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Islamabad High Court suspends ex-PM Imran Khan’s conviction in state gifts case

Imran Khan

Islamabad, Aug 29 (PTI) The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday suspended former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s conviction and three-year sentence in the Toshakhana corruption case. A division bench comprising Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri announced the much-anticipated reserved verdict. On Monday, the IHC reserved the verdict on Khan’s plea challenging his conviction in the Toshakhana corruption case. A trial court in Islamabad convicted and sentenced the 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman to three years in prison on August 5. The cricketer-turned-politician was sentenced on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts acquired

Sedentary behaviour but not sleep duration factors in diabetes risk

Aug 29 (Mims): Sedentary behaviour appears to contribute to increased risk of diabetes, while having a long or a short sleep duration does not, according to a study. The study included 3,355 participants (mean age 56.6 years, 57.6 percent women), all of whom completed a questionnaire to provide information about sleep and sedentary levels. Sleep was categorized into three: short (9 h/day). Incident diabetes was defined according to fasting plasma glucose (FPG), glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), or any diagnostic criterion (FPG, HbA1c, or medical diagnosis). Over a median follow-up of 9 years, a total of 136, 110, and 142 incident cases

China includes Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin in new map

Beijing, Aug 28 (PTI) China on Monday officially released the 2023 edition of its “standard map” incorporating the disputed areas including its claims over Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin region, Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea. India has repeatedly said that the state of Arunachal Pradesh has “always been” and will “always be” an integral part of the country. “The 2023 edition of China’s standard map was officially released on Monday and launched on the website of the standard map service hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources,” state-run Global Times said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “This

CBI arrests ED Assistant Director, six other officials for accepting bribe of Rs 5 cr to help accused in Delhi liquor scam case

CBI

New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): CBI on Monday arrested an Assistant Director of the Enforcement Directorate and six other officials for accepting bribes to favour one of the accused in the Delhi liquor scam case. The accuseded named in the FIR have been identified as Pawan Khatri, Assistant Director, ED; Nitesh Kohar, Upper Division Clerk; Deepak Sangwan, Employee of Air India; Amandeep Singh Dhall; Birender Pal Singh; Praveen Kumar Vats, Chartered Accountant; Vikramaditya, CEO of Claridges Hotels and Resorts. During the course of the investigation of the Delhi Liquor Scam case, it was learnt that a group of certain

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