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Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other officials, including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, at Rawalpindi’s Nur Khan Airbase.</p> <p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--embed media--uneven media--tweet'> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '><span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/ForeignOfficePk/status/1861050224413753600"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> </figure></p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/curtain-raiser-visit-of-the-president-of-the-republic-of-belarus-to-pakistan">According</a> to a curtain raiser by the Foreign Office, the Belarusian president “will hold extensive talks with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and discuss areas of bilateral cooperation and engagement”.</p> <p>Additionally, the statement had said that several agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) will also be signed during the visit.</p> <p>Prior to his arrival, a 68-member high-level delegation from Belarus <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1874654">arrived</a> in the federal capital on Sunday, which included Belarusian foreign minister, minister for energy, minister for justice, minister for transport, minister for natural resources, minister for emergency situations, and chairman of the Military Industry Committee.</p> <p>Additionally, 43 prominent business personalities of Belarus are also part of the delegation.</p> <p>The visit comes amid PTI’s <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1874500">final protest call</a>, which has resulted in authorities sealing off Islamabad’s Red Zone, which houses key government buildings and secured the Diplomatic Enclave.</p> <p>Naqvi, who received the advance delegation from Belarus on Sunday, vowed that all protesters trying to enter the federal capital will be taken into custody.</p> 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alt="Kohli hits ton as India push Pakistan to brink of Champions Trophy exit" title="Kohli hits ton as India push Pakistan to brink of Champions Trophy exit" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1893938' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1893938/kohli-hits-ton-as-india-push-pakistan-to-brink-of-champions-trophy-exit' class='story__link '>Kohli hits ton as India push Pakistan to brink of Champions Trophy exit</a></h2> </article>  </div> </div>  <div class="p-1 border-b border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200 w-full"> <div class="flex flex-row"> <div class="pr-4 pl-0.5 font-arial text-6 text-gray-500 font-bold">04</div>  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box w-full' data-id='1894029' id='1894029' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/4 w-full mb-0 ' data-focus-x='17.5%' data-focus-y='51.06%'> <div class='media__item '><a title="Pakistan need big improvement after damaging India loss, says Saud" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1894029/pakistan-need-big-improvement-after-damaging-india-loss-says-saud" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2025/02/24120953323928b.jpg?r=121052" alt="Pakistan need big improvement after damaging India loss, says Saud" title="Pakistan need big improvement after damaging India loss, says Saud" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1894029' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1894029/pakistan-need-big-improvement-after-damaging-india-loss-says-saud' class='story__link '>Pakistan need big improvement after damaging India loss, says Saud</a></h2> </article>  </div> </div>  <div class="p-1 border-b border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200 w-full"> <div class="flex flex-row"> <div class="pr-4 pl-0.5 font-arial text-6 text-gray-500 font-bold">05</div>  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box w-full' data-id='1893609' id='1893609' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/4 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Cartoon: 22 February, 2025" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1893609/cartoon-22-february-2025" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2025/02/221537267ef1428.png?r=153731" alt="Cartoon: 22 February, 2025" title="Cartoon: 22 February, 2025" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1893609' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1893609/cartoon-22-february-2025' class='story__link '>Cartoon: 22 February, 2025</a></h2> </article>  </div> </div>  <div class="p-1 border-b border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200 w-full"> <div class="flex flex-row"> <div class="pr-4 pl-0.5 font-arial text-6 text-gray-500 font-bold">06</div>  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box w-full' data-id='1893901' id='1893901' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/4 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Cartoon: 24 February, 2025" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1893901/cartoon-24-february-2025" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2025/02/67bba7b94fbe3.jpg" alt="Cartoon: 24 February, 2025" title="Cartoon: 24 February, 2025" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1893901' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1893901/cartoon-24-february-2025' class='story__link '>Cartoon: 24 February, 2025 </a></h2> </article>  </div> </div>  <div class="p-1 border-b border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200 w-full"> <div class="flex flex-row"> <div class="pr-4 pl-0.5 font-arial text-6 text-gray-500 font-bold">07</div>  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box w-full' data-id='1893812' id='1893812' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/4 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Champions Trophy: Virat does a Kohli, powers India to easy win over Pakistan" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1893812/champions-trophy-virat-does-a-kohli-powers-india-to-easy-win-over-pakistan" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2025/02/232127461366d2b.jpg?r=212819" alt="Champions Trophy: Virat does a Kohli, powers India to easy win over Pakistan" title="Champions Trophy: Virat does a Kohli, powers India to easy win over Pakistan" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1893812' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1893812/champions-trophy-virat-does-a-kohli-powers-india-to-easy-win-over-pakistan' class='story__link '>Champions Trophy: Virat does a Kohli, powers India to easy win over Pakistan</a></h2> </article>  </div> </div>  <div class="p-1 border-b border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200 w-full"> <div class="flex flex-row"> <div class="pr-4 pl-0.5 font-arial text-6 text-gray-500 font-bold">08</div>  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box w-full' data-id='1893982' id='1893982' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/4 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Taliban divisions" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1893982/taliban-divisions" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2025/02/24084020cf1dd0c.png?r=084144" alt="Taliban divisions" title="Taliban divisions" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1893982' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1893982/taliban-divisions' class='story__link '>Taliban divisions </a></h2> </article>  </div> </div>  <div class="p-1 border-b border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200 w-full"> <div class="flex flex-row"> <div class="pr-4 pl-0.5 font-arial text-6 text-gray-500 font-bold">09</div>  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box w-full' data-id='1893941' id='1893941' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/4 w-full mb-0 ' data-focus-x='29.17%' data-focus-y='45.27%'> <div class='media__item '><a title="Pakistanis gather in Karachi to watch India clash on big screen" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1893941/pakistanis-gather-in-karachi-to-watch-india-clash-on-big-screen" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2025/02/24081752cf9767b.jpg?r=083016" alt="Pakistanis gather in Karachi to watch India clash on big screen" title="Pakistanis gather in Karachi to watch India clash on big screen" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1893941' class='story__title text-3.5 font-bold font-playfair-display '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1893941/pakistanis-gather-in-karachi-to-watch-india-clash-on-big-screen' class='story__link '>Pakistanis gather in Karachi to watch India clash on big screen</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='1888431' id='1888431' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="The missing children of Karachi — how the state is failing its most vulnerable" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1888431/the-missing-children-of-karachi-how-the-state-is-failing-its-most-vulnerable" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2025/02/250026321b18d34.jpg?r=002646" alt="The missing children of Karachi — how the state is failing its most vulnerable" title="The missing children of Karachi — how the state is failing its most vulnerable" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1888431' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1888431/the-missing-children-of-karachi-how-the-state-is-failing-its-most-vulnerable' class='story__link '>The missing children of Karachi — how the state is failing its most vulnerable</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/9722/muzhira-amin'>Muzhira Amin</a></span> </div>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>In the last two months, 56 children, between the ages of zero and 18, were kidnapped across Karachi; 22 of them are still missing. </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='1894231' id='1894231' 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="‘Complete overhaul’: What went wrong for Pakistan in Champions Trophy" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1894231/complete-overhaul-what-went-wrong-for-pakistan-in-champions-trophy" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2025/02/251143519778da2.jpg?r=114533" alt="‘Complete overhaul’: What went wrong for Pakistan in Champions Trophy" title="‘Complete overhaul’: What went wrong for Pakistan in Champions Trophy" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1894231' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1894231/complete-overhaul-what-went-wrong-for-pakistan-in-champions-trophy' class='story__link '>‘Complete overhaul’: What went wrong for Pakistan in Champions Trophy</a></h2> <span dir='auto' class='story__byline text-3 text-grey font-playfair-display '><a class='story__byline__link' href='https://www.dawn.com/authors/119/afp'>AFP</a></span> </article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box pr-2 pb-2 md:pb-0 border-b md:border-b-0 border-r-0 sm:border-r border-gray-200' data-id='1894216' id='1894216' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--focus sm:w-full w-1/4 float-left sm:float-none mr-2 sm:mr-0 h-auto mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item media__item--100 '><a title="Editorial: Pakistan seem to be left behind in the evolutionary race of modern-day cricket" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1894203" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2025/02/25085410e69646a.jpg?r=085550" alt="Editorial: Pakistan seem to be left behind in the evolutionary race of modern-day cricket" title="Editorial: Pakistan seem to be left behind in the evolutionary race of modern-day cricket" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1894216' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1894203' class='story__link '>Editorial: Pakistan seem to be left behind in the evolutionary race of modern-day cricket</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='1894207' id='1894207' 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="Education under attack" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1894207/education-under-attack" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2025/02/25134308f2c3169.png?r=134317" alt="Education under attack" title="Education under attack" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1894207' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1894207/education-under-attack' class='story__link '>Education under attack </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/57/arifa-noor'>Arifa Noor</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='1894206' id='1894206' 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="Uncorking the bottled peace" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1894206/uncorking-the-bottled-peace" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2025/02/67bd39a83d0a5.png" alt="Uncorking the bottled peace" title="Uncorking the bottled peace" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1894206' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1894206/uncorking-the-bottled-peace' class='story__link '>Uncorking the bottled peace </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/280/jawed-naqvi'>Jawed Naqvi</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='1894207' id='1894207' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Education under attack" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1894207/education-under-attack" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2025/02/25134308f2c3169.png?r=134317" alt="Education under attack" title="Education under attack" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1894207' class='story__title font-playfair-display font-bold pb-2 text-4 leading-tight '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1894207/education-under-attack' class='story__link '>Education under attack </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/57/arifa-noor'>Arifa Noor</a></span> </div>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 text-black font-georgia '>Recent moves simply reveal the attitude of all governments towards education. </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='1894206' id='1894206' 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="Uncorking the bottled peace" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1894206/uncorking-the-bottled-peace" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2025/02/67bd39a83d0a5.png" alt="Uncorking the bottled peace" title="Uncorking the bottled peace" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 25 Feb, 2025</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1894206' 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/1894206/uncorking-the-bottled-peace' class='story__link '>Uncorking the bottled peace </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>   <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='1894205' id='1894205' 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="HCV self-testing" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1894205/hcv-self-testing" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2025/02/25134219b656244.png?r=134233" alt="HCV self-testing" title="HCV self-testing" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 25 Feb, 2025</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1894205' 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/1894205/hcv-self-testing' class='story__link '>HCV self-testing </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/11496/nida-ali'>Nida 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='1894204' id='1894204' 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="Commuted sentence" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1894204/commuted-sentence" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="https://i.dawn.com/medium/2025/02/67bd389f5fa73.jpg" alt="Commuted sentence" title="Commuted sentence" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 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At ... </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='1894202' id='1894202' 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="Bearing the brunt" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1894202/bearing-the-brunt" target="_self"><picture><img class='lazyload' src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8Vw8AAmEBb87E6jIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=' data-src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" alt="Bearing the brunt" title="Bearing the brunt" /></picture></a></div> </figure> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 text-gray-500 font-arial '> 25 Feb, 2025</span>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1894202' class='story__title text-3.5 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