Coronavirus lockdown but where are the customers. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program british Prime Minister Boris Johnson has the coronavirus hes the highest profile political leader confirmed to have the virus so far the u. K. Health minister has also tested positive on thursday night johnson joins the nation and applauded workers at the National Health service a day later after receiving the positive test results he posted a video in which he said that hed been isolating himself but he said that he would continue to lead the nations response the pandemic. Hi folks i want to bring you up to something thats happening today which is that ive developed more of. The corona virus thats to say a temperature and a persistent cough and on the advice of the chief medical officer ive taken a test that has come out positive so you are working from home im so far isolated. Lets go straight to w. Correspondent Charlotte Potts who is standing by in london charlotte a critical time for the countr
The wings to give you the morning update in just about an hours time. The imaginary tense youre going underground is after an Afghan Taliban collapses donald trump attempts to end the u. S. A. s longest military war using airstrikes coming up in the show one of the negotiators in concert of the Vice President of afghanistans National Assembly goofy on ridding her country of Foreign Forces after a conflict that has killed countless afghans and wounded or killed thousands of nato soldiers since 911. 00 and deal bound to end in failure we talked to one of pakistani pm imran khans. Pakistans minister for Economic Affairs how my design are about prospects for peace stability and the end of american imperialism all this of all going on with todays going underground but 1st 8 years ago today the taliban killed 6 british soldiers bringing the total u. K. War dead in afghanistan since 911. 00 to about 400. 00 then tory Prime Minister. David cameron who would only months before launched another
Thats correct in last july about 8 months ago august on and dime if entered into an agreement we have been into numerous agreements with the with the i. M. F. Before but since the agreement that has been a dramatic improvement in pakistans economy and we are moving swiftly towards Economic Stabilization so youre taking 6000000000. 00 from washington in return for privatizing and selling off pakistan well thats thats the political rhetoric thats usually associated around any i. M. F. Program in any most of the countries but thats thats not what it is. Its 6000000000. 00 plus theres a multilateral funding involved so in reality its about 35. 00 to 38000000000. 00 and its about reducing deficits increasing pakistan stack space improving the exporters competitive ness improving the way we manage or have managed Exchange Rate in the past its about opening up and liberalizing they call me. So its a host of other things well weve had theyre gonna neo liberal talk year in britain for years wer
Country neighboring pakistan had warned washington against those who might spoil any Peace Process joining me now from islamabad as a member of pakistani Prime Minister imran khans cabinet ahmed as our thanks so much for joining us well major nations that may be focusing on the Economic Impact of coronavirus you going to afghanistan on the border in the occupation of kashmir but lets go straight to the economy your brief in the pakistani gabbin and i understand you made an agreement with the i. M. F. Another issue which many nations of the global south are having to cope with yes thats correct in last july and that about 8 months ago august on and im offended into an agreement we have been into numerous agreements with the i. M. F. Before but since the agreement that has been a dramatic improvement in pakistans economy and we are moving swiftly towards Economic Stabilization see a change 6. 1000000000. 00 from washington in return for privatizing and selling off pakistan well thats tha
Objectives of removing the taliban regime which on pleased to say is. Largely now achieved just in the 1st decade and a half of the war 14000 u. K. Soldiers predominantly working class needed medical care and thousands of nature soldiers have been killed there since the usa began the longest military war in its history u. S. Combat casualties and 21000 are at their highest for 5 years if you have been counting the human and financial cost of increased heroin on the streets of nato nations but dont trump came to power vowing to bring soldiers home and this week a peace deal was signed in qatar before washington again areally bombarded the country neighboring pakistan had warned washington against those who might spoil any Peace Process joining me now from islamabad is a member of pakistani Prime Minister among khans cabinet ahmed as our thanks so much for joining us well major nations that may be focusing on the Economic Impact of coronavirus you going to afghanistan on the border India