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.
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Connery dies at the age of 98. 00 widely regarded as the best james bond ever connery played the secret agent in no less than 7 blockbusters but bringing more on his legacy. Im rebecca races welcome to the Program French police have arrested a suspect over the shooting of a Greek Orthodox priest in the Southern City of leone a priest was gunned down as he closed his church and is in a Critical Condition just 2 days earlier a suspected islamist militant killed 3 people in a Catholic Church in the french city of nice but the mayor of leone says the motive for this latest incident is still not known. The priest was just closing up this Greek Orthodox church late saturday afternoon when he was shot twice. Police kept the area fenced off warning the public to stay away prosecutors have opened an investigation into attempted murder. And at this stage we dont know what the motive is behind the attack no line of inquiry is preferred all rolled out so i wont comment on the target of what sort o
Entering move involving a critical piece of lifesaving equipment. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. Tonight the governor said the state is in good enough shape that he can ship away 500 ventilators to help other states. Andria borba on how some bay area businesses are ramping up production to help out. Reporter well, ken and elizabeth, the governor said he has enough ventilators to give 500 away. He also said in the same press Conference Today he has another 500 that are coming online either tomorrow or the next day. On top of that, there are businesses here the bay area who are refurbishi old ilators,r andoningssembly ne ly, to turn it over to make new ventilators. With signs that the curve of covid19 cases is planting in california, ask state stockpiles of lifesaving ventilators growing, governor gavin newsom is shipping off 500 to the national stockpile. We looked at conditions on the ground and feel confident in our capacity meet our needs as we support the needs
Storm is dutching rain around the area. Pail heggen will be back with when the skies will finally clear. Governor newsom said the state is work on a plan to bounce back from the Economic Impact caused from the coronavirus outbreak. Testing is the predicate to making it happen, along the lines of those antibody tests that were just referenced, and then, of course, coming up with a comprehensive economic and Workforce Development plan. California businesses are asking the governor to delay next years minimum wage increase. The governor said he has not made a decision yet. More than 10 million americans applied for unemployment in the last two weeks of march watch, and some experts say that number could double in april. But already the Employment Development department is overwhelmed. Julia good rich has that story. The Employment Development Department Said its doing the best it can with the historic surge in claims, but we talked to many people who are rung out of patience. I called aga