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Most of these houses are built either on empty public land or on the farm of a landlord where the family provides peasantry services against a paltry share of the harvest. These rickety structures are often made of straw, reeds, leaves, branches and trunks of trees. A better version is made of unbaked bricks covered with mud plaster. Such rickety structures are frequently battered by strong winds and seasonal heavy showers every year.</p> <p>The Development Statistics of Sindh-2022 report issued by the Sindh Bureau of Statistics reveals that approximately 70 per cent of houses in rural areas are katcha. Housing data of five worst flood-hit districts in 2022 depicts abject poverty in these areas. Percentage of katcha houses in rural areas of some of the districts are: Dadu (56pc), Jamshoro (65pc), Qambar-Shahdadkot (65pc), Khairpur Mirs (51pc) and Mirpurkhas (71pc). Moreover, the report also reveals that 72pc of rural houses are just one-room structures. The recent census data of 2023 also confirms that 71.35pc of rural houses in Sindh are one-room structures. An astounding number of 268,371 jhugis/caves/tents have also been reported in rural areas. An average household size of 5.65 in Sindh puts the estimated number of dwellers in these primitive abodes to 1.5 million.</p> <p>This explains how rural Sindh lost over 2.1m houses in the 2022 floods, rendering more than 12m people shelter-less in 24 districts. Forty-eight per cent of the affectees were women. Demographic profile of these hapless people reveals that most of them were living under extreme penury. According to the data of Sindh People’s Housing for Flood Affectees (SPHF) 94pc of the affectees were earning hardly two dollars per day, including 31pc with income as meagre as one dollar per day.</p> <p>Seldom has this scale of loss of housing stock of the poor occurred in a natural disaster. Rebuilding these structures on the principle of ‘build back better’ is an inevitable need and a gigantic task as well. Climate-proof housing is the cornerstone of creating resilient communities. Income levels of these affectees are a testimony of their sheer abjection rendering them incapable of reconstructing their collapsed houses.</p> <blockquote> <p>Climate-proof housing is the cornerstone of creating resilient communities.</p> </blockquote> <p>SPHF was established by the government of Sindh as an independent company to undertake this mammoth task of reconstructing over two million one-roomed flood-resilient pucca houses. In addition to engineering features, social augmentation of communities is the real transformative impact of such large-scale development projects. Half of the beneficiaries of this initiative are expected to get ownership titles of their houses. Half of them would be women, a stride forward towards empowerment of rural women.</p> <p>So far, the project has mobilised over Rs550 billion through various funding agencies, including a contribution of Rs100bn equally shared by the federal and provincial governments. Since financial transactions are made directly through the beneficiaries’ bank accounts, the risk of conventional kickbacks has also been circumvented. Technical backup and social handholding is being facilitated through non-governmental organisations. These measures ensure transparency which is often compromised under the contractor model of public sector projects. SPHF claims that over 600,000 houses are at different stages of construction, including 200,000 that are fully constructed. Since the number of affectees is enormous and the process of compli-ance is stringent, a sizeable population still await construction of their shelters. Nevertheless, consider-ing the complexity and scale of the project, this is noteworthy progress.</p> <p>Whereas a large number of families are expected to own an improvised house, external infrastructure of these settlements continues to be a weaker link. A resilient house situated in a vulnerable settlement will remain prone to climate shocks. The scope of this initiative ought to be extended to create resilient settlements. Salient features of a climate-proof settlement encompass provision of clean drinking water, toilets, sewage network, paved streets, metalled link roads, protective dykes, emergency shelters and access to primary health and education.</p> <p>Converting a flood disaster into an opportunity, it would be pertinent if the provincial government can implement a long-term project of upgrading all settlements as climate-resilient. 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title="Dawn Investigations: Building sandcastles in Karachi’s waters" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1868178/dawn-investigations-building-sandcastles-in-karachis-waters" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/12/02001258d5fe7e5.gif?r=001320" alt="Dawn Investigations: Building sandcastles in Karachi’s waters" title="Dawn Investigations: Building sandcastles in Karachi’s waters" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1868178' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1868178/dawn-investigations-building-sandcastles-in-karachis-waters' class='story__link '>Dawn Investigations: Building sandcastles in Karachi’s waters</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='1876631' id='1876631' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Editorial: Plan to bring changes to Peca is simply another attempt to suffocate dissent" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1876573" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/0408343144fb4aa.jpg?r=083547" alt="Editorial: Plan to bring changes to Peca is simply another attempt to suffocate dissent" title="Editorial: Plan to bring changes to Peca is simply another attempt to suffocate dissent" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1876631' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1876573' class='story__link '>Editorial: Plan to bring changes to Peca is simply another attempt to suffocate dissent</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 '>The more state clamps down on legitimate discourse, the more it fosters a climate of rumour-mongering. </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='1874697' id='1874697' 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="Renegotiation of IPP contracts: bad medicine or just what the doctor ordered?" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1874697/renegotiation-of-ipp-contracts-bad-medicine-or-just-what-the-doctor-ordered" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/03174709e128168.jpg?r=113235" alt="Renegotiation of IPP contracts: bad medicine or just what the doctor ordered?" title="Renegotiation of IPP contracts: bad medicine or just what the doctor ordered?" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1874697' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1874697/renegotiation-of-ipp-contracts-bad-medicine-or-just-what-the-doctor-ordered' class='story__link '>Renegotiation of IPP contracts: bad medicine or just what the doctor ordered?</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/9657/haneea-isaad'>Haneea Isaad</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='1876632' id='1876632' 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="Instead of celebrating PTI’s protest failure, govt must try to ease political tensions" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1876569" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/040841591446e9d.jpg?r=085113" alt="Instead of celebrating PTI’s protest failure, govt must try to ease political tensions" title="Instead of celebrating PTI’s protest failure, govt must try to ease political tensions" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1876632' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1876569' class='story__link '>Instead of celebrating PTI’s protest failure, govt must try to ease political tensions</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='1876637' id='1876637' 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="One way India and its inhabitants were rendered ‘real’ was through museum exhibits" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1876570" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/04094034aa36b9f.jpg?r=094109" alt="One way India and its inhabitants were rendered ‘real’ was through museum exhibits" title="One way India and its inhabitants were rendered ‘real’ was through museum exhibits" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1876637' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1876570' class='story__link '>One way India and its inhabitants were rendered ‘real’ was through museum exhibits</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='1876469' id='1876469' 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="Deepfakes weaponised to target Pakistan’s women leaders" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1876469/deepfakes-weaponised-to-target-pakistans-women-leaders" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/031924453fb95f3.jpg?r=193223" alt="Deepfakes weaponised to target Pakistan’s women leaders" title="Deepfakes weaponised to target Pakistan’s women leaders" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1876469' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1876469/deepfakes-weaponised-to-target-pakistans-women-leaders' class='story__link '>Deepfakes weaponised to target Pakistan’s women leaders</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>  </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='1876570' id='1876570' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="‘Thingification’" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1876570/thingification" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/674fb706a05c4.jpg" alt="‘Thingification’" title="‘Thingification’" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1876570' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1876570/thingification' class='story__link '>‘Thingification’ </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>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>The question of how the identity of millions of Indians was constructed in the minds of white Europeans is worth considering. </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='1876569' id='1876569' 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="Silence of the lambs" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1876569/silence-of-the-lambs" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/674fb6ced20c9.jpg" alt="Silence of the lambs" title="Silence of the lambs" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '>Updated 04 Dec, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1876569' 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/1876569/silence-of-the-lambs' class='story__link '>Silence of the lambs </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/10698/zahid-hussain'>Zahid Hussain</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='1876568' id='1876568' 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="Irrepressible poet" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1876568/irrepressible-poet" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/674fb695c1ccb.png" alt="Irrepressible poet" title="Irrepressible poet" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 04 Dec, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1876568' 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/1876568/irrepressible-poet' class='story__link '>Irrepressible poet </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/322/mahir-ali'>Mahir Ali</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='1876567' id='1876567' 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="Fixing taxation" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1876567/fixing-taxation" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/674fb65984e07.jpg" alt="Fixing taxation" title="Fixing taxation" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 04 Dec, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1876567' 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/1876567/fixing-taxation' class='story__link '>Fixing taxation </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/11401/sami-ullah-khan'>Sami Ullah Khan</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='1876356' id='1876356' 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="Are Gandhis equipped for the fight?" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1876356/are-gandhis-equipped-for-the-fight" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/674e3f544933e.png" alt="Are Gandhis equipped for the fight?" title="Are Gandhis equipped for the fight?" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '>Updated 03 Dec, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1876356' 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/1876356/are-gandhis-equipped-for-the-fight' class='story__link '>Are Gandhis equipped for the fight? </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/280/jawed-naqvi'>Jawed Naqvi</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='1876573' id='1876573' 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="Online oppression" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1876573/online-oppression" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/0408363544fb4aa.jpg?r=083756" alt="Online oppression" title="Online oppression" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '>Updated 04 Dec, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1876573' 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/1876573/online-oppression' class='story__link '>Online oppression </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>Plan to bring changes to Peca is simply another attempt to suffocate dissent. It shows how the state continues to prioritise control over real cybersecurity concerns. </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='1876572' id='1876572' 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="The right call" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1876572/the-right-call" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="The right call" title="The right call" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 04 Dec, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1876572' 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/1876572/the-right-call' class='story__link '>The right call </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>AMIDST the ongoing tussle between the federal government and the main opposition party, several critical issues... </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='1876571' id='1876571' 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="Acting cautiously" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1876571/acting-cautiously" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Acting cautiously" title="Acting cautiously" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 04 Dec, 2024</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1876571' 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/1876571/acting-cautiously' class='story__link '>Acting cautiously </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>IT appears too big a temptation to ignore. 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