Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Kahn won power in pakistan two years ago with a promise to root out corruption and take on the countries vested interest. So hows it going . Well, rising food prices and the covid pandemic have left many pakistanis feeling worse off. While the Anti Corruption drive has become a political battleground. My guest today ishaq dar was pakistans Finance Minister a former Prime Minister nawaz sharif now both of those men are trying to rally opposition to imran khan. But how much credibility do they have . Ishaq dar, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Let us begin with your personal status, your legal status. You are a wanted man in pakistan. Are you here in london to escape the judicial process . Not really, i think you must be aware of the pakistan history. When our in pakistan over 73 years the rhetoric has been used over the last two dictatorships and the current one isnt different. Because this regime is known to be under the martial law.
New Prime Minister about the lower house on a man to the upper house his whole team now. Thank you for joining us Senior Palestinian figures say the b. Tree they have been betrayed after the United Arab Emirates and bahrain signed u. S. Brokered agreements to normalize ties with israel theres been protests against the deals in gaza and the occupied west bank u. S. President donald trump says a deal represent the new dawn of a new middle east our White House Correspondent Kimberly Hockett reports. Its not the promised peace deal of the century between israelis and palestinians still u. S. President donald trump hailed the signing of the Abraham Accords at the white house as an historic day after decades of division and conflict we marked the dawn of a new middle east. The agreement signed between israel the United Arab Emirates and bahrain formalizes relationships already in place but now includes the opening of embassies its a pivot point they hope will end old conflicts and lead to ne
Becomes japans new Prime Minister as the nation faces its biggest economic downturn because of the pandemic. Helo Senior Palestinian figures say theyve been betrayed after the United Arab Emirates on behind signed u. S. Brokered agreements to normalize relations with israel there have been protests against the dealing gaza and the occupied west Bank President donald trump says the deals represent what he called the dawn of a new middle east our White House Correspondent kimberly hellcat reports. Its not the promised peace deal of the century between israelis and palestinians still u. S. President donald trump hailed the signing of the. Or have accords at the white house as an historic day after decades of division and conflict we mark the dawn of a new middle east. The agreement signed between israel the United Arab Emirates and bahrain formalizes relationships already in place but now includes the opening of embassies its a pivot point they hope will end old conflicts and lead to new
Girls kidnapped in pakistan who are forced to marry and convert to islam. Hello the u. S. Is being pummeled by Natural Disaster as the seer as record fires continue to burn along the west coast parts of alabama and florida is slowly being overwhelmed by the ocean the danger has already been described as life threatening and now u. S. Officials are warning Hurricane Sally could be record breaking the category 2 storm is moving so slowly that its likely to bring days and days of what are being called unprecedented rain and with it record floods there also be severe winds up to as 170 kilometers an hour a storm surge and isolated tornadoes power has already been cut to 150000. 00 homes and people in some areas have been told to stay indoors aljazeera as Jenny Harrison is following the hurricane as it tracks closer towards the coast. Well this of course is the actual gulf of mexico and this mass you can see here this is a consolidated cause its been moving very very slowly but towards the
Forced to marry and convert to islam. Its endured weeks of record destructive wildfires and now americas summer of Natural Disaster could be about to deliver unprecedented flooding Hurricane Sally has made landfall in the past hour and is expected to full force over the hours ahead the category 2 storm is moving so slowly that its likely to cause days of heavy rain and with it what are being called historic floods there will be winds of up to 170 kilometers an hour and a major storm surge as well power has already been cut to hundreds of thousands of homes and after a saudi hurricane teddy is developing out at sea with forecasters now predicting could become a catastrophic category 4 storm jay gray has this update from. In alabama. Take a look if you can get there and you can see as i possibly can when. The relative. Calm that they are thats going to pick up as well and even for completion were going to feel now for the next several hours 50 year old will be with them is going to reall