It has just it hasjust gone it has just gone four, 30 in the morning. Now on bbc news hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Imran khan won power in pakistan two years ago with a promise to root out corruption and take on the countrys vested interests. 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 key lieutenant of 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 inviting 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. Whenever in pakistan over a period of 73 years the corruption
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A powerful shiite cleric lead zealous, neighboring iran closes its orders and urges it. Citizens to avoid the country and ukraine launches a counter offensive to retake the Southern Region of class on. Keep says its forces break the 1st line of russian defense. But moscow says it is 6 heavy casualties. Ah, im been fissile and welcome. Heavy rains have submerged one 3rd of pakistan. The Climate Change minister compares the catastrophe to a dystopian disaster movie, saying shes never seen anything like it. More than a 1000 people, a dead. International late has begun to arrive, but delivering it is a challenge as some areas, a completely cut off a village underwater, in pakistan, sind province, one of several key agricultural regions that now resemble small oceans. Many people here were poor before the floods came. Now theyve lost almost everything in those areas that are dry, makeshift camps. Hows those displaced by the water and farmers salvage what they can from their fields . Pakista
Clashes killed more than 23 people in baghdad. We speak to an analyst to find out what sparks leon rest. And one year after the u. S. With through all its troops from afghanistan, some American Veterans still unhappy about how that government decided to leave the country. Plus the war in ukraine has traumatized millions of children. We visit a summer camp trying to give young people and their families a break from the horror. Difficult to play. Ah. I manuscripts mckinnon. Thanks so much for being with us. The United Nations is issuing an emergency appeal for funding to help pakistan recover from devastating floods. The rains have stopped for now, but more than one 3rd of the country has been left under water. Over 33000000 people have been affected. Now this map shows the vast areas impacted by the floods stretching across the entire length of the country. And in the south, much of pakistans bread, basket provinces, have been submerged, raising concerns about food security, a village u
Its economy crippled, ad Climate Change. And the tragic result is pakistan. The perfect storm. Im bring dolphin berlin. This is the day. Ah, no problem. What can i do except crying . I dont know where to go. In the front line off the grounds you of this crisis. Im helpless. This is the full page of Climate Change. So it is becoming more extreme than if we have nothing to eat. My son is 2nd. People have actually lost the companys lively or not. I have to take care of my children and my grandchildren. Access to assistance is difficult. We have no refund. I had left me that nearly 1000000 homes have been damaged. I have no one that gone in to help them with. Also coming up one year ago today, u. S. Troops withdrew from afghanistan for many, the trauma of that moment. It hasnt gone anywhere. I think everybody say, hey, we went all the battles, but we lost the war. But i think its more that the lack of that was fell flat on our word. Our nation acted in a dishonorable way. And the generals