the verdict means he is not allowed to hold public office for five years, with pakistan just months away from a general election. our correspondent caroline davies reports. sirens blaring, police truck after police truck, arresting former prime minister imran khan. the judgment came from here. police filled every corner in islamabad s session court. mr khan says that the case is politically motivated. the court said he is dishonest. so this is after months and months of waiting, we now finally have an announcement. imran khan has been found guilty and has been sentenced to three years imprisonment. outside court, shouts of your show is over, khan. minutes later, we heard he d been arrested. this was what happened last time mr khan was arrested. protests, some violent. mr khan was released but his party faced a dramatic crackdown. many of his senior party leadership were arrested, then announced that they d left the party. police picked up thousands of his supporters. will
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,
Live from london. this is bbc news. reports are coming in from southern pakistan where over 12 people have died in a train accident and more than a0 are injured. president zelensky says a russian guided missile has hit a blood transfusion centre in north eastern ukraine describing the attack as a war crime. decision time for niger, as a deadline given by west african leaders for the military to reinstate the country s ousted president is due to expire in the coming hours hello. welcome to bbc news. we start breaking news from southern pakistan where at least 12 people we start with breaking news from southern pakistan where at least 12 people are reported to have been killed after a train derailed.
Live from london. this is bbc news president zelensky says a russian guided bomb has hit a blood transfusion centre in north eastern ukraine describing the attack as a war crime. pope francis ends his trip to portugal with an open air mass in lisbon. it ends a week long festival for catholic youth. decision time for niger, as a deadline given by west african leaders for the military to reinstate the country s ousted president is due to expire in the coming hours this weekend marks six months since earthquakes hit turkey and syria we hear from the family of a baby born under rubble of her home.
This is bbc news. the headlines: at least 25 people have died and scores injured after a train accident in southern pakistan. a karachi bound express train derailed near nawab shah in sindh. at least 5 carriages of the train were overturned. ukraine s president zelensky claims a guided bomb has hit a blood transfusion centre in the northeast of the country. he posted an image showing a burning building reportedly in the kharkiv region saying there were dead and injured . russia hasn t commented. decision time for niger, as a deadline given by west african leaders for the military to reinstate the country s ousted president is due to expire later today. they ve warned that the country may face military action if the deadline isn t met.