case and what the and he was there was a and they also settled a russian tanker that in karachi on sunday and that is packet study perspective they can get hold of any oil and if they don t have to pay in us dollars that is welcome. of course it is controversial because western countries have imposed sanctions on russia for its invasion of ukraine, so it all oil exports have been restricted. they have announced a price cap of $60 a barrel. pakistan has been negotiating with russia for months to get discounted oil. a short while ago the petroleum minister said that they are going to pay in the chinese currency. that is again a benefit to pakistan because foreign exchange reserves have dropped below $4 billion and now they are looking for ways to pay. this all against a pretty weak economic picture for pakistan. it is facing a lot of economic trouble and therefore it needs this cheap energy. at the same time i wonder what needs to be done to try and set the economy back on an e
we start off in islamabad, where pakistan s former prime minister, imran khan, is at the high court defending himself against corruption charges. he attends the hearing as a free man, after the country s supreme court ruled his arrest on related charges as illegal. he has called for all charges to be dropped but has told the bbc he expects to be arrested again. this was the scene as mr khan arrived at court he s in the middle of this scrum wearing sunglasses, surrounded by what are thought to be a mix of his supporters, and security officials in uniform. as you can see, the situation is rather chaotic. you will remember that this week, at least ten people died in protests sparked by his detention on tuesday. the pakistani government has said it will have him rearrested. bring us up to speed with what has happened in the last hour, hour and a half. i happened in the last hour, hour and a half. , ., ., happened in the last hour, hour and a half. y., ., , happened in the last
includes not declaring state money includes not declaring state money in the way that he should have declared it. this particular case. the police have said that this is to do with corruption charges. we know that he was appearing in court on corruption charges today, one of the many court cases that he is currently being charged with. what we are waking to lee mack waiting to hear about is what happens next. we are waiting to hear details about the police station, where he is going, and also we are already seeing a strong reaction on social media from mr khan pass supporters and party. they are sharing videos of the moment that he was arrested. we are seeing videos of him being taken from the courtroom surrounded by police, some of whom we have seen are wearing riot gear. there are some crowd shots which appear to show police in riot gear with shields as well. we see mr khan being taken into a car and driven out from the islamabad high court, where he was appearing on those
From the heart of sri lankas capital, colombo. Im outside the president ial office, and today, its Pristine Exterior is well guarded. But six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the president ial palace, forcing the president to flee the country. They were angry at just how desperate their Economic Situation had become, and they blamed Government Corruption and mismanagement for it. Sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. And its become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. World leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years, and whether its experience marks a growing trend of civil unrest. Applause. Welcome to the magnificent National Museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful island, as it marks 75 years of independence from britain, and weve got a top panel here from sri lanka who
in a statement, harry and meghan said the tv presenter s comments were not an isolated incident. those are our latest stories the seller. this hour. good morning. now on bbc news, global questions: sri lanka rising global civil unrest. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for mo