whether that was so and you would have looked at the south korea that the government at that time and you would have said, this is a basket case. it is run by military dictators, its economy is below that of afghanistan. will it ever rise again? will that ever prosper? now look at it. it is one of the worlds great economies, one of the world for the great democracy. as exporting notjust, you know, because of the industrial world that actually culture, innovation, science. it is an extraordinary success story, south korea. there will be people success story, south korea. there will be people watching success story, south korea. there will be people watching and - will be people watching and listening saying, you could say that by dozens of countries. flit listening saying, you could say that by dozens of countries. by dozens of countries. of course ou by dozens of countries. of course you could- by dozens of countries. of course you could- we by dozens of countries. of course
a military general, zia ul haq, was ruling pakistan. when i started myjournalism, general zia ul haq was ruling pakistan. i was first banned by general pervez musharraf. so my life and myjournalism is very much affected by the military dictators in pakistan. and that s why you see, i think that the rule of law is the solution of all other problems. that s why we want a genuine democracy in pakistan, because the founder of pakistan, muhammad ali jinnah, he was a democrat and i am his follower. and i think that all those people who are trying to snatch media freedom from us are enemies of pakistan, are enemies of muhammad ali jinnah. hamid mir, we must end there. but i thank you very much indeed forjoining me on hardtalk. thank you.
education, a military general, general yahya khan, was ruling pakistan. when i went to college, a military general, zia ul haq, was ruling pakistan. when i started myjournalism, general zia ul haq was ruling pakistan. i was first banned by general pervez musharraf. so my life and myjournalism is very much affected by the military dictators in pakistan. and that s why you see, i think that the rule of law is the solution of all other problems. that s why we want a genuine democracy in pakistan, because the founder of pakistan, muhammad ali jinnah, he was a democrat and i am his follower. and i think that all those people who are trying to snatch media freedom from us are enemies of pakistan, are enemies of muhammad ali jinnah. hamid mir, we must end there. but i thank you very much indeed forjoining me on hardtalk. thank you.
and you have been a journalist and reporter through military dictatorship, through states of emergency, through very, very tough political times in pakistan. what do you believe to be happening in your country today? do you believe democracy is really in grave danger? when i was born in pakistan, a military general, ayub khan, was ruling pakistan. when i started my school education, a military general, general yahya khan, was ruling pakistan. when i went to college, a military general, zia ul haq, was ruling pakistan. when i started myjournalism, general zia ul haq was ruling pakistan. i was first banned by general pervez musharraf. so my life and myjournalism is very much affected by the military dictators in pakistan. and that s why you see, i think that the rule of law is the solution of all other problems. that s why we want a genuine democracy in pakistan,
very tough political times in pakistan. what do you believe to be happening in your country today? do you believe democracy is really in grave danger? when i was born in pakistan, a military general, ayub khan, was ruling pakistan. when i started my school education, a military general, general yahya khan, was ruling pakistan. when i went to college, a military general, zia ul haq, was ruling pakistan. when i started myjournalism, general zia ul haq was ruling pakistan. i was first banned by general pervez musharraf. so my life and myjournalism is very much affected by the military dictators in pakistan. and that s why you see, i think that the rule of law is the solution of all other problems. that s why we want a genuine democracy in pakistan, because the founder of pakistan, muhammad ali