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Labour rights

THE annual observance of May Day should move beyond statements about the state’s commitment to the rights of...

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Vaccine policy

PAKISTAN has finally approved its first National Vaccine Policy; a step the health ministry has rightly described as...

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Dawn Editorial

Water vision

WATER insecurity in Pakistan has been building up for decades as per capita water availability has declined from...

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Dawn Editorial

Judging employees

Judging employees

Employees can suffer on account of poor internal inquiries.

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Parvez Rahim

Tribal trap

The real challenge lies in aligning beliefs with truth.

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Saif Ali Khan Babakhel

The Outrage Machine reloaded

The Outrage Machine reloaded

Rather than explain why peace serves Indian interests, the ‘Godi media’ sells anger against Pakistan.

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Asad Baig

Cure or curse?

Cure or curse?

The persistence of blood-borne infections in Pakistan reflects a broader failure of governance.

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Zafar Mirza

Police ‘encounters’

THE killing of nine suspects by Punjab’s Crime Control Department across Lahore, Sahiwal and Toba Tek Singh ...

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Dawn Editorial

Uncertain recovery

PAKISTAN’S growth projections for the current fiscal present a cautiously hopeful picture, though geopolitical...

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Dawn Editorial

UAE’s Opec exit

THE UAE’s exit from Opec is another sign of the major geopolitical shifts that are reshaping the global order. One...

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Predatory financing

Predatory financing

The people of Fata never received the promised inclusion.

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Hameedullah jan afridi

Aquacide

The next Indo-Pak war could well be over ‘white oil’.

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F.s. Aijazuddin

The shifting sands of Asia

Scholars and officials are intensely curious about Pakistan’s role in the current global firestorm.

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Khurram Husain

Vietnam moment?

Vietnam moment?

The opportunity we have now is to institutionalise the stabilisation.

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Zafar Masud

Taptap Send, Arshad Nadeem partner to highlight Pakistan’s unsung champions

Taptap Send, Arshad Nadeem partner to highlight Pakistan’s unsung champions

The initiative comes at a time when cricket continues to dominate national attention, often overshadowing achievements in other sports.

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Protecting childhood

AN important victory for child protection was secured on Monday with the Punjab Assembly’s passage of the Child...

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Dawn Editorial

Constitutional order

FOLLOWING the passage of the 26th and 27th Amendments, in 2024 and 2025 respectively, jurists and members of the...

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Dawn Editorial

Growth to stability

THE State Bank’s decision to raise its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 11.5pc signals a shift in priorities...

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Dawn Editorial

Imperial decadence

Imperial decadence

There’s no such thing as an eternal empire.

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Mahir Ali

Hafez & Hormuz

Divination steers both weddings and wars.

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Shahzad Sharjeel

Addressing the fault lines

Addressing the fault lines

Since independence, the state has had a complicated relationship with nationalist groups in the smaller provinces.

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Ghazan Jamal

Middle power moment

No doubt, it’s a feel-good moment, but it should not divert our focus from critical national challenges.

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Zahid Hussain

Pity the poor man’s Rambo

Pity the poor man’s Rambo

Muslim actors and film writers have contributed considerably to the rise of a genre of Indian war cinema naming Pakistan as the enemy.

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Jawed Naqvi

A long week

A long week

There’s some wariness about the excitement surrounding this moment of international glory.

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Arifa Noor

Breaking malaria’s grip

FOR the first time in decades, defeating malaria in our lifetime is possible, according to WHO. Yet in Pakistan,...

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Solar vision?

THE recent imposition of certain regulatory requirements for small-scale solar systems, followed by the reversal of...

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Dawn Editorial

Unlearnt lessons

THE US is undoubtedly the world’s top military and economic power at this time. Yet as the Iran quagmire has ...

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Symbiotic linkage

Symbiotic linkage

Police-media collaboration is needed.

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Mohammad Ali Babakhel

Struggling at home

Struggling at home

We are acting with speed on global problems, not internal ones.

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Dr Niaz Murtaza

NTL and Unikrew Solutions establish additional strategic understanding for potential transformation opportunities

NTL and Unikrew Solutions establish additional strategic understanding for potential transformation opportunities

Collaboration brings together complementary strengths to jointly pursue high-impact opportunities in Pakistan and international markets.

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NexGen Auto (Nishat Group) to Introduce iCAUR in Pakistan

NexGen Auto (Nishat Group) to Introduce iCAUR in Pakistan

As one of Pakistan’s leading business groups, Nishat Group operates across key sectors including textiles, cement, banking, insurance, power and...

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Dawn Editorial

Migration toll

THE world should not be deceived by a global migration count lower than the highest annual statistics on record —...

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Dawn Editorial

Food-insecure nation

A NEW UN-backed report has listed Pakistan among 10 countries where acute food insecurity is most concentrated. This...

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Dawn Editorial

Pathways to peace

NEGOTIATIONS to hammer out the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement took nearly two years before a breakthrough was achieved....

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Age of anger

Age of anger

How can politics manage this polarity?

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Huma Yusuf

A man of vision

IT is uncommon that flair for politics, business acumen and a commitment to philanthropy are combined in the...

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Abu Zehra

Religious education for minorities

Minority communities have long wanted their children to be taught their own religion at school.

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Nabila Feroz Bhatti

Quest for an off-ramp

Quest for an off-ramp

The diplomatic window remains open even as both sides seem to harden their positions.

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Maleeha Lodhi

Loose lips

PAKISTANIS have by now gained something of an international reputation for their gallows humour, but it seems that...

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Danger on repeat

DISASTERS have typically been framed as acts of nature. Of late, they look increasingly like tests of preparedness...

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Immunity gap

Pakistan’s Big Catch-Up campaign showed progress but also exposed the scale of gaps in routine immunisation.

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For guests only

For guests only

Hospitality, like most things, has a direction.

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Muna Khan

On the ascendant

On the ascendant

Pakistan is emerging as a net stability provider for the region.

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Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry

Changing precedence

Changing precedence

Past Supreme Court precedents can’t be disregarded, but may be reconsidered, if required.

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Basil Nabi Malik

Recalibrating positions

Recalibrating positions

The war has also tested the strengths of both major and middle powers.

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Muhammad Amir Rana

Taxing technology

THE recent decision by the FBR’s Directorate General of Customs Valuation to increase the ‘assessed value’ of...

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Dawn Editorial

Terrorism again

THE elimination of 22 terrorists in an intelligence-based operation in Khyber highlights both the scale and ...

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Dawn Editorial

Lebanon truce

THE fact that the truce between Israel and Lebanon has been extended for three weeks should be welcomed. But there...

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Dawn Editorial

India’s delusions

India’s delusions

Denying reality is the cornerstone of India’s worldview.

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Rafia Zakaria

Homeless Karachi

Homeless Karachi

When the government removes the homeless, where do they go?

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Arif Hasan