more than 50 people have been detained in pakistan for protesting against ex prime minister imran khan s three year prison sentence for corruption. now on bbc news: sri lanka: aftermath of a crisis. on the surface, it seems calm has returned to sri lanka. this seaside expanse in colombo that was the site for months long protest is now bustling with locals and tourists enjoying a day out. long queues have gone, food and medicine shortages have eased, and the government is making tough choices to get the economy back on track. but the real recovery in the lives of average sri lankans is still a long way off. as i travelled across the island nation from the coastal fishing towns to vibrant tourist hubs and central farmlands, i saw how the harsh economic realities have forced sri lankans to make tough choices. these are their stories. you like going to the sea? yes, i like this. first the shortages and then a cut in the government subsidy has meant fuel is three times more expens
another 45 are said to be injured. the hazara express came off the rails near nawabshah in sindh province, as it travelled from karachi to abbottabad. these are the latest pictures from the scene, in a remote area. emergency workers are battling to rescue passengers trapped in at least five overturned carriages. pakistan s railways minister says more rescue teams have been dispatched to the site. an emergency has been declared in nearby hospitals including this one in nawabshah where casualties have been arriving. we are hoping to speak to an individual close to the town, where that derailment took place. hopefully we will be able to bring you more details on that here on bbc news. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky says a russian guided bomb struck a blood transfusion centre in the north east on saturday night as part of overnight shelling across the country. speaking in his night time address, mr zelensky said rescuers at the scene in the town of kupiansk in eastern
and now, in a change of programming, steven sacker speaks to the former prime minister of pakistan, imran khan, in an interview recorded in lahore, on wednesday. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. how grave is the risk of pakistan spiralling into political and security chaos? terror attacks continue to impose a heavy toll whilst the nation braces for a potentially destabilising election season. and at the heart of the political turbulence, my guest today, former prime minister imran khan, currently facing close to 200 charges which threaten his pti party s ability to mount an electoral challenge. has pakistan s populist political star been outmanoeuvred by the generals who once backed him? imran khan, in lahore, pakistan, welcome to hardtalk. from the outside, mr khan, it looks as though a legal noose is tightening around your neck. does it feel that way to you? yes, stephen. it s been like that for a while, ever since i was out of power 1a months, 15 months ago. what w
where president volodymyr zelensky says a russian guided bomb has hit a blood transfusion centre in the north east, causing casualties. he says rescuers are at the scene in the town of kupiansk where there are dead and wounded. the reported strike came shortly after kyiv said missiles had hit a facility which manufactures engines for aircraft and helicopters in the country s west. in a tweet, president zelensky said: so far, there s been no comment from russia. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse is in kyiv. if there is accuracy to president zelensky s claim, it appears once again a medical building has come in harm s way. we ve seen it before with a maternity hospital in the besieged city of mariupol last year. we ve seen it in a mental health hospital in dnipro just a few months ago. this is a war that is synonymous with civilian areas, with cities being directly targeted. now, in president zelensky s tweet, he says, this war crime alone says everything about rus