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class="story__excerpt text-3 font-georgia mb-1.5">The presidential candidate also reiterates "will always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself". </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-400 font-arial block "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-23T10:17:54+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">23 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:17am</span></span></span> </article><div class="text-gray-500 uppercase text-2.75">Related</div> <ul class="mb-1 flex flex-col list-outside leading-none ml-4 w-4/5 sm:w-full md:w-4/5"> <li class="py-1 align-middle"> <a class="font-merriweather py-1 text-black text-2.5 -ml-1" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853444/fears-for-childrens-health-as-polio-re-emerges-in-gaza"> Fears for children’s health as polio re-emerges in Gaza </a> </li> <li class="py-1 align-middle"> <a class="font-merriweather py-1 text-black text-2.5 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block "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-23T07:53:49+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">23 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:53am</span></span></span> </article><article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-1 border-b border-gray-200 pb-3" data-id="1854122" id="1854122" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1854122" class="story__title text-4 sm:text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pt-1 pb-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854122/aurangzeb-approaches-middle-eastern-banks-for-4bn" class="story__link ">Aurangzeb approaches Middle Eastern banks for $4bn</a></h2>  <figure class="media media--focus w-1/4 float-left mb-0 mr-4"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="Aurangzeb approaches Middle Eastern banks for $4bn" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854122/aurangzeb-approaches-middle-eastern-banks-for-4bn" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/08/230955258ef62d7.png?r=095548" alt="Aurangzeb approaches Middle Eastern banks for $4bn" title="Aurangzeb approaches Middle Eastern banks for $4bn"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt leading-5 text-3.25 font-georgia mb-1">Highlights economic stability to woo higher investments. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-400 font-arial block "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-23T09:31:18+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">23 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:31am</span></span></span> </article><article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-1 border-b border-gray-200 pb-3" data-id="1854053" id="1854053" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1854053" class="story__title text-4 sm:text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pt-1 pb-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854053/another-child-paralysed-by-poliovirus-in-sindh" class="story__link ">Another child paralysed by poliovirus in Sindh</a></h2>  <figure class="media media--focus w-1/4 float-left mb-0 mr-4"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="Another child paralysed by poliovirus in Sindh" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854053/another-child-paralysed-by-poliovirus-in-sindh" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/08/23082412ae6d76d.jpg?r=082420" alt="Another child paralysed by poliovirus in Sindh" title="Another child paralysed by poliovirus in Sindh"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt leading-5 text-3.25 font-georgia mb-1">Poliovirus traces have been reported in 62 districts so far this year, a significant increase from 28 districts last year. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-400 font-arial block "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-23T08:24:20+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">23 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:24am</span></span></span> </article><article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-1 border-b border-gray-200 pb-3" data-id="1854057" id="1854057" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1854057" class="story__title text-4 sm:text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pt-1 pb-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854057/un-team-in-dhaka-to-discuss-modalities-of-human-rights-probe" class="story__link ">UN team in Dhaka to discuss modalities of human rights probe </a></h2>  <figure class="media media--focus w-1/4 float-left mb-0 mr-4"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="UN team in Dhaka to discuss modalities of human rights probe" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854057/un-team-in-dhaka-to-discuss-modalities-of-human-rights-probe" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/08/230829308921220.jpg?r=083009" alt="UN team in Dhaka to discuss modalities of human rights probe" title="UN team in Dhaka to discuss modalities of human rights probe"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt leading-5 text-3.25 font-georgia mb-1">Bangladesh’s interim government had requested the UN to probe the killings during the protests. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-400 font-arial block "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-23T08:30:09+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">23 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:30am</span></span></span> </article><article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-1 border-b border-gray-200 pb-3" data-id="1854054" id="1854054" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1854054" class="story__title text-4 sm:text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pt-1 pb-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854054/vaccination-drive-planned-in-pakistan-afghanistan-to-curb-polio" class="story__link ">Vaccination drive planned in Pakistan, Afghanistan to curb polio </a></h2>  <figure class="media media--focus w-1/4 float-left mb-0 mr-4"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="Vaccination drive planned in Pakistan, Afghanistan to curb polio" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854054/vaccination-drive-planned-in-pakistan-afghanistan-to-curb-polio" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/08/230811187dc21ef.jpg?r=081128" alt="Vaccination drive planned in Pakistan, Afghanistan to curb polio" title="Vaccination drive planned in Pakistan, Afghanistan to curb polio"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt leading-5 text-3.25 font-georgia mb-1">Authorities attribute surge in Balochistan to cross-border movement. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-400 font-arial block "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-23T08:11:28+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">23 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:11am</span></span></span> </article><article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-1 border-b 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notifies Aimal as ANP chief after over three months"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt leading-5 text-3.25 font-georgia mb-1">"Updated" list of parties on commission’s website still shows Asfandyar as party head. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-400 font-arial block "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-23T09:22:40+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">23 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:22am</span></span></span> </article><article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-1 pb-3" data-id="1854093" id="1854093" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1854093" class="story__title text-4 sm:text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pt-1 pb-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854093/varsity-employees-in-balochistan-hold-protest-for-salary-payment" 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class="story__excerpt text-2.75 text-gray-600 tracking-wide leading-normal ">The root of the problem — men with depraved thoughts and capable of expressing these in the most horrific way — has to be addressed. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="flex flex-row pt-1 pb-2"> <div class="w-1/10 text-3.5 font-bold"> 3. </div> <div class="w-9/10 -ml-1.5 text-3.5 font-bold"> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline font-bold text-3.5 font-playfair-display mb-1 inline-block "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/9951/arooj-waheed-dar">Arooj Waheed Dar</a></span>  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box font-bold font-merriweather " data-id="1853705" id="1853705" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853705" class="story__title text-3 leading-tight "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853705/doing-okay" class="story__link 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class="story__excerpt text-2.75 text-gray-600 tracking-wide leading-normal ">The curse of Kursk haunts Putin. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="flex flex-row pt-1 pb-2"> <div class="w-1/10 text-3.5 font-bold"> 5. </div> <div class="w-9/10 -ml-1.5 text-3.5 font-bold"> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline font-bold text-3.5 font-playfair-display mb-1 inline-block "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/57/arifa-noor">Arifa Noor</a></span>  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box font-bold font-merriweather " data-id="1853477" id="1853477" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853477" class="story__title text-3 leading-tight "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853477/galileo-and-the-pope" class="story__link ">Galileo and the Pope </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt text-2.75 text-gray-600 tracking-wide leading-normal ">Because social media cannot be put in a cell, the other choice is to curtail it. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="flex flex-row pt-1 pb-2"> <div class="w-1/10 text-3.5 font-bold"> 6. </div> <div class="w-9/10 -ml-1.5 text-3.5 font-bold"> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline font-bold text-3.5 font-playfair-display mb-1 inline-block "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/280/jawed-naqvi">Jawed Naqvi</a></span>  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box font-bold font-merriweather " data-id="1853475" id="1853475" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853475" class="story__title text-3 leading-tight "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853475/little-a-judge-can-do-about-rape" class="story__link ">Little a judge can do about rape </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt text-2.75 text-gray-600 tracking-wide leading-normal ">Rape in India is pervasive, and not unexpectedly, the victims are mostly from the lower strata of society. </div> </article>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 sm:gap-x-7.5 border-t-3 border-black"> <div class="flex-col"> <div class="w-full pt-2 sm:pb-2"> <a href="/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/business" class="text-red-custom font-arial align-middle text-2.75"> BUSINESS <span class="border-l-4 border-t-4 border-b-4 border-red-custom border-t-transparent border-b-transparent inline-flex ml-0.5"></span> </a> </div>  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-2 mt-1 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1854122" id="1854122" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Aurangzeb approaches Middle Eastern banks for $4bn" 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id="1854120" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--focus w-1/5 float-right mb-0 ml-3"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="Millat Tractors shuts plant on lack of GST refund mechanism" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854120/millat-tractors-shuts-plant-on-lack-of-gst-refund-mechanism" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/08/2309420972378d3.jpg?r=094228" alt="Millat Tractors shuts plant on lack of GST refund mechanism" title="Millat Tractors shuts plant on lack of GST refund mechanism"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1854120" class="story__title text-3.5 sm:text-3 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-snug "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854120/millat-tractors-shuts-plant-on-lack-of-gst-refund-mechanism" class="story__link ">Millat Tractors shuts plant on lack of GST refund mechanism </a></h2> </article>  </div> <div class="flex-col"> <div class="w-full pt-2 sm:pb-2"> <a href="/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/sport" class="text-red-custom font-arial align-middle text-2.75"> SPORT <span class="border-l-4 border-t-4 border-b-4 border-red-custom border-t-transparent border-b-transparent inline-flex ml-0.5"></span> </a> </div>  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-2 mt-1 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1853861" id="1853861" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="Arshad Nadeem eyes world title after Olympic glory" 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sm:text-3 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-snug "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853855/de-silva-and-rathnayake-star-in-sri-lanka-revival-against-england" class="story__link ">De Silva and Rathnayake star in Sri Lanka revival against England </a></h2> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-2 pb-2 " data-id="1853854" id="1853854" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--focus w-1/5 float-right mb-0 ml-3"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="China’s Sun Yang returning to the pool after long doping ban" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853854/chinas-sun-yang-returning-to-the-pool-after-long-doping-ban" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" 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data-id="1853729" id="1853729" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--focus w-1/5 float-right mb-0 ml-3" data-focus-x="52.92%" data-focus-y="62.57%"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="Shoriful double leaves Pakistan 158-4 in rain-hit first Bangladesh Test" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853729/shoriful-double-leaves-pakistan-158-4-in-rain-hit-first-bangladesh-test" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/08/21190156843cbb9.png?r=190436" alt="Shoriful double leaves Pakistan 158-4 in rain-hit first Bangladesh Test" title="Shoriful double leaves Pakistan 158-4 in rain-hit first Bangladesh Test"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853729" 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font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pt-3 pb-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854063/27-killed-as-israeli-tanks-push-deeper-into-gaza" class="story__link ">27 killed as Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza </a></h2> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-2 pb-2 mb-1 pb-1 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1854084" id="1854084" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--focus w-1/5 float-right mb-0 ml-3"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="Indonesia scraps plan to change election rules" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854084/indonesia-scraps-plan-to-change-election-rules" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/08/66c7f114e9eda.gif" alt="Indonesia scraps plan to change election rules" title="Indonesia scraps plan to change election rules"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1854084" class="story__title text-3.5 sm:text-3 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-snug "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854084/indonesia-scraps-plan-to-change-election-rules" class="story__link ">Indonesia scraps plan to change election rules </a></h2> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-2 pb-2 " data-id="1854083" id="1854083" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--focus w-1/5 float-right mb-0 ml-3"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854083/worlds-second-largest-diamond-found-in-botswana" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/08/66c7f0f5155b2.gif" alt="World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana" title="World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1854083" class="story__title text-3.5 sm:text-3 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-snug "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854083/worlds-second-largest-diamond-found-in-botswana" class="story__link ">World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana </a></h2> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-2 pb-2 " data-id="1854079" id="1854079" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--focus w-1/5 float-right mb-0 ml-3"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="10 migrants drown as boat sinks on Serbia-Bosnia border" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854079/10-migrants-drown-as-boat-sinks-on-serbia-bosnia-border" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/08/2310412872ba404.jpg?r=104330" alt="10 migrants drown as boat sinks on Serbia-Bosnia border" title="10 migrants drown as boat sinks on Serbia-Bosnia border"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1854079" class="story__title text-3.5 sm:text-3 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-snug "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854079/10-migrants-drown-as-boat-sinks-on-serbia-bosnia-border" class="story__link ">10 migrants drown as boat sinks on Serbia-Bosnia border </a></h2> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-2 pb-2 " data-id="1854071" id="1854071" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--focus w-1/5 float-right mb-0 ml-3"> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="Sri Lanka okays free visas for tourists from 35 countries" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854071/sri-lanka-okays-free-visas-for-tourists-from-35-countries" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/08/231016387accc68.jpg?r=101645" alt="Sri Lanka okays free 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src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/08/23101237542df89.jpg?r=101308" alt="WWII bomb forces Czech factory’s partial shutdown" title="WWII bomb forces Czech factory’s partial shutdown"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1854073" class="story__title text-3.5 sm:text-3 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-snug "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1854073/wwii-bomb-forces-czech-factorys-partial-shutdown" class="story__link ">WWII bomb forces Czech factory’s partial shutdown </a></h2> </article>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex justify-center">  <div id="div-gpt-ad-1693559881661-0" class="ad__wrapper__slot py-2 my-4" data-rendered-classes="" data-name="Dawn-Responsive-Middle-Leaderboard" data-height="250px" 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://images.dawn.com/news/1192650/when-dramas-grew-up-the-evolution-of-pakistani-tv-beyond-fairytales" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/08/22112341d2da3ba.gif?r=112443" alt="When dramas grew up: The evolution of Pakistani TV beyond fairytales" title="When dramas grew up: The evolution of Pakistani TV beyond fairytales"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853932" class="story__title text-4 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://images.dawn.com/news/1192650/when-dramas-grew-up-the-evolution-of-pakistani-tv-beyond-fairytales" class="story__link ">When dramas grew up: The evolution of Pakistani TV beyond fairytales</a></h2> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/10964/zainab-mossadiq">Zainab Mossadiq</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-22T11:24:42+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">22 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:24am</span></span></span> </article>  </div> <div class="w-full sm:w-7/12 sm:pl-4 sm:ml-1"> <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-3 gap-y-2 sm:gap-x-6.5 sm:gap-y-2">  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box leading-tigh" data-id="1853755" id="1853755" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 mr-2"> <div class="media__item "><a title="Jennifer Lopez files to divorce Ben Affleck: US media" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://images.dawn.com/news/1192653/jennifer-lopez-files-to-divorce-ben-affleck-us-media" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/08/2115190415ebc78.png?r=151930" alt="Jennifer Lopez files to divorce Ben Affleck: US media" title="Jennifer Lopez files to divorce Ben Affleck: US media"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853755" class="story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pb-0 pt-1 sm:pb-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://images.dawn.com/news/1192653/jennifer-lopez-files-to-divorce-ben-affleck-us-media" class="story__link ">Jennifer Lopez files to divorce Ben Affleck: US media</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt text-3 font-georgia hidden sm:block leading-normal tracking-wide ">Bennifer first dated in the early 2000s and had rekindled their relationship almost two decades later. </div> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/119/afp">AFP</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-21T15:19:34+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">21 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">03:19pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box leading-tigh" data-id="1853747" id="1853747" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 mr-2"> <div class="media__item "><a title="News Emmys defend Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda’s nomination after outcry from nonprofit group" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://images.dawn.com/news/1192652/news-emmys-defend-palestinian-journalist-bisan-owdas-nomination-after-outcry-from-nonprofit-group" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/08/21142027e4d8e35.png?r=142033" alt="News Emmys defend Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda’s nomination after outcry from nonprofit group" title="News Emmys defend Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda’s nomination after outcry from nonprofit group"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853747" class="story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pb-0 pt-1 sm:pb-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://images.dawn.com/news/1192652/news-emmys-defend-palestinian-journalist-bisan-owdas-nomination-after-outcry-from-nonprofit-group" class="story__link ">News Emmys defend Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda’s nomination after outcry from nonprofit group</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt text-3 font-georgia hidden sm:block leading-normal tracking-wide ">An open letter signed by over 150 signatories, including actors Selma Blair and Debra Messing, called for her nomination to be rescinded. </div> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/5777/images-staff">Images Staff</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-21T14:20:36+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">21 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">02:20pm</span></span></span> </article>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex-col mb-4 border-t-3 border-black"> <div class="w-full py-2"> <a href="/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/prism"> <img alt="Prism" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/01/5c2dc2b865767.png" width="120"/> </a> </div> <div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row"> <div class="w-full sm:w-5/12 pr-0 sm:pr-1.5">  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-2 border-b border-gray-200 sm:border-none text-center" data-id="1853742" id="1853742" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="What’s happening with the internet in Pakistan?" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853742/whats-happening-with-the-internet-in-pakistan" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/08/2117481920be21f.gif?r=174832" alt="What’s happening with the internet in Pakistan?" title="What’s happening with the internet in Pakistan?"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853742" class="story__title text-4 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853742/whats-happening-with-the-internet-in-pakistan" class="story__link ">What’s happening with the internet in Pakistan? </a></h2> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/5545/ramsha-jahangir">Ramsha Jahangir</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-22T10:59:26+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">22 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:59am</span></span></span> </article>  </div> <div class="w-full sm:w-7/12 sm:pl-4 sm:ml-1"> <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-3 gap-y-2 sm:gap-x-6.5 sm:gap-y-2">  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box leading-tigh" data-id="1853519" id="1853519" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 mr-2"> <div class="media__item "><a title="The Kolkata rape case is not a tragedy; it is systematic barbarism" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853519/the-kolkata-rape-case-is-not-a-tragedy-it-is-systematic-barbarism" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/08/201349060fac019.jpg?r=135707" alt="The Kolkata rape case is not a tragedy; it is systematic barbarism" title="The Kolkata rape case is not a tragedy; it is systematic barbarism"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853519" class="story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pb-0 pt-1 sm:pb-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853519/the-kolkata-rape-case-is-not-a-tragedy-it-is-systematic-barbarism" class="story__link ">The Kolkata rape case is not a tragedy; it is systematic barbarism</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt text-3 font-georgia hidden sm:block leading-normal tracking-wide ">The case has become a culmination of centuries of societal inequality and control exerted against women in the subcontinent. </div> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/9781/preh-memon">Preh Memon</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-21T11:07:13+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">21 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:07am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box leading-tigh" data-id="1853301" id="1853301" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 mr-2"> <div class="media__item "><a title="How riots in UK’s Southport expose the web of disinformation and lack of accountability" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853301/how-riots-in-uks-southport-expose-the-web-of-disinformation-and-lack-of-accountability" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/08/20111956dd2619e.jpg?r=112002" alt="How riots in UK’s Southport expose the web of disinformation and lack of accountability" title="How riots in UK’s Southport expose the web of disinformation and lack of accountability"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853301" class="story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pb-0 pt-1 sm:pb-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853301/how-riots-in-uks-southport-expose-the-web-of-disinformation-and-lack-of-accountability" class="story__link ">How riots in UK’s Southport expose the web of disinformation and lack of accountability</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt text-3 font-georgia hidden sm:block leading-normal tracking-wide ">Four individuals, including a Pakistani newsmaker, played a critical role in instigating one of the UK's most violent riots in recent memory. </div> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/9733/usman-azeem">Usman Azeem</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-20T11:03:33+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">20 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:03am</span></span></span> </article>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex-col mb-4 border-t-3 border-black"> <div class="w-full py-2"> <a href="/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/tech" class="text-red-custom font-arial align-middle text-2.75"> TECH <span class="border-l-4 border-t-4 border-b-4 border-red-custom border-t-transparent border-b-transparent inline-flex ml-0.5"></span> </a> </div> <div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row"> <div class="w-full sm:w-5/12 pr-0 sm:pr-1.5">  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-2 border-b border-gray-200 sm:border-none text-center" data-id="1853875" id="1853875" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="PTA official offers yet another reason for internet woes" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853875/pta-official-offers-yet-another-reason-for-internet-woes" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/08/220752160aad609.png?r=075700" alt="PTA official offers yet another reason for internet woes" title="PTA official offers yet another reason for internet woes"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853875" class="story__title text-4 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853875/pta-official-offers-yet-another-reason-for-internet-woes" class="story__link ">PTA official offers yet another reason for internet woes</a></h2> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/277/jamal-shahid">Jamal Shahid</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-22T07:42:55+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">22 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:42am</span></span></span> </article>  </div> <div class="w-full sm:w-7/12 sm:pl-4 sm:ml-1"> <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-3 gap-y-2 sm:gap-x-6.5 sm:gap-y-2">  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box leading-tigh" data-id="1853801" id="1853801" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 mr-2"> <div class="media__item "><a title="PHC puts govt on notice over internet disruptions" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853801/phc-puts-govt-on-notice-over-internet-disruptions" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/08/22125009e5299b8.png?r=125014" alt="PHC puts govt on notice over internet disruptions" title="PHC puts govt on notice over internet disruptions"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853801" class="story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pb-0 pt-1 sm:pb-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853801/phc-puts-govt-on-notice-over-internet-disruptions" class="story__link ">PHC puts govt on notice over internet disruptions</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt text-3 font-georgia hidden sm:block leading-normal tracking-wide ">Petitioner insists e-commerce hit by connectivity issue; Justice Ijaz Anwar wonders what a firewall is. </div> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/183/bureau-report">Bureau Report</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-22T12:50:14+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">22 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">12:50pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box leading-tigh" data-id="1853520" id="1853520" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 mr-2"> <div class="media__item "><a title="One year in, EU turning up heat in big tech fight" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853520/one-year-in-eu-turning-up-heat-in-big-tech-fight" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/08/20125631ee4122a.png?r=125712" alt="One year in, EU turning up heat in big tech fight" title="One year in, EU turning up heat in big tech fight"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853520" class="story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pb-0 pt-1 sm:pb-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853520/one-year-in-eu-turning-up-heat-in-big-tech-fight" class="story__link ">One year in, EU turning up heat in big tech fight</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt text-3 font-georgia hidden sm:block leading-normal tracking-wide ">The EU's moves are all thanks to two laws, the DSA and DMA, which gives big tech a list of what they can and can't do in business. </div> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/119/afp">AFP</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-20T13:01:18+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">20 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">01:01pm</span></span></span> </article>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex-col mb-4 border-t-3 border-black"> <div class="w-full py-2"> <a href="/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/magazines/eos"> <img alt="Eos" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/03/58d0cce7374e1.png" width="60"/> </a> </div> <div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row"> <div class="w-full sm:w-5/12 pr-0 sm:pr-1.5">  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-2 border-b border-gray-200 sm:border-none text-center" data-id="1853049" id="1853049" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="KARACHI’S DEAD-END URBAN GREENING" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853049/karachis-dead-end-urban-greening" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/08/66c173b5ef22b.jpg?r=094749" alt="KARACHI’S DEAD-END URBAN GREENING" title="KARACHI’S DEAD-END URBAN GREENING"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853049" class="story__title text-4 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853049/karachis-dead-end-urban-greening" class="story__link ">KARACHI’S DEAD-END URBAN GREENING </a></h2> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/8785/marvi-mazhar">Marvi Mazhar</a> | <a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/11215/zaynah-abbas">Zaynah Abbas</a> | <a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/11214/midhat-zain">Midhat Zain</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-18T09:49:55+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">18 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:49am</span></span></span> </article>  </div> <div class="w-full sm:w-7/12 sm:pl-4 sm:ml-1"> <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-3 gap-y-2 sm:gap-x-6.5 sm:gap-y-2">  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box leading-tigh" data-id="1853045" id="1853045" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 mr-2"> <div class="media__item "><a title="ESSAY: DISINFORMATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853045/essay-disinformation-and-its-discontents" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/08/66c173a01c98b.jpg" alt="ESSAY: DISINFORMATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS" title="ESSAY: DISINFORMATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1853045" class="story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pb-0 pt-1 sm:pb-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1853045/essay-disinformation-and-its-discontents" class="story__link ">ESSAY: DISINFORMATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt text-3 font-georgia hidden sm:block leading-normal tracking-wide ">Pakistan has always had a complex relationship with truth and power and, now, social media has highlighted the state’s uneasy </div> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/8488/sindhu-abbasi">Sindhu Abbasi</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-18T09:08:15+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">18 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:08am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box leading-tigh" data-id="1852857" id="1852857" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 mr-2"> <div class="media__item "><a title="ATHLETICS: THE FLIGHT OF ARSHAD" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1852857/athletics-the-flight-of-arshad" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/08/66c0262d75111.jpg" alt="ATHLETICS: THE FLIGHT OF ARSHAD" title="ATHLETICS: THE FLIGHT OF ARSHAD"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1852857" class="story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pb-0 pt-1 sm:pb-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1852857/athletics-the-flight-of-arshad" class="story__link ">ATHLETICS: THE FLIGHT OF ARSHAD </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt text-3 font-georgia hidden sm:block leading-normal tracking-wide ">Tracing the journey of Pakistan’s Olympic hero, Arshad Nadeem, to the javelin gold medal at the Paris Olympics… </div> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/2020/ijaz-chaudhry">Ijaz Chaudhry</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-18T11:17:54+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">18 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:17am</span></span></span> </article>  </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="flex-col mb-4 border-t-3 border-black"> <div class="w-full py-2"> <a href="/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/magazines/icon"> <img alt="Icon" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2017/03/58d0ccea68ec6.png" width="60"/> </a> </div> <div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row"> <div class="w-full sm:w-5/12 pr-0 sm:pr-1.5">  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-2 border-b border-gray-200 sm:border-none text-center" data-id="1852841" id="1852841" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="THE ICON INTERVIEW: SULTANA GETS INTO THE GROOVE AGAIN" 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font-arial "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/1245/maliha-rehman">Maliha Rehman</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-18T08:11:29+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">18 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:11am</span></span></span> </article>  </div> <div class="w-full sm:w-7/12 sm:pl-4 sm:ml-1"> <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-3 gap-y-2 sm:gap-x-6.5 sm:gap-y-2">  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box leading-tigh" data-id="1852840" id="1852840" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media sm:w-full w-full mb-0 mr-2" data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="THE GRAPEVINE" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1852840/the-grapevine" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/08/66c010218334b.gif" alt="THE GRAPEVINE" title="THE GRAPEVINE"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1852840" class="story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display leading-tight pb-0 pt-1 sm:pb-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1852840/the-grapevine" class="story__link ">THE GRAPEVINE </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt text-3 font-georgia hidden sm:block leading-normal tracking-wide ">On August 11, music lovers were shocked to hear that musician Haniya Aslam had died of a heart attack in Islamabad </div> <span dir="auto" class="story__byline text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><a class="story__byline__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/authors/1734/pyt">PYT</a></span> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 font-arial hidden sm:inline-block "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-08-18T08:11:29+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">18 Aug, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:11am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box leading-tigh" data-id="1852839" id="1852839" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 mr-2"> <div class="media__item "><a title="CINEMASCOPE: Border Games" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240823054431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1852839/cinemascope-border-games" target="_self"><picture><img class="lazyload" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" 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