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Istanbul Dialogue: Hopes and Concerns

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Daily Times

Sajid Salamat

Time for Self-Reliance

5

Daily Times

Sajid Salamat

A National Reckoning Awaits in Bihar

4

Daily Times

Sajid Salamat

Youth Growth and Empowerment

5

Daily Times

Sajid Salamat

SC stays PHC order to tax Eva­cuee Trust Property Board assets

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench (CB) on Friday suspended the Peshawar High Court’s March 10, 2020, order that upheld the...

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Dawn Business

Nasir Iqbal

Mailbox

Mailbox

The beauty of day and night This is regarding the article “The beauty of day and night” by Armeen Shahzad (YW, September 6). The writer captured...

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Dawn Young Magazine

From Inpapermagazine

Murad orders immediate release of wheat support funds to small farmers

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the agriculture department to immediately disburse funds to small-scale farmers for...

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Dawn Business

Dawn Report

Poet's Corner

Poet's Corner

Poet's Corner

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Dawn Young Magazine

From Inpapermagazine

Overall public debt rises Rs9.3tr in FY25

ISLAMABAD: With a track record of 3.6 per cent increase in the overall public debt-to-GDP ratio to 74.5 per cent during FY25, the Ministry of...

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Dawn Business

Khaleeq Kiani­

Story time: The Chocolate Heaven

Story time: The Chocolate Heaven

“Zara is truly God-gifted for our business,” Mr Zaman said to his manager, Hira, after receiving a comment card from a regular customer. “You are...

1

Dawn Young Magazine

Shlza Waseem

Heat and dengue

Heat and dengue

Hot weather has returned with a vengeance. It was not so bad in the early days of October even though Karachi usually has its second summer in this...

2

Business Recorder

Zia Ul Islam Zuberi

Cook-it-yourself : Ice cream soda float

Nothing says nostalgia quite like a chilled ice cream soda on a warm day. Our recipe today is a creamy, refreshing drink that puts a spin on the...

1

Dawn Young Magazine

Muhammad Umar Shaheen

Trump: Peacemaker for whom?

‘‘The meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine was very interesting, and cordial, but I told him, as I likewise strongly suggested to...

3

The Frontier Post (Editorial)

The Frontier Post

Rebuilding Gaza begins in the classroom

Sultan Barakat and Alison Phipps It has been two weeks since world leaders gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh and declared, once again, that the path to...

4

The Frontier Post

The Frontier Post

Children with HIV

Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho recently chaired a meeting on the "extremely alarming" spread of HIV, and the figures revealed to her state that...

4

The Express Tribune

Editorial

Weaponising water

It is important to expose the truth of how the weaponisation of natural resources — especially water — has unfolded in one of the world's most...

3

The Express Tribune

Editorial

More taxes!

In a move that surprised no one, the government has reportedly assured the IMF that it will squeeze the poor even harder if there is any risk of a...

4

The Express Tribune

Editorial

Rule by division

Diversity — demographic, ideological, cultural, ethnic or linguistic — if reconciled, adds to a nation's inclusivity, prosperity and strength. When...

4

The Express Tribune

Ali Hassan Bangwar

Girls' education first

Girls often face barriers to education long before they step into a classroom. Concerns about safety, harassment and social restrictions limit...

3

The Express Tribune

Mujeeb Ali

Beyond the haze: from reaction to reform — Punjab's turnaround

Every winter, as Lahore's skyline dissolves into its familiar grey, so does a certain predictability in our national discourse. The same headlines,...

4

The Express Tribune

Maryam Aurangzeb

Afghanistan: ideological mindset and negative peace

I was all set to write on why talks between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban are not making any progress, but then came the big headline, 'Pakistan,...

3

The Express Tribune

Muhammad Ali Ehsan

Groundwater emergency

Groundwater availability in Pakistan has declined at a rate even higher than previously projected by most experts. The clearest indicator of this...

4

The Express Tribune

Editorial

High wealth concentration

A new Oxfam report on Asia says that despite decades of growth, the region's economies stand at a crossroads, with prosperity increasingly...

3

The Express Tribune

Editorial

Nail-biting deal

After a series of crests and troughs, a deal has come through at Istanbul. Primarily, it is a face-saving situation for both Afghanistan and...

4

The Express Tribune

Editorial

Pak-Afghan conflict demands rational discourse

October 30 marked a new low as well as some sliver of hope for de-escalation in tensions. Hours before the Istanbul talks concluded, two video...

4

The Express Tribune

Imtiaz Gul

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The Patriot

The Patriot Newsdesk

Rising food costs and extreme weather events

By Sardar Khan Niazi In the last few years, food prices in Pakistan have surged to unprecedented levels, and while inflation is often blamed on the...

10

The Patriot

The Patriot Newsdesk

Drought warning

THE Met Department’s warning, which places 12 districts of Balochistan under drought watch, should come as no...

100

Dawn

Dawn Editorial

Talks revived

THROUGH the efforts of foreign interlocutors, the failed parleys between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul have been salvaged, yielding an...

100

Dawn

Dawn Editorial

Cruelty in marriage

A landmark judgement provides a glimmer of hope for women.

100

Dawn

Rafia Zakaria

A manmade mental crisis

A manmade mental crisis

“We need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in” — Desmond Tutu THERE is...

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Dawn

Murad Moosa Khan

Self-sabotage

NOTHING, it seems, can stop the PTI from shooting itself in the foot every now and then. The latest in its series of...

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Dawn

Dawn Editorial

Climate diplomacy

This November, the world is bracing for COP 30 in Belem, Brazil with a shift towards implementing climate financing. This moment holds great...

100

The News International

Dr Anjeela Khurram

Cairo talks on Gaza fail to forge Palestinian unity

Daoud Kuttab Egypt’s efforts to craft a workable post-war plan for Gaza continue to face multiple obstacles. Beyond Israel’s repeated and...

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The Frontier Post

The Frontier Post

Typhoon deal signals liftoff for UK-Turkiye security partnership

Luke Coffey This week, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer paid an important visit to Turkiye to meet with his Turkish counterpart, President Recep...

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The Frontier Post

The Frontier Post

Building Bridges

Building Bridges

The recent discussion between Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand to strengthen bilateral trade...

10

The Nation (Editorials)

The Nation Editorial

A Zoo of Neglect

A Zoo of Neglect

The Sindh High Court’s order to inspect Karachi Zoo and assess the condition of the brown bear, Rano, is a welcome intervention, and one that has...

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The Nation (Editorials)

The Nation Editorial

Cartoon

Cartoon
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The Nation (Editorials)

The Nation Editorial

Ogra to review 10-year RLNG pricing

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has been compelled to hold a public hearing to revise the past 10-year prices of Regasified...

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Dawn Business

Khaleeq Kiani

Thaw to Awe

In a year crowded with diplomatic pivots across South Asia, few have been as striking, or as swiftly consequential, as the recent thaw in relations...

20

Daily Times

Sajid Salamat

A Positive Development

As the Pakistani delegation was preparing to head home after stalled talks with the Afghan delegation, a ray of hope was rekindled for the...

20

Daily Times

Sajid Salamat

Steady growth in reserves strengthens rupee outlook

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves continued to grow gradually in recent weeks, maintaining stability in the...

20

Dawn Business

Shahid Iqbal

Hydrology, Demography, and the Logic of Division

20

Daily Times

Zuha Shahzad

Hybrids save $27m in fuel imports

KARACHI: More than 30,000 hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have hit Pakistani roads over the past two years, saving an estimated 30 million litres...

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Dawn Business

Aamir Shafaat Khan

Regional approach urged for inclusive energy transition

ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of the Senate standing committee on climate change and environmental coordination, Senator Sherry Rehman, has called for...

20

Dawn Business

Jamal Shahid

Wealthiest 10pc hold 42pc of national income in Pakistan: Oxfam report

IN PAKISTAN, the wealthiest 10 per cent hold 42pc of the national income — lower than the average across major Asian economies, but still enough to...

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Dawn Business

Zofeen T. Ebrahim

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Interior Minister and Chairman of Cricket Board two portfolios that go together?

“I was thinking of what you said.” “About what? The failure of the talks in Turkey between Pakistan and Afghanistan?” “Do you reckon the...

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Business Recorder

Anjum Ibrahim

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Forked tongue is defined as saying one thing and meaning the opposite

“So who was not speaking with a forked tongue?” “IF you are referring to the unseating of the Azad Jammu Kashmir government then let me assure you...

10

Business Recorder

Anjum Ibrahim

Central bank’s independence and govt responsibility

The last couple of monetary policy statements, and over the years in general, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) – with the country both in and...

10

Business Recorder

Dr Omer Javed

Maybe Dr Copper has the answer

Nobody seems to know what’s really going on. From more tariffs to less tariffs to much more tariffs to now, possibly, less tariffs again. Suddenly,...

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Business Recorder

Shahab Jafry