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But this closure was not due to the unending strikes and ‘days of mourning’ that are hammering the final nail into the city’s economy. Apparently <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-04-01T19:26:22+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 01, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:26pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="706709" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/706709/a-smelly-red-herring"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618im_/http://i.dawn.com/2012/03/80irfan.jpg" alt="A smelly red herring"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="706709" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/706709/a-smelly-red-herring" class="story__link">A smelly red herring</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">AS expected, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s brief meeting with President Barack Obama in Seoul on the sidelines of the nuclear security summit produced no breakthroughs, but it did serve to clarify the issues. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-03-30T19:43:53+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Mar 30, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:43pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="705542" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="705542" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/705542/the-balls-back-from-the-long-grass" class="story__link">The ball’s back from the long grass</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">IN England, journalists often use the term “kicking the ball into the long grass” to describe inaction and procrastination by bureaucrats and politicians. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-03-25T23:55:56+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Mar 25, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:55pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="704957" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="704957" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/704957/mayhem-and-morality" class="story__link">Mayhem and morality</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">IN the wake of the recent vicious murder of three Jewish children in Toulouse, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, made a sober appeal. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-03-23T20:35:00+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Mar 23, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:35pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="703789" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="703789" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/703789/harsh-realities-in-afghanistan" class="story__link">Harsh realities in Afghanistan</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">TRUTH, as the old cliché goes, is the first casualty of war. Thus, our generals assured us during the 1965 and 1971 wars with India that our forces were winning until the very end. In the first conflict, we were forced to accept a ceasefire, while in the <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-03-18T23:45:41+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Mar 18, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:45pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="703138" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="703138" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/703138/spooks-in-the-spotlight" class="story__link">Spooks in the spotlight</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">WHEN long-forgotten skeletons start emerging from the basement into the glare of publicity, those who hid them have good reason to be embarrassed. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-03-16T19:33:42+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Mar 16, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:33pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="701936" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="701936" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/701936/the-right-to-protect" class="story__link">The Right to Protect</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">As images of the death and destruction being visited by Bashar Al Assad on his own people continue to flood TV screens across the world, the demand to “do something” is growing. But nobody is clear about exactly <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-03-11T21:05:42+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Mar 11, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:05pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="701456" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="701456" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/701456/welcome-to-1984" class="story__link">Welcome to 1984</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">OVER the years, despite repeated bouts of military dictatorship, Pakistan has remained a relatively open society. Even with spooks running around unchecked, people have expressed themselves pretty openly, both <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-03-09T21:02:08+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Mar 09, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:02pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="700200" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="700200" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/700200/the-dangers-of-denial" class="story__link">The dangers of denial</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">ALONG the way to the Bandarnaike International Airport on the outskirts of Colombo, I saw several large banners, placed over the road by the local council, imploring the USA not to “support terrorism”. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-03-04T20:41:02+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Mar 04, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:41pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="699715" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="699715" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/699715/as-good-as-gold" class="story__link">As good as gold</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">GOLD today is selling for over $1,700 per ounce, up from $35 in 1944, the year in which I was born. In theory, if my parents had bought a pound of the stuff for me then, I could have sold it for nearly $28,000 now. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-03-02T20:20:02+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Mar 02, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:20pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="698507" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="698507" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/698507/when-will-they-ever-learn" class="story__link">When will they ever learn?</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">NEVER, it seems. When we all sang the song “Where have all the flowers gone?” immortalised by Joan Baez in the Sixties, we were too young to realise how easily manipulated people really are. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-02-26T21:31:53+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Feb 26, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:31pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="697936" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="697936" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/697936/in-the-eyes-of-history" class="story__link">In the eyes of history</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">AS we get yet another thrilling memogate instalment to divert us from Pakistan’s many pressing problems, the Economist reminds us in a special report that the country is rapidly going down. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-02-24T19:33:50+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Feb 24, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:33pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="696745" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="696745" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/696745/the-second-colombo-biennale" class="story__link">The second Colombo Biennale</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Driving past the southern coastal city of Mirissa in Sri Lanka, I could have been at a Mediterranean beach: hundreds of western tourists in swimsuits were everywhere. It’s the same story across the island. On foot, on bicycles, in cars and large coaches, <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-02-19T23:00:47+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Feb 19, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:00pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="696249" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="696249" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/696249/save-us-from-our-defenders" class="story__link">Save us from our defenders</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">THE Difaa-i-Pakistan Council (DPC) has announced its aim of defending us against the dangers we face today. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-02-17T21:31:26+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Feb 17, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:31pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="695095" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="695095" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/695095/showdown-in-syria" class="story__link">Showdown in Syria</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">THE bloody events unfolding before us in Syria confirm the old adage that far more Muslims are killed by other Muslims than by non-Muslims. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-02-12T23:30:54+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Feb 12, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:30pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="694691" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="694691" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/694691/pills-that-kill" class="story__link">Pills that kill</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">THE recent death of over 100 heart patients in Lahore because of contaminated medication struck a deep chord in me. I have been on heart medicines for over a dozen years, and the thought that the pills that are supposed <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-02-10T23:59:46+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Feb 10, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:59pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="693210" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="693210" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/693210/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-2" class="story__link">Between a rock and a hard place</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">AS Pakistan continues its unending exercise in navel-gazing, the threat of further turbulence in the region seems to be escaping us as we pick away at the ‘memogate’ and NRO scabs. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-02-04T21:10:25+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Feb 04, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:10pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="693029" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="693029" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/693029/farces-and-fiascos" class="story__link">Farces and fiascos</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">ODDLY, the two institutions that bang the accountability drum the loudest are the very ones that won’t submit to oversight themselves. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-02-03T22:03:14+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Feb 03, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:03pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="691707" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="691707" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/691707/a-weekend-in-the-wild" class="story__link">A weekend in the wild</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">A peacock’s plumage is one of the most gorgeous sights in nature, but the poor bird is cursed with a hideous shrieking call. This was the sound that woke me up this morning at the rustic house we drove over six hours from Colombo to reach. <span class="story__time size-two caps "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2012-01-29T20:00:32+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 29, 2012</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:00pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="691264" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="691264" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/691264/muslims-and-minorities" class="story__link">Muslims and minorities</a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">IMAGINE the following scenario: a complex housing a mosque, a madressah, a girls` school and a home for the elderly being run by a Muslim charity is broken into at dawn and bulldozed by officials <span class="story__time size-two caps 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class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391388/judicial-overreach" class="story__link">Judicial overreach</a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1391387" 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data-layout="story" data-id="1391176" class="story__title size-three text--400 py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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/20180224181618/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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