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Lethal celebrations

IT is a familiar tale. Every year, occasions for national celebration turn into fear and mourning just because some...

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Dawn Editorial

Sailors’ killing

THE killing of at least three Pakistani sailors in an apparent Houthi attack targeting a vessel in the waters of Bab...

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Dawn Editorial

Governance test

EVER since the interior minister called for smaller administrative units to improve governance, the question of new...

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Dawn Editorial

Death in Karachi

Death in Karachi

No one is more alone than a victim of crime in Karachi.

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Rafia Zakaria

DIPRA’s fine print

DIPRA’s fine print

The aim is to pull private firms into the defence space.

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Raza Rashid

The price of leaving

Recent jurisprudence points towards a more balanced understanding of marriage, one in which a woman does not surrender her

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Amber Qayyum

The Middle East’s Nato?

The Middle East’s Nato?

The new trilateral security agreement raises questions about its costs for Pakistan.

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Sikander Ahmed Shah

MariaB honours Pakistan's unsung heroes this Independence Day

MariaB honours Pakistan's unsung heroes this Independence Day

Through 'Aam Log, Khaas Kahaniyan,' MARIAB CARES FOUNDATION celebrates these unseen heroes and stands beside them as they continue their work.

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Dawn Editorial

Jail improvements

THE Punjab government is spending Rs5bn on modernising jail facilities in the province, but to what end? The...

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Dawn Editorial

Job policy for youth

STRIPPED of its rhetoric, the prime minister’s announcement of Pakistan’s first National Youth Employment Policy...

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Dawn Editorial

Taliban support

Taliban support

THE latest UN monitoring report analysing the activities of several transnational terrorist groups is unequivocal in...

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Dawn Editorial

National question

National question

Pakistan faces a fundamental paradox.

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Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

The unfinished independence

The unfinished independence

How do we raise citizens — and judges — with the strength to say no when power sits across the table offering everything?

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Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah

Crime and punishment

Crime and punishment

The use of the stick over the long term will have some unintended consequences.

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Faisal Bari

'Confidence Restored': Deepal S05 repaired and delivered within two days

'Confidence Restored': Deepal S05 repaired and delivered within two days

Changan Multan repairs the vehicle in just two days with all parts immediately available, while Changan Islamabad dealership apologises for the...

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Dawn Editorial

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Nugget Skewers

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Nugget Skewers

Turn K&N's Fun Nuggets into sticky, sweet and savoury skewers for a quick snack or crowd pleasing party bite.

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Dawn Editorial

Denied a future

FIVE years after the Taliban returned to Kabul, the world is still issuing statements while a generation of Afghan...

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Dawn Editorial

Food costs

THE State Bank’s warning that domestic food prices could rise more than expected in the near term deserves urgent...

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Dawn Editorial

AJK outlook

AS the staggered polls for the AJK Legislative Assembly enter their final stretch, it appears that the PML-N is in a...

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Dawn Editorial

‘BIOSP’ solution

‘BIOSP’ solution

Merging BISP and EOBI can reduce welfare corruption.

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Naeem Sadiq

The new RCD

The new RCD

Does the Makkah accord replace or augment the SMDA?

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F.s. Aijazuddin

Democracy and the market

Democracy and the market

Both democracy and the market are designed to harness the worst motivations of individuals — towards the pursuit of the common good of all.

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Khurram Husain

National security odyssey

National security odyssey

Each course correction adds distance instead of closing it.

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Ali Tauqeer Sheikh

Capital Smart Motors' green initiative: Pakistan's EV future needs more than Just electric cars

Capital Smart Motors' green initiative: Pakistan's EV future needs more than Just electric cars

The real opportunity, therefore, is not simply to put more electric cars on the road. It is to build an EV ecosystem that provides different people...

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Dawn Editorial

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Tender Pops Sandwich

K&N's SmartCooking Recipes: Tender Pops Sandwich

Packed with crispy K&N's Tender Pops, crunchy coleslaw and a creamy, tangy sauce, this loaded baguette makes a satisfying meal or sharing snack.

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Dawn Editorial

Housing deficit

THE federal cabinet’s zoning directive has the potential to be the most consequential decision in the redefinition...

12.08.2026 150

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Dawn Editorial

Nutrition emergency

MALNUTRITION has become one of the biggest obstacles to Pakistan’s development. Around 40pc of children under five...

12.08.2026 150

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Dawn Editorial

Mideast outreach

OVER the past few days, Pakistan has been going the extra mile to assure Iran that the Makkah Joint Defence ...

12.08.2026 250

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Dawn Editorial

Modi’s Pakistan policy

Even if there was a dialogue, it may change little.

12.08.2026 150

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Touqir Hussain

Fidel’s century

Fidel’s century

A US report has inadvertently honoured Castro’s legacy.

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Mahir Ali

A power plant by accident

The government is cutting what rooftop solar owners earn for a problem that better coordination, not lower payments, would solve.

12.08.2026 60

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Abdul Rehman

New regional security order

New regional security order

The Makkah Agreement has fundamentally altered the strategic landscape of the region.

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Zahid Hussain

How Cheezious redefines freedom with 'Azadi, Cheez Hai Aesi'

How Cheezious redefines freedom with 'Azadi, Cheez Hai Aesi'

The openness and warmth highlighted in “Azadi, Cheez Hai Aesi” exist year-round whenever people make space for one another.

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Dawn Editorial

Master Group's Indus Cloud launches Pakistan's first Cisco AI GPU Cluster powered by NVIDIA H200 GPUs

Bringing the country's first brand-new NVIDIA H200 GPUs on Pakistani soil to accelerate the nation's AI revolution

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Dawn Editorial

Abandoned after floods

THREE years after the 2022 floods submerged a third of Pakistan, more than 134,000 verified affected families in...

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Dawn Editorial

Tel Aviv’s subterfuge

These verbal gymnastics indicate that Tel Aviv has no intention of ending its occupation of the Strip.

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Dawn Editorial

Equal citizens

Religious minorities continue to face mob violence, attacks on their places of worship, forced conversions and social and economic exclusion.

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Dawn Editorial

Commodifying life

Commodifying life

As per Polanyi, the market economy is built on fictitious commodities.

11.08.2026 60

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Abrahim Shah

Net-hydel profits

Net-hydel profits

Net-hydel profits remain largely unrealised in practice.

11.08.2026 60

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Asad-Ul-Mulk

The tipping point of change

The tipping point of change

The ‘Modi wave’ had taken care of Maharashtra and Haryana state polls in quick succession.

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Jawed Naqvi

Topic of no importance

Topic of no importance

It’s hard to keep count of the underpasses and flyovers CDA has inflicted on Islamabad.

11.08.2026 100

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Arifa Noor

HIV crisis

PAKISTAN’s presence among countries with the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in Asia is a matter of shame. Globally,...

10.08.2026 150

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Dawn Editorial

Failed by the state

THE 1,914 cases of child abuse across Pakistan in the first six months of 2026 should spark outrage. The figure ...

10.08.2026 250

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Dawn Editorial

Genuine governance

ON the surface, the Punjab cabinet’s decision to allocate funds for local government elections is a welcome step...

10.08.2026 250

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Dawn Editorial

Death of mailman

Death of mailman

The postman’s profession has lost its charm.

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Shahzad Sharjeel

Tick, tick ... boom

Tick, tick ... boom

A single spark can set off an explosion.

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Zarrar Khuhro

More provinces or modernisation?

The state’s lost capacity will not be regained by increasing the number of provinces.

10.08.2026 200

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Syed Sardar Ali

Governance failures

Governance failures

There is a spurious connection between the provincial configuration and the governance crisis.

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Maleeha Lodhi

FIFA controversy

FIFA PRESIDENT Gianni Infantino is at the centre of a storm of his own making. Even after a crisis meeting in...

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Dawn Editorial

Conflicting priorities

THERE is a reasonable argument that the democratic process must go on regardless of prevailing conditions; that...

09.08.2026 200

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Dawn Editorial