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The government has set April 2025 as the target date for the 5G spectrum auction.</p> <p>The consultants shared different price-determining factors for the 5G auction.</p> <p>They reported that most countries have moved to local currency-based auctions, and a few others, including Pakistan, were still looking for foreign exchange inflows, which could limit the competition and thus affect the bid price as well as subsequent investment for technology rollout.</p> <p>They also noted that some of the existing operators were not very upbeat about the coming auction because of capacity limitations due to economic conditions and administrative restrictions.</p> <p>The finance minister, however, “highlighted the importance of digital economy and digital integration as a critical component of the economic transformation of the country”, the statement said.</p> <p>He added that “the government was determined to enhance connectivity and improve digital infrastructure to ensure mass adoption of emerging digital technologies and innovative applications for cross-sector socio-economic development, transformation of economic activities and achievement of sustainable development goals”.</p> <p>The statement said the meeting discussed various issues regarding the 5G auction and reviewed the progress of work done by the US-based consultant firm NERA hired by the PTA through a bidding process earlier this month to study and assess the Pakistan market, undertake consultation with stakeholders and prepare policy recommendations regarding sector reforms and a roadmap for a successful spectrum auction by April next year.</p> <p>Various government and telecommunication sector stakeholders have been debating the trade-off between rolling out next-generation telecom service at rates conducive to growth and expansion in broadband facilities and higher foreign exchange earnings.</p> <p>The consultants also indicated that they would come up with a model that balanced both objectives but 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alt="Bangladeshi politicians urge calm after clashes" title="Bangladeshi politicians urge calm after clashes" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875565' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875565/bangladeshi-politicians-urge-calm-after-clashes' class='story__link '>Bangladeshi politicians urge calm after clashes</a></h2> </article>  </div> </div>  <div class="p-1 border-b border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200 w-full"> <div class="flex flex-row"> <div class="pr-4 pl-0.5 font-arial text-6 text-gray-500 font-bold">07</div>  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box w-full' data-id='1875587' id='1875587' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/4 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="PM constitutes task force to proceed against Islamabad protesters; PTI to file cases against govt" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875587/pm-constitutes-task-force-to-proceed-against-islamabad-protesters-pti-to-file-cases-against-govt" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/11/29220911b1fa834.jpg?r=223238" alt="PM constitutes task force to proceed against Islamabad protesters; PTI to file cases against govt" title="PM constitutes task force to proceed against Islamabad protesters; PTI to file cases against govt" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875587' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875587/pm-constitutes-task-force-to-proceed-against-islamabad-protesters-pti-to-file-cases-against-govt' class='story__link '>PM constitutes task force to proceed against Islamabad protesters; PTI to file cases against govt</a></h2> </article>  </div> </div>  <div class="p-1 border-b border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200 w-full"> <div class="flex flex-row"> <div class="pr-4 pl-0.5 font-arial text-6 text-gray-500 font-bold">08</div>  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box w-full' data-id='1875661' id='1875661' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/4 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Cartoon: 30 November, 2024" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875661/cartoon-30-november-2024" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/11/674a5700ab15c.jpg" alt="Cartoon: 30 November, 2024" title="Cartoon: 30 November, 2024" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875661' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875661/cartoon-30-november-2024' class='story__link '>Cartoon: 30 November, 2024 </a></h2> </article>  </div> </div>  <div class="p-1 border-b border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200 w-full"> <div class="flex flex-row"> <div class="pr-4 pl-0.5 font-arial text-6 text-gray-500 font-bold">09</div>  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box w-full' data-id='1875655' id='1875655' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/4 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="‘We also have guns’: Gandapur tells govt to fear their wrath" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875655/we-also-have-guns-gandapur-tells-govt-to-fear-their-wrath" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/11/3010062258cebfe.jpg?r=100830" alt="‘We also have guns’: Gandapur tells govt to fear their wrath" title="‘We also have guns’: Gandapur tells govt to fear their wrath" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875655' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875655/we-also-have-guns-gandapur-tells-govt-to-fear-their-wrath' class='story__link '>‘We also have guns’: Gandapur tells govt to fear their wrath </a></h2> </article>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="border-t-3 border-black sm:mx-2 mx-0"> <h3 class="my-2"><a class="font-playfair-display font-bold text-6 leading-tight" href='/must-read'>Must Read</a></h3> <div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row"> <div class="w-full sm:w-1/4">  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-2 md:mb-0 pr-2 pb-2 md:pb-0 border-b md:border-b-0 border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200' data-id='1875753' id='1875753' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Editorial: PTI must soon shake off its tendency to blow things out of proportion" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875750" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/30191958e7b8245.jpg?r=192017" alt="Editorial: PTI must soon shake off its tendency to blow things out of proportion" title="Editorial: PTI must soon shake off its tendency to blow things out of proportion" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875753' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875750' class='story__link '>Editorial: PTI must soon shake off its tendency to blow things out of proportion</a></h2> <div dir='auto' class=' mt-1 '><span dir='auto' class='story__byline text-3 text-black '></span> </div>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>Its protest plans came abruptly undone because key decisions were swayed by personal ambitions rather than political wisdom and restraint. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="w-full sm:w-3/4"> <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-4 gap-2 mb-4 sm:ml-2">  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box pr-2 pb-2 md:pb-0 border-b md:border-b-0 border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200' data-id='1875760' id='1875760' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--focus sm:w-full w-1/4 float-left sm:float-none mr-2 sm:mr-0 h-auto mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item media__item--100 '><a title="Why my grandmother Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan’s 1964 speech is still relevant today" href="https://images.dawn.com/news/1193010/why-my-grandmother-raana-liaquat-ali-khans-1964-speech-is-still-relevant-today" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/301059338304aa4.jpg?r=110001" alt="Why my grandmother Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan’s 1964 speech is still relevant today" title="Why my grandmother Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan’s 1964 speech is still relevant today" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875760' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://images.dawn.com/news/1193010/why-my-grandmother-raana-liaquat-ali-khans-1964-speech-is-still-relevant-today' class='story__link '>Why my grandmother Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan’s 1964 speech is still relevant today</a></h2> <span dir='auto' class='story__byline text-3 text-grey font-playfair-display '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/10285/samia-liaquat-ali-khan'>Samia Liaquat Ali Khan</a></span> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box pr-2 pb-2 md:pb-0 border-b md:border-b-0 border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200' data-id='1875784' id='1875784' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--focus sm:w-full w-1/4 float-left sm:float-none mr-2 sm:mr-0 h-auto mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item media__item--100 '><a title="Blatant misuse of power mixed with persecution and corruption has crossed all limits" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875747" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/30170431399451d.jpg?r=170957" alt="Blatant misuse of power mixed with persecution and corruption has crossed all limits" title="Blatant misuse of power mixed with persecution and corruption has crossed all limits" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875784' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875747' class='story__link '>Blatant misuse of power mixed with persecution and corruption has crossed all limits</a></h2> <span dir='auto' class='story__byline text-3 text-grey font-playfair-display '></span> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box pr-2 pb-2 md:pb-0 border-b md:border-b-0 border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200' data-id='1875755' id='1875755' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--focus sm:w-full w-1/4 float-left sm:float-none mr-2 sm:mr-0 h-auto mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item media__item--100 '><a title="Having two effective chief justices in SC or high courts is a recipe for utter chaos" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875748" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/300951051ac770a.jpg?r=095140" alt="Having two effective chief justices in SC or high courts is a recipe for utter chaos" title="Having two effective chief justices in SC or high courts is a recipe for utter chaos" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875755' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875748' class='story__link '>Having two effective chief justices in SC or high courts is a recipe for utter chaos</a></h2> <span dir='auto' class='story__byline text-3 text-grey font-playfair-display '></span> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box pr-2 pb-2 md:pb-0 border-b md:border-b-0 border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200' data-id='1875752' id='1875752' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--focus sm:w-full w-1/4 float-left sm:float-none mr-2 sm:mr-0 h-auto mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item media__item--100 '><a title="Editorial: Matiullah Jan’s arrest appears to be state’s overzealous application of law" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875751" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/300917456383360.png?r=091844" alt="Editorial: Matiullah Jan’s arrest appears to be state’s overzealous application of law" title="Editorial: Matiullah Jan’s arrest appears to be state’s overzealous application of law" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875752' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875751' class='story__link '>Editorial: Matiullah Jan’s arrest appears to be state’s overzealous application of law</a></h2> <span dir='auto' class='story__byline text-3 text-grey font-playfair-display '></span> </article>  </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="border-t-3 border-black sm:mx-2 mx-0"> <h3 class="my-2"><a class="font-playfair-display font-bold text-6 leading-tight" href='/opinion'>Opinion</a></h3> <div class="flex flex-col sm:flex-row"> <div class="w-full sm:w-1/4">  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-2 md:mb-0 pr-2 pb-2 md:pb-0 border-b md:border-b-0 border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200' data-id='1875748' id='1875748' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Judicial redemption" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875748/judicial-redemption" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/674a8e1110ad9.jpg?r=095212" alt="Judicial redemption" title="Judicial redemption" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875748' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875748/judicial-redemption' class='story__link '>Judicial redemption </a></h2> <div dir='auto' class=' mt-1 '><span dir='auto' class='story__byline text-3 text-black '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/1164/basil-nabi-malik'>Basil Nabi Malik</a></span> </div>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>Why not create two parallel power centres in each institution, and champion it as a means of greater efficiency and better management? </div> </article>  </div> <div class="w-full sm:w-3/4"> <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-4 gap-2 mb-4 sm:ml-2">  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box pr-2 pb-2 md:pb-0 border-b md:border-b-0 border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200' data-id='1875747' id='1875747' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--focus sm:w-full w-1/4 float-left sm:float-none mr-2 sm:mr-0 h-auto mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item media__item--100 '><a title="The triumph of folly" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875747/the-triumph-of-folly" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/674a8dac04b06.jpg?r=171000" alt="The triumph of folly" title="The triumph of folly" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '>Updated 30 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875747' class='story__title text-3.5 font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-3.5 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875747/the-triumph-of-folly' class='story__link '>The triumph of folly </a></h2> <div dir='auto' class=' mt-1 '><span dir='auto' class='story__byline text-3 text-black '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/933/tariq-khosa'>Tariq Khosa</a></span> </div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box pr-2 pb-2 md:pb-0 border-b md:border-b-0 border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200' data-id='1875746' id='1875746' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--focus sm:w-full w-1/4 float-left sm:float-none mr-2 sm:mr-0 h-auto mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item media__item--100 '><a title="Fuelling the future" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875746/fuelling-the-future" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/674a8d611a9df.jpg" alt="Fuelling the future" title="Fuelling the future" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 30 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875746' class='story__title text-3.5 font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-3.5 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875746/fuelling-the-future' class='story__link '>Fuelling the future </a></h2> <div dir='auto' class=' mt-1 '><span dir='auto' class='story__byline text-3 text-black '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/9754/tabinda-ashraf-shahid'>Tabinda Ashraf Shahid</a> | <a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/11396/atta-ur-rehman'>Atta ur Rehman</a></span> </div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box pr-2 pb-2 md:pb-0 border-b md:border-b-0 border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200' data-id='1875745' id='1875745' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--focus sm:w-full w-1/4 float-left sm:float-none mr-2 sm:mr-0 h-auto mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item media__item--100 '><a title="Reform agenda" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875745/reform-agenda" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/674a8d078f743.jpg" alt="Reform agenda" title="Reform agenda" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 30 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875745' class='story__title text-3.5 font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-3.5 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875745/reform-agenda' class='story__link '>Reform agenda </a></h2> <div dir='auto' class=' mt-1 '><span dir='auto' class='story__byline text-3 text-black '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/5936/naeem-sadiq'>Naeem Sadiq</a></span> </div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box pr-2 pb-2 md:pb-0 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sm:grid' data-id='1875751' id='1875751' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--focus sm:w-full w-1/4 sm:ml-0 ml-2 sm:float-none float-right order-1 mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item media__item--100 '><a title="Tired tactics" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875751/tired-tactics" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/300911332c128e1.jpg?r=091705" alt="Tired tactics" title="Tired tactics" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 30 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875751' class='story__title text-3.5 font-playfair-display font-bold pt-1 pb-2 text-3.5 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875751/tired-tactics' class='story__link '>Tired tactics </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' 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text-gray-500 font-arial '> 30 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875749' class='story__title text-3.5 font-playfair-display font-bold pt-1 pb-2 text-3.5 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875749/smog-struggle' class='story__link '>Smog struggle </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>AS smog continues to shroud parts of Pakistan, an Ipsos survey highlights the scope of this environmental hazard.... </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box pr-2 pb-2 md:pb-0 border-b md:border-b-0 border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200 sm:grid' data-id='1875476' id='1875476' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--focus sm:w-full w-1/4 sm:ml-0 ml-2 sm:float-none float-right order-1 mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item media__item--100 '><a title="Solidarity with Palestine" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875476/solidarity-with-palestine" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/29090820914a0f8.jpg?r=090827" alt="Solidarity with Palestine" title="Solidarity with Palestine" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '>Updated 29 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875476' class='story__title text-3.5 font-playfair-display font-bold pt-1 pb-2 text-3.5 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875476/solidarity-with-palestine' class='story__link '>Solidarity with Palestine </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>The wretched of the earth see in the Palestinian struggle against Israel a mirror of themselves. </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box pr-2 pb-2 md:pb-0 border-b md:border-b-0 border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200 sm:grid' data-id='1875475' id='1875475' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--focus sm:w-full w-1/4 sm:ml-0 ml-2 sm:float-none float-right order-1 mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item media__item--100 '><a title="Little relief for public" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875475/little-relief-for-public" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Little relief for public" title="Little relief for public" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 29 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875475' class='story__title text-3.5 font-playfair-display font-bold pt-1 pb-2 text-3.5 leading-tight '><a 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data-src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Right to education" title="Right to education" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 29 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875474' class='story__title text-3.5 font-playfair-display font-bold pt-1 pb-2 text-3.5 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875474/right-to-education' class='story__link '>Right to education </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>IT is troubling to learn that over 16,500 students of the University of Karachi (KU) have defaulted on fee payments... </div> </article>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="absolute left-0 hidden sm:block"> <div class='navstory fixed z-50 top-2/5 navstory--prev' title="You can also use your keyboard ← (left arrow) or → (right arrow) to navigate stories"> <a class="navstory__arrow 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OneSignal.registerForPushNotifications(); // for debugging // OneSignal.log.setLevel('trace'); /*OneSignal.isPushNotificationsEnabled(function(isEnabled) { if (isEnabled) { console.log("Push notifications are enabled!"); } else { console.log("Push notifications are not enabled yet."); } });*/ }); </script> </footer> </body> </html>

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