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Pakistan at 79

Pakistan at 79

Seventy-nine years after independence, Pakistan stands at an important moment in its national journey; not merely looking back at the past, but...

yesterday 30

The Nation

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A minority week, A promise to all

HOW a country treats those who are different from its majority often says more about its character than how it celebrates its majority. That idea sits...

11.08.2026 20

Pakistan Observer

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Punjab’s welfare transformation

WHEN Maryam Nawaz Sharif took the oath as Pakistan’s first woman chief minister of Punjab on Feb 26, 2024, she inherited the responsibility of...

03.08.2026 30

Pakistan Observer

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Land, livelihood and hope

PUNJAB has embarked on one of its most consequential agrarian reforms in decades, transferring long-term cultivation rights over government-owned...

18.07.2026 30

Pakistan Observer

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Punjab jail reforms

PUNJAB is undertaking one of Pakistan’s most comprehensive prison reform programmes, seeking to transform correctional facilities from overcrowded...

08.07.2026 40

Pakistan Observer

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Punjab’s green mobility

As cities confront the twin challenges of rapid urbanization and environmental degradation, Punjab has adopted an integrated green mobility strategy...

06.07.2026 30

Pakistan Observer

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Cleanliness This Eid

As Pakistan celebrated Eid ul Adha, millions of families across Punjab performed the sacred Sunnah of sacrifice with devotion and gratitude. The...

02.06.2026 40

The Nation

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Four Million and Counting

While much of the world continues debating how to make education accessible, affordable and inclusive, Punjab has delivered one of the most...

26.05.2026 40

The Nation

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Four million — and counting

WHILE much of the world continues debating how to make education accessible, affordable and inclusive, Punjab has delivered one of the most remarkable...

26.05.2026 40

Pakistan Observer

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Four Million — And Counting

While much of the world continues debating how to make education accessible, affordable and inclusive, Punjab has delivered one of the most...

24.05.2026 50

Pakistan Observer

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Maryam Nawaz Sharif brings Punjab’s urban vision to the global stage in Baku

At the World Urban Forum in Baku this week, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif presented a comprehensive and data-driven vision of urban...

21.05.2026 30

Pakistan Observer

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Rehmat card for forgotten

IN Pakistan, welfare has too often meant waiting—waiting in long queues outside government offices, waiting for a name to appear on a list that...

16.05.2026 40

Pakistan Observer

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Promise to Punjab's Forgotten

In Pakistan, welfare has too often meant waiting. Waiting in long queues outside government offices, waiting for a name to appear on a list that...

05.05.2026 50

The Nation

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Six projects, big leap in Punjab healthcare

PUNJAB, the beating heart of Pakistan and home to over half its population, is writing a bold new chapter in public health, one that is already...

29.04.2026 50

Pakistan Observer

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Wiring Punjab for tomorrow

Dagenda of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif deserves careful examination. Since taking office in Feb 2024, her government has assembled an...

22.04.2026 50

Pakistan Observer

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When people move, cities change

PUNJAB’S public transport network has crossed a historic milestone, with over 1.14 million passengers using free transit services in a single day...

18.04.2026 60

Pakistan Observer

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Austerity with compassion

CHIEF Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has responded to the escalating global economic crisis with one of the most ambitious relief packages in the...

10.04.2026 40

Pakistan Observer

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The old city is coming back

LAHORE has always known what it is.The question, for a long time, was whether its institutions knew it too. The Lahore Heritage Areas Revival, known...

29.03.2026 80

Pakistan Observer

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The Old City Is Coming Back

Lahore has always known what it is. The question, for a long time, was whether its institutions knew it too. The Lahore Heritage Areas Revival, known...

27.03.2026 70

The Nation

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Towards inclusive Punjab

PUNJAB’S prosperity cannot be realized while parts of its population remain systematically excluded. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif-led...

25.03.2026 70

Pakistan Observer

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Inclusive Punjab

Punjab has placed social welfare at the centre of its governance priorities, with Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif initiating a wide range of...

16.03.2026 60

The Nation

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Saving children’s hearts

THE measure of a humane society is found in how it protects its children, especially those at the fragile intersection of illness and hope. In...

28.02.2026 40

Pakistan Observer

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How Punjab is building through sport

PUNJAB’S Khelta Punjab Pink Games should be read not as a ceremonial sports gala but as a structural reset in how the province approaches youth...

21.02.2026 60

Pakistan Observer

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Basant returns to Lahore

28.01.2026 30

Pakistan Observer

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How Punjab is rewiring governance

15.01.2026 80

Pakistan Observer

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A century-ready reset for Punjab’s cities

09.01.2026 40

Pakistan Observer

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2025: A year of reframed governance in Punjab

31.12.2025 40

Pakistan Observer

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War on Screens

14.10.2025 60

The Nation

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Newspapers Still Matter

25.09.2025 50

The Nation

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Newspapers still matter in an AI-driven world

25.09.2025 60

Pakistan Observer

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Forgotten glimpses of Pakistan’s global diplomacy

10.09.2025 30

Pakistan Observer

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A profound calamity

Punjab has just endured one of the severe floods in recent memory. Triggered by relentless monsoon rains and compounded by sudden water releases from...

07.09.2025 90

Business Recorder

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Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar: Housing with dignity

20.08.2025 60

Pakistan Observer

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Religious Inclusivity

13.08.2025 50

The Nation

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Youm-e-Istehsal: Pakistan reaffirms support to Kashmiris’ struggle

On August 5, 2025, as Pakistan solemnly observes Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir, the nation once again renews its commitment to the people of Illegally...

06.08.2025 70

Business Recorder

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Historic Punjab Budget

01.08.2025 50

The Nation

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