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Aug 23, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Raza Rumi |Shahalam Tariq |Ishtiaq Ahmed |Fawzia Afzal-Khan
India has become the fourth country to land on the moon after its Chandrayaan-3 touched the lunar surface Wednesday. "India is now on the Moon," announced PM Narendra Modi immediately after the Vikram lander landed on the lunar surface. The name Chandrayaan means 'moon vehicle' in Hindi and Sanskrit.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Sabih Ul Hussnain |Raza Rumi |Shahalam Tariq |Ishtiaq Ahmed
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on Wednesday observed that a trial court's judgment of August 5, wherein Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was convicted and imprisoned in the Toshkhana case, has shortcomings and was decided hastily. The observation by the CJP came a day before the hearing of the main appeals against Imran Khan's conviction in the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Raza Rumi |Yasser Latif Hamdani |Shahalam Tariq |Ishtiaq Ahmed
President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday asked the Election Commission of Pakistan to decide on a date for the upcoming elections, stressing that under the Constitution, elections must be held within 90 days of dissolving the assemblies.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Raza Rumi |Yasser Latif Hamdani |Shahalam Tariq |Ishtiaq Ahmed
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has remarked that the trial court judge quickly declared the judgment against former prime minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case. CJP Bandial expressed these remarks while hearing a plea filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Khan challenging the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) verdict on the transfer of the Toshakhana matter to another court.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Raza Rumi |Shahalam Tariq |Ishtiaq Ahmed |Fawzia Afzal-Khan
The YouTube channel of Islamabad-based YouTuber, life coach and teacher Raja Ziaul Haq was taken down on Wednesday. The content creator, in a video about the development, stated that they were unsure about the reasons why the channel was taken down. Haq had over 666,0000 subscribers on YouTube, where he posted nearly a thousand videos on various topics, mostly about life, its challenges, politics, academics and the intersection of religion and other religious topics.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Raza Rumi |Shahalam Tariq |Ishtiaq Ahmed |Fawzia Afzal-Khan
During a recent event in New Delhi, Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor provided an insight into her private life and discussed how she and her family spend their weekends. The Bollywood actress revealed that Saif Ali Khan, her husband, has outstanding culinary skills and is skilled in producing a variety of cuisines. Kareena Kapoor spoke at the occasion and said that she and her family prioritize spending time together on the weekends. "We try not to work, she said.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Ahtasam Ahmad |Raza Rumi |Shahalam Tariq |Ishtiaq Ahmed
The Pakistani rupee hit a record low of 299 against the US dollar in the interbank market on Tuesday. This recent depreciation can be attributed to the current account shifting from a surplus to a deficit in July, breaking a streak of four consecutive surplus months. Moreover, the open market rate has approached 313, which is still in breach of the 1.25% limit set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Closing in this disparity between the two rates has also contributed to the depreciation.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Raza Rumi |Yasser Latif Hamdani |Shahalam Tariq |Ishtiaq Ahmed
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced that it will submit a reference against Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamer Farooq in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) after a bench presided over by the judge denied nullifying former premier Imran Khan’s sentence in the Toshakhana case. The PTI Core Committee, which is in charge of party affairs as a result of the party chairman's arrest, denounced the IHC's decision to postpone the case until Thursday (August 24) in a statement.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Raza Rumi |Yasser Latif Hamdani |Shahalam Tariq |Ishtiaq Ahmed
In a case involving collecting bribes and corruption in the granting of government contracts, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Moonis Elahi was the target of an investigation by the National Accountability Bureau, which has since released its findings. Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, the PTI president, and father of Moonis, is also under investigation in the same case. According to the report on Moonis' investigation, he was discovered to have been involved in both corruption and money laundering.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
thefridaytimes.com | Raza Rumi |Yasser Latif Hamdani |Shahalam Tariq |Ishtiaq Ahmed
As Greece is being decimated by wildfires on Tuesday, the bodies of 18 people that fire brigade personnel have recognized as migrants have been discovered. On Monday, there was another fatality reported close to Athens. The Greek fire department is presently combating 65 wildfires, and heat advisories are in effect for more than 20 nations in the region because of the extreme temperatures.
