i want to debt a kitty. >> i want a puppy. what pet would you get? find out about a new posthumous book eye children's author, dr. seuss. ♪ ♪ ♪ but first pakistani police say they have shot dead the leader the banned group which is behind hundreds of killings in the country. he was killed in a shootout with security forces in the one jab reampunjabregion things others were killed including two of his sons. the group is on the terrorist organizations of many countries including the u.s., britain and russia. it claims responsibility for many a attacks on shia muslims. he was accused of plotting the two thon nine attack on the she sri lankan cricket team. he faced several murderer charges but has always been acquitted because victims refuse today show up. what more do we know about the demise of the leader of this group. >> reporter: it was certainly a night of high action and drama in southern punjab. what happened is he had been taken from his descension center along with his two sons after they were rearrested aid week ago. they were giving the counter tear only unit information about explosives and weapons. they were on their way back to the defense center when their own group attacked the party trying to free him and his two sons. now, for a short time they succeeded. they raced off to motor bikes but then another unit of the pakistani police happened to be on route and intercepted the group. there was a fire spite. and as you said in the introduction, he was killed along with his two sons and 11 other members of the group. so that's how that came about. all of this happening down near near the a southern city. >> how does his departure from the scene affect the overall job that is before pakistani security forces because they are combating a plethora of groups who use violence. >> reporter: that's right. they have been a very dig operation by pakistan security forces against all sorts of groups in the conduct country. all of this has happened since december of last year whenned when that attack on the school there. this is going it be a big blow to this group. this is one of the most significant groups in pakistan probably in the top four powerful group. it's cared out a carried out a lot of attacks it has stopping ties and it is an ali of al qaeda actual it's also under the broader umbrella of the pakistani taliban and it's been responsible for large sectarian violence in the country. especially in 2013 when it really hit the community which is based bown in. [ inaudible ] two separate explosions there and both of them killed more than 80 people. group has its hierarchy and will continue to operate. ever since the pakistani security forces have been launching operations against this group many have been forced deeper and deeper underground and we have seen a drop off in the number of attacks across the country, there has been a scaling down of that over the last six months. >> nicole thank you nicole johnson live in islambad. turkish jets have targed cured dish fighters in a mountainous area in the southeast of the county. it's also been bombarding isil positions in syria. nato says it backs turkey's fight against isil but urged it not to ban done the peace process with the kurds. burr narked smith has more from southeastern turkey. >> reporter: turkish forces don't have door for fly to hit isil or accept rift p.k.k. in in mourn iraq. many kurds are angry that they are equating the threat from isil with the p.k. cfl. here in a southern eastern city, many representatives from nongovernmental organizationses are meeting working out a joints response to what they fear is a theft to the already fragile peace process between the p.k.k. and the government. >> we call on the people of turkey to show solidarity. the only way of doing this is to stand up against these policies. >> reporter: only last month most of these people were celebrating the electoral success of the pro-kurdish winning seats in parliament foot first time. now they want to lift the i minute at this of m.p.s of being linked what they call terror group the president under juan is raising questions of whether they can carry on the peace talks. >> i don't think it's possible to care irrelevant on a peace process with those that take aim at our national security and brotherhood in this country. >> reporter: erdogan says that having embark odd an offensive against terrorism turkey won't be backing off. neither the p.k.k. north government have officially said that the peace process is over. but it's never looked more fragile. one newly-elected pro-kurdish m. has told us the reason the p.k.k. hasn't launch a major offensive towards the government is because they still hope talks can work. bernard smith, al jazerra. also later on wednesday the turkish parliament is due to meet to talk about the ongoing operations between isil and the p.k.k. live now to zeina khodr who in the south of turkey. brings us up to diet on the airstrikes which is taking place in what is traditionally a kurdish area. >> reporter: yes. as you mentioned military operations are continuing against isil and the p.k.k. but late yesterday for the first time turkish jets targeted the p.k.k. on turkish soil. since it declared war against the pk k it's been targeting their base as cross the border in northern iraq but last nigh they targeted the p.p. p.k.k. close to the border with iraq. and according to the turkish military the airstrikes remember called in after p.k.k. fighters engaged with security personnel on the ground. there has been an up surge in violence more and more security incidents being report ahead cross the country mainly targeting the turkish army and turkish police. the government and the security sources are blaming those attacks on the p.k.k. the p.k.k. did vow to reretaliate. there hasn't been any claim of responsibility but it claimed responsibility to killing two turkish soldiers in the province following the bombing saying the turkish police were collaborating with isil. so an up surge of violence and people are scared and anxious. in istanbul they have had to intermittently close the subway over the past two days, it seems that thieved some inning testimony generals information that there will be some sort of bomb attack. so security forces taking preemptive measures and the people really bracing for retaliatory attacks. >> so a midst all this it's really hard to see isn't it how any kind of peace process can stay on track. meanwhile parliament is due to meet later today that's wednesday. presumably we'll get more information about the operations that the turkish authorities are undertaking. >> reporter: well, this is supposed to be a closed-door session an extraordinary meeting as parliament is at recess at the moment of the turkish government is supposed to update the members of parliament about its military actions we also understand the government is presenting inning testimony generals information that it has that to explain why it decided to target the p.k.k. along with isil government sources have told us that they have intelligence information that these two groups are collaborating somehow to destabilize turkey. but all this is coming at a time of political uncertainty and instability. the government is operating in a caretaker capacity. there were elections in june, the ruling party was not able to get an absolute majority. it is now involved in consultations with other parties, but like you mentioned the peace process with the p.k.k. is really one of the major points of contentions between all of these parties. you have the biggest opposition party the c.h.p. which is really holding talks with the a.p. it. party. they support the peace process and are urging the government to revive the peace process but they have concerns in the manner in which the government has been conductth talks the h.d.p. has did he terror eighted we press pred erred one that they are working together and they are saking erdogan is launching the war against isil as a cover up to fight the kurds of course the government denies it, but shows the political differences in the country and uncertainty with the security threats people are on edge. zeina khord live in turkey. syria now. advancing towards the area since monday. now the opposition fighters already control most parts of the north and the south of i had live. it took place in the countryside. now, emergency meeting is due to be held in london later today, that's wednesday. to talk about the thousands of migrants who are trying to storm the channel tunnel. that's the tunnel that connects britain with france. now, french police say one man was found dead as 1500 migrants tried to enter the euro tunnel terminal overnight. earlier on monday night, 200 migrants -- sorry, i should say 2,000 migrants tried to enter the site and around 3,000 migrants are camped out out and trying to attempt exactly the same journey. heading for britain. >> we have agreed today that we will work together to return migrants particularly no west africa to ensure people see that make this is journey does not lead to them coming to europe and being able to settle in europe. and the french government has already been putting in extra resources, extra police resources and the u.k. government will be putting in up to 7 million pounds her to insure the scurry of the rail tunnel. an irish navy vessel that restless cured 450 migrants has now arrived in the italian city. most of them are fleeing violence and poverty in africa and the middle east. the u.n. says more than thought 6,000 migrants are reached europe so for you this year year,. still to come on the program. it's science fiction now but could soon become fact. leading scientists issue a warning over a robot arms race. plus we immediate cambodian farm who's say they will run out of food if it doesn't rain soon. hello again, let's have a look at the top stories here at al jazerra. pakistani police say they have shot dead the liter of the banned group. that's carried out many attacks on shia muslims. he had faced several murder trials but was always acquitted as witnesses refuse today testify. turkish jets have targeted kurdish fighters in a mountain as area in the southeast. it's also bombarding isil positions in syria. nato says it backs turkey's fight against isil has but your honored it not to abandon the peace process with the kurds. the british home secretary will chair an emergency meeting on wednesday over the migrants trying to storm the tunnel connecting britain and france. french police say one man has died as 1500 migrants try to enter the euro tunnel from the french town of calais overnight. now, israel's parliament is due to vote on a bill that would legalize force feeding of prison heprisoners on hunger strikes u.n. has urged them to not do this as they call it cruel. stefanie dekker reports. >> reporter: it was 35 years ago he still remembers exactly what it field lick. >> translator: they tied me down and brought all tube, shoved it down my nose and pushed. i felt my head exploding down nigh stomach. there is nothing you can do to resist. my stomachs were empty it hurt then they did it again. >> reporter: he was part a communal hunger strike in the prison in 1980. protesting against prison conditions some were force fed and two men died because liquid got in to their lungs, that was the last known case of force feeding but that could now change. force feed saying hugely controversial issue but could become law if it gets enough votes in the israeli par lamb. supporters of the bill have moderated it's language to try to get it to pass. but crucially it faces strong opposition from israel's medical community. this is a social media pam california pain by physicians for rights. they say they will never execute a law that tells them to force feed prisoners, he is one of them. >> the discussion is whether it's to save life or not. discussion should not be whether it's dangerous or not. the discussion is whether it's ethical. whether you can demand from a physician to do something which is completely against his belief against his religion, against his medical ethics. >> reporter: we put that to part of the team drafting the bill. >> translator: our law is not about force feeding but about medical treatment. we want it to be provided as necessary. it will be at the doctor's discretion. we will not force the hand of any doctor. thereby they will not begin with force feeding but rather lighter treatment. if need to force feed, then it will only be after they come to the medical conclusion that it save the patient's life. >> reporter: no prison has ever died from hunger strike in israel. he says they there will be little prisoners can do if it becomes law and they are force fed. >> translator: they ever to take it, they have to be patients. it has so many facets, they don't expects mercy from the enemy. it has been 35 years and five days since then. >> reporter: he says force feeding is not about saving lives but about breaking spirits. and whereas he's managed to put those days behind him for others they could soon become a very real and legal future. stephanie deck he al jazerra west jerusalem. now, dozens of schools in the south african city of port elizabeth of shut. parents and people are protesting over the shortage. typier, al jazerra tania paige has more. >> reporter: with no schools open trouble bruise in northern port elizabeth. police are close by. they fired tear gas and rubber bullets in to the crowd before so people are on edge. [ chant chanting we want school ] >> reporter: some of these children go to school in classrooms containing more than 100 pupils, they are demanding more teachers. >> it's not right that you must sit? the class and there are no teachers there. they take the teachers way. and don't want to at that pau the teachers. they want the teachers to stay a w56789 all these children say they want to be in school. but after years offing is their educational needs ignored this pro zest the only way of getting anyone to pay attention. the protest closed 30 identity schools. he says it's incompetence and a lack of accountability for government leaders that's to blame. >> nobody has the political will to help. that's a sad state for me as parents. >> reporter: there are frequent protest on his issues at wide range is a unemployment in the lack of clean water the government is lose today such criticism. >> i really get that and apologize to our communities for whatever whether it's the principle or the department but for the failure to provide education on a single day. >> reporter: he says more telephoners will be provided but the kids here and everyone else are used to broken promises. tania paige, al jazerra poured elizabeth, south africa. new satellite images from north careers korea suggest it's finished upgrading its main rocket launch facility. a u.s. institute has studied the photos and say there are no signs that north korea is preparing to launch a long range rocket of missile but neighboring south korea believes it will happen in october. now, cambodia is suffering its worst drought for more than 30 years farmers in many parts of the country say they are facing an imminent crisis. a report from one of the worst-affected provinces. >> reporter: the people of the village are worried. by now these farmers should have finishes planting their rice, but the monsoon rains have been weak and there is not enough water to cultivate their crops. like many here, she is concerned that she will not be able to harvest anything this year if the drought continues. >> translator: we have never experienced this. even last year the rain stop today a few days but then started again. but this year we still don't have any rain. even the well we use for drinking is drying up. >> reporter: she and her mother have tried to plant rice seeds they need it to feed their family of nine. but their land is parched and the crops are dieing. community leaders say only 30% of farm land in this village is currently being cultivated because of the water shortage. like much of cambodia this vellum has no irrigation system to water its fields. farmers have dug this hole to store water but as you can see it's quickly drying up. weather experts say this is the worst drought to hit some provinces in more than 30 years. >> it's great red. >> reporter: they believe it's caused by el nino. referring to warmer than average temperatures in the pacific ocean, that affect weather patterns including here in in this region. >> the last few years have been quite bad droughts this, one is particularly bad. when you look at how poor the vegetation is and the at slate imagery, this is riley bad drought. >> reporter: the government has been criticize today not doing enough to support farmers. they have deployed pumps to funnel water from reservoirs to nearby villages, but officials admit taye long-term strategy is needed. >> translator: first we need to build irrigation systems and manage our outer splay. we need canals and ponds in case we need water especially during the dry season. >> reporter: but for she and her family these programs may come too late. she says her supply of rice will run out in less than four months. and then they will have nothing to eat. al jazerra cambodia. a group of leading scientists has signed an open weapon calling for a ban on a town plus weapons steven hawking and the apple founder steve wozniak are among those concerned that governments are developing weapons that think for themselves, so-called artificial intelligence. dap yep reports now. >> reporter: this is the human intelligence that is developing artificial intelligence around the worm. now here for an international conference on the advance says so far and the huge potential to come. conscious machines perhaps. robots we humans can interact with. like in the movies. >> i think that's some time away. i think we will -- i think it's entire plausible that will happen. we will get plenty of indications that it's going to happen before we see conscious machines it's not going to be something that happens i think overnight 67 we are already seeing the benefits of artificial intelligence in every day life. air supportairport security, medicine, cars that can park themselves but it's only the beginning. the technology is developing so rapidly that every now and then we need to stop and ask some important questions. where is the technology going what are its limits if anything. who controls it and what are its potential dangers. among the potential dangers is the use of artificial intelligence in weapons of war. which is why more than 1,000 of those involved in the development of the technology have signed this letter. released at the conference warning of the potential pitfalls. but there are dangers and we don't want, we don't want society to stumble in to situations in an uninformed way. i mean, so what this letter is about is really about autonomous killing machines it's about equipping machines with the capability to decide whether to take human life. >> reporter: hollywood films have put our fears about those potential dangers the evil ones harnessing technology to take over the world. >> translator: many have apocalyptic vision about this. they believe he we should be careful since computers could become better than us and they see a danger in that. >> reporter: we have been warned. but these are the good guys. at the birth of a tech that local cal revolution they believe will bring society benefits that a short time ago we could only dream about. daniel, al jazerra. now, a recently discovered unpublished work by the late children's a author dr. seuss has hit the book shapes he's best known for the cat in the spat green eggs and ham and his latest rhythm is about pets as kristen saloomey has been finding out. >> reporter: first there was one child then there were four. then came some parents and then even more. they came to dr. seuss garden to get a good look. not at the sculptures, no, at a new book. a new dr. seuss book. how could that a new dr. seuss book they found it in a box you see. >> looks like dr. seuss had nearly finished it. back in the late '50s, maybe early '60s but put it aside and never submitted it to publication. and that means we are lucky enough to have another dr. seuss book to read and thresh you and trash you are nine it's called what pet should i get. >> dad said we could have one. dad said he would pa. >> reporter: a tough choice he can bet for this brother and sit. but not these kids, they are all set. >> what pet would you get. >> a kitty. >> i want to get a kitty. >> i want a puppy. >> reporter: still the message rings true, decisions are hard but there is something we all must do. dr. seuss was born here in springfield, it's his hometown. you might have guessed from all these sculptures around. there is the cat in the hat and horton known for herring what. who not to mention these guys thing one and thing two. but wait, take a closer look, all around town you'll find things in his books. >> what we think is very interesting about about his experience growing enough springfield is main of his creates i have ideas that appear in his childrens books later on came from his experience in springfield as a child. >> reporter: and know what else is true, parents like his books too. >> just always seems to grab their attention they love reading them over and over again and always think they are fun we just keep going with them. >> well, i think that the kids like the simple texts and the crimrhythming the and the character. they are excited to see them here. >> reporter: when eights is said and done it's another great dr. seuss book for no matter somewhere you are from, kristen saloomey, al jazerra spring field, massachusetts. you can feigned out more about this latest dr. seuss book which is causing great ripples of exit. around the world on your website al jazerra got come. you can find the very latest on the main stories of the day the killing of the high-profile killing in pakistan, a lot more on that. there is a lot of analysis, a lot of opinion as well. really interesting comments pieces.

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