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With me is my colleague from bbc news, emb hashmi. lets start with the aim of today itself, to increase awareness of why people where the hijab and this movement has been widely adopted? it absolutely has. it is world hijab day, it is in about 140 countries and it is either going to be recognised or celebrated. it was founded by 2013 i bangladesh and wyman and it is a not—for—profit behind this. ——in it is a not—for—profit behind this. --in 2013. it is it is a not—for—profit behi...

Become more frequent. the city is said to have received 75% of its usual summer rainfall injust 15 hours. heavy rain has been forecast in various parts of the city for at least the next five days. emb hashmi, bbc news. protests have erupted in several majority—muslim countries after the burning of a koran by a far—right swedish politician. the act has led to a diplomatic row between sweden and turkey that threatens swedens efforts to join the nato alliance. azadeh moshiri reports. a moment n...

Been cancelled, such as an eltonjohn concert expected to be attended by 40,000 fans — cancelled shortly before it was due to start. other public events planned for the weekend have been cancelled. ricardo menendez march is a new zealand green mp was forced to evacuate his home in auckland. it goes without saying that we need to have a conversation about how climate change is making these events more frequent and how cities like auckland are massively underprepared to deal with flooding events ...

Is rebuilding homes, infrastructure and livelihoods. 0ur reporter emb hashmi is with me. emb, how much will this cost pakistan? if you remember, soon after the float a pakistani minister suggested it may cost the country around $10 billion. now the prime minister has come out and said, actually it is more equivalent to 30 billion us dollars and that is because 2 million homes have been devastated along with roads and hospitals and we also know around 30,000 schools were damaged and hospitals. an...

Emb hashmi, bbc news. the music industry has been paying tribute tojerry lee lewis, the rock and roll pioneer whos died at the age of 87. sir eltonjohn described him as a "trailblazing inspiration". david sillito reports. # whole lotta shakin goin on... # come on, baby, baby you cant go wrong...# if you ever wondered why rock �*n roll was called "the devils music", jerry lee lewis is your answer. it was his piano—playing that got him expelled from bible college. rock �*n roll was his escap...

We have to tell them that they should return looted money to the country. translation: i came here with my family. | we will go to islamabad or wherever khan says. we are standing with him. mr khan has used this tactic before — most recently in may, weeks after he lost power — but that time, supporters clashed with police as they approached islamabads government quarter. there were many deaths and the rally quickly dispersed. mr khan has called on protesters to stay peaceful but the governme...

British journalist and former wife of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Jemima Goldsmith, who is also a screenwriter,  just revealed  that she used to sing Urdu songs for her sons when they were...

What do we love more than thrashing the Indian cricket team onfield with 152/0? Jemima singing praises for Pakistan!

British journalist Emb Hashmi shares an interview clip with Jemima Khan, during which she sang

To his remarks, with some protestors describing the accident as a "massacre". private screenings of a film starring british and pakistani stars including emma thompson and sajal ali are being auctioned to raise funds forflood victims in pakistan. around 1,700 people have died and nearly eight million people have been displaced by the floods. emb hashmi has been speaking to the screenwriter and producer of the film whats love got to do with it?, jemima goldsmith, about the auctions of the screeni...