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welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. who holds the reins of power in pakistan? prime minister imran khan leads a government elected in 2018. if pakistan is a genuine democracy, then that is where power resides. but many government critics say that the military dictates much that happens within pakistan, particularly when it comes to silencing opposition to the covert power of the so called deep state. well, my guest is information minister fawad chaudhry. what happened to imran khan s pledge to deliver clean, transparent governance? fawad chaudhry in islamabad, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. minister, do you accept it is a basic obligation of any government which claims to be democratic that it protects freedom of expression and it protects independent journalism? do you accept that? of course. this is fundamental of pakistan s constitution cited in article 19, freedom of speech. but the problem you have come at minister, is that it is quite clear day ....
a full summary of the national and international news of the top of the hour. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. who holds the reins of power in pakistan? prime minister imran khan leads a government elected in 2018. if pakistan is a genuine democracy, then that is where power resides. but many government critics say the military dictates much that happens inside pakistan, particularly when it comes to silencing opposition to the covert power of the so called deep state. well, my guest is information minister fawad chaudhry. what happened to imran khan s pledge to deliver clean, transparent governance? fawad chaudhry in islamabad, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. minister, do you accept it is a basic obligation of any government which claims to be democratic, that it protects freedom of expression and it protects independent journalism? do you accept that? of course. this is one of the fundamentals of pakistan ....
people killed in shootings in ballymurphy in belfast in 1971 were entirely innocent . a school shooting in russia. seven pupils and a teacher are dead after an attack by a teenage gunman. a 21 year old man appears in court, charged with the murder of police community support officerjulia james. police investigating the disappearance of mary bastholm, who was feared murdered by serial killer fred west, search a cafe in gloucester. covid rules in most of scotland will be relaxed from next monday, with pubs reopening to customers indoors and people able to hug again. and it s the brits tonight, in front of thousands of music fans, as part of an experiment on getting audiences back into venues. here at westminster, the queen has delivered her speech, setting out the government s programme for the coming session of parliament. in a covid secure ceremony in the house of lords, the queen said that the government s priority is to deliver a national recovery from the pandemic ....
review is announced. the times reports there are plans to let ministers throw out legal rulings they do not like. and it s brexit on the daily express front cover saying uk companies will be able to compete on a level playing field. white neck feels like an old headline, doesn t that? with the read is that, though, perhaps, or not. let s start tony, with the telegraph. more than 300,000 people housebound have not had their boosterjabs. we are all being encouraged to get them, though. that seems to be encouraged to get them, though. that seems to be a encouraged to get them, though. trust seems to be a bit of an issue of who is going to go into peoples properties and give them their boosterjab. the government has offered gps £30 per household, but gps are not that keen on doing it, they have too much work to do. some areas have tried to sign up pharmacies and others have asked the st. john s ambulance for help. this is obviously a big chink in the armour where peo ....
of covid travel rules. the nhs in england and wales is to fund the first ever study of patients living with secondary breast cancer. and china s climate challenge a report from the world s biggest producer of greenhouse gases. coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. romelu lukaku is among the scorers as belgium take on world champions france in the second of the uefa nations league semifinals. good evening. millions of households are now facing much higher energy bills over the coming year, according to industry experts. both domestic consumers and businesses are being warned they ll have to deal with the impact of higher global costs for gas and electricity. and manufacturers say they ll have no choice but to pass on much of the increases to consumers. the energy price cap, which is designed to protect domestic customers, could rise sharply in the spring, and charities say an additional 1.5 million households could fine themselves in fuel poverty. our economi ....