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<div class="container mt-4"> <div class="flex flex-col"> <div class="flex flex-row border-b mb-4 py-2"> <h2 id='opinion' dir='auto' class='badge inline-flex font-bold text-6 sm:text-9 leading-tight font-playfair-display align-middle'>Opinion</h2> </div> <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mt-4 flex flex-col sm:flex-row border-b border-gray-300 sm:border-gray-200 pb-2 sm:pb-4 sm:mb-4' data-id='1879242' id='1879242' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--right media--fill w-full md:w-7/12 sm:order-1 mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Kapoors of Bollywood meet Modi" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1879242/kapoors-of-bollywood-meet-modi" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/large/2024/12/6760cc9b1c259.png" alt="Kapoors of Bollywood meet Modi" title="Kapoors of Bollywood meet Modi" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center text-center w-full md:w-5/12">  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1879242' class='story__title text-5 sm:text-9 leading-6 sm:leading-10 font-bold font-playfair-display py-2 sm:mb-4 sm:pb-4 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1879242/kapoors-of-bollywood-meet-modi' class='story__link '>Kapoors of Bollywood meet Modi </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-4 sm:text-5 font-georgia my-2'>Raj Kapoor’s movies were often plied with maudlin mush but they never wavered from secular values. </div> <span dir='auto' class='story__byline text-grey tracking-wide font-arial text-3.5 sm:text-4 '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/280/jawed-naqvi'>Jawed Naqvi</a></span> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 sm:gap-2 sm:mb-4 divide-y sm:divide-y-0 divide-gray-300 divide-x-0 sm:divide-x first:pl-0 text-center sm:text-left">  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879241' id='1879241' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Maulana on board" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1879241/maulana-on-board" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/6760cc6de9fbe.jpg" alt="Maulana on board" title="Maulana on board" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1879241' class='story__title font-bold font-playfair-display text-5 leading-6 sm:text-5.5 sm:leading-7 pb-0 py-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1879241/maulana-on-board' class='story__link '>Maulana on board </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt leading-5 text-4 font-georgia my-2'>It has always seemed that the madresssah debate and prescriptions were not based on solid efforts. </div> <span dir='auto' class='story__byline tracking-wide font-arial '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/57/arifa-noor'>Arifa Noor</a></span> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879240' id='1879240' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Impact on economy" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1879240/impact-on-economy" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/6760cc329a7d3.jpg" alt="Impact on economy" title="Impact on economy" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1879240' class='story__title font-bold font-playfair-display text-5 leading-6 sm:text-5.5 sm:leading-7 pb-0 py-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1879240/impact-on-economy' class='story__link '>Impact on economy </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt leading-5 text-4 font-georgia my-2'>Business must identify and address the risks posed by climate change. </div> <span dir='auto' class='story__byline tracking-wide font-arial '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/10149/ajaz-ahmed'>Ajaz Ahmed</a></span> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879239' id='1879239' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Abuse in school" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1879239/abuse-in-school" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/6760cc049fda8.jpg" alt="Abuse in school" title="Abuse in school" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1879239' class='story__title font-bold font-playfair-display text-5 leading-6 sm:text-5.5 sm:leading-7 pb-0 py-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1879239/abuse-in-school' class='story__link '>Abuse in school </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt leading-5 text-4 font-georgia my-2'>‘They don’t listen until you beat them.’ </div> <span dir='auto' class='story__byline tracking-wide font-arial '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/8534/kishwar-enam'>Kishwar Enam</a></span> </article>  </div> <div class="text-right"> <h2 id='read-more' dir='auto' class='badge inline-flex text-3 leading-tight text-red-custom align-middle'><a title="Read More" href='/newspaper/column' class=' '>Read More</a></h2> </div> <div class="border-t border-gray-400 mt-8"> <div class="flex flex-row border-b mb-4 py-2"> <h2 id='editorial' dir='auto' class='badge inline-flex font-bold text-6 sm:text-9 leading-tight font-playfair-display align-middle'>Editorial</h2> </div> <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 sm:gap-2 sm:mb-4 divide-y sm:divide-y-0 divide-gray-300 divide-x-0 sm:divide-x first:pl-0">  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879245' id='1879245' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1879245' class='story__title text-4.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1879245/risky-slope' class='story__link '>Risky slope </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-4 text-black font-georgia my-1'>Inflation likely to see an upward trajectory once high base effect tapers off. </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879244' id='1879244' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1879244' class='story__title text-4.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1879244/digital-id-bill' class='story__link '>Digital ID bill </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-4 text-black font-georgia my-1'>Without privacy safeguards, a centralised digital ID system could be misused for surveillance. </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879243' id='1879243' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1879243' class='story__title text-4.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1879243/dangerous-revisionism' class='story__link '>Dangerous revisionism </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-4 text-black font-georgia my-1'>When hatemongers call for digging up every mosque to see what lies beneath, there is a darker agenda driving matters. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="text-right"> <h2 id='read-more' dir='auto' class='badge inline-flex text-3 leading-tight text-red-custom align-middle'><a title="Read More" href='/newspaper/editorial' class=' '>Read More</a></h2> </div> </div> <div class='flex justify-center mb-4'>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1693559881661-0' class='ad__wrapper__slot ' data-rendered-classes="" data-name="Dawn-Responsive-Middle-Leaderboard" data-height="250px" data-width="970px" > <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1693559881661-0'); });</script> </div>  </div> <div class="flex flex-col border-t 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md:w-5/12">  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1878427' class='story__title text-5 sm:text-9 leading-6 sm:leading-10 font-bold font-playfair-display py-2 sm:mb-4 sm:pb-4 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1878427/situationer-kurrams-road-to-suffering' class='story__link '>Situationer: Kurram’s road to suffering </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-4 sm:text-5 font-georgia my-2'>Sadda and Central Kurram get by somehow, with supplies coming in through a rough mountainous road. Not Parachinar, though, which remains cut off. </div> <span dir='auto' class='story__byline text-grey tracking-wide font-arial text-3.5 sm:text-4 '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/2770/aurangzaib-khan'>Aurangzaib Khan</a></span> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 sm:gap-2 sm:mb-4 divide-y sm:divide-y-0 divide-gray-300 divide-x-0 sm:divide-x first:pl-0 text-center sm:text-left">  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1873066' id='1873066' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Analysis: Will Champions Trophy suffer from chill in ties?" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1873066/analysis-will-champions-trophy-suffer-from-chill-in-ties" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/18082356e9353b2.jpg?r=082419" alt="Analysis: Will Champions Trophy suffer from chill in ties?" title="Analysis: Will Champions Trophy suffer from chill in ties?" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1873066' class='story__title font-bold font-playfair-display text-5 leading-6 sm:text-5.5 sm:leading-7 py-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1873066/analysis-will-champions-trophy-suffer-from-chill-in-ties' class='story__link '>Analysis: Will Champions Trophy suffer from chill in ties? </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt leading-5 text-4 font-georgia my-2'>Indian press, pundits call on New Delhi to reciprocate Pakistan team’s World Cup visit. </div> <span dir='auto' class='story__byline tracking-wide font-arial '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/943/umaid-wasim'>Umaid Wasim</a> | <a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/3036/atika-rehman'>Atika Rehman</a></span> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1872724' id='1872724' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Analysis: Under Trump, Pakistan to be viewed through ‘China, India lens’: experts" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1872724/analysis-under-trump-pakistan-to-be-viewed-through-china-india-lens-experts" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/16111857c3862d1.jpg?r=112523" alt="Analysis: Under Trump, Pakistan to be viewed through ‘China, India lens’: experts" title="Analysis: Under Trump, Pakistan to be viewed through ‘China, India lens’: experts" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1872724' class='story__title font-bold font-playfair-display text-5 leading-6 sm:text-5.5 sm:leading-7 py-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1872724/analysis-under-trump-pakistan-to-be-viewed-through-china-india-lens-experts' class='story__link '>Analysis: Under Trump, Pakistan to be viewed through ‘China, India lens’: experts </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt leading-5 text-4 font-georgia my-2'>Experts say many picks are decidedly anti-China, while nominees such as Rubio, Waltz have demonstrated their pro-India leanings in past. </div> <span dir='auto' class='story__byline tracking-wide font-arial '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/153/anwar-iqbal'>Anwar Iqbal</a></span> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1872729' id='1872729' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' data-focus-x='0%' data-focus-y='0%'> <div class='media__item '><a title="EXCLUSIVE: Questions over a cup of tea with Nawaz" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1872729/exclusive-questions-over-a-cup-of-tea-with-nawaz" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/11/67380aad5eb7c.jpg?r=094730" alt="EXCLUSIVE: Questions over a cup of tea with Nawaz" title="EXCLUSIVE: Questions over a cup of tea with Nawaz" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1872729' class='story__title font-bold font-playfair-display text-5 leading-6 sm:text-5.5 sm:leading-7 py-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1872729/exclusive-questions-over-a-cup-of-tea-with-nawaz' class='story__link '>EXCLUSIVE: Questions over a cup of tea with Nawaz </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt leading-5 text-4 font-georgia my-2'>Ex-PM says Indian team should come to Pakistan for Champions Trophy, blames Imran for reneging on "commitment to work together". </div> <span dir='auto' class='story__byline tracking-wide font-arial '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/3036/atika-rehman'>Atika Rehman</a></span> </article>  </div> <div class="text-right"> <h2 id='read-more' dir='auto' class='badge inline-flex text-3 leading-tight text-red-custom align-middle'><a title="Read More" href='/newspaper/analysis-comment' class=' 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href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1879394/cartoon-18-december-2024" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/67620454ae75b.jpg" alt="Cartoon: 18 December, 2024" title="Cartoon: 18 December, 2024" /></picture></a></div> </figure> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879285' id='1879285' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Cartoon: 17 December, 2024" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1879285/cartoon-17-december-2024" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/6760e2d0bc772.jpg" alt="Cartoon: 17 December, 2024" title="Cartoon: 17 December, 2024" /></picture></a></div> </figure> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879083' id='1879083' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Cartoon: 16 December, 2024" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1879083/cartoon-16-december-2024" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2024/12/675fad94e8bab.jpg" alt="Cartoon: 16 December, 2024" title="Cartoon: 16 December, 2024" /></picture></a></div> </figure> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="border-t border-gray-400 mt-8"> <div class="flex flex-row border-b mb-4 py-2"> <h2 id='letters' dir='auto' class='badge inline-flex font-bold text-6 sm:text-9 leading-tight font-playfair-display align-middle'>Letters</h2> </div> <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-6 sm:gap-2 sm:mb-4 divide-y sm:divide-y-0 divide-gray-300 divide-x-0 sm:divide-x first:pl-0">  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879470' id='1879470' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1879470' class='story__title text-4.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1879470/the-seminary-row-is-unfortunate' class='story__link '>The seminary row is unfortunate </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-4 text-black font-georgia my-1'>THE ongoing controversy regarding the Societies Registration (Amendment) Bill 2024 is rather meaningless. There... </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879469' id='1879469' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1879469' class='story__title text-4.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1879469/beyond-the-immediate' class='story__link '>Beyond the immediate </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-4 text-black font-georgia my-1'>THIS is regarding the ongoing controversy about the regulatory affairs of seminaries in the country. It is being... </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879468' id='1879468' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1879468' class='story__title text-4.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1879468/ill-advised-decision' class='story__link '>Ill-advised decision </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-4 text-black font-georgia my-1'>THE recent decision by the government to raise a new force dedicated to control riots and deal with future protests... </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879467' id='1879467' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1879467' class='story__title text-4.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1879467/unhealthy-gaming' class='story__link '>Unhealthy gaming </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-4 text-black font-georgia my-1'>ONLINE gaming applications are getting increasingly popular in Pakistan, with people of all ages playing various... </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879466' id='1879466' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1879466' class='story__title text-4.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1879466/sepco-indifference' class='story__link '>Sepco indifference </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-4 text-black font-georgia my-1'>THERE are a number of educational institutions on Padidan Road in Naushahro Feroze that are connected to the rural... </div> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box sm:pl-4 py-4' data-id='1879465' id='1879465' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1879465' class='story__title text-4.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1879465/pathetic-hospital' class='story__link '>PATHETIC HOSPITAL </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-4 text-black font-georgia my-1'>PATHETIC HOSPITAL: As part of a university visit, I recently had exposure to the Pakistan Railways Hospital in... </div> </article>  </div> <div class="text-right"> <h2 id='read-more' dir='auto' class='badge inline-flex text-3 leading-tight text-red-custom align-middle'><a title="Read More" href='/newspaper/letters' class=' '>Read More</a></h2> </div> </div> <div class="border-t border-gray-400 mt-8"> <div class="flex flex-row border-b mb-4 py-2"> <h2 id='50-years-ago' dir='auto' class='badge inline-flex font-bold text-6 sm:text-9 leading-tight font-playfair-display align-middle'>50 Years Ago</h2> </div> <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 sm:gap-2 sm:mb-4 divide-y sm:divide-y-0 divide-gray-300 divide-x-0 sm:divide-x first:pl-0">  <article class='story relative 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