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Nepal-China floods

JUST before 8am Pakistan time on Wednesday, a glacier collapsed in the central Himalayas, triggering flash floods ...

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Dawn Editorial

Dissent aborted

EVER since the Taliban took power in 2021, international human rights bodies have criticised them for their harsh...

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Dawn Editorial

Mineral treasure

OFFICIALS often state that Pakistan’s untapped mineral wealth can be a potential ‘game-changer’. The planning...

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Dawn Editorial

No safe place

No safe place

Millions of Pakistani women suffer abuse.

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Rafia Zakaria

An optimist’s view

An optimist’s view

Hospitality in Pakistan is not performance. It is instinct.

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Mohamed Yahya

Restructuring CSS

Restructuring CSS

Our civil service still largely operates on 1973-era structures.

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Saeed Ahmed

CBAM trade barriers

CBAM trade barriers

Pakistan’s economic set-up is structured to fund CBAM via citizens’ fuel bills while getting no credit.

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Ali Tauqeer Sheikh

Lagging exports

WHEN the Senate committee met on Tuesday to ask trade officials why exports were not growing, they received a...

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Dawn Editorial

Pipeline impasse

THE Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline — a project decades in the making — is once again in the news. Lawmakers...

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Dawn Editorial

Hospital tragedy

Hospital tragedy

WHERE does one begin? The mind goes first to the parents of the 14 newborns who died early Wednesday in the Mother...

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Dawn Editorial

Raging fires

Raging fires

This isn’t just a question of political will on the part of a callous ruling class.

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Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

Divine-human dialogue

Divine-human dialogue

Humans try to communicate with the Divine in many ways.

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Jan-E-Alam Khaki

A polity or petri dish?

A polity or petri dish?

The common man has borne the crushing burden of failed experiments.

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Shahab Usto

Clearing the air

Clearing the air

We have yet to see a major sustained effort to reduce air pollution in the country.

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Faisal Bari

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Pull Apart Sausage in Blanket

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Pull Apart Sausage in Blanket

Soft, buttery pull apart sausage rolls made with K&N's Breakfast Sausages are perfect for sharing at family gatherings or as a comforting snack.

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Dawn Editorial

The Nutrition Test: What Khyber Pakhtunkhwa can teach Pakistan about fighting childhood malnutrition

The Nutrition Test: What Khyber Pakhtunkhwa can teach Pakistan about fighting childhood malnutrition

Poor nutrition can affect learning, productivity, household incomes and the country’s economic future.

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Dawn Editorial

Defeating malaria

Annual malaria transmission across the country highlights the gaps in the healthcare infrastructure.

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Dawn Editorial

Little to celebrate

Standing still while the rest of the world advances is nothing but a quiet form of decline.

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Dawn Editorial

Dual approach

Dual approach

WITH regard to resolving the US-Iran stand-off, two distinct approaches are being pursued simultaneously. The more...

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Dawn Editorial

Search for meaning

Search for meaning

Believers are patient in adversity.

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Qasim A. Moini

I spy, with…

I spy, with…

The history of British espionage is crow­ded with spies with dual loyalties.

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F.s. Aijazuddin

Who controls the answer?

Who controls the answer?

People are turning to AI assistants with questions they once asked Google, journalists or experts.

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Asad Baig

‘Pakistan Idol’ in dark times

‘Pakistan Idol’ in dark times

We face a youth crisis of such severity that events like ‘Pakistan Idol’ are just a fleeting spark.

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Zahid Hussain

Women’s trauma

THE blame for the miserable state of women lies at the door of successive governments that did little to shape...

25.08.2026 250

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Dawn Editorial

Secure identities

THE common citizen’s interactions with the bureaucracy are rarely pleasant in Pakistan. But over the last 26 ...

25.08.2026 150

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Dawn Editorial

Fixing agriculture

Fixing agriculture

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s renewed push to strengthen agricultural research, provide quality seeds to...

25.08.2026 150

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Dawn Editorial

UNSC reforms

UNSC reforms

UfC’s model provides an incremental approach.

25.08.2026 350

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Dr Raashid Wali Janjua

KPT expressway

KPT expressway

The expressway is bound to threaten Karachi’s ecology.

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Arif Hasan

March with hope, but verify

March with hope, but verify

Has the new generation found the courage and the commitment to face the consequences of a massive pushback?

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Jawed Naqvi

Politics awakens?

Politics awakens?

Co-option cannot happen at the level of high politics without also including the people.

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Arifa Noor

Carbon credits explained: How Pakistan can turn climate action into investable projects

Carbon credits explained: How Pakistan can turn climate action into investable projects

Resources Future works with businesses and project developers to unlock additional revenue from eligible climate projects through carbon credits.

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Dawn Editorial

The missing millions

SINDH’S five-year pledge with the UN to bring children into school is welcome, but the province never had any...

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Dawn Editorial

Privatisation push

THE privatisation programme seems to be moving forward — finally. Eleven prospective investors have now submitted...

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Dawn Editorial

‘Grand dialogue’

THE country’s top civil and military leaders are absolutely right when they say that dialogue and development are...

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Dawn Editorial

Empty promises

Empty promises

Why has the system collapsed and at whose hands?

24.08.2026 50

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Sufiyan Bin Muneer

Zombie writers

Zombie writers

Might we return to human connection?

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Asad Rahim Khan

Women’s leadership

Women’s leadership

The prosecution of political women in the country is at an all-time high.

24.08.2026 150

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Usama Khilji

Unlearnt lessons of history

Unlearnt lessons of history

Pakistan’s troubled history offers a cautionary lesson against altering the provincial structure.

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Maleeha Lodhi

Reviving hockey

THE recent World Cup campaign has demonstrated that Pakistan’s fight to restore their place in the global hockey...

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Dawn Editorial

Beyond the tax form

FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is right to wonder why salaried taxpayers have to navigate a tax return form so...

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Dawn Editorial

Empty overtures

Empty overtures

It is clear, then, that there is currently no clear path to a national dialogue, no matter what leaders appear to say.

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Dawn Editorial

Solvent truth

Solvent truth

Once illusions dissolve, priorities become clearer.

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Aisha Khan

Now what?

Now what?

Why would anyone recognise reporting as an independent act?

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Muna Khan

No court without trust

No court without trust

You cannot amend your way to credibility — least of all by another amendment, when it was amendment that did the damage.

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Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah

Muslim politics struggle

Muslim politics struggle

The Gulf model always inspires Pakistanis as an authoritarian success story.

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Muhammad Amir Rana

History revisited

THE government’s decision to expand its Unesco World Heritage list from 25 to 37 sites is a welcome move that...

22.08.2026 150

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Dawn Editorial

Passing on relief

ON Wednesday, Ogra announced a Rs32.63 reduction in high-speed diesel prices — from Rs395.69 to Rs363.06 per litre...

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Dawn Editorial

Hospital visit

ALL the government had to do was take a prisoner from jail to an appointed hospital and allow them to have their...

22.08.2026 100

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Dawn Editorial

New units

New units

Cities must be allowed to look after their own governance issues.

22.08.2026 100

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Dr Noman Ahmed

Protecting privacy

Protecting privacy

Pakistan hasn’t kept pace with the demands of data protection.

22.08.2026 150

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Rafia Zakaria