Polls for Snap Elections. A tight race with Justin Trudeau hoping his handling of the pandemic will keep him in power. Although the taliban are showing increasing signs of repressive government, some women are not backing down. A group of brave activists protesting outside what used to be the ministry on sunday. The taliban closed it and replaced it with their feared ministry for promotion of Virtue And Prevention of vice. The protests come after concerns were raised about girls being allowed to attend Secondary School. Translator you cannot suppress The Voice of afghan women by keeping girls at home and restricting them as well as by not allowing them to go to school. You cannot suppress The Voice of afghanistans women. Now, a private preschool opened on Sunday In Kabul with both Boys And Girls attending. Thats a rare sight. The taliban insist that public Secondary School for girls will be allowed, but they say they have to set up what they call safe transportation first. Well, for th
Live from cnn center, this is Cnn Newsroom with Robyn Curnow. Thanks for joining me this hour. So, we know that afghan women are defiant, despite growing signs that the taliban government is sidelining them. A group of activists protested outside what used to be the Womens Ministry on sunday of the the taliban closed that ministry, and replaced it with their ministry which is called the ministry for promotion of Virtue And Prevention of vice. The protests came after concerns were raised about girls being allowed to attend secondary school. Translator you cannot suppress The Voice of afghan women by keeping girls at home and restricting them, as well as by not allowing them to go to school. You cannot suppress The Voice of afghanistans women. Well, the taliban have claimed they will not rule as they did during the 90s but they have done little else to calm fears that women will be denied basic freedoms or be shut out of jobs and schools. On sunday, Afghanistans Ministry of education ord
In the violence. Ah, now the United Nations general assembly is about to meet to discuss the continuing violence in gaza. Where people living in to crowded residential areas have been targeted by ongoing israeli strikes. Generally, a Refugee Camp in northern garza has been hit upwards of 90000 people live there. The other area thats been targeted is soft. We people living that want to leave by israeli forces shortly before the strike . Well, lets take you to a live shot. This is a city skyline. In gaza. It is now just after 5 pm in the afternoon, while at least one person was killed this morning that had been that the injuries, the Death Toll is expected to rise. More children had been brought to hospital, including that as it was saying here in con unit, at least 231 palestinians, including 65 children, have been killed since this conflict broke out 11 days ago. We were in the Living Room when the rocket hit our house. Everything was filled with white smoke and we couldnt see anything
Thats in an hours time, or the Israel Hasnt confirmed a time. The deal was broken by the egyptian government. I must official confirm the deal as a mutual and simultaneous truce with israel. The well, since the truth was announced, there been more strikes and Rockets Fired towards ash get on in israel from gaza. Past 24 hours to crowded refugee camps home to tens of thousands of people came under attack from israeli strikes. 233 palestinians have been killed in these ready offensives that began last week. 65 of them children and this is basheba in the south of israel was several people were injured earlier. Rockets were fired at towards ashley alone from gaza, causing damage than well the 12 people have been killed in israel in the last 11 days. 2 of them children goes to hold up dummy in occupied East Jerusalem, and hold up just an hour to go till the Seas Farce is due to kick in. Yes, absolutely, just an hour to go by. Thats our during that Hour Anything could happen. Its very likely
A full summary of the national and international news of the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Who holds the reins of power in pakistan . Prime minister Imran Khan leads a government elected in 2018. If pakistan is a genuine democracy, then that is where power resides. But many government critics say the Military Dictates much that happens inside pakistan, particularly when it comes to Silencing Opposition to the covert power of the so called Deep State. Well, my guest is Information Minister Fawad chaudhry. What happened to Imran Khans pledge to deliver clean, transparent governance . Fawad chaudhry in islamabad, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Minister, do you accept it is a basic obligation of any government which claims to be democratic, that it protects Freedom Of Expression and it protects independent journalism . Do you accept that . Of course. This is one of the fundamentals of Pakistans Constitution i