asad umar, in islamabad, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. of the key ministers in imran khan's government. why do you think the hope and excitement generated by imran‘s election victory has worn off so very quickly? actually, it hasn't. if you look at the pakistani media and listen to the political talk shows, and maybe hear some of the discussions going on in the parliament, you might be led into believing what you just said. but in reality, you know, when the first 100 days of the government ended, there was a lot of focus. a number of surveys got carried out. and if you look at the surveys, a very clear majority of pakistanis think the country is moving in the right direction, it is moving towards a place where it is better than where it was earlier, and hope is very much in the air. the truth is, the country isn't going in the direction that imran promised for it. in fact, the press have taken to calling him mr u—turn. he said, "i will be ashamed to go abroad and ask for money." well, the truth is, that is precisely what he has been doin