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Unchanged rate

THE State Bank’s decision to keep its key policy rate unchanged at 11pc, for the third time in a row, signals its concerns over the evolving risks...

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Dawn Editorial

Bonding with chatbots

Bonding with chatbots

IT starts casually; a person starts talking to a chatbot because it’s easily accessible, it doesn’t have any time limitations, it has no emotional...

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Zahrah Mazhar

Brazil’s unusual 9/11

IT has been a tumultuous week on the global stage, with tales of the unexpected ranging from a youthful uprising, massacre and swift regime change...

yesterday 100

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Mahir Ali

Rain-borne risks

HEAVY rains have left Pakistan awash not just with floodwater but also disease. Across Punjab and Sindh, hospitals are overrun with patients...

yesterday 100

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Dawn Editorial

Not enough

WHILE the tone of the participants of the Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha on Monday was certainly hard towards Israel, unless there are tangible...

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Dawn Editorial

A summit of inaction

A summit of inaction

THE much-touted emergency summit in Doha of leaders of Arab-Islamic countries ended with a whimper. The joint statement is strong on rhetoric but...

yesterday 200

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Zahid Hussain

Difficult scenario

Difficult scenario

CROSS-border terrorism (CBT) refers to terrorists crossing national boundaries to carry out attacks or using foreign territory for training,...

yesterday 100

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Mohammad Ali Babakhel

Transgender policy

THE transgender community has endured contempt for too long. Abuse, sexual violence, battery and isolation persist due to official indifference. As...

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Dawn Editorial

Kabul’s choice

IT is apparently a very simple proposition. The Afghan Taliban can either cooperate with Pakistan and eliminate safe havens for the banned TTP and...

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Dawn Editorial

Insolence on the field

DIPLOMATIC ties between India and Pakistan might continue to be strained following the arch-rivals’ four-day stand-off in May, but at least the...

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Dawn Editorial

Village violence

Village violence

FOR generations, the village has been romanticised as a haven of peace — a place of simple lives, strong communities and neighbourly bonds. But the...

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Naween A. Mangi

The false rumble of change

THE world is in ferment but is South Asia feeling the rumble? Europe is on edge. It’s losing the Ukraine war, and the leaders of France, Germany...

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Jawed Naqvi

Reviving the rural economy

Reviving the rural economy

THE recent floods have resulted in misery, displacement, death, loss of property and livestock, crop destruction and damage to infrastructure....

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Ishrat Husain

Minus four

Minus four

WE will soon reach an outcome long desired by anti-democracy actors — the political exit of our top four leaders. This won’t occur due to the...

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Dr Niaz Murtaza

Easing repatriation

THE spectacle of Afghan families trudging back across the border from Pakistan has become sadly familiar. Since April, more than half a million...

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Dawn Editorial

Fiscal failure

PAKISTAN’S debt dynamics continue to paint a difficult fiscal picture. The latest State Bank debt bulletin shows that the government had added...

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Dawn Editorial

New low in Pak-Afghan ties

New low in Pak-Afghan ties

RELATIONS between Pakistan and Afghanistan have hit another low as frustration mounts in Islamabad with the Taliban’s lack of response to its...

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Maleeha Lodhi

Stifled press

THAT global press freedom is at its lowest in half a century speaks poorly for the health of the pen. The Stockholm-based International IDEA’S...

monday 100

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Dawn Editorial

Regional political upheavals

NEPAL is in the midst of significant political upheaval. Mass protests, overwhelmingly popul­a­t­ed by young people, have led to the ouster of the...

monday 100

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Umair Javed

Reimagining schools

Reimagining schools

IMAGINE if a cross-section of school leaders answered a simple question: how do you envision your school in 2035? Not too long into the future but...

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Neda Mulji

Political revenge

Political revenge

A POLITICAL activist known for his engaging debating style, silenced forever after being shot to death on a university campus. Could there be a...

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Huma Yusuf

Telenor Pakistan empowers its people for an AI ready tomorrow

As artificial intelligence reshapes industries across the globe, Telenor Pakistan is ensuring that the transition to an AI-First future begins with...

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Publishing Partner

Insurance that drives with you

For many car owners in Pakistan, insurance has long felt rigid, outdated and out of touch with reality. But as cars, highways and lifestyles...

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Education disrupted

A MIX of natural calamities, terrorism and bureaucratic ineptitude has resulted in difficulties for students in KP’s Khyber tribal district. In...

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Dawn Editorial

Palestinian state?

WHILE Benjamin Netanyahu is the architect of the genocide in Gaza and continues to sow chaos across the Middle East, we must ‘appreciate’ his...

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Dawn Editorial

Marriage material

Marriage material

I WAS surprised to find the cinema was showing Celine Song’s The Materialists last month, because the movie didn’t spell superstar or superhero...

14.09.2025 90

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Muna Khan

Pak-US-China triangle

Pak-US-China triangle

LAST week, the US announced a historic $500 million investment in Pakistan’s critical minerals sector. The development came in parallel with the...

14.09.2025 200

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Muhammad Amir Rana

Arab Gulf’s moment of truth

Arab Gulf’s moment of truth

ENJOYING the impunity it has in conducting a genocide in Gaza and ethnic-cleansing in the West Bank, the apartheid state of Israel violated Qatar’s...

14.09.2025 70

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Abbas Nasir

Reporting on floods

Reporting on floods

IN reporting on floods, four terms have been used constantly. They have traditional planning-related meanings, which can no longer be applied to...

14.09.2025 70

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Arif Hasan

HomePure Nova brings Pi-Water technology to Pakistan

Access to safe drinking water is no longer just a health necessity — it is a foundation for wellbeing, productivity and longevity. As concerns rise...

14.09.2025 5

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Renewing the past

THERE seems to be much to celebrate on the heritage and culture front in Punjab, where experts have been at work preserving and digitising heritage...

14.09.2025 60

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Dawn Editorial

Where are they?

THE Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances was created in 2011 with directives by the Supreme Court to trace the missing and hold those...

13.09.2025 200

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Dawn Editorial

Security at stake

IT is deeply unfortunate that the security of millions is potentially being put at stake over the persistent antipathy between the PTI and the...

13.09.2025 100

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Dawn Editorial

Confronting the 26th Amendment

Confronting the 26th Amendment

IF there were ever a burning question, it would be regarding the pending 26th Ame­ndment cases. In fact, there might be more. One of the questions,...

13.09.2025 200

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Basil Nabi Malik

Unaccountable Big Brother

Unaccountable Big Brother

TWO revelations this week have highlighted the gaps in privacy rights and data protection in Pakistan. One is the news that the personal and...

13.09.2025 100

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Usama Khilji

Panda debut

FORMAL assurances from the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to provide $285m in guarantees have brought...

13.09.2025 2

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Dawn Editorial

A killing in US

A killing in US

ON a sunny Wednesday afternoon at a Utah college campus, the 31-year-old founder of the far-right Turning Point USA was addressing students....

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Rafia Zakaria

In the line of fire

In the line of fire

ON Sept 8, the Nepalese capital erupted in chaos. The world witnessed thousands of young protesters in school uniform — who identified themselves...

13.09.2025 2

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Zofeen T. Ebrahim