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text--300 caps bald p-0 mb-4">Trends</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-7 col-12"> <div class="slideshow theme mb-4 slideshow--main " data-slick="{"dots":true,"dotsClass":"slideshow__pager ","asNavFor":null,"cssEase":"ease","speed":250,"autoplaySpeed":6000,"slidesToScroll":1,"slidesToShow":1,"fade":false,"autoplay":true,"infinite":true,"responsive": [{"breakpoint": 720,"settings": {"slidesToShow": 1,"slidesToScroll": 1}},{"breakpoint": 480,"settings": {"slidesToShow": 1,"slidesToScroll": 1}}]}"> <div class="slideshow__slide slideshow__slide--first slideshow__slide--horizontal" style=""> <span class="slideshow__slide__label">1</span>  <article class="box story " data-id="1142412" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171010041325/http://aurora.dawn.com/news/1142412/entrepreneuring-peshawar"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20171010041325im_/http://i.dawn.com/large/2017/10/59db2c2884095.jpg" alt="Entrepreneuring Peshawar"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <div class="text-center mb-2 mt-2 mx-2"> <span class="tag size-three text-center "><a title="Entrepreneurship" href="/web/20171010041325/http://aurora.dawn.com/trends/entrepreneurship" class="">Entrepreneurship</a></span> </div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1142412" class="story__title size-seven text-center text--400 px-2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171010041325/http://aurora.dawn.com/news/1142412/entrepreneuring-peshawar" class="story__link"><strong>Entrepreneuring Peshawar</strong></a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-five text-center text--300 px-2 pb-2">At the Startup Weekend Peshawar, young people came together to pursue one goal – entrepreneurship. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow__slide slideshow__slide--horizontal" style=""> <span class="slideshow__slide__label">2</span>  <article class="box story " data-id="1142139" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171010041325/http://aurora.dawn.com/news/1142139/dealing-with-rapid-changes-in-technology-offerings"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20171010041325im_/http://i.dawn.com/large/2017/08/59810ab2cefe9.jpg" alt="Dealing with rapid changes in technology offerings"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <div class="text-center mb-2 mt-2 mx-2"> <span class="tag size-three text-center "><a title="Making Waves" href="/web/20171010041325/http://aurora.dawn.com/trends/making-waves" class="">Making Waves</a></span> </div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1142139" class="story__title size-seven text-center text--400 px-2"><a 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171010041325/http://aurora.dawn.com/news/1142154/how-to-effectively-manage-change"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20171010041325im_/http://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2017/09/59bb7212ba4bf.jpg" alt="How to effectively manage change"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <div class="text-center mt-4"> <span class="tag size-three text-center "><a title="Feature" href="/web/20171010041325/http://aurora.dawn.com/trends/feature" class="">Feature</a></span> </div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1142154" class="story__title size-five text-center text--300 m-2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171010041325/http://aurora.dawn.com/news/1142154/how-to-effectively-manage-change" class="story__link"><strong>How to effectively manage change</strong></a></h2> </article>  </div> </div><div class="clear--both"> <div class="slideshow--row__item float-left" data-id="2" style="float:left;width:49%;margin-right:2%;">  <article class="box story 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