Main content

Asad Umar

Stephen Sackur speaks to Pakistan's finance minister Asad Umar. Is Imran Khan's PTI Government strong enough to put Pakistan on a new course?

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Pakistan's finance minister Asad Umar. It took former cricketer Imran Khan two decades of political slog to win power in Pakistan. It's taken his critics just months to decide he's out of his depth. They point to the country's crippled economy; propped up by emergency loans despite Imran's promise to end the begging bowl culture. Is the PTI Government strong enough to put Pakistan on a new course?

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 15 Dec 201807:30GMT
BBC News except UK & UK HD

More episodes

Previous

Nadia Murad & Denis Mukwege

Next

Gulnur Aybet

See all episodes from HARDtalk

Credits

PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestAsad Umar

Broadcasts

  • Wed 12 Dec 201804:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Thu 13 Dec 201804:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Thu 13 Dec 201809:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Thu 13 Dec 201815:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Thu 13 Dec 201818:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD
  • Sat 15 Dec 201807:30GMT
    BBC News except UK & UK HD