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Protection at risk

THE recent warning from UNHCR should alarm donor governments. Nearly 8.3m refugees and other forcibly displaced...

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Dawn Editorial

Growth transition

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent call to move from stabilisation to growth, job creation and export ...

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Dawn Editorial

Yemen offensive

The best option, therefore, is for Muslim and Arab states to help restore the Saudi-Houthi ceasefire.

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Dawn Editorial

Beyond Oct 7

Beyond Oct 7

What is Israel afraid the world will see?

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Muna Khan

Mao’s legacy

A lot of Mao’s peculiarities deserve to be noted.

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Muhammad Ali Siddiqi

The court that could not see

The court that could not see

Constitutional courts are judged not by the powers they claim but by the rights they protect.

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Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah

Pakistan’s Russian dilemma

Pakistan’s Russian dilemma

Russia is likely to remain cautious about deepening its cooperation with Pakistan.

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Muhammad Amir Rana

Pained minds

IN Pakistan, mental healthcare is wedged between two extremes — a luxury or a stigma. Estimates cited by the...

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Dawn Editorial

IWT’s future

TOGETHER with the Kashmir dispute, India’s unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty has become the biggest...

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Dawn Editorial

Talks, at last

The government’s constant threats to suspend KP’s elected dispensation over a political protest have escalated hostilities considerably. In that...

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Dawn Editorial

The Pinky paradox

The Pinky paradox

Her story is unusual, but the allegations against her are serious: drug trafficking is not an act of female emancipation simply because the person...

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Rafia Zakaria

Artificial state

Artificial state

Granting ‘legal personhood’ to AI will create a moral hazard.

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Aqdas Afzal

Return of hope to Skardu

Return of hope to Skardu

The recently inaugurated water diversion project in GB reflects the strength of community-led action.

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Afzal Ali Shigri

Avoiding transparency

Avoiding transparency

There is a trend of undermining processes meant to ensure transparency in public bodies.

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Ahmed Bilal Mehboob

Lahore’s ozone warning

LAHORE has received another warning that its air pollution crisis cannot be treated as a problem that begins with...

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Dawn Editorial

Exit from Iraq

AMERICAN and British troops have once again shipped out of Iraq. On Wednesday, the foreign forces left the Arab...

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Dawn Editorial

Risks ahead

To think that the government would rather push out an elected government than grant a single prisoner some facilities does not square up rationally.

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Dawn Editorial

Afghan irredentism

Afghan irredentism

Afghan irredentism has kept emerging with regularity.

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Dr Raashid Wali Janjua

Finding balance

Finding balance

Parenting a teenager is a balancing act.

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Kishwar Enam

‘China model’ fallacies

‘China model’ fallacies

The Chinese state mainly acts as a facilitator for development in any way it can. In Pakistan, it’s the opposite.

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Shahid Mehmood

Politics of agitation

Politics of agitation

Since 2012, the state’s response to political agitation has undergone a noticeable evolution.

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Khurram Abbas

Putting better health in more hands: Reckitt Pakistan unveils Saaf Sehatmand Pakistan in partnership with Aga Khan Foundation

Putting better health in more hands: Reckitt Pakistan unveils Saaf Sehatmand Pakistan in partnership with Aga Khan Foundation

Powered by Dettol and Harpic, the flagship platform begins in schools to provide safe drinking water, rehabilitated toilets, handwashing facilities...

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Dawn Editorial

Homeward bound

FIVE months after Somali pirates captured an oil tanker carrying a 19-member multinational crew, Somali maritime...

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Dawn Editorial

Call centre rackets

A NUMBER of recent raids conducted by the authorities in different cities point to the growing threat fraudulent ...

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Dawn Editorial

Fixing bond markets

Pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds, retail investors, and eventually, foreign investors must become bigger participants in the market.

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Dawn Editorial

Fragile cryosphere

Fragile cryosphere

The Nepal tragedy should be seen as a warning for Pakistan.

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Naseer Memon

Three revolutions

Three revolutions

Internecine conflicts have replaced revolutions.

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F.s. Aijazuddin

Refinery upgradation plans

Refinery upgradation plans

If the new rules and policy succeed in getting the refiners to do what they have not done in the past 20 years, that will be a big, positive step.

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Khurram Husain

Misunderstanding Pakistan

Misunderstanding Pakistan

Commentators frequently overlook the foundational premise of the nation itself.

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Basil Nabi Malik

Young hearts

THE observance may have passed, but the message of World Heart Day should not fade with it. The occasion is a useful...

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Dawn Editorial

Water shortage

THAT the country is entering the Rabi season with an anticipated water shortage of nearly 25pc, the lowest carryover...

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Dawn Editorial

Kashmir unresolved

Kashmir unresolved

The just solution lies in India addressing the issue through a trilateral dialogue involving the legitimate representatives of the Kashmiri people and...

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Dawn Editorial

Trump-Xi summit

Trump-Xi summit

There is much that China and the US appear not to have discussed.

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Mahir Ali

Makkah moment

Makkah moment

Pakistan’s strategic direction would be wise to recognise that Pakistan’s expanding strategic horizons cannot be divorced from the pressures it...

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Fahd Humayun

When the state becomes an obstacle

When the state becomes an obstacle

The answer to every administrative failure cannot be another layer of control.

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Fayyaz Ahmad Khan

The unholy alliance

The unholy alliance

Its close military cooperation with Israel has drawn the UAE directly into the war on Iran.

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Zahid Hussain

28 years of McDonald’s Pakistan: celebrating the local partners behind the Golden Arches

28 years of McDonald’s Pakistan: celebrating the local partners behind the Golden Arches

The milestone highlighted the structural evolution of the company's local procurement model.

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Dawn Editorial

Dangerous agenda

AS the world remains fixated on the US-Iran conflict, elsewhere in the Middle East, Israel is consolidating its grip...

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Dawn Editorial

Watching the glaciers

THE latest signs from Pakistan’s mountains are worrying. Suparco says the number of unfrozen glacial lakes it...

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Dawn Editorial

Terror and politics

There is an urgent need to tone down the rhetoric and tackle terrorism as a collective challenge for both the affected provinces and the federation.

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Dawn Editorial

What a shame

What a shame

The absence of shame is hurting the world.

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Shahzad Sharjeel

A bailout state?

A bailout state?

We spend dollars faster than we earn and court crises.

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Dr Niaz Murtaza

Off to elect another people

Off to elect another people

As the lipstick fades, big-power global rivalries deepen with unabashed candour.

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Jawed Naqvi

Security-development nexus

Security-development nexus

The challenge is to build security through development, and development through security.

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Ishrat Husain

Etihad Town Sialkot delivers Possession ahead of time

Etihad Town Sialkot delivers Possession ahead of time

The project was delivered within just 1.5 years against a 3-year payment plan, while commercial possession had already been handed over to customers...

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Dawn Editorial

Humane control

KARACHI’S decision to neuter, vaccinate and tag stray dogs is a welcome shift from the crude and ineffective...

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Dawn Editorial

Expanding surveillance

PUNJAB’S decision to extend its digital surveillance network should be appreciated. However, the question is what...

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Dawn Editorial

Facts first

The challenge is no longer simply access to information, but knowing what deserves belief.

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Dawn Editorial

Glimpses of hope

Glimpses of hope

The climate aspect should be a core focus of AI regulation.

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Huma Yusuf

Funding journalism

Independent news media need more than short-term funding.

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Caroline Vuillemin