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The plan, which will soon be made public, has been designed as a guide for all infrastructure development plans in the service sectors, such as solid waste disposal, telecommunications, transport, water, sewerage, electricity and gas provision facilities.</p> <p> The KSMP-2020 states that the 1998 census reported 9,960,000 residents in Karachi. However, it was widely accepted that the 1998 census undercounted by between one to two million the residents of katchi abadis and migrants, particularly those from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Analysing different scenarios, the Karachi Strategic Development Plan 2020 estimates that 1,375,000 people were not counted and therefore, the true 1998 population stood at 11,335,000.</p> <p> <B>Growth rate</strong></p> <p> The KSMP-2020 states that the city’s growth rate has been in steady decline since the 1950s while United Nations’ population figures record that the annual growth rate fell from 5.85 per cent in 1950 to 4.92 per cent in 1970 and 3.39 per cent in 1990.</p> <p> The report prepared by the city government estimates that the natural annual growth rate is probably close to 3.5 in Karachi currently, but notes that the conflict in Afghanistan has pushed more refugees into the city and raised the population to 15.12 million in 2005. 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Islamabad’s D-Chowk through clouds of teargas" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1874921' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1874921/in-pictures-pti-supporters-push-towards-islamabads-d-chowk-through-clouds-of-teargas' class='story__link '>In pictures: PTI supporters push towards Islamabad’s D-Chowk through clouds of teargas</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='1875003' id='1875003' 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="Day of clashes in Islamabad ends in PTI protesters’ retreat" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875003/day-of-clashes-in-islamabad-ends-in-pti-protesters-retreat" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/11/67464abf357a4.jpg?r=075805" alt="Day of clashes in Islamabad ends in PTI protesters’ retreat" title="Day of clashes in Islamabad ends in PTI protesters’ retreat" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875003' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875003/day-of-clashes-in-islamabad-ends-in-pti-protesters-retreat' class='story__link '>Day of clashes in Islamabad ends in PTI protesters’ retreat</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='1875087' id='1875087' 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="Islamabad march" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875087/islamabad-march" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/11/270851166b02ec3.jpg?r=085213" alt="Islamabad march" title="Islamabad march" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875087' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875087/islamabad-march' class='story__link '>Islamabad march </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='1874895' id='1874895' 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="Belarus president meets PM Shehbaz, expresses interest in purchasing Pakistani textiles" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1874895/belarus-president-meets-pm-shehbaz-expresses-interest-in-purchasing-pakistani-textiles" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/11/26165616eb79801.png?r=165748" alt="Belarus president meets PM Shehbaz, expresses interest in purchasing Pakistani textiles" title="Belarus president meets PM Shehbaz, expresses interest in purchasing Pakistani textiles" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1874895' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1874895/belarus-president-meets-pm-shehbaz-expresses-interest-in-purchasing-pakistani-textiles' class='story__link '>Belarus president meets PM Shehbaz, expresses interest in purchasing Pakistani textiles</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='1875114' id='1875114' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="What does the Council of Islamic Ideology have to do with VPNs anyway?" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875114/what-does-the-council-of-islamic-ideology-have-to-do-with-vpns-anyway" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/2718194085cc82d.jpg?r=181950" alt="What does the Council of Islamic Ideology have to do with VPNs anyway?" title="What does the Council of Islamic Ideology have to do with VPNs anyway?" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875114' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875114/what-does-the-council-of-islamic-ideology-have-to-do-with-vpns-anyway' class='story__link '>What does the Council of Islamic Ideology have to do with VPNs anyway?</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/11241/ahmad-maudood-ausaf'>Ahmad Maudood Ausaf</a></span> </div>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>The council can play a pivotal and seminal role in matters that warrant its attention. However, for that to ever happen, it will need to leave VPNs alone. I hope it does. </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='1875286' id='1875286' 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: It would be a mistake for govt to underestimate discontentment in public" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875259" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/2809102176a7034.jpg?r=091105" alt="Editorial: It would be a mistake for govt to underestimate discontentment in public" title="Editorial: It would be a mistake for govt to underestimate discontentment in public" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875286' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875259' class='story__link '>Editorial: It would be a mistake for govt to underestimate discontentment in public</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='1875232' id='1875232' 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="Web controls suppress dissent, stifle potential" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875232/web-controls-suppress-dissent-stifle-potential" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/281025179b1db81.gif?r=103242" alt="Web controls suppress dissent, stifle potential" title="Web controls suppress dissent, stifle potential" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875232' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875232/web-controls-suppress-dissent-stifle-potential' class='story__link '>Web controls suppress dissent, stifle potential </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/119/afp'>AFP</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='1875288' id='1875288' 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="For a ruler, power is the ability to provide livelihoods to his people" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875262" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/280915208372e62.jpg?r=091656" alt="For a ruler, power is the ability to provide livelihoods to his people" title="For a ruler, power is the ability to provide livelihoods to his people" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875288' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875262' class='story__link '>For a ruler, power is the ability to provide livelihoods to his people</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='1875299' id='1875299' 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="What is fuelling violence in Kurram and what is the way forward?" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875263" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/280930236badbe0.jpg?r=093501" alt="What is fuelling violence in Kurram and what is the way forward?" title="What is fuelling violence in Kurram and what is the way forward?" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875299' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875263' class='story__link '>What is fuelling violence in Kurram and what is the way forward?</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='1875260' id='1875260' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Carbon potential" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875260/carbon-potential" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/6747e071f3d45.jpg" alt="Carbon potential" title="Carbon potential" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875260' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1875260/carbon-potential' class='story__link '>Carbon potential </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/978/qurat-ul-ain-siddiqui'>Qurat ul ain Siddiqui</a></span> </div>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>Carbon markets offer multiple developmental co-benefits. </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='1875263' id='1875263' 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 ' data-focus-x='0%' data-focus-y='0%'> <div class='media__item media__item--100 '><a title="Kurram carnage" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875263/kurram-carnage" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/6747e1858b056.jpg?r=093630" alt="Kurram carnage" title="Kurram carnage" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '>Updated 28 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875263' 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/1875263/kurram-carnage' class='story__link '>Kurram carnage </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/11246/sohail-habib'>Sohail Habib</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='1875262' id='1875262' 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="Facing popular upheavals" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875262/facing-popular-upheavals" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/6747e0f85c7c6.jpg" alt="Facing popular upheavals" title="Facing popular upheavals" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '>Updated 28 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875262' 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/1875262/facing-popular-upheavals' class='story__link '>Facing popular upheavals </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/675/khurram-husain'>Khurram Husain</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='1875261' id='1875261' 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="Upward mobility" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875261/upward-mobility" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/6747e09b01089.jpg" alt="Upward mobility" title="Upward mobility" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 28 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875261' 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/1875261/upward-mobility' class='story__link '>Upward mobility </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/1314/f-s-aijazuddin'>F.S. Aijazuddin</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='1875082' id='1875082' 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="On coercive control" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875082/on-coercive-control" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/674695db09e9a.jpg" alt="On coercive control" title="On coercive control" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 27 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875082' 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/1875082/on-coercive-control' class='story__link '>On coercive control </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/410/rafia-zakaria'>Rafia Zakaria</a></span> </div></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'>Editorial</a></h3> <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 md:grid-cols-6 gap-2 mb-4">  <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='1875259' id='1875259' 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="A hasty retreat" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875259/a-hasty-retreat" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/280911114c2fbff.jpg?r=091139" alt="A hasty retreat" title="A hasty retreat" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '>Updated 28 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875259' 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/1875259/a-hasty-retreat' class='story__link '>A hasty retreat </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>Govt should not extend its campaign of violence against PTI and its leaders, thinking it now has the upper hand. Enough is enough. </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='1875258' id='1875258' 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="Lebanon truce" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1875258/lebanon-truce" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Lebanon truce" title="Lebanon truce" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 28 Nov, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1875258' 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/1875258/lebanon-truce' class='story__link '>Lebanon truce </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>WILL it hold? 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