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ABDUL Rashid Wani was stopped by Indian soldiers near his home in Srinagar in July 1997. He never returned. Nearly...

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Looming monsoon

THE monsoon season is here. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has issued a nationwide alert for widespread,...

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Dawn Editorial

Gulf escalation

The threat of the war restarting and the conflict expanding is very real.

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Dawn Editorial

America at 250

America at 250

The journey of 250 years has had its share of challenges.

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Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry

Beyond numbers

Beyond numbers

Belief, memory and ritual are harder to measure.

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Muna Khan

Safety by design

Safety by design

The danger is not simply that children see harmful content. It is that the platforms are built to keep them there.

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Asad Baig

Destination Pakistan

Destination Pakistan

The EU report will hardly impact the power elite’s approach to rights and the rule of law.

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Muhammad Amir Rana

Delayed relief

THE decision to defer the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage’s first funding approvals is a setback for...

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AJK engagement

A WELCOME lowering of political temperatures appears to be underway in Azad Kashmir, as the region’s...

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Dawn Editorial

GSP-Plus renewal

THERE is no glossing over the fact that the country’s leadership faces tough choices in the months ahead. Brussels...

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Dawn Editorial

Exporting doctors

Exporting doctors

Pakistanis, the world may soon learn, are excellent doctors.

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Rafia Zakaria

Geographic shield

Geographic shield

Geography protects Pakistan’s waters

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Naseer Memon

Afghanistan’s lost peace

Afghanistan’s lost peace

The Taliban’s military victory has failed to produce national prosperity.

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Asif Durrani

Eternal quest for privileges

Eternal quest for privileges

Enhanced privileges for lawmakers are problematic and raise serious questions.

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Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

SkyPorter launches in Pakistan: A traveller-powered way to send items anywhere

SkyPorter launches in Pakistan: A traveller-powered way to send items anywhere

SkyPorter is the travel-powered delivery platform that connects people who need to send items across borders with travellers who have spare luggage...

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Eyeing the Margallas

AS Pakistan battles a variety of climate crises, state institutions must do all possible to defend critical...

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Dumbing down?

THE awesome power of generative AI has raised concerns in academic and scientific circles about the impact the...

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Barren reforms

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s assertion that agriculture and livestock hold the key to Pakistan’s quick...

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Dawn Editorial

Restive peripheries

Restive peripheries

Underlying the centre-periphery divide is a model of colonial statecraft that sees all ordinary people as subjects to be ruled by carrot and stick.

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Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

Psychology of self

Psychology of self

Why do so many people feel fragmented?

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Abbas Hussain

Strategic sanity

Strategic sanity

In this hostile environment, the best, most practical option for Pakistan and India remains the resumption of dialogue.

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Khurram Abbas

Making one’s way

Making one’s way

It is the quality of learning that determines how ready a candidate is for the job market.

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Faisal Bari

Resecurity partners with Sapphire Consulting to accelerate secure code engineering and cybersecurity practices

Resecurity partners with Sapphire Consulting to accelerate secure code engineering and cybersecurity practices

As organisations modernise digital platforms and accelerate software development, cybersecurity must be integrated earlier into the technology...

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Dawn Editorial

Moving businesses forward: How Yango is redefining corporate mobility in Pakistan

Moving businesses forward: How Yango is redefining corporate mobility in Pakistan

Yango Pakistan Country Head Miral Sharif and Yango Ride Head of B2B Ivan Kaplunovich discuss the evolving landscape of corporate mobility in Pakistan.

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Dawn Editorial

Doomed tax initiative

THE FBR’s draft simplified tax regime for small shopkeepers is the latest in a long line of attempts to persuade...

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Dawn Editorial

Deadly lapses

PAKISTAN has investigated too many HIV outbreaks over the past decade to still be surprised by the causes. The ...

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AJK violence

AJK violence

Violent confrontations have claimed some 30 lives of both security personnel and protesters since last month.

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Recruiting for peace

Recruiting for peace

Impartial recruitment in police is essential.

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Mohammad Ali Babakhel

Beware of gifts

Beware of gifts

Gifts exchanged between leaders have a long tradition.

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F.s. Aijazuddin

Caution: danger ahead

Caution: danger ahead

With rising discontentment at home leading to the spread of disaffection, the leadership is stuck in a quagmire.

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Khurram Husain

Pakistan’s Ground Zero

Pakistan’s Ground Zero

We have a flood regime that no longer respects Pakistan’s disaster-response calendar.

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Ali Tauqeer Sheikh

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Chicken Parmesan Spaghetti

A comforting baked spaghetti with crispy chicken nuggets in a rich tomato and herb sauce, topped with melted mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.

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Dawn Editorial

Master Changan celebrates 20,000 Oshan X7 customers with exclusive limited-time offer

Master Changan celebrates 20,000 Oshan X7 customers with exclusive limited-time offer

As part of this limited-time celebration, customers can enjoy savings of up to Rs850,000 on the feature-rich Oshan X7 FutureSense variants.

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India voter purge

AFTER over 12 years of BJP rule, minorities in India — particularly its Muslims — face fascist thuggery at the...

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Dawn Editorial

A timely authority

EVERY summer now seems to bring fresh warnings from Pakistan’s northern mountains. This week was no different, ...

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Beyond declarations

Beyond declarations

States that fail to harness the talents of half their population limit their own growth and resilience.

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Red scare redux

Red scare redux

Republicans have again retreated into their anti-red comfort zone.

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Mahir Ali

A door to Europe

A door to Europe

Pakistan’s skilled workforce deserves more than one door.

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Sadaf Abid

The approval we imagine

The approval we imagine

The belief most strongly associated with a woman’s search and work history is her own perception of other women’s approval.

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Waqar Wadho

Back to war

Back to war

The latest events will make it far harder for Iran and the US to reach a negotiated peace deal.

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Zahid Hussain

Poverty punished

THE challenge of illegal migrations should be viewed through a humanitarian lens. Harsh punishments for the poor...

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Ethnic targets

THE murder of five workers from Punjab in Mashkel is another grim reminder that ethnic violence remains a persistent...

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Dawn Editorial

Dire straits

Dire straits

FOR some time, the escalating confrontation between the US and Iran has been playing out round the strategically...

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Dawn Editorial

Waiting for justice

Waiting for justice

When justice arrives after 21 years, can we still call it justice?

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Rabiya Javeri Agha

The language issue

The language issue

Policy measures fail to resolve the learning gaps.

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Neda Mulji

The curse of the oracle

The curse of the oracle

A report released last month observes how Palestinian children were being strategically killed and maimed to fulfil the mythical promise of a Greater...

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Jawed Naqvi

The wound in Balochistan

The wound in Balochistan

Those in power are unable to approach the crisis in Balochistan with the political will to heal.

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Arifa Noor

Toxic staple

A RECENT article published in Dawn has shed light on the challenges being faced by Sindh’s chilli farmers, whose...

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Justice imperilled

THE Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and the International Federation for Human Rights have raised concerns about...

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Dawn Editorial

Banking inertia

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s latest call to banks to expand lending to SMEs is nothing new. Every government...

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