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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391386/back-to-the-future"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/02/5a90be0659f1e.jpg?r=1339298212" alt="Back to the future"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391386" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391386/back-to-the-future" class="story__link">Back to the future</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Today, we are wracked by uncertainty over what will happen after the polls. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-02-24T06:34:29+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Feb 24, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">06:34am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1389869" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1389869/protest-power-from-poland-to-fata"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/02/5a874254c61d0.jpg" alt="Protest power from Poland to Fata"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1389869" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1389869/protest-power-from-poland-to-fata" class="story__link">Protest power from Poland to Fata</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Asma faced an orchestrated campaign of lies where her patriotism and integrity were routinely questioned. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-02-17T03:55:23+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Feb 17, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">03:55am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1388401" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1388401/farewell-waja-siddiq-baluch"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/02/5a7de9d4eb88e.jpg" alt="Farewell Waja Siddiq Baluch"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1388401" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1388401/farewell-waja-siddiq-baluch" class="story__link">Farewell Waja Siddiq Baluch</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Siddiq Baluch used to tell his friends that he spent four years in prison for a four-month stint as the governor’s PR. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-02-10T11:12:33+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Feb 10, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:12am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1386877" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1386877/pml-n-ups-the-ante"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/02/5a74a5b20f1c9.jpg" alt="PML-N ups the ante"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1386877" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1386877/pml-n-ups-the-ante" class="story__link">PML-N ups the ante</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">In campaigning on the victimhood platform, Maryam Nawaz and her team seem to be setting the PML-N agenda. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-02-03T10:13:17+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Feb 03, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:13am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1385503" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1385503/unlawful-deaths-a-collective-failure"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/01/5a6b8e9852c0e.jpg" alt="Unlawful deaths: a collective failure"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1385503" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1385503/unlawful-deaths-a-collective-failure" class="story__link">Unlawful deaths: a collective failure</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">What can one say when a premeditated murder perpetrated by state officials snatches a young man from his loved ones? <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-01-27T09:51:13+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 27, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:51am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1384061" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1384061/snap-poll-is-pml-ns-best-bet"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/01/5a627a3676f49.jpg" alt="Snap poll is PML-N’s best bet"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1384061" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1384061/snap-poll-is-pml-ns-best-bet" class="story__link">Snap poll is PML-N’s best bet</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">In the game to checkmate Nawaz Sharif, various moves are being made on the chessboard. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-01-20T09:10:53+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 20, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:10am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1382597" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1382597/oblivious-of-the-long-term"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/01/5a5932843d4e1.jpg" alt="Oblivious of the long term"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1382597" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1382597/oblivious-of-the-long-term" class="story__link">Oblivious of the long term</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The involvement of state institutions in mainstream and social media has become dangerously deep. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-01-13T06:53:26+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 13, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">06:53am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1381054" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1381054/balochistan-on-the-boil-again"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/01/5a4fdb804392e.jpg" alt="Balochistan on the boil again"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1381054" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1381054/balochistan-on-the-boil-again" class="story__link">Balochistan on the boil again</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Why the move to oust the elected chief minister via a no-confidence motion just six months ahead of an election? <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-01-06T04:33:03+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 06, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">04:33am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1379653" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1379653/musharraf-cant-help-it"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2017/12/5a46b3a6011e7.jpg" alt="Musharraf can’t help it"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1379653" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1379653/musharraf-cant-help-it" class="story__link">Musharraf can’t help it</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The former dictator does not shy away from stirring controversies. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-12-30T08:42:33+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 30, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:42am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1378275" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1378275/happy-augury-but-just"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2017/12/5a3d69c0e2e7e.jpg" alt="Happy augury but just"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1378275" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1378275/happy-augury-but-just" class="story__link">Happy augury but just</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">As democracy is still evolving in Pakistan, it would be foolish to expect a turbulence-free ride. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-12-23T07:23:40+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 23, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:23am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1376804" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1376804/image-or-reality"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2017/12/5a3415f294566.jpg" alt="Image or reality?"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1376804" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1376804/image-or-reality" class="story__link">Image or reality?</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The concern is firmly with our image and expressing outrage at the ‘traitors’ who sell ‘negative stories’ abroad. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-12-16T07:12:37+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 16, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:12am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1375403" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1375403/a-little-dissent-please"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2017/12/5a2ae892a4700.jpg" alt="A little dissent, please"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1375403" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1375403/a-little-dissent-please" class="story__link">A little dissent, please</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Peaceful dissent is vital for society. Each time we have forgotten this, the consequences have been disastrous. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-12-09T07:01:33+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 09, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:01am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1374274" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1374274/rocky-ride-ahead"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2017/12/5a235eeeeb060.jpg" alt="Rocky ride ahead?"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1374274" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1374274/rocky-ride-ahead" class="story__link">Rocky ride ahead?</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The civilians and the military need to learn to work with each other. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-12-03T07:18:45+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 03, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:18am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1372659" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1372659/comparing-chalk-and-cheese"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2017/11/5a1878cfec3b5.jpg" alt="Comparing chalk and cheese"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1372659" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1372659/comparing-chalk-and-cheese" class="story__link">Comparing chalk and cheese</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Should the civil-military tussle prevent civilian setups from delivering good governance in areas where they do indeed <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-11-25T07:06:14+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Nov 25, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:06am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1371160" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1371160/some-good-news"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2017/11/5a0f367edb7d6.jpg" alt="Some good news"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1371160" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1371160/some-good-news" class="story__link">Some good news</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Pak-Afghan cooperation has helped reduce the incidence of polio. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-11-18T06:59:29+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Nov 18, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">06:59am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1369796" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1369796/many-pieces-of-the-jigsaw"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2017/11/5a062f35eed36.jpg" alt="Many pieces of the jigsaw"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1369796" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1369796/many-pieces-of-the-jigsaw" class="story__link">Many pieces of the jigsaw</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Let’s look at why this shotgun marriage was fast becoming inevitable. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-11-11T09:58:53+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Nov 11, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:58am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1368232" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1368232/whats-acceptable-whats-not"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2017/11/59fcd96b0cb32.jpg" alt="What’s acceptable, what’s not"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1368232" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1368232/whats-acceptable-whats-not" class="story__link">What’s acceptable, what’s not</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The purpose isn’t to join one outraged camp or the other. It is simply to understand what happens in ER. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-11-04T10:42:45+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Nov 04, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:42am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1366668" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1366668/pink-rays-of-light"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2017/10/59f398a5468ea.jpg" alt="Pink rays of light"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1366668" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1366668/pink-rays-of-light" class="story__link">Pink rays of light</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Breast cancer is curable if detected early. What is not is a regressive mindset. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2017-10-28T10:25:43+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Oct 28, 2017</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:25am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1365162" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1365162/inspired-by-me-too"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/01/5a6f6c6942b1d.jpg" alt="Inspired by ‘Me too’"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1365162" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1365162/inspired-by-me-too" class="story__link">Inspired by ‘Me too’</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">For far too long, men have either been in denial or ignorant of the scale of the problem. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-01-29T23:48:14+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 29, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:48pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1363627" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1363627/the-growing-khaki-shadow"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2017/10/59e1156018d29.jpg" alt="The growing khaki shadow"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1363627" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1363627/the-growing-khaki-shadow" class="story__link">The growing khaki shadow</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The record of Pakistani rulers in uniform is no better; 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class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391296/sharifs-being-targeted-fazl" class="story__link">Sharifs being targeted: Fazl</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391295" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391295" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391295/ahad-cheemas-arrest-pas-officers-try-to-keep-their-chin-up-thru-fiery-speeches" class="story__link">Ahad Cheema’s arrest: PAS officers try to keep their chin up thru ‘fiery speeches’</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391294" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391294" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391294/power-supply-to-village-suspended-over-default" class="story__link">Power supply to village suspended over default</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391293" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391293" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391293/man-kills-sister-over-property-dispute" class="story__link">Man ‘kills sister’ over property dispute</a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge caps accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/lahore" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three caps accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Islamabad</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-<?= islamabad ?>"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1391313" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391313" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391313/ihc-judge-issued-another-show-cause-notice" class="story__link">IHC judge issued another show-cause notice</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391312" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391312" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391312/uc-vice-chairman-found-murdered" class="story__link">UC vice chairman found murdered</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391311" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391311" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391311/eleven-injured-during-basant-in-pindi" class="story__link">Eleven injured during basant in Pindi</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391310" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391310" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391310/private-cab-firm-driver-killed-in-robbery" class="story__link">Private cab firm driver killed in robbery</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391309" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391309" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391309/cda-documents-contest-qau-claim-for-more-land" class="story__link">CDA documents contest QAU claim for more land</a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge caps accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/islamabad" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three caps accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Peshawar</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-<?= peshawar ?>"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1391330" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391330" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391330/opposition-walks-out-of-pa-over-chairs-partisan-conduct" class="story__link">Opposition walks out of PA over chair’s ‘partisan conduct’</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391329" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391329" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391329/two-injured-as-bomb-targets-pdma-vehicle" class="story__link">Two injured as bomb targets PDMA vehicle</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391328" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391328" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391328/detained-minority-mpa-elect-to-take-oath-on-monday" class="story__link">Detained minority MPA-elect to take oath on Monday</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391327" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391327" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391327/service-tribunal-summons-pa-speaker-for-not-following-order" class="story__link">Service tribunal summons PA speaker for not following order</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391326" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391326" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391326/govt-to-give-rs275m-more-to-samiul-haqs-seminary" class="story__link">Govt to give Rs275m more to Samiul Haq’s seminary</a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge caps accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/peshawar" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three caps accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Business</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-<?= business ?>"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1391381" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391381" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391381/used-car-imports-set-to-resume" class="story__link">Used car imports set to resume</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391380" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391380" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391380/abraaj-group-sees-top-level-reshuffle" class="story__link">Abraaj Group sees top-level reshuffle</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391379" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391379" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391379/stockbrokers-cannot-charge-for-advisory-services-secp" class="story__link">Stockbrokers cannot charge for advisory services: SECP</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391378" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391378" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391378/project-launched-to-improve-investment-climate" class="story__link">Project launched to improve investment climate</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391377" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391377" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391377/psx-first-half-profit-plunges-34pc" class="story__link">PSX first-half profit plunges 34pc</a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge caps accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/business" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three caps accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Sport</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-<?= sport ?>"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1391288" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391288" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391288/moeen-fears-for-future-of-test-cricket" class="story__link">Moeen fears for future of Test cricket</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391287" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391287" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391287/afridis-magic-helps-karachi-finally-tame-quetta" class="story__link">Afridi’s magic helps Karachi finally tame Quetta</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391281" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391281" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391281/lynns-ipl-hopes-rise" class="story__link">Lynn’s IPL hopes rise</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391280" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391280" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391280/pakistan-retain-top-t20-ranking-after-icc-error" class="story__link">Pakistan retain top T20 ranking after ICC error</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391278" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391278" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391278/sangakkara-malik-help-multan-sultans-open-account-in-style" class="story__link">Sangakkara, Malik help Multan Sultans open account in style</a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge caps 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391383/back-to-load-shedding" class="story__link">Back to load-shedding</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391382" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391382" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391382/dangerous-nexus" class="story__link">Dangerous nexus</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391170" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391170" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391170/regrettable-verdict" class="story__link">Regrettable verdict</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391169" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391169" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391169/no-place-for-newborns" class="story__link">No place for newborns</a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge caps accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/editorial" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three caps accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Column</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-<?= column ?>"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1391388" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391388" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391388/judicial-overreach" class="story__link">Judicial overreach</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391387" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391387" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391387/disqualification" class="story__link">Disqualification</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391386" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391386" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391386/back-to-the-future" class="story__link">Back to the future</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391385" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391385" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391385/securing-the-nation" class="story__link">Securing the nation</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391176" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391176" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391176/manifestos-and-education" class="story__link">Manifestos and education</a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge caps accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/column" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three caps accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">International</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-<?= international ?>"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1391366" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391366" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391366/strikes-kill-32-in-ghouta-as-world-fumbles-for-response" class="story__link">Strikes kill 32 in Ghouta as world fumbles for response</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391365" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391365" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391365/18-die-after-two-blasts-gunfire-rock-mogadishu" class="story__link">18 die after two blasts, gunfire rock Mogadishu</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391364" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1391364" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224150759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391364/earliest-cave-art-was-created-by-neanderthals-not-humans-study" class="story__link">Earliest cave art was created by Neanderthals, not 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