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00:00:22Good in evening, salam alaikum, you watching Pakistan TV, I am fahim
00:00:26Banguish. First of all, let's have a quick
00:00:28of look
00:00:31in at the main headlines of the hour.
00:00:48Saudi Arabia vous a firm responses a
00:00:51missile road attacks wound 13 civilians and damaged
00:00:54homes.
00:01:21Deputy prime minister and foreign
00:01:24of of minister Sagdar speaks for Director General
00:01:25of the IAEA in candidate for UN secretary general Raphael
00:01:29Grossis. The Islamabad Mou remained best course of action to diffuse
00:01:33tensions in the
00:01:34region.
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00:01:57of of Hims
00:02:00nursery fire inquiry identifies ac unit cables
00:02:04as most probable fire source rules out incubator or
00:02:08warmer flags major electrical safety
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00:02:32You're watching Pakistan TV, I am Fahem Bangashan for the news in
00:02:35detail. Saudi Arabia has foud to respond firmly to attacks
00:02:39by Huti fighters after a missile and drone assault wounded 13 civilians
00:02:43in the kingdom. Saudi led coalition so the attacks
00:02:47targeted the city of Hames, Masheid, Abaha and Taif,
00:02:51damaging seven houses and two vehicles. The huties claim
00:02:55responsibility for a large scale
00:02:56of assault of involving dozens of ballistic missiles and drones against. Khalid
00:03:00airbas and Khames
00:03:01of
00:03:02of Masheid in southern Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities also
00:03:05issued temporary
00:03:07of tax alerts earlier civil defense authorities that issued air raid warnings
00:03:11across six regions. The
00:03:13of latest escalation follows renewed fighting in Yemen where the
00:03:16hooties have been engaged in clashes with the government
00:03:19forces. The group has also targeted south the oil
00:03:23infrastructure raising concerns over global energy
00:03:27of supplies. Meanwhile a hoothy strike in western Yemen. on Monday
00:03:30reportedly killed eight government soldiers according to military
00:03:35of sources.
00:03:40Now we have seen how the huties have been attacking Saudi Arabia and
00:03:44of course Saudi Arabia in return
00:03:47of the strikes and in response to that it has vowed to
00:03:50respond firmly to all the attacks by the huti fighters
00:03:54of after a missile and drone
00:03:55of attack. It wounded 13 civilians in the kingdom
00:03:59of obviously. were seeing the the hoothies were attacking the shipping
00:04:03and the oil infrastructure and now they have moved in
00:04:07towards the
00:04:07cities.
00:04:14of
00:04:14of now viewers, we have been joined by Danish
00:04:18Khazi, middle east
00:04:21of of expert from Dubai to share views on the latest situation of Saudi Arabia has vowed to respond firmly to the attacks by
00:04:25heuti
00:04:43gazi, how do you read the shift? as we have been
00:04:46watching the hoothi
00:04:48uh, mean the
00:04:48of fighters, they've been striking, earlier they were striking the
00:04:52shipping root, the oil infrastructure of Saudi Arabia in the
00:04:56red sea and now they moved towards the cities, how do you read that?
00:05:01Thank you so much, so it's very, it's something which I will continue from what I said
00:05:05last time that it's, I don't see that Huty forces will have
00:05:09enough fire power or
00:05:11of equipment to kind of block. babal manda entirely, even
00:05:15if they would capture certain islands and which I am sure once landings would happen those islands
00:05:19vicated. what I think they're trying to do is
00:05:21that they're trying to attach the core infrastructure which is
00:05:24providing the providing fuel in the places and they want to take
00:05:28it hand on so that knowing that dependency on
00:05:32certain equipment and knowing that incapability that you cannot close the balble wandab like it
00:05:36is happening state of hormos they have decided to go after the oil
00:05:39refineries the pipelines and the other infrastructure. which
00:05:43can which can continue supplying to the world whilst they will not be
00:05:47able to kind of control that so I think it is
00:05:50it is a strategy to cover the incapability which shows a sign that they are
00:05:54not entirely ready to enforce that kind of blockage which
00:05:58we are seeing state of hormos and that's why they are going after the infrastructure and that's what
00:06:02I think they are trying to do push it as northwards as possible so
00:06:05that they can create buffer so that those
00:06:09positions are safegarded in the future. Now Danish, as
00:06:13we nos in Saudi Arabia is directly involved now, and considering
00:06:17the fact that Macca defense agreement, the defense pact was joined
00:06:21between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, so it
00:06:25legally speaking, how would Pakistan in
00:06:28Turkey, how much would they be
00:06:31committed with Saudi Arabia if
00:06:34this escalates into something
00:06:36bigger?
00:06:39so to to to answer we must
00:06:43understand two facts and I would like to present to you that the last many
00:06:47years, last 30, 40 years, I
00:06:48was just checking how many conflicts yemen has had, they have
00:06:52been fighting since 1979, there was rebellion in 1978,
00:06:56then there was a 1986 south yemen conflict civil
00:06:59war, 1994 civil war, then in 2004
00:07:03again
00:07:04there was a war and then 2011 there was apprising, so yeman has been
00:07:08a region which has been continuously seeing conflict like we have been
00:07:11seeing on the... Afghanistan site now people I know are keep on referring
00:07:15to the Makka agreement and Makka pack and I would say that yes we need
00:07:19to support and defend Saudi Arabia to the best of our
00:07:23capabilities being hosting gariban sharifan but
00:07:27the whole unfortunate point is and that is why I think is have kind
00:07:30of aggravated that ass because they know
00:07:34that the whole paradigm the pact is still need to be materialized which
00:07:38means structures are still to be faced teams are need to be
00:07:41made. soldiers have to be disputed infra
00:07:45assets have to be deputed, all those things are yet to be materialized
00:07:49and heuties know that once that is done, it will not be easier for
00:07:52them to kind of push it back.
00:07:56now so
00:07:57that so since that is yet to be done, they are trying to take advantage of it so that
00:08:01they have that leverage even before the pact comes fully inforce,
00:08:05on the contrary we see that there is
00:08:07a American significant significant presence over there
00:08:11and that presence. is not doing anything, which is another point which needs to
00:08:15be pondered that why is that already
00:08:19existing forces in the region not getting into play in this
00:08:21situation? also Danish, since we
00:08:25know in parallel the Iran US conflict is also taking
00:08:28place, how much is Iran involved into this
00:08:32particular escalation and conflict? okay,
00:08:36so I must say there is been this
00:08:40thought that Iran has... not be involved in this directly,
00:08:44indirectly, but Iran not condemning
00:08:47this event indicates that they are involved in
00:08:51this, and few days ago as I read somewhere that
00:08:54Pakistan government also approached Iran to kind of
00:08:58exp to you that they need to scale it down, and there was
00:09:02no confirmed response to that, also shows that
00:09:05Iran may be using this as another front to create
00:09:09pressure on the Middle East and babal mandab
00:09:13exit point now let's not forget that Babalma is
00:09:16actually used to pass
00:09:20through 70 vessels used to pass through that every day
00:09:22it has come down to 26 vessels and 20
00:09:26to 30% the global trade container trade also happens to babal
00:09:30mandap and about the 10% the world oil trade is also happing
00:09:33happening to that so i think Iran would want to
00:09:37create a pressure to babal mandap so that they can offset some pressure
00:09:41which has been reduced.
00:09:42on stat of hurmos: we know that Iran has not been able to fully inforce state of
00:09:46hormos as well, some kind of shipping is still happening through it and they want to kind
00:09:50of increase and open this new front so that they can kind
00:09:54of diverse the forces between Americans and
00:09:57also compensate for the losses which are facing in state of hermost in terms
00:10:01the capacity passing through so that they can create an overall aggregate pressure on the
00:10:05world economics economics as well so I think I would not be
00:10:09surprised that if Iran is overty or covertly involved.
00:10:12this, of course there is no confirmed answer to that,
00:10:15but it's a bit unfortunate that whatever is pressure is being
00:10:19exerted in bar, it would have indirect pressure on
00:10:23agriculture fertilizer cos. world as well and as a country will be
00:10:27also affected, can you see that the oil pr which is sky rocketing right
00:10:30now, one reason for that is this event which has happened which
00:10:34has seen the pricing going up from $90 to 110
00:10:37dollars and it can go up as well if it's not being handled properly.
00:10:41Danish Kazi, thank you very much for giving us your time and talking to us. Danish
00:10:45Khazi was talking about the whole situation, the escalation which
00:10:48has happened being a middle east expert. Moving forward now, Saudi
00:10:52Arabia it so the targets in yemen in re. retaliation after 13
00:10:56civilians were injured in huti attacks in the Saudi city as Hames
00:10:59Masheid Abaha and Tiiv. The hoothi had targeted civilian
00:11:03infrastructure and caused minor to moderate injuries to
00:11:06people. At least seven homes and two vehicles were also
00:11:10damaged. Saudi Arabia carried out 54 air strikes on Yemen
00:11:13over a 24-hour period as suthi forces made rapid gains
00:11:17along the red sea coast.
00:11:20A hoethy military spokesman claimed that Southy Warplanes targeted areas in.
00:11:42Saudi state medias has crown prince mohammed bin Salman arrives in Egypt on an
00:11:46official visit while the Saudi foreign ministries says President
00:11:49Abdul receives him for a working
00:11:52visit.
00:11:59Bahrain has strongly condemned to the missile and drone attacks on
00:12:03khamis musheid in Saudi Arabia. According to
00:12:06Bahrain's foreign ministry, the attacks injured civilians
00:12:10and damaged residential properties, describing them as a flagrant violation
00:12:14of international law in un resolutions. Bahrain reaffirmed full
00:12:18solidarity with Saudi Arabia and supported measures taken the article 51
00:12:22the UN charter to protect its sovereignty. security, it
00:12:26also urged the UN security council to take a decisive stance enforce
00:12:29resolution 2216 and hold those responsible and
00:12:33accountable. Bahrain's such action is necessary to help
00:12:37ensure regional security and
00:12:39stability.
00:12:45Hemen Zuthi rebels have sees the strategic greater and lesser
00:12:48hanish islands in the southern red sea, strengthening their control
00:12:52over key shipping route. Recently. meeting with Yemeny government forces
00:12:56had killed hundreds and displays tens of thousands, meanwhile,
00:13:00repairs to key Saudi oil pipeline hit last week could take
00:13:04three to five weeks leaving it mostly out of service. Who
00:13:08the advanced following the seizure of moka port in other
00:13:11strategic island could further pressure Saudi oil shipments and global
00:13:15prices.
00:13:22Deputy prime minister and foreign minister Sagdal spoke without. ambassador Rafael
00:13:25Grossi, Director General the IAEA and candidate for the UN
00:13:29secretary general late last night. According to the Ministry of foreign
00:13:33affairs, both sides discussed the evolving regional situation and
00:13:36agreed that implementation the Islamabad mou remained the best
00:13:40course of action to defuse tensions. Ambassador grossi offered
00:13:44technical support should the need arise. The deputy prime minister
00:13:48reaffirmed Pakistan's enduring commitment to advancing the purposes and principles
00:13:52the UN charter and to respecting international. law and
00:13:55treaties, he also highlighted the crucial
00:13:59importance the UN system in realizing the global peace and development
00:14:03agenda. he wished ambassador grossey well in his campaign for the
00:14:06office of UN secretary
00:14:08general.
00:14:14UN security council is said to meet today after Yemen
00:14:16Huthies last week seased control the country's red sea coast
00:14:20the Bubble Mandap straight. France which holds the presidency the
00:14:24security. Council this month requested the meeting to be held at
00:14:28New York. Babel mandab is vital shipping corridor linking
00:14:32Europe and
00:14:33the and Asia via the red sea that has become vital as the wide US
00:14:36Iran war chokes the straight of
00:14:39Homus.
00:14:44Iranian foreign minister Abasarachi will visit Beijing on Wednesday to review
00:14:48balateral relations and regional issues. Foreign ministry spokes person
00:14:52Ismile baqi will hold official. talks with this Chinese
00:14:55counterpart, the talks will focus on bilateral ties in key regional and
00:14:59international
00:15:00matters.
00:15:08Iran security chief has rejected any talks with the US until
00:15:11thehran's conditions are met. In a post on x secretary of Iran's
00:15:15supreme National Security Council Mosten reside that don't get destructed by
00:15:19the US president's mixed signals, no negotiations to we are
00:15:23ready to talk. so that the states around oil and the straits have
00:15:27changed and damage control would not stop what's
00:15:30coming,
00:15:35turkish foreign minister, held separate telephone conversations with his
00:15:39Qatari and Saudi counterparts to discuss recent attacks in the
00:15:43region and the ongoing diplomatic and negotiation
00:15:46efforts. the discussions focused on the latest regional attacks
00:15:50and continuing efforts to advance negotiations aimed at easing tensions and
00:15:54promoting stability. a separate development, Qatar's prime minister and
00:15:58foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman bin Jassim matthani held a
00:16:02telephonic conversation with UAE deputy prime minister and foreign
00:16:05minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Z and nehyan to discuss bilateral
00:16:09cooperation and recent regional development. the talks
00:16:12highlighted the importance of strengthening relations and enhancing
00:16:16diplomatic coordination among regional countries and growing
00:16:19tensions. the officials also discussed
00:16:23joint efforts to reduce escalation and support security and
00:16:26stability. sheikh mohammed reaffirmed other support for diplomatic
00:16:30initiatives aim at safeguarding freedom of maritime navigation and advancing
00:16:34efforts towards a comprehensive agreement that could contribute to lasting
00:16:37peace in the region, the latest consultations reflect intensified
00:16:41regional diplomatic engagements as countries seek political and negotiated
00:16:45solutions to ongoing security challenges and prevent
00:16:49further
00:16:49escalation.
00:16:57shipping traffic through the straight of homose fell further at the start the week as
00:17:01attacks intensified across the middle east. preliminary data
00:17:05from kepler showed. vessel transits through the
00:17:08strategic waterway dropped to four on Monday from 10 the previous
00:17:12day. The latest decline comes as attacks and south the energy
00:17:15infrastructure in commercial shipping have heightened concerns over the
00:17:19security the key oil route, while diplomatic efforts ease
00:17:23tensions around homoz remain
00:17:25stalled.
00:17:32crude oil prices for both contracts trade high as tensions escalate in the middle
00:17:35east with brend crude trading, at $105 per barrel
00:17:39in US benchmark West Texas intomed at $101 per
00:17:43barrel. The surge comes after Irand aligned hoothi forces
00:17:46target Saudi Arabian capture Perim Island in the Bauble Mund
00:17:50the straight. market concerns also grow of golf states postponed
00:17:54talks with Tehran on establishing a temporary shipping lane through the
00:17:58straight of homoz. the straight carries around 1/5th the global
00:18:02oil and gas supplies raising fears and further energy
00:18:06disruptions.
00:18:13Russia has said that the situation in global oil markets is rapidly
00:18:16deteriorating instability in the Persian Gulf with major volumes of
00:18:20oil being removed from international supply. Speaking
00:18:24a press briefing in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov
00:18:28pointed out that huge amount of oil is dropping out the market,
00:18:31adding that just with the disruption the oil pipeline in Saudi
00:18:35Arabia, more than 4% global supplies have been knocked out the
00:18:39global market. Peskovs that Russia had introduced to ban on
00:18:43exports of oil products in order to ensure adequate supplies for its
00:18:46domestic market. Peskoff that the removal of Russian oil products from
00:18:50international exports was also affecting global
00:18:53markets.
00:18:59Egyptian President Abdul Fathah Sic said to welcome Saudi Crown Prince
00:19:03Mohammed bin Salman to Egypt today as the two leaders prepare to
00:19:06hold talks. aimed at strengthening bilateral relations. the Egyptian
00:19:10presidencyes at the visit will include a bilateral meeting between the two
00:19:14leaders. the meeting is expected to address key issues of mutual interest in
00:19:17development in the region underscoring the close ties between Egypt and Saudi
00:19:21Arabia. the visit comes Cairo and Riyad continue to
00:19:25coordinate in regional and economic issues with both countries maintaining strong
00:19:28political and strategic
00:19:30relations.
00:19:39Seabed security and the threats to supply chains will be among the
00:19:43key topics on the agenda at the fourth Saudi International Maritime Forum to
00:19:47be held in Riyadh from the 23rd to the 25th of
00:19:50November, hosted by the Royal Saudi Navy, under the patronage of
00:19:54Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, the event will bring together key
00:19:58figures from the worlds the government and the military as well as decision
00:20:02makers and stakeholders from the defense, maritime, energy, logistics,
00:20:05communications and technology six. Saudi Ministry of
00:20:09Defense said the forum will focus on the rapid transformations, the
00:20:13maritime environment, the growing threats to vital undersei
00:20:16infrastructure such as submarine cables and energy
00:20:19pipelines. Sessions will also be held in the
00:20:23protection of maritime systems and enhancing their operational efficiency in the
00:20:27role of AI and other technologies in the
00:20:29sector.
00:20:44Turkish president has said that with the signing last
00:20:48month the Makacca joint defense agreement. Turkey Saudi Arabia and Pakistan took a step
00:20:52to send a signal to the Islamic world, speaking a
00:20:56special program with young people in Turkey's northern province of
00:20:59Samsung. Erdown said there were positive developments regarding the
00:21:03agreement and also stressed Turkey's efforts to help address challenges
00:21:06facing the Islamic
00:21:07world.
00:21:15A Bangladesh court has sentenced seven senior leaders the former
00:21:19ruling party include. to ex-ministers to death a
00:21:22senture for their role in trying to crush the 2024
00:21:26uprising. the seven men members of oursted leader sheikh
00:21:30hasidas of army league were convicted of crimes against humanity including
00:21:33murder as well as instigating and provoking killings.
00:21:37they include the party's former general secretary as
00:21:41well as fellow former minister muhammad ali rafat. they were
00:21:45sentenced by a three member tribunal headed by justice
00:21:48Nazaret
00:21:49islam chaudhari. The other five men are AFM Baharddin Nassim
00:21:53Sheikh Fazli Shams Barash Minul Hussein Khan Nikil
00:21:57Saddam Hussein and Sheikh Vali Assif Innan. As many as
00:22:001400 people were killed between July and August 2024
00:22:04according to the United Nations when azena's government attempted to
00:22:08suppress the student lead up rising. The court also ordered that
00:22:12half the assets of five the men be distributed as compensation to
00:22:16the families of those killed or injured in the uprising.
00:22:26Commander of Ukraine's third army cour said Tuesday that the Ukrainian army
00:22:30unit has launched a counter offensive against Russian forces near
00:22:33Liman, an embattled town in eastern Ukraine that Moscow has been
00:22:37edging towards for months. Russia has seized around three
00:22:41quarters the denetsk region since invading in February 22 with
00:22:45Liman, one them with few urban areas in the region still
00:22:49under Ukraine. control, its capture could pay the way for
00:22:52Moscow to sweep further south and threaten the Ukrainian health
00:22:55strongholds of crematorsk and
00:22:59Sloveyansk. According to military analysts, the area has been the
00:23:03site of intense battles throughout the four and a half year
00:23:05war.
00:23:13The Kremlin on Tuesday welcomed what it called US President Donald
00:23:16Trump's good idea for a truth between Russia and Ukraine. for
00:23:20striking energy targets without saying whether moscow had agreed
00:23:24to such a proposal. Trump announced a truce between the
00:23:28warring signs on Monday, but neither Moscow or Kief has confirmed it
00:23:31was in force. Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov to the
00:23:35Kremlin had seen President Trump's post and considered it a good idea and
00:23:39initiative, adding that Moscow was in contact with the
00:23:42Americans. Ukraine has hit numerous Russian oil
00:23:46refineries throughout the four and a half year war causing fuel shortage. and its
00:23:50neighbor, while Moscow has routinely pounded Ukrainian energy
00:23:54infrastructure during freezing winter months.
00:23:58Trump had said its through social network on Monday, Ukraine has
00:24:01agreed not to hit Russian energy targets. Russia had agreed
00:24:04to do
00:24:06likewise.
00:24:23Interior minister Mohen Naqi has received his Lebanese counterpart Ahmad Al
00:24:26Hajjar at the interior ministry. Both leaders held a one-on-one meeting
00:24:30which was followed by delegation level talks. The discussions focused on
00:24:34strengthening cooperation and security, counter terrorism, narcotics control,
00:24:37illegal immigration, money laundering and cyber crime
00:24:41prevention. Both sides also agreed to enhance collaboration between
00:24:45police, academies and training programs. The ministers decided to sign the
00:24:48memorandum of understand. to promote cooperation between the two interior
00:24:52ministries and appoint focal persons to improve bilateral
00:24:55coordination, they also agree to enhance intelligence sharing to
00:24:59counter security threats, terrorists and drug mafias and ensuring full
00:25:03implementation the existing mou on narcotics control.
00:25:07the regional situation and pakistan's efforts to promote lasting peace were
00:25:11also discussed. the two sides considered visa free entry
00:25:14facilities for diplomatic and official passport holders. not
00:25:18the visit would open new... companies for cooperation while described
00:25:22Pakistan as a brotherly country and expressed Lebanon's desire
00:25:26to expand cooperation areas of mutual
00:25:29interest.
00:25:36China and Russia have warned against the militarization of outer
00:25:40space after US confirmed that it has weapons deployed in
00:25:43orbit. A US space force spokesperson said American forces
00:25:47possess on orbit space control weapons. capable of
00:25:51defending against hostile actions, but did not provide details about the
00:25:54weapons or their capabilities. China's foreign ministry
00:25:58strongly criticized the development warning against the weaponization of outer.
00:26:02turning it into a battlefield and triggering in arms
00:26:06race. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman go
00:26:09jakun urged Washington to stop expanding its military
00:26:13capabilities and preparing for war in space. Russia also
00:26:17called for outer space remain free of weapons. Kremlin
00:26:20spokesmans at Moscow supported broader international efforts aimed
00:26:24at the complete demilitarization of
00:26:27space. The US announcement has
00:26:30largely confirmed what analy. as an open secret regarding
00:26:34American military capabilities in orbit, however,
00:26:38experts warn that the timing could further increase tensions between major
00:26:42powers and accelerate the development of space-based
00:26:45weapons. The development comes as the
00:26:49US, China and Russia expand their military space capabilities emid rapid
00:26:53technological advances and growing concerns over the lack of a
00:26:56comprehensive international legal framework governing
00:27:00weapons in outer space.
00:27:11Thousands of people have demonstrated across Costa Rica protesting against
00:27:15President Laura Fernandez's proposed judicial reforms which experts
00:27:19worn could undermine democracy. Carrying lantens and waving the national
00:27:23flag demonstrates gathered on Monday in San Jose's
00:27:27Central Morison Square enchanted democracy as they call for the
00:27:31separation of powers. Fernandez took office in May campaigned
00:27:35a promise to crack down on the wave of crimes sweeping what was once Central
00:27:39America's safest country. The right-wing leader also foud to
00:27:42overhaul what she has described as an overly permissive
00:27:45judiciary. She has sought to cut the judiciary's budget in support
00:27:49giving the legislature power to appoint this attorney
00:27:52general.
00:28:00We'll now take a short break afterwards. the news shall be continued by my
00:28:04co-uncheril.
00:28:46Hello and welcome to experts corner, this is Mahin
00:28:48Jaffer.
00:28:54I think Trump once head of like to go to
00:28:56war.
00:29:02Uh, only. Congress can actually undo the sanctions, so
00:29:05whatever Trump says, it has to go through Congress. One the
00:29:09key weapons that Iran is using the straight for moves for, is leverage against the
00:29:13US. Having a US presence on your territory has made
00:29:17you more likely to be attacked, realignments taking place to
00:29:20counter the Israelis and that includes your country, Pakistan, along
00:29:24with uh Saudi Arabia and Egypt and
00:29:27Turkey.