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Polio progress

PAKISTAN’S latest sub-national polio campaign offers encouraging evidence that the country can still push back...

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Dawn Editorial

Hostile water motives

INDIA’S latest move to advance the Chenab-Beas Link Tunnel Project and its plan to flush silt from the Salal Dam...

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Dawn Editorial

Trump rebuked

OBSERVERS across the world have long questioned the utility of Donald Trump’s now three-month-old war on Iran. But...

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Dawn Editorial

Engro and Baidu enter into an MoU to explore AI capabilities and ecosystem development across the region

Engro and Baidu enter into an MoU to explore AI capabilities and ecosystem development across the region

The parties will explore areas spanning AI infrastructure, research, talent development and industry applications.

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Dawn Editorial

OGDC’s role in advancing climate sustainability in Pakistan

OGDC’s role in advancing climate sustainability in Pakistan

The company’s approach reflects a growing recognition that economic growth and environmental sustainability must go hand in hand.

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Dawn Editorial

Engineered for the future, built for Pakistan's summers: The T4 Standard and the VOXIN Promise

Engineered for the future, built for Pakistan's summers: The T4 Standard and the VOXIN Promise

When Pakistan hits 50°C, most ACs struggle. The VOXIN T4 was built for exactly that moment.

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Dawn Editorial

Patient care crisis

HEALTHCARE in Pakistan is a footnote. Claims by successive governments to introduce vast reforms with huge schemes...

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Dawn Editorial

Rights concerns

TWO recent news reports have highlighted foreign concerns about the state of human and labour rights in the country....

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Dawn Editorial

Environment deficit

Environment deficit

Pakistan knows all too well the consequences of environmental neglect.

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Dawn Editorial

Deliberate provocations

THE latest events at Al-Aqsa Mosque reflect the growing impunity with which extremist Israeli settlers operate. ...

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Dawn Editorial

Deliberate provocationst

THE latest events at Al-Aqsa Mosque reflect the growing impunity with which extremist Israeli settlers operate. ...

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Dawn Editorial

Absentee lawmakers

TWENTY per cent. That is the percentage of lawmakers whose commitment to their vocation is reflected in the time ...

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Dawn Editorial

Budget delay

With economic stabilisation yet to translate into tangible improvement in living standards, the country’s leaders are finding it increasingly...

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Dawn Editorial

One Homes announces $35m foreign investment in Lahore after success of One Canal Road development

One Homes announces $35m foreign investment in Lahore after success of One Canal Road development

One Homes has acquired a prime site on Raiwind Road, where the developer will launch its next landmark residential project in Lahore.

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Dawn Editorial

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Lucknowi Kabab Handi

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Lucknowi Kabab Handi

Tender kababs simmered in a rich, creamy Lucknowi-style handi sauce infused with aromatic spices and cashew paste.

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Dawn Editorial

The Lebanon factor

THE fragile calm that followed the recent US-Iran confrontation is being tested. Iran has made it clear that it does...

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Dawn Editorial

GB elections

THERE has been some heated politicking in the country’s scenic north in recent days, with Gilgit-Baltistan finally...

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Dawn Editorial

Missing confidence

Missing confidence

For the government, the economy may be more stable now than it was three years ago, but for manufacturers and exporters, it is still difficult to do...

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Dawn Editorial

Fighting Israel’s war

Fighting Israel’s war

The Zionist state not only acts as a spoiler but also effectively dictates the terms of war and peace in the region.

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Zahid Hussain

Uphill battle

A DISPUTE has broken out between Karachi’s political representatives over illegal encroachments on the city’s...

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Dawn Editorial

Sugar: the bitter truth

THEY are at it again. Politically powerful sugar mill owners are back with their demand seeking permission to export...

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Dawn Editorial

Mixed messaging

Mixed messaging

It is fair to ask how these actions fit into a strategy that is supposedly aimed at reaching a negotiated settlement.

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Dawn Editorial

Complications in the US-Iran peace deal

THE continuity of negotiations between Iran and the US generates optimism about a permanent peace. However, significant differences remain between...

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Pakistan Observer

Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

New sports policy

BETTER sense has prevailed with a new national sports policy set to be rolled out, thus preventing a clash between...

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Dawn Editorial

Gaza’s tragedy

HISTORY may record this as one of the most brazen deceptions of our time. President Donald Trump’s so called Board...

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Dawn Editorial

Budget concerns

Mistaking IMF compliance for sound economic management is what is driving the economy into deeper stagnation.

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Dawn Editorial

'From Collapse to Comeback': The rise of ABHI Bank

'From Collapse to Comeback': The rise of ABHI Bank

The shareholder’s origins have always been rooted in technology and financial innovation.

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Dawn Editorial

No Tobacco Day

THIS year’s World No Tobacco Day theme, announced by the WHO last October, is ‘Unmasking the appeal —...

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Dawn Editorial

Dimming hopes

THE National Assembly opposition leader’s recent warning should give the ruling parties some pause. Once again, ...

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Dawn Editorial

The heat ahead

Planning for hotter conditions is increasingly becoming a question of public health, economic resilience and public safety.

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Dawn Editorial

Rabies toll

EVERY year, rabies, the deadliest zoonotic disease, kills more than 59,000 people worldwide. In Pakistan, it is one...

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Dawn Editorial

Weaponising water

CLIMATE Minister Musadik Malik’s warning against what he described as “water aggression” indicates ...

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Dawn Editorial

Diplomatic resolve

Iran, too, must engage seriously and provide credible assurances about its nuclear programme if it wants sanctions relief and a more stable...

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Dawn Editorial

The Best Free Islamic Tools—No Ads, No Strings Attached

The Best Free Islamic Tools—No Ads, No Strings Attached

Compare the best free Islamic tools for prayer times and Qibla, with QuranTime offering full access—no ads, no sign-up needed.

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Dawn Editorial

Cotton crisis

We need a coherent long-term cotton strategy or else, Pakistan might lose a key pillar of its export economy.

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Dawn Editorial

Eid’s true spirit

Pakistan celebrates Eid while grappling with economic strain that continues to weigh heavily on ordinary households.

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Dawn Editorial

Pressure politics

The attempt to connect the Iran conflict with the Abraham Accords makes little sense.

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Dawn Editorial

Elusive peace agreement

Elusive peace agreement

Trump’s ever-shifting stance has clouded the prospects of a peace deal in the near future.

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Zahid Hussain

Flotilla abuse

THE testimonies that have emerged from international activists, who were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla, paint a...

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Dawn Editorial

Economic engagement

AN array of investment MoUs valued at $7bn signed during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s China visit signifies...

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Dawn Editorial

Balochistan tragedy

The state keeps reiterating the role of hostile foreign actors in fomenting unrest, yet seems to be short on ideas on how to prevent the ingress of...

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Dawn Editorial

NPT review conference and significance of nukes

THE eleventh Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ended without consensus on May 23, 2026. Nevertheless, participants underscored...

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Pakistan Observer

Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Wings with Mushroom Sauce

Creamy mushroom combo wings simmered in a rich garlic and thyme sauce served with flavourful garlic rice.

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Dawn Editorial

Justice deferred

PAKISTAN’S courts are quick to remind the public that justice takes time. Increasingly, however, it is the conduct...

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Dawn Editorial

Climate shocks

THE latest State Bank report documenting recurring climatic disasters in Pakistan during the period between 2000 and...

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Dawn Editorial

In chains

THE question should never be about who is at the receiving end at any given point in time: an assault on an...

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Dawn Editorial

Harvesting humans

ORGAN brokers have for too long preyed on desperation to rake it in. The odious trade — among the most harmful...

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Dawn Editorial

Chinese market

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s trip to China presents an opportunity to rebalance Pakistan’s economic...

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Dawn Editorial

Some progress

Pakistan deserves credit for helping preserve diplomatic space, but also must avoid appearing aligned with coercive pressure from any side.

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Dawn Editorial

Mirchawala’s launches exclusive ACCA degree pathway with University of Greenwich, London

Mirchawala’s ACCA students can now earn a globally recognised online Bachelor’s degree from the University of Greenwich after completing 9 ACCA...

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Dawn Editorial