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Controversial canals

THE Punjab government’s contentious plans to build new canals to facilitate corporate farming in the province ...

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Dawn Editorial

Killjoys

THE skies over Lahore have fallen silent. Punjab’s latest legislation banning kite flying represents a troubling...

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Dawn Editorial

Unsustainable stability

The external account seems to be healthy, so why is the state still taking expensive loans from commercial banks?

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Khurram Husain

Turn far right

Today, we are again caught in the middle.

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F.s. Aijazuddin

New expressway

Expressways largely cater to the elite.

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Dr Noman Ahmed

A dying light

IT appears that some Supreme Court justices will not go gently into the night. Though the institution’s authority...

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Dawn Editorial

Reviving a crucial law

Resolve is needed to enforce the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act in its true spirit.

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Sahar Bandial

Errant ECP

Errant ECP

THE ECP has once again earned a detailed reprimand from the Supreme Court, this time over its decision to de-seat an independent lawmaker whom the...

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Dawn Editorial

A fleeting peace

A fleeting peace

THE guns have gone silent in Gaza with the ceasefire coming into effect, as life limps back to what is considered normal in the enclave, devastated...

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Zahid Hussain

Fast-tracking M6

GRAND infrastructure projects in Pakistan often progress at the pace of a bullock cart rather than a bullet train. The Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway...

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Dawn Editorial

Donald 2.0

YES, he’s back. And his second inaugural address, uncharacteristically mild in its delivery but predictably vile in much of its content, served...

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Mahir Ali

Elaborate narcissism

Elaborate narcissism

A 13-MONTH-OLD girl from KP’s Tank district became Pakistan’s 69th victim of polio in 2024. The numerous full-page advertisements and a...

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Naeem Sadiq

Gwadar airport

THE air connectivity established by the inauguration of PIA flights between Karachi and Gwadar is a major step towards linking the southwestern...

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Dawn Editorial

Of unions and wordplay

Of unions and wordplay

HEADS of universities and the organisational units within are typically more educated than the general population. Today, many are...

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Ayesha Razzaque

GB’s status

THE demand raised by the people of Gilgit-Baltistan for constitutional clarity and provisional provincial status is not new. The region’s...

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Dawn Editorial

Panda bond

ISLAMABAD’S plans to raise $200m from China’s capital markets through the inaugural issue of a Panda bond this year to boost its finances and...

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Dawn Editorial

Shaky foundations

Shaky foundations

AFTER discussing the damage caused to democracy by the two main political families (the Bhuttos and the Sharifs), I now broaden my focus to...

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Dr Niaz Murtaza

Trump 2.0

Trump 2.0

DONALD J. Trump is back in the White House. A hard-fought re-election campaign culminated yesterday in him becoming only the second US president in...

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Dawn Editorial

The curious case of Trump invitees

THERE was a time when the British embassy was the most informed diplomatic enclave in Delhi. Then the Soviets usurped the slot, and now the...

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Jawed Naqvi

A profession in ruins

A profession in ruins

IN Pakistan, becoming a lawyer has never been free from navigating a labyrinth of class divides and systemic inefficiencies. The system was never...

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Ahsan Jehangir Khan

The change in the air

The change in the air

THE week that just passed was happenin’, even by Pakistani standards. The political parties — the PTI and PML-N — continued to play nice for...

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Arifa Noor

Lower growth

THE IMF has slightly marked down its previous growth forecast for Pakistan’s economy from 3.2pc to 3pc for the current fiscal year, underscoring...

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Dawn Editorial

At breaking point

At breaking point

PAKISTAN’S prisons have become a masterclass in how not to run a correctional system. With facilities bursting at 152pc of their capacity and...

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Dawn Editorial

Middle class in crisis

A BUSINESS publication recently reported that in the first five months of the current fiscal year, salaried employees contributed Rs200 billion as...

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Umair Javed

Self-indictment

ISN’T indulging in a bit of self-indictment a healthy activity for nations and individuals? This question must be answered because most analysts...

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Muhammad Ali Siddiqi

Regressive decision

Regressive decision

AS I write this, 170 million Americans are wondering whether their TikTok apps will go dark, with many scrambling to retain access through VPNs. It...

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Huma Yusuf

Nutrition challenge

WHEN a country’s children go hungry, its future withers. In Pakistan, where over 40pc of children under five are stunted, nearly 18pc are wasted,...

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Dawn Editorial

Trump, Act II

Trump, Act II

DURING the election campaign, President Donald Trump repeatedly said he wanted to “stop wars” and prevent the US from becoming embroiled in...

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Maleeha Lodhi

EV policy

IT is pleasantly surprising that the authorities are moving with such purpose to potentially revolutionise transportation. Over the past few days,...

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Dawn Editorial

Negotiating with terrorists

Negotiating with terrorists

WHEN it comes to addressing terrorism, the divide between the military and political leadership is stark — the former favours a coercive approach,...

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Muhammad Amir Rana

Varsity woes

GIVEN that most bureaucrats in our country are not really known for contributions to pedagogical excellence, it seems like a good idea to keep them...

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Dawn Editorial

Gaza’s defiance spurs hope

Gaza’s defiance spurs hope

FINALLY, a ceasefire in Gaza is in place as of 0800 local time this morning as a result of a peace deal that, Qatari interlocutors say, is the same...

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Abbas Nasir

No one’s hero

No one’s hero

ELON Musk wants us to believe he cares about women. His concern for vulnerable women in the UK under attack by ‘grooming gangs’ — a term only...

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Muna Khan

Hidden casualty of conflict

Hidden casualty of conflict

AS the global health community rallies to eliminate hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030, a relentless adversary undermines...

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Nida Ali

Kurram conundrum

Kurram conundrum

THE validity of the claim by state functionaries that the violence in KP’s Kurram district stems from a ‘tribal dispute’ has been severely put...

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Dawn Editorial