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font-merriweather"> <div class="w-full"> <div class="mr-4 m-2"> <h1 class="text-6 sm:text-7 font-bold u">Naseer Memon</h1>  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1776495' id='1776495' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Policy perspective" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1776495/policy-perspective" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2023/09/65076679b1126.jpg" alt="Policy perspective" title="Policy perspective" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1776495' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1776495/policy-perspective' class='story__link '>Policy perspective </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>Only its application can ensure the success of Sindh’s water policy. <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2023-09-18T07:09:36+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>18 Sep, 2023</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>07:09am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1772311' id='1772311' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="A dying lake" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1772311/a-dying-lake" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2023/08/64e9569bd0864.jpg" alt="A dying lake" title="A dying lake" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1772311' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1772311/a-dying-lake' class='story__link '>A dying lake </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>The disaster began to unfold in 1976 when Wapda converted MNVD from a fresh water stream to a saline water drain pouring agricul <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2023-08-26T06:36:24+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>26 Aug, 2023</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>06:36am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1766711' id='1766711' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Monsoon anxiety" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1766711/monsoon-anxiety" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2023/07/64bf420240d0f.jpg" alt="Monsoon anxiety" title="Monsoon anxiety" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1766711' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1766711/monsoon-anxiety' class='story__link '>Monsoon anxiety </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>Storm drains and a functional pumping system are an urgent need. <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2023-07-25T08:32:31+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>25 Jul, 2023</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>08:32am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1763432' id='1763432' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="The RBOD conundrum" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1763432/the-rbod-conundrum" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2023/07/64a7797227a82.jpg" alt="The RBOD conundrum" title="The RBOD conundrum" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1763432' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1763432/the-rbod-conundrum' class='story__link '>The RBOD conundrum </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>Work on the RBOD-II project has not proceeded for the last five years. <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2023-07-07T07:34:18+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>07 Jul, 2023</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>07:34am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1760699' id='1760699' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="A close call" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1760699/a-close-call" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2023/06/64910af1e770b.jpg" alt="A close call" title="A close call" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1760699' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1760699/a-close-call' class='story__link '>A close call </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>The incidence of cyclones in the Arabian Sea is rising. <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2023-06-20T09:15:49+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>20 Jun, 2023</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>09:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1758242' id='1758242' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="The next monsoon" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1758242/the-next-monsoon" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2023/06/647e9998c3702.jpg" alt="The next monsoon" title="The next monsoon" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1758242' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1758242/the-next-monsoon' class='story__link '>The next monsoon </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>District-level flood contingency plans must be developed. <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2023-06-06T07:29:02+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>06 Jun, 2023</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>07:29am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1754077' id='1754077' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Destitute people" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1754077/destitute-people" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2023/05/64658fa8347c9.jpg" alt="Destitute people" title="Destitute people" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1754077' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1754077/destitute-people' class='story__link '>Destitute people </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>Pakistan and India continue to spend lavishly on arms. <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2023-05-18T07:40:12+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>18 May, 2023</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>07:40am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1749738' id='1749738' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Defusing the census controversy" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1749738/defusing-the-census-controversy" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2023/04/644b38a7c020b.jpg" alt="Defusing the census controversy" title="Defusing the census controversy" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1749738' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1749738/defusing-the-census-controversy' class='story__link '>Defusing the census controversy </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>A pall of apprehension surrounds the current census exercise. <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2023-04-28T09:20:45+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>28 Apr, 2023</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>09:20am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='773791' id='773791' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='773791' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/773791/insecure-aid-workers' class='story__link '>Insecure aid workers</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>THE Aid Worker Security Report 2012 has grouped Pakistan among the five countries where aid workers face the most attacks. <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2012-12-25T00:20:44+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>25 Dec, 2012</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>12:20am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='727629' id='727629' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='727629' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/727629/another-controversy' class='story__link '>Another controversy</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>ZULFIKARABAD is emerging as yet another contentious project. Political parties, civil society and local communities of the coastal talukas of Thatta have already embarked upon a movement that barely <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2012-06-18T23:00:43+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>18 Jun, 2012</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>11:00pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='697507' id='697507' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='697507' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/697507/the-forgotten-people' class='story__link '>The forgotten people</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>RECENTLY, a report titled Pakistan flood emergency: Lessons from a continuing crisis was prepared by a collaborative group of over a dozen leading international and national humanitarian aid agencies. <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2012-02-22T23:50:19+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>22 Feb, 2012</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>11:50pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='684635' id='684635' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='684635' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/684635/shared-waters-glacial-melt' class='story__link '>Shared waters & glacial melt</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>THIS month’s prospective meeting of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue Group comprising seven states sharing the rivers rising in the Greater Himalayas would be a watershed event as the group is expected to adopt a joint <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2011-12-31T21:20:48+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>31 Dec, 2011</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>09:20pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='680062' id='680062' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='680062' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/680062/lacklustre-performance' class='story__link '>Lacklustre performance</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>PAKISTAN has slipped 20 rungs on the ladder of human development this year. Last year, Pakistan was ranked 125th on the Human Development Index (HDI) and was in the category of ‘medium human <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2011-12-12T20:42:43+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>12 Dec, 2011</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>08:42pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='448939' id='448939' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='448939' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/448939/the-future-of-large-dams' class='story__link '>The future of large dams</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>SINCE Pakistan is located in a region prone to severe climate change impacts, the entire water sector management... <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2009-03-09T00:00:00+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>09 Mar, 2009</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>12:00am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='437438' id='437438' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='437438' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/437438/sharing-oil-and-gas-resources' class='story__link '>Sharing oil and gas resources</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>The opposition to privatisation of the Qadirpur Gas field has rejuvenated the debate for ownership of natural... <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2009-01-05T00:00:00+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>05 Jan, 2009</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>12:00am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='337328' id='337328' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='337328' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/337328/sharing-oil-and-gas-resources' class='story__link '>Sharing oil and gas resources</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>The opposition to privatisation of the Qadirpur Gas field has rejuvenated the debate for ownership of natural... <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2009-01-05T00:00:00+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>05 Jan, 2009</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>12:00am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='334207' id='334207' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='334207' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/334207/climate-change-and-the-indus-delta' class='story__link '>Climate change and the Indus Delta</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>IN a recent session, the Sindh Assembly has adopted a consensus resolution asking the federal government to take... <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2008-12-15T00:00:00+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>15 Dec, 2008</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>12:00am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='433562' id='433562' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='433562' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/433562/climate-change-and-the-indus-delta' class='story__link '>Climate change and the Indus Delta</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>IN a recent session, the Sindh Assembly has adopted a consensus resolution asking the federal government to take... <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2008-12-15T00:00:00+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>15 Dec, 2008</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>12:00am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='301270' id='301270' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='301270' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/301270/unemployment-in-rural-sindh' class='story__link '>Unemployment in rural Sindh</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>Unemployment in rural areas is the most daunting challenge being faced by the new Sindh government. The rural areas... <span class='story__time font-georgia text-2.5 uppercase text-gray-500 '><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2008-05-05T00:00:00+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>05 May, 2008</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>12:00am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='297995' id='297995' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='297995' class='story__title font-bold font-merriweather p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/297995/climate-change-and-vulnerability-of-sindh-coast' class='story__link '>Climate change and vulnerability of Sindh coast</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt font-georgia p-2 '>Our planet has experienced damaging climatic change in recent years. 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