The Friday Times – Naya Daur

• Second Iteration Of Imran Khan’s Foreign Conspiracy Cypher Audio Surfaces September 30, 2022
  An audio of an alleged four-way coversation featuring Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) heavyweights including chairman Imran Khan surfaced on Friday. The PTI chairman can be heard saying that the foreign secretary should be discreetly directed to author minutes of the cypher long cited as evidence by Khan of a foreign plot to oust him from power. […]
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• What Would An Equitable Federation Look Like In Pakistan? September 30, 2022
  Imagine a spacious house in which four brothers live with their families in a traditional joint-family system. Each brother has his own sources and level of income, therefore the set of rooms of each brother vary in their grandeur, or lack thereof. The brothers also have differing family sizes, with one of them, Brother A, […]
  Yusuf Zaman
• Why The Term Girlboss Does Not Do The Job? September 30, 2022
  The term ‘girlboss’ gathered fame in 2015 when the then-owner of the fastest-growing fashion brand NastyGal wrote an autobiography, titled #Girlboss, which explored her personal story of rising to fame and spearheading a thriving company. Initially, the term was launched with positive intentions — to celebrate the success of women in business. But over time, […]
  Aabgeen Ali
• ‘Apologetic’ Imran Khan Lands at Magistrate Zeba Chaudhry’s Court September 30, 2022
  An repentant Imran Khan on Friday landed at the court of judicial magistrate Zeba Chaudhry. Police told the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman that she was on leave after locking her room. “I had come to apologise to judicial magistrate Zeba Chaudhry,” Khan told court staff. “Tell Madam Zeba Chaudhry I visited and wanted to apologise if […]
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• Come November September 30, 2022
  Some things are now reasonably clear. The audio recordings were probably done by a domestic Intel Agency which targeted important political people and used a software like Pegasus to infiltrate their smart phones and transmit conversations like a standard electronic bug. Somewhere along the line a chunk of this data was probably stolen by an […]
  Najam Sethi
• Maryam Nawaz’s Acquittal: Has The 2018 Political Engineering Project Run Its Course? September 30, 2022
  Maryam Nawaz’s acquittal by the Islamabad High Court is a major victory for the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) as political engineering against the House of Sharifs seems to be coming to its logical conclusion. Maryam Nawaz has already entered the political arena and now she will be a legitimate contender for public office as well […]
  Raza Rumi
• Send In The Clowns September 30, 2022
  A round of applause for all. Maryam Nawaz Sharif has entered the arena of quicksand called democracy in Pakistan, where you sink to the lowest depths of misery to your death or you keep piling on the opponent to stat afloat. Meanwhile, the dark shadows around the arena shift and murmur ominously. But there’s a […]
  Mehr Husain
• ‘Imran Khan’s Disqualification Will Ensure Political Level Playing Field’ September 29, 2022
  Columnist Muzamal Suharwardy said on Thursday that a level playing field for all political parties would only be ensured with the disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan. Suharwardy made the comments in flagship Naya Daur TV show Khabar Say Aagay. He said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Maryam Nawaz had been politically emancipated […]
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• Three Perfect Days In Los Angeles September 29, 2022
  An opportunity came to spend three days in LA and it was hard to pass. But what would I do in those three days? I had been going to LA since 1978, for pleasure and for business. I had visited Disneyland, Universal Studios in Hollywood, and other theme parks countless times. Their charm had worn […]
  Ahmad Faruqui
• Compromising Footage Of Imran Khan Exists, Journalist Hamid Mir Reveals September 29, 2022
  Veteran Journalist Hamid Mir has revealed that ‘compromising’ footage feauturing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan existed. Rapping Imran over his conduct over the recent audio leaks, he said if he was subjected to one it was termed a conspiracy. If, however, it happened to another, it was branded a success for Imran. The journalist […]
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