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.
It is good to be with you, everyone. I am ayman mohyeldin. For nearly a year now, we have been healing all about the effort that the u. S. Has been putting into restoring the 2015 iran nuclear deal. We have been told how important it is that time is of the essence that the iranians are being stubborn, but that we are being closer to restoring the agreement, President Trump killed back in 2018. In fact, just last month, thats a little bit of the headlines were saying. But now, that whole narrative is changing. The u. S. Iran and five other countries that are party to this deal are in the middle of the eighth round of talks in vienna. According to reporting from the wall street journal, u. S. Officials are now saying that Irans Nuclear capabilities are to advanced to even restore a key goal in the original deal. The socalled Breakout Period that iran would need to build a Nuclear Weapon has now decreased significantly, less than the 12 months that underpinned the initial pact. In fact, i
It is good to be with you, everyone. I am ayman mohyeldin. For nearly a year now, we have been healing all about the effort that the u. S. Has been putting into restoring the 2015 iran nuclear deal. We have been told how important it is that time is of the essence that the iranians are being stubborn, but that we are being closer to restoring the agreement, President Trump killed back in 2018. In fact, just last month, thats a little bit of the headlines were saying. But now, that whole narrative is changing. The u. S. Iran and five other countries that are party to this deal are in the middle of the eighth round of talks in vienna. According to reporting from the wall street journal, u. S. Officials are now saying that Irans Nuclear capabilities are to advanced to even restore a key goal in the original deal. The socalled Breakout Period that iran would need to build a Nuclear Weapon has now decreased significantly, less than the 12 months that underpinned the initial pact. In fact, i
I want to start tonights show, by asking you at home, to take a look at where you are in this very minute. Where are you sitting . What are you doing . Are you sitting on the couch tucked under a blanket, maybe you will doze off there before you can make it to bed. Look, honestly, we have all been there. Now imagine that in the comfort of that moment, you wake up in the early hours of the morning to a group of armed men barging into your home. You are confused, you are scared. What are you going to do . How are you going to react . For 22yearold amir locke, a black man in minneapolis, this was not some imaginative scenario. No it was not. Early wednesday morning, Police Killed lock well executing a No Knock Warrant. And until we get into the circumstances surrounding his death, i want to take a step back for a moment. I want to tell you a little bit about his life. Because once again, we have to learn about another black man in america, not because of how he lived, or what he wanted to
I want to start tonights show, by asking you at home, to take a look at where you are in this very minute. Where are you sitting . What are you doing . Are you sitting on the couch tucked under a blanket, maybe you will doze off there before you can make it to bed. Look, honestly, we have all been there. Now imagine that in the comfort of that moment, you wake up in the early hours of the morning to a group of armed men barging into your home. You are confused, you are scared. What are you going to do . How are you going to react . For 22yearold amir locke, a black man in minneapolis, this was not some imaginative scenario. No it was not. Early wednesday morning, Police Killed lock well executing a No Knock Warrant. And until we get into the circumstances surrounding his death, i want to take a step back for a moment. I want to tell you a little bit about his life. Because once again, we have to learn about another black man in america, not because of how he lived, or what he wanted to