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Harvesting rackets

ORGAN vending rarely leaves the spotlight. The FIA and the Human Organ Transplantation Authority recently took five...

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Dawn Editorial

Gaza starvation

ON account of funding cuts and Israeli cruelty, the threat of famine once again looms over the occupied Gaza Strip....

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Dawn Editorial

Breaking the cycle

Workers’ remittances have helped the current account and rebuilt reserves, and continued external borrowing has bought time.

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Dawn Editorial

Two crimes

THE senseless killing of a teenager by his employers in Multan is a crime that deserves unqualified condemnation. It...

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Dawn Editorial

Auto illusion

PAKISTAN’S draft auto policy 2026-31 is ambitious in its targets and directionless in its strategy. It promises...

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Dawn Editorial

Nuclear uncertainty

With matters frozen in the political and diplomatic spheres, it will take military-to-military engagement to prevent miscalculation in the strategic...

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Dawn Editorial

Nishat Group and LUXEED sign strategic MoU to bring Premium New Energy Vehicles to Pakistan

Nishat Group and LUXEED sign strategic MoU to bring Premium New Energy Vehicles to Pakistan

Pakistan’s diversified business group joins hands with LUXEED, with the backing of Chery Group, to build a premium new energy ecosystem for...

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Dawn Editorial

The treatment gap

A BREAST cancer diagnosis no longer carries the bleak outlook it did a generation ago. Targeted medicines,...

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Common ground

Regrettably, the two sides still fail to see the country’s economic, security, and governance crises as challenges that must be solved politically.

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Makkah pact clarity

Fresh aggression can kick off a firestorm that will be in no one’s control, hence it is best to abandon such reckless plans.

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Dawn Editorial

A deeper connection to Madinah: Knowledge economic city makes its Pakistan debut at the Saudi-Pakistan Real Estate Expo

A deeper connection to Madinah: Knowledge economic city makes its Pakistan debut at the Saudi-Pakistan Real Estate Expo

KEC will present its full masterplan and Al Alyaa residential community, introducing a connected lifestyle destination in a city cherished by...

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Dawn Editorial

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Fun Nuggets Bun Pizza

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Fun Nuggets Bun Pizza

A quick and easy bun pizza topped with crispy Fun Nuggets, melted mozzarella and colourful vegetables.

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Dawn Editorial

Tackling rabies

RABIES is a deadly but preventable zoonotic disease. On Monday, two more victims succumbed to it in Sindh, taking ...

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Missing lawmakers

Some lawmakers have reportedly been in detention since before Oct 11.

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Dawn Editorial

Real FBR reform

REFORM of the FBR has always been easier to promise than to deliver. Since the late 1990s, governments have tried...

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Dawn Editorial

A rubber-stamp parliament

A rubber-stamp parliament

The ruling coalition is bound to pay a heavy political price for its undemocratic actions.

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Zahid Hussain

Chery Master offers Rs850,000 in upfront savings on Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid

Chery Master offers Rs850,000 in upfront savings on Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid

Limited stock price lock offer with a complimentary 7 kW Home Charger worth Rs100,000.

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Dawn Editorial

PARCO Gunvor Limited becomes the first OMC in Pakistan to win a Blue Dragon for Best Campaign of Pakistan at Dragons of Asia 2026

PARCO Gunvor Limited becomes the first OMC in Pakistan to win a Blue Dragon for Best Campaign of Pakistan at Dragons of Asia 2026

SplitTheTimeTax campaign under Bangles of Strength platform has earn a Blue Dragon for Best Campaign of Pakistan and Gold in the Small Budget Category

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Dawn Editorial

French protests

SEVERAL European states have witnessed mass protests over the past few days, mostly focusing on socioeconomic...

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Toll on trade

Islamabad must find the right balance between its security priorities and the economic strain on KP’s residents.

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Dawn Editorial

Burnt bridges

If PPP wants the decision reversed, it should convince its ally in Islamabad, not ask the opposition to be ‘positive’.

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Dawn Editorial

Tactical nuclear weapons’ relevance

THE character of war is rapidly evolving as emerging technologies destabilize security. The pace of technological change is encouraging weaker...

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Pakistan Observer

Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Export imperative

THE government’s efforts to boost Pakistan’s external sector through diversified financing, higher foreign...

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Dawn Editorial

Suffering in silence

TOO many Pakistani children have nowhere to turn when abused online. An estimated 1.5m internet-using children aged...

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Dawn Editorial

State of denial

If the Taliban regime commits to preventing groups based on its soil from attacking neighbouring states, the process of normalisation and regional...

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Dawn Editorial

Lesser citizens

Interfaith harmony will prevail when the message to end bias is conveyed from the pulpit, alongside efforts to punish zealotry.

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Strengthening LGs

THE ECP has done well to refuse to allow the Punjab administration to push the local government elections to April....

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Dawn Editorial

No talks

The government should understand that the PTI’s protest march and its reaction to it will look like nothing more than a storm in a teacup.

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Dawn Editorial

Hunger in Pakistan

PAKISTAN’S position as the country most affected by hunger in South Asia is not surprising. An economy battered by...

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Dawn Editorial

Diplomatic options

Regional states know that the alternative to talks — a fully fledged war on both fronts — will bring immeasurable destruction to the Gulf, the Red...

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Dawn Editorial

Deadly classrooms

Parents should not have to become structural engineers to judge whether their children are safe at school.

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Dawn Editorial

The IPO Pakistan has not seen yet

The IPO Pakistan has not seen yet

ABHI Microfinance Bank holds a microfinance banking license in Pakistan, branch and branchless, run with the speed and discipline of a technology...

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Dawn Editorial

Reckitt Pakistan launches its first AI-powered long-format animation to help build healthy hygiene habits under Saaf Sehatmand Pakistan

Reckitt Pakistan launches its first AI-powered long-format animation to help build healthy hygiene habits under Saaf Sehatmand Pakistan

Unveiled on Global Handwashing Day, Reckitt Pakistan’s animation adds a new chapter to the Dettol Hygiene Education Program, teaching children why...

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Dawn Editorial

Multan derailment

IN numerous states, including many of Pakistan’s neighbours, rail transport is a safe and affordable mode of...

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Dawn Editorial

India voter purge

Earlier, the BJP and its Hindutva cohorts could get away with trampling the rights of Indian Muslims, but now their shenanigans are not working.

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Dawn Editorial

Lagging behind

The immediate task is to contain inflation and protect vulnerable households without reviving unsustainable subsidies or excessive demand.

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Dawn Editorial

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Shami Kabab Chilli Garlic Rice

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Shami Kabab Chilli Garlic Rice

A quick and flavourful rice dish paired with crispy Shami Kababs, tossed with garlic, chillies and soy sauce.

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Dawn Editorial

Deeper poverty

PAKISTAN’S poverty crisis is far deeper than official indicators suggest. While the government celebrates economic...

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Dawn Editorial

El Niño’s long reach

THE extraordinary El Niño gathering strength in the Pacific could make 2026 the hottest year on record, with 2027...

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Narrative confusion

The centre must say clearly how long it intends it to last, what it hopes to achieve in that time, and how the province’s elected mandate will be...

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A perfect storm

A perfect storm

Without a popular political base, it will not be easy to run a volatile region.

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Zahid Hussain

Taxila’s hidden past

A HILL dismissed more than a century ago as an unremarkable heap of ruins has yielded one of Taxila’s most...

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Dawn Editorial

Inequitable taxation

FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has once more reviewed the latest incentive scheme to bring retailers into the...

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Dawn Editorial

Yemen escalation

Such an agreement can also help bring peace to Saudi Arabia, while ending Yemen’s humanitarian nightmare.

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Dawn Editorial

IPPAS commended nuclear security regime

PAKISTAN, as a responsible nuclear power, accords the highest priority to the safety and security of its nuclear installations. It has established and...

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Pakistan Observer

Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal

Fatima Fertilizer becomes first company to join hands with Punjab govt's EP&CCD for environmental sustainability

Joint Collaborative Framework to advance climate action, environmental awareness and sustainable development in Punjab.

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Dawn Editorial

Paralysed prisons

PAKISTAN’S overcrowded jails distort the intention of imprisonment — rehabilitation, education, and occupational...

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Dawn Editorial

Import fraud

THE under-invoicing of imports from China is not an allegation. It is an open secret in Pakistan’s markets — one...

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Dawn Editorial

Perilous misstep

If the authorities felt terrorism was increasing in some tribal districts and adjoining areas, they could have limited themselves to imposing a...

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Dawn Editorial

A daughter should always have a safe place to call home: Master MoltyFoam's Wedding Campaign

Master MoltyFoam's latest wedding campaign challenges the belief that marriage changes a daughter's place in her parents' home.

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Dawn Editorial