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.
Into neighboring countries and in the 2 case fizzles out in court we look at why prosecutors decided to drop criminal charges against hollywood stars kevin spacey people accused of groping a teenager. Im sumi so misconducts good to have you with us what started as a racist tweet has become a rallying cry for supporters of donald trump at a Campaign Rally in North Carolina u. S. President repeated his attacks on several democratic congresswoman trump burst on a tweet that he had sent earlier this week telling the lawmakers to go back to their countries despite most of them having been born in the u. S. Donald trump has critics and he made sure to share some of their names in front of his raucous fans represented. Alexandria ok 0000000000 extension 000 was she dont keep i am the presley ilan or mark was at the mention of omar the 37 year old minnesota congresswoman from a somali refugee family the crowd began to chant send her back. To. The field with the ridiculed call themselves the sq
The United Nations says its horrified by an attack in central mali was killed nearly 100. 00 people bodies government says gunmen attacked a village at the dog and community and burned several houses in the multi region no one has claimed responsibility for the raid which happened on sunday and theres been violence between the dogs on people and the fulani rivals in the past theyve been fighting for access to land and resources well the u. N. Special representative for mali says hes shocked and outraged by what he called an act of unspeakable reason. And if who heads the u. N. Peacekeeping mission in mali i did the threshold of the unbearable is reached its time for a nationwide outcry target and he has this report. It was a surprise attack in the middle of the night men on motorbikes wielding machetes and guns looking for people from the doggone ethnic group men women and children were killed and others injured in the attack is similar to another 3 months ago when suspected dog unarme
Rose above the scandal becoming Prime Minister twice until her assassination in december 2007 i would have a son and chosen as still a teenager zardari returned to meet her Pakistan Peoples Party and won the peoples vote. He lasted the full 5 year term the 1st president to do so controversially supporting the us in its effort to win the war in afghanistan and helping former president barack obama launch an assault on the taliban inside pakistan but Domestic Support eroded as a tax increase and after the severe floods of 2010 zardari chose not to run for reelection 2013th leaving office with words of reconciliation for his rival Prime Minister nawaz sharif. We will support you in the fight against the forces which are trying to weaken pakistan and who dont support democracy and want to politics of guns rather than vote. The pakistani government led by imran khan has made fighting corruption a priority former Prime Minister now as sharif has already been indicted on corruption charges da
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