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.
On this new our of ayman, politics and rhetoric go hand inhand. These days, so does the truth and misinformation. Tonight we clear out the lies being told about immigration and crime. Plus, the powerful payoff of loyalty. We read Between The Lines of the new position. Us says children dying from starvation in gaza is a warning like no other. The president and ceo joins us. Lets get started. We know that immigration has become one of the top issues of this years president ial race. According to a recent poll, it has emerged as the most important issue for the First Time Since 2019. More than half of those surveyed said quote large numbers of immigrants entering the United States illegally is a critical threat to us interests. In other words, theres a general sense of fear around immigrants right now. Polls like these show us there is a massive gap between perception and reality. Yes, you may feel unsafe, but the truth is very different. That gap is in great part due to decades of gop Fe
End of his home where large parts of the country for the midwest and the south remain again today under severe storm threat, we will get back to that shortly. Also back from vacation and back on the trail, but President Biden is heading out west today, but the scandal over his son is creeping closer to the oval office. Good morning everybody its a tuesday in annville. Yes this is americas newsroom. President bidens can add to arizona today and he will talk about client and the economy but hes not going to do anything about the border, but he is overshadowing his trip and the new details on their sons overseas consulting and how it really blurs the line between politics and profit. Bill we are learning that one of the former Business Partners visited the white house at least 36 times during the obama years. Which is more than previously thought, meanwhile weve obtained a letter from the then vice President Biden to another of his colleagues that contradicts the argument that he was comp
A desperate search for survivors and bodies still underway. Several large fires across the island remain active and out of control. Several brush fires affecting the big island of hawaii. The governor declaring a State Of Emergency discouraging all nonessential travel to the Island Of Maui. All airports are open to get people out. A long road ahead to recovery. Dana jordan escaped the flames. His home burned to the ground but he and his family are grateful to be alive. Im sorry for what youve been through. What was it like and what did you go through . A lot. Definitely once in a lifetime thing you dont want to go through. Briefly an overview of my 45 minutes time frame, we saw smoke just above the hillside of our home and then kind of thought to ourselves hey, with the winds, maybe our family should start to prepare. Gather our things. Get what we need and maybe head out. Before we knew it, the flames were already at the doorstep of our a couple houses down from where we live and at o
The candidates are out on the, stop with several rallies planned. Nikki haley is speaking today and raleigh, North Carolina. Donald trump also will speak in greensboro, North Carolina and rich burn, virginia. A new poll of registered voters showing President Joe Biden facing political headwinds. Trailing both trump and haley in hypothetical match ups. Even as a majority of voters say they think trump has committed serious federal crimes, as haley expresses doubt about what trump would do during a potential second term in the oval office. Do you think donald trump would follow the constitution if he was elected to a second term . I dont know. I dont know. I, mean you always want to thank someone will, but i dont know. You know, when you go in and you talk about revenge, when you go and you talk about vindication, when you go and talk about, what does that mean . Like, i dont know what that means. Only he can answer for that. Trump is capped off a week of legal maneuvers in his push to d