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alt="Vaccines work"/></a></div> </figure> <span class="story__byline "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/authors/618/huma-khawar">Huma Khawar</a></span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478907" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478907/vaccines-work" class="story__link">Vaccines work </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">There are a series of interlinked reasons for the disparity in coverage. <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:15:36+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-2 theme--white p-2 border--bottom" data-id="1478905" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478905/employment-for-all"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2019/04/5cc4dab7bb8bd.jpg" alt="Employment for all"/></a></div> </figure> <span class="story__byline "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/authors/8201/asad-zaman">Asad Zaman</a></span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478905" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478905/employment-for-all" class="story__link">Employment for all </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">We must create jobs tailored to the people. <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:15:36+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-2 theme--white p-2 border--bottom" data-id="1478904" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478904/a-long-term-forest-policy"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2019/04/5cc4da0edeab7.jpg" alt="A long-term forest policy"/></a></div> </figure> <span class="story__byline "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/authors/8443/haseeb-ahmed">Haseeb Ahmed</a></span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478904" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478904/a-long-term-forest-policy" class="story__link">A long-term forest policy </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">Forest conservation should feature prominently in our scientific and political discourse. <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:15:36+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-2 theme--white p-2 border--bottom" data-id="1478902" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478902/bri-a-historic-opportunity"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2019/04/5cc4d90c8590d.jpg" alt="BRI: a historic opportunity"/></a></div> </figure> <span class="story__byline "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/authors/368/munir-akram">Munir Akram</a></span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478902" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478902/bri-a-historic-opportunity" class="story__link">BRI: a historic opportunity </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">Not one of America’s Asian allies has the stomach to confront China, their largest trading partner. <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:15:36+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-2 theme--white p-2 border--bottom" data-id="1478675" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478675/bombs-backlash"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2019/04/5cc3ab42ad1ba.jpg" alt="Bombs &amp; backlash"/></a></div> </figure> <span class="story__byline "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/authors/271/irfan-husain">Irfan Husain</a></span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478675" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478675/bombs-backlash" class="story__link">Bombs & backlash </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">There is no history of discord between Sri Lankan Muslims and Christians. <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-27T07:12:06+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 27, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:12am</span></span></span> </div> </article>  <div class="mb-4">  <div class="ad py-4 block sm-hidden" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="js-ad clearfix" style="max-width:300px;max-height:250px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden;"> <div class="radWrapper ad__wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1455520357400-4" class="ad__wrapper__slot" style="width:300px;height:250px;"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1455520357400-4'); });</script> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="ad py-2 hidden sm-block" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="js-ad clearfix" style="max-width:300px;max-height:250px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden;"> <div class="radWrapper ad__wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1455520357400-5" class="ad__wrapper__slot" style="width:300px;height:250px;"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1455520357400-5'); });</script> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <article class="box story mb-2 theme--white p-2 border--bottom" data-id="1478674" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478674/the-haroon-story"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2019/04/5cc3aae89af99.jpg" alt="The Haroon story"/></a></div> </figure> <span class="story__byline "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/authors/362/muhammad-ali-siddiqi">Muhammad Ali Siddiqi</a></span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478674" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478674/the-haroon-story" class="story__link">The Haroon story </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">A month before his death in 1942, he uttered these prophetic words: “Pakistan is now inevitable." <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-27T07:49:48+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 27, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:49am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-2 theme--white p-2 border--bottom" data-id="1478673" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478673/ptis-moment-of-truth"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2019/04/5cc3aa61676c0.jpg" alt="PTI’s moment of truth"/></a></div> </figure> <span class="story__byline "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/authors/112/abbas-nasir">Abbas Nasir</a></span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478673" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478673/ptis-moment-of-truth" class="story__link">PTI’s moment of truth </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">Winning an election on an anti-corruption platform, along with other decisive factors, may have been the easy part. <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-27T07:08:08+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 27, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:08am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-2 theme--white p-2 border--bottom" data-id="1478672" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478672/a-recipe-for-durable-peace"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2019/04/5cc3aa380b1ef.jpg" alt="A recipe for durable peace"/></a></div> </figure> <span class="story__byline "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/authors/8211/rafiullah-kakar">Rafiullah Kakar</a></span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478672" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478672/a-recipe-for-durable-peace" class="story__link">A recipe for durable peace </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">Recent violence proves that the security-centric approach has failed to deliver peace in Balochistan. <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-27T07:16:12+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 27, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:16am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-2 theme--white p-2 border--bottom" data-id="1478456" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478456/trumps-middle-east-plan"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2019/04/5cc264a8ae2da.jpg" alt="Trump’s Middle East plan"/></a></div> </figure> <span class="story__byline "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/authors/1222/najmuddin-a-shaikh">Najmuddin A. Shaikh</a></span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478456" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478456/trumps-middle-east-plan" class="story__link">Trump’s Middle East plan </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">What will be the costs as America continues to tighten the noose around Iran’s neck? <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-27T07:07:22+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 27, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:07am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-2 theme--white p-2 border--bottom" data-id="1478455" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478455/change-and-survival"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2019/04/5cc264507d098.jpg" alt="Change and survival"/></a></div> </figure> <span class="story__byline "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/authors/165/asha-ar-rehman">Asha’ar Rehman</a></span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478455" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478455/change-and-survival" class="story__link">Change and survival </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">Perhaps there’s a more difficult question that troubles the minds of the good souls always looking for change. <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T07:52:06+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 26, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:52am</span></span></span> </div> </article>  <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-12"> <div class="my-4"> <h2 class="badge size-three uppercase theme--opinion theme mb-2">Editorial</h2>  <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478900" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478900" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478900/kashmirs-example" class="story__link">Kashmir’s example </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">THE scheme that India’s ruling BJP is working on is at variance with the basic tenets of democracy. By all... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:15:53+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>  <div class="mb-4">  <div class="ad py-4 block sm-hidden" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="js-ad clearfix" style="max-width:300px;max-height:250px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden;"> <div class="radWrapper ad__wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1455520357400-6" class="ad__wrapper__slot" style="width:300px;height:250px;"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1455520357400-6'); });</script> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478899" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478899" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478899/hiv-cases" class="story__link">HIV cases </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">IN a shocking development, 18 new HIV-positive cases were detected by the Sindh AIDS Control Programme during... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:55:00+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:55am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478898" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478898" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478898/pre-ramazan-prices" class="story__link">Pre-Ramazan prices </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">WITH Ramazan round the corner, the mercenary and cynical characteristics that can often motivate traders’ dealings... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:15:53+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478671" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478671" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478671/polio-tragedy" class="story__link">Polio tragedy </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">IT started with a rumour. As province-wide anti-polio efforts were under way in KP, around 75 students from a school... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-27T07:16:41+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 27, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:16am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478670" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478670" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478670/pm-on-afghanistan" class="story__link">PM on Afghanistan </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">SHARING a border as well as cultural ties, it is unfortunate that Afghanistan and Pakistan should have strained... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-27T07:16:41+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 27, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:16am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478669" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478669" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478669/punjabs-centres-of-power" class="story__link">Punjab’s centres of power </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">FROM Shahbaz Sharif to Usman Buzdar — it has been quite a journey for Pakistan’s largest province, especially... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-27T07:16:41+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 27, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:16am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478452" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478452" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478452/sexism-in-politics" class="story__link">Sexism in politics </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">Sexism in politics not only reflects deeply entrenched misogyny in this country but also perpetuates it. <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T08:00:11+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 26, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:00am</span></span></span> </div> </article>  <div class="mb-4">  <div class="ad py-4 block sm-hidden" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="js-ad clearfix" style="max-width:300px;max-height:250px;text-align:center;margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden;"> <div class="radWrapper ad__wrapper"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1455520357400-7" class="ad__wrapper__slot" style="width:300px;height:250px;"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1455520357400-7'); });</script> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478452" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478452" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478452/sexism-in-politics" class="story__link">Sexism in politics </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">Sexism in politics not only reflects deeply entrenched misogyny in this country but also perpetuates it. <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-26T08:00:11+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 26, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:00am</span></span></span> </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-12"> <div class="my-4"> <h2 class="badge size-three uppercase theme--opinion theme mb-2">Letters to the Editor</h2>  <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478919" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478919" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478919/presidential-system" class="story__link">Presidential system </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">APROPOS the letter (April 22) regarding the merits or otherwise of the presidential system. I agree with the writer... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:15:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478918" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478918" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478918/nss-profit-rates" class="story__link">NSS profit rates </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">The National Savings directorate has not raised profit rates on its various savings schemes, including Behbood... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:15:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478917" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478917" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478917/a-schools-gesture" class="story__link">A school’s gesture </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">PRIVATE schools play a vital role in education in Pakistani society, and it is unfortunate that the state has no... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:15:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478916" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478916" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478916/asad-umar" class="story__link">Asad Umar </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">WE need experienced and honest people to control the critical sectors of governance. It is just not right for Asad... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:15:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478915" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478915" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478915/haroon-story" class="story__link">Haroon story </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">THIS is with reference to the article ‘The Haroon story’ (April 27). The personality of Haji Sir Abdullah Haroon... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:15:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478914" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478914" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478914/domestic-violence" class="story__link">Domestic violence </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">DOMESTIC violence is a horrific reality and has become common because people are unaware about the basic human... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:15:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478913" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478913" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478913/skardus-problems" class="story__link">Skardu’s problems </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">SKARDU is one of the most beautiful valleys of Pakistan. It is one of the largest constituencies in... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:15:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:15am</span></span></span> </div> </article>  </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-12"> <div class="my-4"> <h2 class="badge size-three uppercase theme--opinion theme mb-2">50 Year Ago</h2>  <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478908" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478908" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478908/from-the-past-pages-of-dawn-1969-fifty-years-ago-tourist-rebate-proposal" class="story__link">From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1969: Fifty Years Ago: Tourist rebate proposal </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">DACCA: A proposal for the introduction of special rebate on exchange for bona fide foreign tourists visiting ... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-28T07:16:36+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 28, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:16am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478676" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478676" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478676/from-the-past-pages-of-dawn-1969-fifty-years-ago-removal-of-encroachments" class="story__link">From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1969: Fifty Years Ago: Removal of encroachments </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">KARACHI: The Martial Law Administration in Karachi has asked the residents of displaced persons colonies and other... <span class="story__time uppercase size-two "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-04-27T07:20:45+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 27, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:20am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story pb-2 border--bottom mb-4" data-id="1478505" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1478505" class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190428161748/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478505/from-the-past-pages-of-dawn-1969-fifty-years-ago-discipline-before-polls" class="story__link">From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1969: Fifty Years Ago: Discipline before polls </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt ">DACCA: The President, General A.M. 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