After a stunning loss at the u. S. Open. Welcome, everyone. Afghanistans new rulers have yet to set up a formal government. And that has presented a small window for afghan women to publicly demand their rights be protected. But as you can see here, even the small demonstration was enough to provoke the taliban to break it up. The protestors demanding that the women be allowed to work, even as many women have already been forced by the militants to leave their jobs. They also insist on having a continued voice in the countrys affairs, especially on education and health. Meanwhile, that celebratory gunfire that broke out in kabul, after the taliban claim to have seized the rugged Panjshir Valley North of the capital. Resistance fighters who have held that valley for decades deny the taliban claim. Cnns Nic Robertson is following all of this for us from in islamabad. Good to see you, nic. First of all, what do we know about this continued resistance in the Panjshir Valley and what that f
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. In pakistan, journalists who ask awkward questions of people in Power Need to watch their backs. In the last year, there have been a string of attacks on reporters. The perpetrators remain unknown and unpunished. The government insists pakistan is a bastion of Media Freedom. Well, my guest is Hamid Mir, a high Profile Columnist and tv presenter, survivor of several past Assassination Attempts, currently facing accusations of sedition. Is the pakistani state out to Silence Independentjournalism . Hamid mir, in islamabad, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen sackur, for inviting me on your show. Well, its a pleasure to have you on this show. Clearly, you can talk to me In London from pakistan, but it seems you cannot speak to your own Tv Audience inside your own country. Your show is currently banned, and indeed, your Newspaper Column seems to have been suspended too. Why is that . Yes, i am banned on my Tv Channel and i cannot write my regular
Well, my guest is Hamid Mir, a high Profile Columnist and tv presenter, survivor of several past Assassination Attempts, currently facing accusations of sedition. Is the pakistani state out to Silence Independentjournalism . Hamid mir, in islamabad, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen sackur, for inviting me on your show. Well, its a pleasure to have you on this show. Clearly, you can talk to me In London from pakistan, but it seems you cannot speak to your own Tv Audience inside your own country. Your show is currently banned, and indeed, your Newspaper Column seems to have been suspended too. Why is that . Yes, i am banned on my Tv Channel and i cannot write my regular column in my newspaper. This is not the first time. When Pervez Musharraf was in power, he also banned me on tv. But you see, he was a military dictator. He only banned me on tv. He never banned me on newspaper. Now mr Imran Khan is the Prime Minister of pakistan, and unfortunately, i am not only on tv, but i am al
Now on Bbc News hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. In pakistan, journalists who ask awkward questions of people in Power Need to watch their backs. In the last year, there have been a string of attacks on reporters. The perpetrators remain unknown and unpunished. The government insists pakistan is a bastion of Media Freedom. Well, my guest is Hamid Mir, a high Profile Columnist and tv presenter, survivor of several past Assassination Attempts, currently facing accusations of sedition. Is the pakistani state out to Silence Independentjournalism . Hamid mir, in islamabad, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen sackur, for inviting me on your show. Well, its a pleasure to have you on this show. Clearly, you can talk to me in london from pakistan, but it seems you cannot speak to your own Tv Audience inside your own country. Your show is currently banned, and indeed, your Newspaper Column seems to have been suspended too. Why is that . Yes, i am banned on my Tv Channel and
Past Assassination Attempts, currently facing accusations of sedition. Is the pakistani state out to silence independent journalists . Hamid mir, in islamabad, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen sackur, for inviting me on your show. Well, its a pleasure to have you on this show. Clearly, you can talk to me in london from pakistan, but it seems you cannot speak to your own Tv Audience inside your own country. Your show is currently banned, and indeed, your Newspaper Column seems to have been suspended too. Why is that . Yes, i am banned on my Tv Channel and i cannot write my regular column in my newspaper. This is not the first time. When Pervez Musharraf was in power, he also banned me on tv. But you see, he was a military dictator. He only banned me on tv. He never banned me on newspaper. Now mr Imran Khan is the Prime Minister of pakistan, and unfortunately, i am not only on tv, but i am also banned to write a column in my newspaper. So it is democracy in pakistan, but there is