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Work at home

Karachi’s women have played a notable role in forming the HBWWF.

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Parvez Rahim

The dichotomies

The elite have always ruled the roost. What is actually different after the amendments?

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Adeel Wahid

Health governance & IMF report

Without understanding the macro, the micro cannot be fixed.

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Zafar Mirza

Combating extremism

IN dealing with extremism, the state has a patchy record. While many valuable lives — of security personnel and...

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Dawn Editorial

Daylight murders

EXTRAJUDICIAL killings are a scourge that sees policemen literally get away with murder. Four lawyers have filed a...

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Dawn Editorial

New provinces?

PPP CHAIRMAN Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s call to prioritise new provinces where there is already a consensus appears...

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Dawn Editorial

Weather & terrorism

Militancy surges in dry weather.

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Mohammad Ali Babakhel

Myopic resolution

THE resolution adopted by the Punjab Assembly calling for a ban on the PTI and its founder Imran Khan is yet another disturbing escalation in...

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Dawn Editorial

Toxic air

A NEW study by the Pakistan Air Quality Initiative, an independent research and advocacy group, suggests that the transport sector and industry are...

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Dawn Editorial

Poisoned lives

THEIR bodies coated with disease, filth and humiliation, sanitation workers unclog gutters without any protective gear. Pakistan’s unsung essential...

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Dawn Editorial

The Great Retreat

The Great Retreat

THERE is a political battle underway in Pakistan and it is being fought on multiple fronts, with multiple strategies involving multiple players. At...

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Khurram Husain

Reviving Saarc?

Reviving Saarc?

FORTY years after its establishment in December 1985, why is the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation still struggling to become...

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Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry

Why ChengChun Automation equipment dominates modern broaching

Broaching is a metal-cutting process in which a broaching tool is pushed or pulled through a workpiece to remove material and form complex shapes....

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AMR data

AMR data

ANTIMICROBIAL resistance is a multifaceted growing global health threat. To counter it, the WHO has launched a number of initiatives over the last...

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Arif Azad

PIA’s loom

PIA’s loom

THE privatisation of our national airline reminds one of the Greek legend of Pene­lope’s loom — a continuous exercise designed to tire suitors....

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F.s. Aijazuddin

Fatima Fertilizer wins four prestigious awards at The Drum Awards 2025 in London

Fatima Fertilizer has received significant international recognition by winning four major awards at The Drum Awards 2025 in London, reflecting...

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Breach of trust

ON Human Rights Day, the pitiful state of basic liberties in Pakistan — which is combating militancy, climate shocks and a damaged economy —...

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Dawn Editorial

Weak foundations

THE IMF Executive Board’s approval of the second review of its Extended Fund Facility and the first of the arrangement under the Resilience and...

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Dawn Editorial

Hope demands work

Hope demands work

ACROSS Pakistan, the stories that shape this Human Rights Day unfold quietly in homes, settlements, villages, neighbourhoods where rights become...

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Rabiya Javeri Agha

Go fly a kite

PUNJAB’s conditional decriminalisation of kite-flying a week ago came as a breath of spring air, albeit with some concerns. As someone who grew up...

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Mahir Ali

Assessing students

OUR national educational policies have not paid much attention to improving students’ assessment, which has become a major hurdle to students’...

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Muhammad Memon

K&N’s SmartCooking Recipes: Pastrami Cheese Egg Roll

Ingredients -K&N’s Pastrami Strips - 8-10 strips -Flour mixture as required -Oil as required -Carrot (½ cup; julienned) -Green onion (½ cup;...

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Sticks and stones

THE government seems to have invested considerable time and resources in a carrot-and-stick approach to get the PTI to cooperate. The strategy has...

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Dawn Editorial

From patriots to traitors

From patriots to traitors

BRANDING political leaders traitors and national security threats is nothing new in this country; the practice has long been a part of our...

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Zahid Hussain

LemFi secures 14 money transmitter licenses, strengthening its US presence and commitment to trust

LemFi, the financial platform built for the underserved, has secured 14 new Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) across the US, marking a major step...

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American leftovers

THE final report of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, an official US oversight body that will wrap up its mission next...

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Dawn Editorial

Rising fiscal strain

THE sustained and rapid rise in federal civil administration and pension expenditures over the last five years continues to challenge the...

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Dawn Editorial

Superpower China?

Superpower China?

CHINA’S big military parade in October led many to ask if it’s gearing up to upend America’s sole superpower status. Being a superpower has many...

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Dr Niaz Murtaza

Rahul’s Cinderella challenge

SO, Rahul Gandhi was not invited to the state banquet for Russian President Vladimir Putin. We are told Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ensured...

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Jawed Naqvi

Partners in health

THE Sindh government has announced that the Premarital and Marital Counselling Bill is in the works, an important attempt to address a long-ignored...

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A federal kangaroo

COINED in an 1841 newspaper column, the term has several theories for its origin. One is that it refers to a court having ‘jumped up’ out of...

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Hassan Kamal Wattoo

Stalemate continues

A NEW confrontation is brewing between the establishment and the PTI. This much was clear from the press conference held last week in Pindi, which...

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Arifa Noor

Student barriers

THE decision by at least nine UK universities to suspend or restrict admissions from Pakistan and Bangladesh is a serious setback for many genuine...

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Dawn Editorial

‘Cricket’s future has a new address’: Capital Smart City unveils a new performance centre

A significant step forward for Pakistan’s cricketing ecosystem was marked at Serena Hotel Islamabad where Capital Smart City, HRL Group and Lahore...

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Stretched thin

THE recent Pakistan Population Summit organised by DawnMedia laid it out plainly: the country cannot keep growing at its current pace. We stand at...

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MEGA worries

MEGA worries

WITH political tensions mounting at home, few are likely following developm­ents in Europe. According to a new National Security Strategy released...

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Huma Yusuf

Luay Shabaneh

Luay Shabaneh

AYESHA, a 25-year-old mother of three, walks two kilometres each time she needs family planning or maternal health services. Her story is not...

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Luay Shabaneh

Shifting priorities

Shifting priorities

AYESHA, a 25-year-old mother of three, walks two kilometres each time she needs family planning or maternal health services. Her story is not...

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Luay Shabaneh

Reviving Basant

IT’S hard to shake off a feeling of ‘bread and circuses’ from the Punjab government’s recent ordinance to revive Basant in the province after...

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Umair Javed

Civil discourse

IN politics, the importance of temperate language, even in criticism, cannot be overstated. Unfortunately, we have seen our politicians — and now...

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An unsettled world in 2026

An unsettled world in 2026

THE world faces heightened uncertainty in 2026 as geopolitical and geo-economic tensions intensify and conflicts persist. With the world appearing...

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Maleeha Lodhi