The Friday Times – Naya Daur

• Politeness Is Fading From Our Polity March 31, 2023
  “Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are”—Roy T. Bennett (The Light in the Heart) The generation that was born prior to the 1980s is well aware of Aesop’s Fables, having read the stories while growing up. Any child today would appear blank at the mention of this […]
  Huzaima Bukhari
• Former US President Donald Trump Criminally Charged March 31, 2023
  Former US president Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former US president to face criminal charges even as he makes another run for the White House. The specific charges are not yet known, as the indictment […]
  News Desk
• Govt, Handlers And ECP Making ‘Mockery’ Of Constitution: Imran Khan March 31, 2023
  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that the government, their handlers, and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) are completely making a mockery of the Constitution. He said that the apex court’s decision on whether to hear his party’s plea with a five-member bench or a full court is of no importance, saying […]
  News Desk
• EXCLUSIVE: Cabinet Committee Approves Rs 88m To Upgrade PM’s Lahore Helipad Despite Austerity Drive March 30, 2023
  The standing committee of the Punjab cabinet on law and order (SCCLO) has considered and approved nearly Rs 88 million to upgrade the helipad used by prime minister Shehbaz Sharif at Model Town in Lahore, The Friday Times (TFT) has learnt.  Sources privy to this development confirmed to TFT that, subject to fulfillment of legal […]
  Hassan Naqvi
• Bench-Fixing In SC Reflects Grouping Among Judges: Analysts March 30, 2023
  The recent bench fixing in the Supreme Court reflects that there are divisions among the judges, analysts said on Thursday. Speaking to journalist Asad Ali Toor, analyst Hassan Ayub revealed that the CJP made commitments with a few judges who were elevated, but they weren’t fulfilled. According to senior reporter Hasnaat Malik, Justice Athar Minallah […]
  News Desk
• Ex-COAS Bajwa Says His Predecessor Used ‘Dawn Leaks’ To Get Extension March 30, 2023
  Former Chief of the Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that there was nothing credible in the hype created over Dawn leaks, which refers to a 2016 story carried by the publication. The story in question comprised an account of a meeting between the civilian and military leadership, where the former told the latter […]
  News Desk
• Three Letters, One Humanity March 30, 2023
  In this article, I am presenting three remarkable letters for the reader to ponder. They were written in three different times in history and the intention is not to compare one with the other. My aim is to present them as historical documents for the reader to draw lessons. At the core of each letter […]
  Akbar Ahmed
• Raheel Sharif Created Dawn Leaks Drama For Extension, We Wanted Imran In Power Gen Bajwa Part 3 March 30, 2023
  Raheel Sharif Created Dawn Leaks Drama For Extension, We Wanted Imran In Power Gen Bajwa Part 3   General Raheel Sharif created the Dawn Leaks drama for his own extension. There was nothing in it. We just wanted to bring in Imran Khan. Judges and generals were all ‘Insafis’, General Bajwa tells Shahid Maitla in […]
  Mian Hamza Arif
• Several Reportedly Dead After Two US Army Helicopters Crash In Kentucky March 30, 2023
  The governor of Kentucky said on Thursday fatalities were expected after two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a routine training mission over the state late on Wednesday. The status of the crew members was not immediately known, the U.S. Army’s Fort Campbell said in a statement to Reuters, without providing the number of […]
  News Desk
• Punjab Govt Introduces ‘Landmark’ Reforms To Improve Prison Facilities March 30, 2023
  LAHORE: The Punjab government has introduced comprehensive prison reforms to ensure provision of better facilities, including healthier dietary options, and enable access to justice including remission of sentences, for inmates in jails across the province, The Friday Times (TFT) has learnt.  A senior bureaucrat, part of the chief minister’s core team, confirmed to TFT that […]
  Hassan Naqvi