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Dangerous classes

Employment has been downplayed as a measure of the economy’s health.

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Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

GBV and women in Pakistan

Organisations must spread awareness and enhance advocacy against digital GBV.

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Nabila Feroz Bhatti

Duty to care

Most children with disabilities remain unseen, unacknowledged and underserved.

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Faisal Bari

Exploring dreams

Dreams seem to signal important messages.

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Jan-E-Alam Khaki

Karachi’s death holes

THE lidless manholes in Karachi lay bare the failure of the city administration to provide even the bare necessities...

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Dawn Editorial

Man-made virus

Man-made virus

LORD Acton’s adage should read that power corrupts, but the absence of power corrupts absolutely. Wealth has become a step up in the ladder to...

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F.s. Aijazuddin

Centre vs province

Centre vs province

A GREAT deal of confusion is being stirred around the question of provincial allocations under the National Finance Commission award. A couple of...

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Khurram Husain

Climate of corruption

Climate of corruption

CORRUPTION and elite capture are the hidden drivers amplifying Pakistan’s climate vulnerability. The country ranks near the top of both the...

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Ali Tauqeer Sheikh

Trans lives matter

Trans lives matter

AS the world marks the 16 days of activism (Nov 25-Dec 10) against digital violence targeting women, the one community most in need of protection...

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Zofeen T. Ebrahim

Politics of confrontation

Politics of confrontation

THE possibility of governor rule in KP has been widely discussed for months but it now seems imminent. The mounting tension between the provincial...

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Zahid Hussain

Undermining the federal compact

Undermining the federal compact

BARELY had the ink dried on the 27th Ame­ndment that talk of the 28th began. Were it to be passed, the much-discussed 28th amendment would...

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Rafiullah Kakar

Haunted states

THE commemoration a fortnight ago of the 50th anniversary of Francisco Franco’s demise served as a reminder that the fascist dictatorship...

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Mahir Ali

Narcotics offences

Narcotics offences

THE law in Pakistan provides for a juvenile justice system (JJS) for the rehabilitation and protection of children as well as to safeguard their...

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Rida Tahir

Protecting Pakistan’s children with awareness

Globally, a child loses their life to pneumonia every 43 seconds. In Pakistan, this threat is acute, especially in more vulnerable communities. The...

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A tall tale about renaissance

DEC 6 marks the day the Babri masjid was destroyed 33 years ago. Before the 1992 outrage, the day was observed by India’s Dalits and their...

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Jawed Naqvi

Strategic ambitions

Islamabad’s security activism in Middle East is its new currency of relevance.

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Khurram Abbas

To go or not to go

The oath of a judge is more than a contractual signing off.

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Muhammad Mohsin Masood

K&N’s SmartCooking Recipes: Baked Potato Pepperoni

Ingredients -K&N’s Del Pepperoni Slices (18-20 Pepperoni slices) -Potatoes (2-3) -Salt (to taste) -Black pepper powder (1 tsp) -Garlic powder (1...

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Publishing Partner

Rural realities

A strong management tier has emerged from hiring locally.

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Naween A. Mangi

Courts and justice

Courts and justice

THE legal system in Pakistan does not serve its people. The systemic problems of our courts are widely acknowledged. Civil disputes remain pending...

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Sara Malkani

Parched Iran

Parched Iran

IRAN’S populous cities of Tehran and Mashhad are approaching Day Zero. The term refers to a moment when a city or an area runs dry and is unable to...

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Naseer Memon

The tyranny of geography

The tyranny of geography

FACING a two-front situation on the borders has long been Pakistan’s nightmare scenario. That is why its security and foreign policy has, over the...

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Maleeha Lodhi

IMF report: light on substance

A fundamental weakness in the report is the reluctance to admit the role of external agencies.

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Shahid Kardar