Welcome to news asia glad you could join us a former senior general of the Pakistan Army is facing accusations that he used his influence to build a sprawling Business Empire spending 99 companies and 4 countries. Amount of a joint china Pakistan Economic project and a special assistant to pakistan Prime Minister imran khan a news website in the country has alleged that as was promoted through the ranks in the army his Family Business is that comprised speeds of chains of brands to get expanded. General bargewell has denied the allegations against him and his family but did have. Any has been following the story and he joins me now from moscow is it give us a sense of who general bods what is and how hes so influential. Well the general budget has been an important member of pakistans paul the structure for nearly 2 decades now he has served 4 Different Army chiefs starting with the president general musharraf in 2002 but it was really doing his job as the Spokes Person of the Pakistan
No longer site people secrecy in abuse cases the order from the vatican is the latest move by pope francis to combat silence surrounding pedophilia Roman Catholic church. Thank you very much for being with us francis been in the grip of a stepepped up genereral strike ts tuesday the organizer say the one point eight Million People protesting. On the march on the streets across the country the Police Though puput the figure t closer to six hundred thousand the issue remains the same pension reform. Many of the protesters are angry that that pensions they say will be reduced by these reforms. Frfrance hasas forty two special pension schemes Emmanuel Michael wants to reduce this to one universal pension. Ramping up the pressure on the government Public Sector employees took to the streets in paris. Including hospital workers who are protesting budget cuts they say a putting lives at risk. And transport stuff too for more than two weeks have brought much of fronts to a standstill. It was t
And police as the Yellow Vest Movement marks its First Anniversary. And a shock defeat for Roger Federer at the atp finals in london, losing in straight sets to Stefanos Tsitsipas. Hello, and welcome to bbc news. Prince andrew has told the bbc he categorically denies having sexual relations with Virginia Roberts, who says she was forced to have sex with him when she was 17 years old. In an interview with Bbcs Newsnight hes answered questions for the first time about his links with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The duke of york said a sense of honour led him to continue his assocation with the disgraced financier. Our royal correspondent Nick Witchell reports. In the state rooms at Buckingham Palace, a Senior Member of the British Royal family, Prince Andrew, second son of the queen, is preparing to be interrogated about allegations of sleazy behaviour and gross misjudgment. Your royal highness, weve come to Buckingham Palace in highly unusual circumstances. At issue, whic
A measles outbreak. The u. S. Is abandoned its long standing position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank saying it will no longer consider them illegal this latest pro israel move puts the u. S. At all as with most of the International Community and the u. N. Security council well in jordan reports now from washington d. C. For 41 years the u. S. Has called israeli settlements built in the occupied west bank illegal under International Law that u. S. Policy changed on monday calling the establishing of civilian settlements inconsistent with International Law hasnt worked it hasnt invents the cause of peace this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians pump ailes announcement is the latest in a string of Controversial White House moves designed to support israel recognizing jerusalem as israels official capital moving the u. S. Embassy there from tel aviv in 2018 and forcing the palestinians to close t
A listen around here in the Western Region after calling for a long day of work to the beauty of yeah its finally burning to fix things up one of the worst massacres in colombia history to take up to the fact. The u. S. Has abandoned its longstanding position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank saying it will no longer consider them illegal this latest pro israel move puts the us at odds with most of the International Community and the Un Security Council was in jordan reports now from washington d. C. For 41 years the u. S. Has called israeli settlements built in the occupied west bank illegal under International Law that u. S. Policy changed on monday calling the establish of civilian settlements inconsistent with International Law hasnt worked it hasnt invents the. As of peace this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians pump ailes announcement is the latest in a string of Controversial White House