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Rabies toll

EVERY year, rabies, the deadliest zoonotic disease, kills more than 59,000 people worldwide. In Pakistan, it is one...

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Weaponising water

CLIMATE Minister Musadik Malik’s warning against what he described as “water aggression” indicates ...

yesterday 200

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Dawn Editorial

Diplomatic resolve

Iran, too, must engage seriously and provide credible assurances about its nuclear programme if it wants sanctions relief and a more stable...

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Dawn Editorial

Vanishing jobs

Vanishing jobs

Tech workers are the worst positioned to absorb the AI shock.

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Rafia Zakaria

Nurpur nightmare

Nurpur nightmare

It seems that a decision has been taken to rid Islamabad of its poor.

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Danyal Adam Khan

Three Islamic republics

Three Islamic republics

Ultimately, an Islamic republic’s legitimacy do­­e­­s­­n’t rest merely on constitutional titles or religi­o­­us slogans.

yesterday 200

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Ishrat Husain

‘Look me in the AI’

Students are addicted to AI not because they want to cheat, but because they’re terrified of looking stupid or inadequate.

yesterday 70

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Bina Shah

The Best Free Islamic Tools—No Ads, No Strings Attached

The Best Free Islamic Tools—No Ads, No Strings Attached

Compare the best free Islamic tools for prayer times and Qibla, with QuranTime offering full access—no ads, no sign-up needed.

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Reimagining police stations

Reimagining police stations

Infrastructural changes aren’t enough.

27.05.2026 90

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Mohammad Ali Babakhel

Cotton crisis

We need a coherent long-term cotton strategy or else, Pakistan might lose a key pillar of its export economy.

27.05.2026 100

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Eid’s true spirit

Pakistan celebrates Eid while grappling with economic strain that continues to weigh heavily on ordinary households.

27.05.2026 80

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Dawn Editorial

Pressure politics

The attempt to connect the Iran conflict with the Abraham Accords makes little sense.

27.05.2026 150

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Plot to kill Cuba

Plot to kill Cuba

Cuba’s status as the next target remains intact.

27.05.2026 60

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Mahir Ali

Rethinking policing

Rethinking policing

Infrastructural changes aren’t enough.

27.05.2026 40

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Mohammad Ali Babakhel

The lender that governs

The lender that governs

The effectiveness and legitimacy of IMF conditionality deserve careful scrutiny.

27.05.2026 60

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Saeed Ahmed

Elusive peace agreement

Elusive peace agreement

Trump’s ever-shifting stance has clouded the prospects of a peace deal in the near future.

27.05.2026 200

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Zahid Hussain

Flotilla abuse

THE testimonies that have emerged from international activists, who were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla, paint a...

26.05.2026 70

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Dawn Editorial

Economic engagement

AN array of investment MoUs valued at $7bn signed during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s China visit signifies...

26.05.2026 70

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Balochistan tragedy

Balochistan tragedy

The state keeps reiterating the role of hostile foreign actors in fomenting unrest, yet seems to be short on ideas on how to prevent the ingress of...

26.05.2026 150

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With or without IWT

With or without IWT

Matters will only improve if Pakistan exits the IWT.

26.05.2026 150

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Hassan Abbas

Last nail?

Last nail?

Most of our amendments have benefited elites.

26.05.2026 80

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Dr Niaz Murtaza

The parables of absurdity

The parables of absurdity

Since India cannot respond to China the way it does to South Asian irritants, it answers the description of a short-sighted bully.

26.05.2026 50

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Jawed Naqvi

Best of times, worst of times

Best of times, worst of times

Have the scriptwriters forgotten to write a happy ending for the ordinary people?

26.05.2026 60

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Arifa Noor

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Wings with Mushroom Sauce

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Wings with Mushroom Sauce

Creamy mushroom combo wings simmered in a rich garlic and thyme sauce served with flavourful garlic rice.

25.05.2026 40

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Dawn Editorial

Justice deferred

PAKISTAN’S courts are quick to remind the public that justice takes time. Increasingly, however, it is the conduct...

25.05.2026 80

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Dawn Editorial

Climate shocks

THE latest State Bank report documenting recurring climatic disasters in Pakistan during the period between 2000 and...

25.05.2026 150

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In chains

In chains

THE question should never be about who is at the receiving end at any given point in time: an assault on an...

25.05.2026 70

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Energy security

Energy security

Rising energy costs reach households from two directions.

25.05.2026 70

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Omais abdur rehman

Including women

Including women

Gender inclusion should be prioritised in CPEC projects.

25.05.2026 90

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Huma Yusuf

5,000 years of Pakistan?

5,000 years of Pakistan?

Any serious and sustained interrogation of the Pakistani state’s cultural politics would inevitably bring the tension between projected identity and...

25.05.2026 70

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Umair Javed

Stealing the future

Stealing the future

Raising the voting age would disenfranchise 22 million young Pakistanis and further alienate Gen Z.

25.05.2026 300

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Maleeha Lodhi

Elusive normalisation

Elusive normalisation

It’s clear that India doesn’t want peace with Pakistan.

24.05.2026 70

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Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry

Harvesting humans

ORGAN brokers have for too long preyed on desperation to rake it in. The odious trade — among the most harmful...

24.05.2026 100

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Chinese market

PRIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s trip to China presents an opportunity to rebalance Pakistan’s economic...

24.05.2026 100

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Dawn Editorial

Some progress

Pakistan deserves credit for helping preserve diplomatic space, but also must avoid appearing aligned with coercive pressure from any side.

24.05.2026 100

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Elusive peace

Elusive peace

It’s clear that India doesn’t want peace with Pakistan.

24.05.2026 100

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Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry

The useless work

The useless work

Whose histories, whose plurality, do we consider worth addressing?

24.05.2026 60

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Muna Khan

Quantifying organised crime

Quantifying organised crime

A consolidated cost estimate of the harm caused by organised crime is essential for designing national strategies.

24.05.2026 80

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Tariq Parvez

Neighbour to a superpower

Neighbour to a superpower

China’s rise has transformed the nature of the Sino-Pak partnership.

24.05.2026 200

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Muhammad Amir Rana

Mirchawala’s launches exclusive ACCA degree pathway with University of Greenwich, London

Mirchawala’s launches exclusive ACCA degree pathway with University of Greenwich, London

Mirchawala’s ACCA students can now earn a globally recognised online Bachelor’s degree from the University of Greenwich after completing 9 ACCA...

23.05.2026 50

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Dawn Editorial

Failed experiment

IT is going from bad to worse for Shan Masood and Pakistan. It is now seven successive Test defeats away from home;...

23.05.2026 80

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Appalling tactics

IN Punjab, an encounter with the law can quickly turn deadly. Encouraged by a culture of ‘shoot first, ask...

23.05.2026 100

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Dawn Editorial

More stabilisation

The stabilisation achieved through painful growth compression steps could have been used as a platform for structural reforms.

23.05.2026 100

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Dawn Editorial

What Iran wants

What Iran wants

Tehran sees US demands as detached from realities.

23.05.2026 100

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Munizae Jahangir

‘Sunny moment’

‘Sunny moment’

Opportunities must yield longer periods of sunshine.

23.05.2026 40

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Imran Ali

Five million SMEs; 2pc banked

Five million SMEs; 2pc banked

The very conditions that would make an SME bankable are those that it cannot afford to meet — precisely because it is not bankable.

23.05.2026 60

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Zafar Masud

Climate justice at home

Climate justice at home

To build climate resilience, reducing vulnerability must form the core of our development agenda.

23.05.2026 250

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Zeba Sathar

Will AI kill your job?

Will AI kill your job?

Technology tends to alter the nature of specific work rather than completely replace it.

22.05.2026 350

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Shahid Mehmood

Reconsidering assessments

Reconsidering assessments

Should school-leaving exams be the only way to judge who ought to continue their education?

22.05.2026 100

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Faisal Bari

Glof alert

FOR many communities in northern Pakistan, the sound of heavy rain now carries a different meaning. It is no longer...

22.05.2026 150

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