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class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1365063/why-quettas-sole-library-is-unable-to-accommodate-its-4000-patrons" class="story__link">Why Quetta's sole library is unable to accommodate its 4000 patrons</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">In a city of 2.2 million, Quetta's Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah library struggles to accommodate its patrons. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="3" style="float:left;width:24%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1363661" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="35.239%" data-focus-y="32.083%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1363661/from-poor-harvests-to-a-lack-of-property-rights-the-struggles-of-sindhi-rural-women"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/10/59e12a43aa630.jpg?r=579062533" alt="From poor harvests to a lack of property rights: The struggles of Sindhi rural women"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1363661" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1363661/from-poor-harvests-to-a-lack-of-property-rights-the-struggles-of-sindhi-rural-women" class="story__link">From poor harvests to a lack of property rights: The struggles of Sindhi rural women</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">On International Rural Women’s Day, Sindhi women share stories of challenges they face. </div> </article>  </div> </div><div class="clear--both"> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="4" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1361176" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1361176/exclusive-the-cpec-plan-for-pakistans-digital-future"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/10/59d070c9a66a0.png" alt="Exclusive: The CPEC plan for Pakistan’s digital future"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1361176" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1361176/exclusive-the-cpec-plan-for-pakistans-digital-future" class="story__link">Exclusive: The CPEC plan for Pakistan’s digital future</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">A new, upgraded cross-border fibre optic cable will address multiple challenges faced by China and Pakistan. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="5" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1338270" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1338270/the-dawn-of-pakistan"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/08/598ecbb94b536.jpg" alt="THE DAWN OF PAKISTAN"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1338270" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1338270/the-dawn-of-pakistan" class="story__link">THE DAWN OF PAKISTAN</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">As the nation marks its 70th year Pakistan’s story becomes your story. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="6" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1359935" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1359935/why-does-pakistan-have-low-contraception-and-high-abortion-rates"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/09/59c9eff8d3910.jpg" alt="Why does Pakistan have low contraception and high abortion rates?"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1359935" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1359935/why-does-pakistan-have-low-contraception-and-high-abortion-rates" class="story__link">Why does Pakistan have low contraception and high abortion rates?</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">Stringent abortion laws and the taboos associated with the practice often lead women to seek out unsafe methods. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="7" style="float:left;width:24%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1353858" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1353858/they-set-them-all-on-fire-chakwal-recalls-horrors-of-partition"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/08/59a693d15467e.jpg" alt="&#39;They set them all on fire&#39;: Chakwal recalls horrors of Partition"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1353858" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1353858/they-set-them-all-on-fire-chakwal-recalls-horrors-of-partition" class="story__link">'They set them all on fire': Chakwal recalls horrors of Partition</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">Seven decades after partition, senior citizens of Pakistan recount what they witnessed during that fateful period. </div> </article>  </div> </div><div class="clear--both"> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="8" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1356976" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1356976/innocent-and-imprisoned-the-forgotten-pakistanis-of-bagram"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/09/59b64f51bdf12.jpg" alt="Innocent and imprisoned: the forgotten Pakistanis of Bagram"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1356976" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1356976/innocent-and-imprisoned-the-forgotten-pakistanis-of-bagram" class="story__link">Innocent and imprisoned: the forgotten Pakistanis of Bagram</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">Denied justice and ignored by their government, the Pakistani inmates of Bagram were left to fend for themselves. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="9" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1347349" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="63.886%" data-focus-y="41.25%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1347349/the-stooped-labour-of-women-rice-farmers"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/08/598369fdd3447.jpg?r=1202953104" alt="The stooped labour of women rice farmers"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1347349" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1347349/the-stooped-labour-of-women-rice-farmers" class="story__link">The stooped labour of women rice farmers</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">Meet the women who labour on farms for our plates of rice. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="10" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1348024" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1348024/in-pictures-the-rise-and-fall-of-nawaz-sharif"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/07/5979ec4cb727d.jpg" alt="In pictures: The rise and fall of Nawaz Sharif"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1348024" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1348024/in-pictures-the-rise-and-fall-of-nawaz-sharif" class="story__link">In pictures: The rise and fall of Nawaz Sharif</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">The story of how a young man with little interest in politics became Pakistan's prime minister — thrice. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="11" style="float:left;width:24%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1344439" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="72.25%" data-focus-y="48.542%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1344439/this-mosque-near-washington-dc-is-home-to-a-charitable-clinic-that-treats-patients-of-all-faiths"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/07/596483649832a.jpg?r=4726196" alt="This mosque near Washington DC is home to a charitable clinic that treats patients of all faiths"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1344439" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1344439/this-mosque-near-washington-dc-is-home-to-a-charitable-clinic-that-treats-patients-of-all-faiths" class="story__link">This mosque near Washington DC is home to a charitable clinic that treats patients of all faiths</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">We speak to Dr Rashid Chotani, the MCC Medical Clinic's executive director. </div> </article>  </div> </div><div class="clear--both"> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="12" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1345304" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1345304/the-truth-about-forced-conversions-in-thar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/07/596c5cdfdfcdf.jpg" alt="The truth about forced conversions in Thar"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1345304" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1345304/the-truth-about-forced-conversions-in-thar" class="story__link">The truth about forced conversions in Thar</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">The Hindu community in the desert region fears for its faith, and with good reason. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="13" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1343407" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="48.25%" data-focus-y="77.083%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1343407/what-is-larc-and-how-can-it-tackle-pakistans-runaway-population-problem"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/07/5963be977b0d8.jpg?0.2349333575421111" alt="What is LARC and how can it tackle Pakistan&#39;s runaway population problem?"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1343407" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1343407/what-is-larc-and-how-can-it-tackle-pakistans-runaway-population-problem" class="story__link">What is LARC and how can it tackle Pakistan's runaway population problem?</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">A lack of family planning and knowledge about contraceptive methods is leading to a surge in Pakistan's population. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="14" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1344414" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="43.125%" data-focus-y="48.333%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1344414/the-politics-of-killing"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/07/5963bef0077e4.jpg?r=1757428882" alt="The politics of killing"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1344414" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1344414/the-politics-of-killing" class="story__link">The politics of killing</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">More than accountability, the death penalty in Pakistan is part business and part politics. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="15" style="float:left;width:24%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1343813" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="48.25%" data-focus-y="47.917%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1343813/6-ways-efficient-architecture-can-help-karachi-deal-with-heatwaves"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/07/595f6a3eb4460.jpg?r=2024848890" alt="6 ways efficient architecture can help Karachi deal with heatwaves"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1343813" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1343813/6-ways-efficient-architecture-can-help-karachi-deal-with-heatwaves" class="story__link">6 ways efficient architecture can help Karachi deal with heatwaves</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">While there are no quick fixes, architects believe design can bring about long-term change. </div> </article>  </div> </div><div class="clear--both"> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="16" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1343387" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="53.125%" data-focus-y="50.833%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1343387/who-are-the-winners-and-losers-of-karachis-mega-development-projects"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/07/595ca1318a122.jpg?r=1199228298" alt="Who are the winners and losers of Karachi’s mega development projects?"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1343387" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1343387/who-are-the-winners-and-losers-of-karachis-mega-development-projects" class="story__link">Who are the winners and losers of Karachi’s mega development projects?</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">Why the Punjab Chowrangi revamp, Gizri Flyover and Bahria Flyover can all be considered pro-rich. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="17" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1341936" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="45.625%" data-focus-y="48.542%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1341936/meeting-sarfraz-ahmed-pakistans-humble-hero"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/06/5954b6ffc15d3.jpg?r=26394651" alt="Meeting Sarfraz Ahmed, Pakistan&#39;s humble hero"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1341936" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1341936/meeting-sarfraz-ahmed-pakistans-humble-hero" class="story__link">Meeting Sarfraz Ahmed, Pakistan's humble hero</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">"I didn’t worry too much when Kohli’s catch was dropped. The way Amir was bowling, we knew he’d be gone soon." </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="18" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1342582" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1342582/how-muslims-and-hindus-of-tando-adam-came-together-in-ramazan"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/07/5957dbf4c3250.jpg" alt="How Muslims and Hindus of Tando Adam came together in Ramazan"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1342582" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1342582/how-muslims-and-hindus-of-tando-adam-came-together-in-ramazan" class="story__link">How Muslims and Hindus of Tando Adam came together in Ramazan</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">The two communities united for Iftar and an exchange of Eid gifts. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="19" style="float:left;width:24%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1340680" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="52.75%" data-focus-y="47.917%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1340680/remembering-amjad-sabri-the-family-man-who-loved-playing-ludo"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/06/594a2a6abc5f2.jpg?0.8768690215108543" alt="Remembering Amjad Sabri, the family man who loved playing Ludo"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1340680" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1340680/remembering-amjad-sabri-the-family-man-who-loved-playing-ludo" class="story__link">Remembering Amjad Sabri, the family man who loved playing Ludo</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">A year after the qawwal's murder, his family struggles to cope. </div> </article>  </div> </div><div class="clear--both"> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="20" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1337572" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="70.125%" data-focus-y="47.5%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1337572/new-yorks-urdu-wallahs-want-to-help-young-pakistan-americans-rediscover-their-roots"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/06/59353b0bc64f5.gif?0.3819584173202619" alt="New York’s ‘Urdu-wallahs’ want to help young Pakistan-Americans rediscover their roots"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1337572" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1337572/new-yorks-urdu-wallahs-want-to-help-young-pakistan-americans-rediscover-their-roots" class="story__link">New York’s ‘Urdu-wallahs’ want to help young Pakistan-Americans rediscover their roots</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">These New Yorkers are working to promote Urdu reading and writing in the Big Apple. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="21" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1336330" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="39.375%" data-focus-y="50.417%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1336330/shot-at-harassed-and-abused-the-daily-ordeal-of-karachis-healthcare-workers"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/05/592d37def01a4.jpg?r=11527642" alt="Shot at, harassed and abused: The daily ordeal of Karachi&#39;s healthcare workers"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1336330" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1336330/shot-at-harassed-and-abused-the-daily-ordeal-of-karachis-healthcare-workers" class="story__link">Shot at, harassed and abused: The daily ordeal of Karachi's healthcare workers</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">Healthcare workers are Karachi’s unsung heroes. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="22" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1335561" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1335561/banned-outfits-in-pakistan-operate-openly-on-facebook"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/05/592c71a8ab864.jpg" alt="Banned outfits in Pakistan operate openly on Facebook"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1335561" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1335561/banned-outfits-in-pakistan-operate-openly-on-facebook" class="story__link">Banned outfits in Pakistan operate openly on Facebook</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">Activity of 41 sectarian, terrorist, anti-state organisations is accessible to every user on the social network. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="23" style="float:left;width:24%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1335115" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1335115/how-the-sms-spam-racket-thrives-in-pakistan"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/05/5925210f962df.jpg" alt="How the SMS spam racket thrives in Pakistan"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1335115" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1335115/how-the-sms-spam-racket-thrives-in-pakistan" class="story__link">How the SMS spam racket thrives in Pakistan</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">SMS marketing is a bustling industry of money, numbers, ideas — and the ire of everyone at the receiving end. </div> </article>  </div> </div><div class="clear--both"> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="24" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1333925" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1333925/the-fata-merger-towards-a-brave-new-world"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/05/5923d49d34fab.jpg" alt="The Fata merger: Towards a brave new world"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1333925" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1333925/the-fata-merger-towards-a-brave-new-world" class="story__link">The Fata merger: Towards a brave new world</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">A special report highlighting the complexities of the Fata merger. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="25" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1333509" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="58.25%" data-focus-y="50.417%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1333509/more-students-in-pakistan-are-learning-chinese-today-than-ever-before"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/05/591ae55a5eca4.jpg?r=629651827" alt="More students in Pakistan are learning Chinese today than ever before"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1333509" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1333509/more-students-in-pakistan-are-learning-chinese-today-than-ever-before" class="story__link">More students in Pakistan are learning Chinese today than ever before</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">NUML's Chinese language department had 13 students when it started in 1970. This year the programme has 460 pupils. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="26" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1334329" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="62.25%" data-focus-y="47.292%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1334329/how-pakistani-americans-are-entering-interfaith-and-interracial-marriages-and-making-them-work"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/05/59206cbb9e49c.jpg?0.03813935911131772" alt="How Pakistani-Americans are entering interfaith and interracial marriages — and making them work"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1334329" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1334329/how-pakistani-americans-are-entering-interfaith-and-interracial-marriages-and-making-them-work" class="story__link">How Pakistani-Americans are entering interfaith and interracial marriages — and making them work</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">"I rebelled. I said 'I'm going to marry whomever I want.'" </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="27" style="float:left;width:24%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1333101" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="51.375%" data-focus-y="49.167%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1333101/exclusive-cpec-master-plan-revealed"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/05/5919443bcb4ce.jpg?r=1951869788" alt="Exclusive: CPEC master plan revealed"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1333101" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1333101/exclusive-cpec-master-plan-revealed" class="story__link">Exclusive: CPEC master plan revealed</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">Details from original documents laying out the CPEC long term plan are publicly disclosed for the first time. </div> </article>  </div> </div><div class="clear--both"> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="28" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1331464" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="56.25%" data-focus-y="52.708%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1331464/how-sita-lost-her-faith-and-family"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/05/591159cba554c.jpg?r=1756994161" alt="How Sita lost her faith and family"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1331464" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1331464/how-sita-lost-her-faith-and-family" class="story__link">How Sita lost her faith and family</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">Forced marriages and conversion to Islam continue to plague lives of underprivileged Pakistani Hindus. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="29" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1331011" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="24.708%" data-focus-y="53.542%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1331011/these-pakistani-filmmakers-in-the-us-are-telling-the-world-compelling-stories"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/05/590aacb22ed40.jpg?r=1620709053" alt="These Pakistani filmmakers in the US are telling the world compelling stories"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1331011" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1331011/these-pakistani-filmmakers-in-the-us-are-telling-the-world-compelling-stories" class="story__link">These Pakistani filmmakers in the US are telling the world compelling stories</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">Documentary filmmaker Mohammed Naqvi and cinematographer Nausheen Dadabhoy have created ripples around the globe. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="30" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1329790" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="50%" data-focus-y="50%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1329790/these-pakistani-american-doctors-are-ushering-change-in-the-us-and-pakistan"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/04/59033257776ff.jpg?r=159242854" alt="These Pakistani-American doctors are ushering change in the US and Pakistan"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1329790" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1329790/these-pakistani-american-doctors-are-ushering-change-in-the-us-and-pakistan" class="story__link">These Pakistani-American doctors are ushering change in the US and Pakistan</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-three ">Their organisation also supports Pakistani physicians who wish to work or study in the US. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="31" style="float:left;width:24%;">  <article class="box story mb-4 pb-2" data-id="1329582" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="48.875%" data-focus-y="49.375%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1329582/dispatch-from-balochistan-how-mothers-try-to-keep-their-newborns-alive"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/04/5902d101df436.jpg?0.556160252600179" alt="Dispatch from Balochistan: How mothers try to keep their newborns alive"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1329582" class="story__title size-five "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150051/https://www.dawn.com/news/1329582/dispatch-from-balochistan-how-mothers-try-to-keep-their-newborns-alive" class="story__link">Dispatch from Balochistan: How mothers try to keep their newborns alive</a></h2>  <div 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