kyiv that were previously occupied by russian troops. rallies have been held in cities across pakistan, to protest against the removal of imran khan from his post as prime minister, following a no confidence vote in parliament over the weekend. tens of thousands of people gathered in karachi and lahore, waving torches and flags in the dark, and chanting in support of mr khan. a long time rival, shehbaz sharif, is expected to be voted in by parliament to replace him later on monday. shamila chaudhary is senior fellow at the think tank new america and is former directorfor pakistan and afghanistan at the us national security council. she s in philadelphia. thank you forjoining us. we have seen those rallies in the last few hours, the sheer numbers. imran khan says a
complicated is sharif will likely want to have an opening with india fairly soon and while the pakistani military would like to restart those conversations with the indians, i think they would prefer to take it slowly and at their own pace and sharif will probably want to move a little bit faster on reopening, say, economic and trade ties. punjab stands to benefit from normalisation of relationships with india so this is obviously something to keep in mind. shamila chaudhary from the new america think tank. theatre luvvies gathered in london for the 0livier awards, which honour people who work both on and off stage. cabaret at the kit kat club starring eddie redmayne was the big winner on the night, as claudia redmond reports. the curtain was raised at the glitzy 0livier awards on sunday at the royal albert hall in london. cabaret act the kit kat club was the biggest winner