one police station inspector in court before the judge. after making their statement, the police said that he is not in the police custody and the judge issued notice to the ministry of interior, which is the ministry in charge of not just punjab police, but all the police minister ris, and the intelligence agencies. if it was not police, it must be intelligence agencies so they should produce karim in court so if there's anything pending he can be given due process. >> he was heading to give testimony at the european parliament in relation to drone strikes. were there threats to his life? did he tell you anything? what is his family saying about this? what do they think? >> family is in shock. he was abducted by 20 armed men in front of his young children, as young as five-year-old son. his eldest son is 12 years old. his daughters and his wife were at his home, and he moved, his family, from waziristan, where they were living upped the th

, skin diseases are becoming problems. nicole johnson sent us this report from southern punjab province. >> a baby girl born four days ago and named after her mother. she had to give birth on the banks of these flooded fields. the family's home was swept away by the rising tide a week ago. >> i was in acute pain lying on the bed for two days. i can't afford to visit a doctor or get medicine. >> reporter: the weakest is suffering especially children, pregnant women and the elderly. we count a dozen babies in this small camp alone. children are developing sores. >> we need a doctor and money. we need care for the babies. hygiene and food and clothes and a tent for giving birth. the government has given us nothing. we are exhausted. >> reporter: two and a half million people have been effected in one of the worst floods pakistan has scene. many can't go back to their village, they're living in camps on the side of the road with no toilets or clean water. across huge areas of southern punjab floodwaters are slowly starting to recede, but it's leaving behind dirty stagnant water, which is br

from southern punjab. >> reporter: a baby girl born four days ago and named after her mother. sama had to give birth on the banks of the field. the family's home was swept away by the rising tide. >> i was in acute pain, laying on the bed for two days. i couldn't afford to visit a doctor or get medicine. >> the weakest is suffering, especially children, pregnant women and the elderly. >> we count a dozen babies in this camp alone. children are developing soars. >> we need a doctor, money, care for the baby, hygiene, food and clothes. the government has given us nothing. we are exhausted. >> 2.5 million people have been effected in one of the worst floods this region has seen. many can't go back to their village, they are living in camps on the side of the road. >> across huge areas floodwaters are starting to recede. it's leaving behind dirty, stagnant water, breeds disease and misery. >> people are using the water to bathe, and wash clothes and dishes. in some areas they are drinking it. many are getting sick. >> they are living next to the homes, not inside. they have beds outsid

devastated pakistan's punjab province and the past agricultural region. it's described as the breadbasket of the country. crops are underwater. food prices are rising. we have this report from nicole johnson. >> reporter: it's a terrible year to own a cotton factory. first the rain, heavy and out of season. it knocked the plants around and damaged the quality of the cotton. then the floods hit, washing away a third of the crop, taking with it 40% of the business's profits. >> because of the damage we are getting less raw material. it is costing us a fortune. the country is barely running 12 hours a day. we do not have enough cotton. from the air you see the extent of the damage. farms, factories and villages flooded when the government diverted water from rural areas. >> around 7,000 square kilometres of the agricultural land is under water. everything from fruit and vege table to rice and sugar. fruit prices are going up, the worry is there won't be enough basic supplies to feed people. this farmer, a lawyer and politician says the cost of some food items doubled, even tripli

, but the river was able to oob soesh most of the water, but upstream in punjab, it is a disaster. nikel johnston reports from one of the worst-hit areas. >> reporter: when the flood waters started to rise, this family stayed put. they didn't think it would get this bad. now they are on a small island and out of food. the neighbors have all left. crops are under water, and their mud brick home is starting to crumble. it's time to go. >> translator: we are upset. the kids are very upset. our house is damaged. parts have collapsed. now we're thinking what will we do. if the government helps us, good. if not i'll work and rebuild the house. >> reporter: the family isn't taking much with them. some thin blankets a couple of pots. mohammed is staying behind to look after what is left. this is the only way to reach the village now. it is hard to imagine that this used to be a village with homes and fields. this was a school here behind me. the question is, though, how do you know about rebuilding all of this. every house has been flooded. roads, fences and farms swept away. electricity

people. pun jajab province. >> the floods have hit the central part of the punjab, it has also marooned villages which are surrounded by large bodies of water. there is no escape. except by boat. the government and the aid agencies are trying to provide as much relief as they can to try and alleviate the suffering of the people. but this is a large calamity and it is not yet over. according to estimates, a very large body of water is going to be passing through river which is in peak flood and that of course will mean endangering many farm lands and villages along the way, all the way down south to multan and daragagikan. the government has been slow in response. however, organizations such as the fif and the military are active. they are trying to save lives and to provide what little care they possibly can. >> in syria rebels say they now control key parts of kunra ata. they now hold a border town which is the base for a syrian army infantry brigade. >> reporter: opposition fighters say they have made gains, already in the town of napal saka, the home of an infantry brigade.

punjab. it was planned and executed for imu fighters, and now the karachi attack claimed by the new emerging, and the imu is here. it seems being pard of the al qaeda linked militants fighting the global jihad. the second thing is they are fighting for survival. the local tribesman in waziristan... >> it's interesting. my second question is now that they are targeted, the imu, i was going to ask whether they'd stay or whether they are worth it. from what you say they are here to stay and support the pakistani taliban. it's a huge threat to the government. obviously because we have seen five or six attacks. they were carried out by the imu, supported by the pakistani taliban. as far as their place that is considered a safe haven, they are now facing a challenge because the local tribesman assured the government expelled them from their land. we have reports, spoken to their commanders and most of them are moving towards afghanistan, and some of them had relocated to syria and iraq. obviously they are on the run, and it's the last fight they are putting in, and the major attacks which

killed 160 people in punjab province. thanks the area that has been hardest hit. that's the area that's been destroyed. >> they have hit the central part of pun job, and the floods have destroyed crops. there are villages surrounded by large bodies of water. there's no escape, except by boat. the government and the aid agencies are trying to provide as much relief as they can to alleviate the suffering of the people. this is a large calamity, and it is not yet over. according to estimates, a large body of water will be passing through the river, which is in peak flight. and that, of course, will many endangering lands and villages along the way, all the way down south. the emergency is not yet over. the government has been slow in its response. organizations such as the fif and military are active. they'll try to save lives and provide what little care they can. >> fighting is threatening to derail a ceasefire. there has been heavy shelling in mariupol. there are explosions in donetsk. from donetsk we have this report. >> reporter: these pictures show the ukraine ceasefire going up in f

in the villages, in the punjab region, all the way from mul tan. we saw thousands of people on the road. some came to see the water rising. since 1992, people have not seen anything like this. we are able to see that people are using railway tracks to get to the villages. i'm standing on the link road to the highway that is cut off, and linked between the highway is cut off pt the rail links are cut off. within the next few hours the railway line will come under water. >> there are warnings about the situation in the south. what is happening there? >> well, what is happening is the effect of the flood which wreaked havoc up north is moving slowly. there's a confluence of two rivers. the water is moving towards the area. and, of course, these are agricultural bases. they dlaten cities. we were able to see the -- threaten cities, we were able to see the water get in. there's predictive bar yours. everyone is watching. if the water levels rise, despite the fact that breaches are done, the water level is not going down. there's a threat it may be submerged. >> kamal hyder in maltan. th

crises. one campaign southern punjab province. are. >> family's home was swept away by the rising tide a week ago. >> i was in acute pain lying on the bed for four days. i can't afford to visit a doctor or get medicine. >> the weakest are suffering especially children pregnant and elderly. we count a dozen babies in this camp alone. developing sores. >> we need hygiene and food and clothes and a tent for giving birth. the government has given us nothing. we are exhausted. >> 2.5 million people are affected in the worst floods pakistan has seen. many can't go back to their villages. they are living in camps beside the road with no toilet. >> floodwaters are slowly starting to recede. but it's leaving behind dirty stagnant water which breeds more disease and misery. >> people are using this water to bathe in and wash their clothes and dishes. in some areas they're drinking it and many people are already getting sick. >> they are living right next to their homes not inside because there's water over there. they have their bed right outside their homes, on the roads and we have all th

be having difficulties as well. it must be remembered 40,000 were dealing in from the punjab province. they are dealing with a few thousands protesters, but despite best attempts, they have not been able to control the protesters. they are in front of parliament. they were a distance, and an emergency situation in the hospitals as hundreds of people who have been injured are brought in, and just a little while ago one. ministers of the government, when in that area, saw the police attacking media. he tried to stop them and almost came under attack himself. he said he was embarrassed by the performance of the police, and we have been told that the prime minister is now on the way to islamabad. he had left the stay before the marchers decided to move to parliament house, prime minister house, i stand corrected. that is when the security forces opened fire. after that the protesters regrouped and are camped in front of the gate of parliament, the military process protecting the compound. they have been making peace, not entering the building. the next few hours will be crucial i

pakistan ni installations, carried out by the imu. then there was an attack at the airbase in punjab, planned by the imu fighters, and the attack claimed by a new emerging man. the imu is here. apparently being part of the al qaeda-linked militants and fighting a global jihad. they are fighting for their own survival. >>> there are reports a roadside bomb blew up a bus in afghanistan. the governor said the blast happened on saturday night. polls closed in the presidential run-off to elect a successor. election workers are amongst those killed. >> the u.s. is sending warships to the gulf as it prepares military options. it's moving from the north arabian sea. it will be joined by a guided missile cruiser. this video emerged, reportedly showing them celebrating the capture of mosul. the fighters have taken a number of towns and cities. reuters are reporting that rebels were seen in banky, setting fire to the courthouse and police station after freeing prisoners. people from districts and villages north of baghdad are fleeing fighting between government troops and rebels, many are seeki

protesters have the upper hand, you have to look at the fact that 40,000 were brought in from the punjab. they used a high handed tactic, and that compounded the problem, rather than solving the problem for the government. the government should have come to the negotiating table. the prime minister, some say, should have come to the protesters saying let's negotiate, let's talk. there's no statements from the government, and the other problem is that we have heard that the government is contemplating pressing charms against tahir ul-qadri and imran, that will complicate matters. both sides have to show flexibility. the situation is too dire. everywhere is expecting that the talks get underway, otherwise the military may have to look at other options well. >> that's kamal hyder from islamabad. >>> israel comes under intense criticism over what palestinians call the biggest land grab by the state in three decades, declaring 900 acres in the occupied west bank state opened. they said it's not a new settlement as it's in the neighbourhood of an existing one. last year the government invited

the army. it's believed the leader of the punjab wing has fallen out with the chief mullah fasuala. in a statement the punjabi taliban urged leaders of other factions to stop fighting and resume peace talks. >> pilgrims to the hajj are being screened for the ebola virus. 3 million visitors are expected in the kingdom. including travellers from nigeria. saudis imposed a ban on pilgrims from sierra leone, guinea and others. >> a manhunt is continuing across three u.s. states after a gunman shot and killed a state trooper. they were wounded when ambushed outside barracks on friday night. officers in new york and jersey are on the look out. a gunman is involved in what appears to be an attack on law enforcement. >> in california, wildfires are forcing home owners to move to safety. hundreds of firefighters are busy. heatwaves and draught are fuelling the flames, spread across the cleveland national forest. >>> now, scottish voters have four days left to decide whether to choose independence or stay part of the u.k. the story is one of warfare and wound na have not heeled. this report f

attacks. military installations. they were carried out by the. >> mu. also in punjab, it was planned and executed byment imu fighters. now the karachi attack claimed by what was eye chiefed. again, the inu is here, is seems being part of al qaeda linked militants and fighting a global jihad - the second reason is they are fighting for their own survival. a roadside bomb has blown up a bus in afghanistan. the blast happened on saturday night. they are closed in the presidential run off. election workers were amongst those killed. >>> the u.s. is sending three warships to the gulf. the u.s. s "george h.w. bush" carries dozens of jets moving from the north arabian sea. joined by a guided missile cruiser and destroyer. they continue the offenses in iraq. this shows a celebration of the capture of mosul. they take is number of towns and cities in the uprising. there's a report saying that rebels were seen in the northern city, setting fire to the courthouse and police station after freeing prisoners there. following event, imran, what is the latest that we are handwriting on the ground. >> we

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 they could be the last generation of sikhs in this country. it was once a vibrant community. 25 years ago there were 200,000 sikh families here in every province o

is monsoon season in pakistan. days of rain turn roads into rivers. in the region of punjab, this country's bread basket, crops have been destroyed. people stranded. last evening, as the flood waters entered the area, we climbed on to the tree to see save our lives. 5 of us were stranded for 20 hours. we had lost hope and weren't aware that someone would come to our rescue. the government has set up dozens of relief camps for the wickvic. it has sent search and rescue teams to the most badly affected areas. >> we have rescued five persons hanging over the trees, rescued them after 20 hours and they were lucky to have survived. we have evacuated them. >> that's a great success by the rescue teams. >> many areas have been hit by the worst flooding in 20 years and people in villages like these are suffering the most. their lousz typically built with mud brick making them vulnerable to collapse. cities are affected. flooding in the largest city, lhor has forced some businesses to shut. the prime minister is coming under criticism for not doing enough. he has been facing weeks of an op

punjab, pakistan. the area has been devastated by flooding. coming up we find out what the cost is to agriculture. >> and coming up in sport - frustration for world championship leader nico rosberg, ahead of the singapore grand prix. that is still to come. >>> now, it's been derided by one riots group as a publicity stunt. sierra leone's nation-wide lockdown against ebola is in its final day. thousands of health workers and volunteers have been going goor to door. the virus killed more than 560 people in sierra leone, and 2600 across the region. doctors are struggling to treat patients because of a lack of medical supplies. volunteers involved in the lockdown say it's been a success. >> we have been working with people, visiting houses. people come and listen about ebola. >> we are still - the desensitisation has to continue, that ebola is real, it kls, and therefore we must take all protection procedures. you know, from the minister of health. we have to accept that, and make sure we belief, because the reason why the ebola spread in sierra leone is because of denial. >>> well, those

deaths have been in the northern punjab area and kashmir. that two projections more days of heavy rain will hit the region, which will make conditions even worse. >> rescued by boat from pakistan's fast rising floods. this family to safety. many towns and cities are now inundated. the army has deployed hundreds of troops to help with the rescue effort. manyll be too late for people. the number of casualties is growing. >> there are still many people stranded here. the army has come to help us now. >> we have rescued 22 people so far. but we can only get to them with boats. have been averted. many of them crushed to death when their homes collapsed on top of them. large swaths of northern pakistan have been cut off. rains ofght the annual the heavy monsoon season were over. enter north, bbc news, islamabad. died afterers have being trapped overnight in a coal mine in bosnia. work to bring nearly 30 of their colleagues to safety. the collapse of the mine was triggered by an earthquake. families have accused the minds managers of underestimating the scale of the problem they have. from th

ago on the market. from philippines who was in the one punjab. the sailors who knew him called him over his head. come on along with this kind of stuff too like his old documents are things in german. they have swastika is on then you probably like this is the kind of stuff tonight. he'll do things. to realize that this is of interest by employing bullet hits and took it home. and when he started to comb investigating going to a stop exploring it. she realized what he can according to iran rice and the canon auction house in jerusalem the archive contains around five hundred documents used in preparation for the nuremberg trials some handwritten and others tied three including one document relating to a berlin meeting of nazis in nineteen thirty seven. it's sad to be in one of a kind option according to rise. this is the first time that such material is being offered to open the for sale or auction. i need and do not think that it would be another time. it is very hard for me to to think. another like these will go come out and be sold or auctioned many are english translations of

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 less than five days. and if they join hands now interesting to let you know that islamabad is also being seen right now a little while ago driving into the city i could see containers being put on the main highways, and there is no fuel available, so it's not just the city, but we're going to see more here in the next few days. >> kamal hyder reporting from islamabad. thank you, kamal. >> the court ordered the muslim brotherhood assets to be liquiditied. it has sent s

would suspend its arms campaign against the army. the leaders of the punjab wing has fallen out with a group's chief. in a written statement the punjabi taliban urged leaders of other factions to quit the fight and resume peace talks. >> the pakistani military have been using helicopters to rescue people marooned. people have been killed and military are blowing up dykes to divert the water. multan is a city. >> despite efforts by the government to blow away the dykes and relive pressure on multian, water pressure is rising, forcing people to flee to higher ground. mul as you can see the family is using a bed and quilt for protection. they have brought chickens, and further down you see fodder that is essential to save the livestock. they are the only valuable possessions they could get out. with the farm land under water. it will be a problem getting fresh fodder for the animals. you see people's belongings, packed in a hurry, as you see over here, because there was no time to get out. they are brought fans, but there's no electricity here. these are valuable possessions. thoug

as far as the punjab province is concerned. what they have done is they took the city at 18 different points, even though the administration is saying it is more than that, two dozen, two points have been blocked. i'm standing at liberty square, the center of town. this is a place which is jam-packed with traffic on a monday. as you can see. every day at a standstill, a population of almost 10 million, as i mentioned, is not able to come out. people are not able to go to schools, shops are closed and imran who arrived in the city will address a large crowd. as you mentioned his demand is that the audit should be held, and the prime minister should announce a judicial commission, otherwise he is planning to shut down the country. >> this was the point i was going to come to next, imran khan's support in lahore is strong, and he would expect people to follow his encouragement to walk out and shut the city down, or is it reflected across the country? >> he has support across the country, and he has been dealing with that support because of this protest, because a great many peo

says he has no confidence in the government, in the punjab or in islamabad, and wants his plane to be taken back to islamabad, where his supporters are saying that they will not budge until the plane comes back to islamabad. >>> kamal hyder live in islamabad, thank you. >>> afghan participation president candidate abdullah abdullah supporters released a video which shows that a top official committed fraud. opposition says it's a fake. abdullah abdullah withdrew saying the outcome of the vote would be illegal. jennifer glasse is in kabul and joints us live. what can you tell us about the tapes? >> well, we don't know whether the tape is real. we spoke to the election commission in the last hour. they are trying to verify, figure out whether the tape is what dr abdullah abdullah's party says it is. this is the secret yacht and the organization that does the logistics. whether it is this man on the tape - he denies the claims of fraud. now, this is not the first time that dr abdullah accused the man of fraud. he wanted the man to step down. abdullah abdullah said he will not cooperate w

ou outrage in india last month. she was attacked in a deprived area in punjab province. >> the girl was raped and later strangled to death. we're carrying on the investigation of the case the first report of this heinous crime has been registered. >> in india many are demonstrates against rail fares. narendra modi had warned that rail price raise would be needed for the country. >>> members of scry language can's government has met with the president to discuss their concerns about anti-muslim violence. the police say a fire was most likely caused by an electrical fault but local muslims are blaming an arson attack. >>> a versus in three al jazeera journalist journalist--the trial of three al jazeera journalists is expected to continue monday. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have been held. al jazeera rejects all charges and demand immediate release of its journalists. >> peter greste is a world class journalist who has been coveri covering this region amazingly for the past 10 years. i remember back in 2012 when president of somalia had just been elected. peter and

? >> pakistan taliban. so you've got the groups in punjab. but the confrontation with the pakistani taliban is clear, it has been clear for some time and they have been in direct confrontation and this is part of it. >> how big a role do you think public opinion will have? surely it will swing in behind the prime minister and the army and their operations because they are so horrified. >> that will make it easier for both. the last army chief have been saying we want the public behind us. they've been complaining. for example, in north waziristan, they suffered significant casualties, and yet the prime minister and the ministers don't even go to the hospitals to visit the wounded soldiers. will that change, there there be a greater sense of urgency. there are many divisions. nawaz sharif thinks the army is trying to get him out of power. there are lots of politics behind this. lots of uncertainties. but this is obviously an horrendous event which may swing some of the politics in a new direction. >> thanks for putting that all into context for us. you can see the live shot that we have from

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in punjab province. >>> after more than eight months of fighting in south sudan, the country is now on the brink of famine. the u.n. says at least four million people are facing starvation after farmers missed the planting season. the rainy season has also destroyed roads in the country, making it difficult for aid agencies to deliver humanitarian assistance to those who need it. here is a report now from south sudan. >> reporter: this boy is fighting for his life. he's just 1 year old, but already facing complications caused by hunger. his mother walked for more than four hours to get him to this health center. two weeks of treatment have not helped him. he's getting weaker. he's at this clinic with five other children suffering with severe malnutrition. but others in their village are not so lucky. >> translator: we don't have enough food, and because of the fighting, there is no road for traders to bring food into the village. there's so many other sick and mall -- malnourished children in the village. >> 50,000 children could die of malnutrition by the end of the year if they do

pakistan. punjab province the hardest-hit area where thousands have been left homeless. >> any relief? >> meteorologist: i would hope so. you can see all the weather action is across the western parts. you see showers over the northern parts of india, the general trend is for tryer weather to be effecting the region. look at the precipitation, by september it should be falling away and less than 100 millimeters. but in the last week or so we've seen 450 millimeters, and so you can understand the problem. and within the space of seven days something like 400 millimeters. it does look as though the worst of that rain is now on its way out. you're seeing that clearing away. just a few showers. going through thursday and friday we'll see a few more showers but it's across the western gaps that we'll see heavy rain over the next couple of days. that continues moving through wednesday. some central areas picking up heavy showers. right now it's just a case of waiting for what has fallen to work its way through, and things will begin to improve. >> thank you very much, richard. >>> still ahe

people have been killed in the province of punjab. up to 70% is now under water, but the emergency is not over. people here still face the risk of disease. the floods could not have come at a worst time just as farmers were getting ready to harvest their crops now it seems they will have to wait for yet another year. kamar hadyr al jazeera wajir wajiristan. >> more from westminster. >> at this point there is absolutely no mistaking what you would call panic, there are crisis meetings going on, at the moment with all the three main westminster parties, labor ruling parties to figure out exactly what they can do to stem this. you have to say frankly a lot of this is their fault because for many months quite smugly they are saying that the note for independence compare would be 20 points ahead that the scots would be crazy to they couldn't join the european union. that's turned out to be not a given has it? the trajectory for yes to independence has gone gradual ahead. now they say yes for 51% and no, no,49%. looks like it's a trend now and the question is really what can the westmins

got, what they are supplied with. >> what we see here is an improvement from punjab province. seems the authorities had more time to plan, perhaps they were better prepared. >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >>> good morning, everybody. david shuster here at al jazeera headquarters in new york. you are looking at a live picture of the south lawn of the white house. the president is expected to travel to the united nations here in new york and talk about climate change, but first he is going to be stopping at that podium and speaking about the us-lead air strikes overnight on isil targets in syria. if you missed the news, the united states along with five arab coalition partners bombed at least a couple of dozen targets last night. the arab

roads into rivers. and the region of punjab, this country's bread basket, crops have been destroyed and people stranded in the flooding. >>. >> translation: last evening as the floodwaters entered the area, we climbed on to the trees to save our lives. five of us were stranded for 20 hours. we lost hope and were not away that someone would come to our rescue. >> reporter: the government set up dozens of relief camps for the victims and sent search and rescue teams to the most affected area. >> we evacuated people hanging to the trees. they survived. we have evacuated them. i think that's a great success. >> many parts have been hit by the worst flooding in 20 years. people in villages like these are suffering the most. their houses are built with mud bricks. cities are affected. flooding in a large city, lahore, distributed commercial activity, forcing some businesses to shut. >> the prime minister is coming under criticism for not doing enough. he has been facing weeks of an opposition movement calling for his resignation. he was trying to focus tanks on the disaster, saying the go

of 5,000 a year, that's true for pakistan. alone or the punjab. but we don't have comprehensive statistics. >> why is it that the female's behaviour is vital to the perception of honour. >> if a woman is perceived as not under male control or patriarchal control, if she's not subordinate enough, if she's perceived as disobedient. that family has a problem getting others to marry into the family. >> let's take a moment. i want to point out the numbers of honour killings in the u.s. numbers are low, data sparse, and here ring examples of some incidents. in missouri, tooepa was stabbed -- tina was tabbed to death by her parent who said he rebelled against him. in 2009, a father ran his car over a daughter for what he believed was an unacceptable lifestyle. the case with the most media attention was two sisters, shot by their father in his taxi cap after he found out they had boyfriend. heidi zhou-castro has more on that case and its aftermath. >> reporter: the final moments of 17 and 18-year-old sisters were inside their father's taxi cab, parked at this hotel outside of dallas. th

continent. we've chosen an area within pakistan, the punjab region. it has a climate next to california. it's great for us. we want our natural enemies to be pre-adapted to the hot summers and cold winters. >> reporter: there in pakistan he found a wasp species. >> what we set up underneath the scope using camera and video screen, we hope to see that biology in action. >> reporter: she's essentially laying an egg. >> that's what she's doing. she's laying the egg right now. >> reporter: and that egg gets laid. what happens to that larva? >> it will hatch and then the wasp larva will scrape away from the citrus. >> reporter: it weakens and eventually kills its host. >> you can see this female. she's starting to chew that in the head region o. >> michael: for more, marita, fascinating when you think about it, that you get a bug to kill another bug. we just saw another example of it. it basically lays an egg inside and then waits to kill the host. >> reporter: that's right. it's very sci-fi. this wasp from pakistan basically lays an egg under the nymph. it is a stationary phase. they don't

, crops are under water, food prices are rising. this report from southern punjab. >> reporter: it's a terrible year to own a cotton factly. first, the rain, heavy and out of season. if knocked the plants around and damaged the quality of the cotton. then the floods hit, washing away a third of the crop, taking with it 40% of the business's profits. >> translation: because of the damage, we are getting less raw material. the flood is costing us a fortune. the factory is barely running 12 hours a day because we don't have enough cotton? from the air we see the extent of the damage. farms, factories and villages damned when the government diversed to rural areas to protect the major cities. around 700 square kilometres of agricultural land is under water - fruit, vegetables rice and sugar. prices are going up and the worry is there won't be enough to feed people. this farmer, also a lawyer and politician, said the cost of some food items have doubled, even tripled. >> from the farms to the markets, the food stuffs are not coming. crops are destroyed. this will have a demand and supply im

. stomach problems and skin diseases are problems. nicole johnson reports from southern punjab. >> reporter: a baby girl four days ago, named after her mother. sama had to give birth on the banks of the flooded fill. the family's home was swept away by the rising tide a week ago. >> i was in acute pain laying on the bed for two days. i can't afford to visit a doctor or get medicine. the week are suffering, especially children, pregnant women and the elderly, we count a dozen babies in the small camp alone. children are developing stores. >> we need a doctor and funny, care for the babies, hygiene, food and clothes, and a tent for giving birth. a government has given us nothing. we are exhausted. >> reporter: 2.5 million have been affected. in one of the worst floods that pakistan has seen. many can't go back to the village, and are living in camps with no toilets and clean water. >> across huge areas, floodwaters are starting to recede. it's leaving behind stagnant water. it brings disease and miss ery -- mystery. people are using the water to bathe, wash clothes and dishes and