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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834463/iran-president-ebrahim-raisis-helicopter-crashes-upon-landing-in-varzaqan-region-state-media" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/19184537c48b68a.jpg?r=192246" alt="Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter ‘crashes upon landing’ in Varzaqan region: state media" title="Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter ‘crashes upon landing’ in Varzaqan region: state media"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834463" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834463/iran-president-ebrahim-raisis-helicopter-crashes-upon-landing-in-varzaqan-region-state-media" class="story__link ">Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter ‘crashes upon landing’ in Varzaqan region: state media</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Search efforts underway but no news yet on his condition; FM Amir-Abdollahian also onboard; Iranians urged to pray. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-20T00:34:50+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">20 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">12:34am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834250" id="1834250" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Special flight with 1st batch of Pakistani students from Bishkek lands at Lahore airport" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834250/special-flight-with-1st-batch-of-pakistani-students-from-bishkek-lands-at-lahore-airport" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/19000354812c1de.jpg?r=000438" alt="Special flight with 1st batch of Pakistani students from Bishkek lands at Lahore airport" title="Special flight with 1st batch of Pakistani students from Bishkek lands at Lahore airport"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834250" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834250/special-flight-with-1st-batch-of-pakistani-students-from-bishkek-lands-at-lahore-airport" class="story__link ">Special flight with 1st batch of Pakistani students from Bishkek lands at Lahore airport</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">FM Dar, Amir Muqam leave for Bishkek today; FO hands Kyrgyz envoy demarche. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-19T07:29:06+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">19 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:29am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834326" id="1834326" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Declared winners of Islamabad NA seats secured less votes than runners-up, audit claims" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834326/declared-winners-of-islamabad-na-seats-secured-less-votes-than-runners-up-audit-claims" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/19131925034717e.jpg?r=132129" alt="Declared winners of Islamabad NA seats secured less votes than runners-up, audit claims" title="Declared winners of Islamabad NA seats secured less votes than runners-up, audit claims"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834326" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834326/declared-winners-of-islamabad-na-seats-secured-less-votes-than-runners-up-audit-claims" class="story__link ">Declared winners of Islamabad NA seats secured less votes than runners-up, audit claims</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Points out that the votes received by the PTI candidate were shown in the PML-N candidate’s column on ECP’s documents and vice versa. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-19T13:25:51+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">19 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">01:25pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834599" id="1834599" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="PM Shehbaz announces day of mourning on Tuesday for Iranian helicopter crash victims" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834599/pm-shehbaz-announces-day-of-mourning-on-tuesday-for-iranian-helicopter-crash-victims" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/20105722cef16ed.png?r=105732" alt="PM Shehbaz announces day of mourning on Tuesday for Iranian helicopter crash victims" title="PM Shehbaz announces day of mourning on Tuesday for Iranian helicopter crash victims"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834599" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834599/pm-shehbaz-announces-day-of-mourning-on-tuesday-for-iranian-helicopter-crash-victims" class="story__link ">PM Shehbaz announces day of mourning on Tuesday for Iranian helicopter crash victims</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Flag to fly at half-mast throughout nation; President Raisi, FM Hossein Amirabdollahian among those killed in last night's crash; Iran orders probe. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-20T23:39:21+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">20 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:39pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834472" id="1834472" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834472/what-happens-if-an-iranian-president-dies-in-office" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/19225244ab68451.jpg?r=093247" alt="What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?" title="What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834472" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834472/what-happens-if-an-iranian-president-dies-in-office" class="story__link ">What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">The country's current President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash last night, an Iranian official says. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-20T09:32:47+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">20 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:32am</span></span></span> </article>  <div class="flex justify-center py-4">  <div id="div-gpt-ad-1693559881661-0" class="ad__wrapper__slot py-4" 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>  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834408" id="1834408" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Brisk buying of solar panels dampens demand for generators, UPS" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834408/brisk-buying-of-solar-panels-dampens-demand-for-generators-ups" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/664938b47d474.gif" alt="Brisk buying of solar panels dampens demand for generators, UPS" title="Brisk buying of solar panels dampens demand for generators, UPS"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834408" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834408/brisk-buying-of-solar-panels-dampens-demand-for-generators-ups" class="story__link ">Brisk buying of solar panels dampens demand for generators, UPS </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">The corporate sector, industries, educational institutions, and petrol pumps are converting to solar systems to save overhead costs. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-19T07:36:57+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">19 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:36am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834342" id="1834342" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Trade with India suspended due to heavy duties, says Dar" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834342/trade-with-india-suspended-due-to-heavy-duties-says-dar" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/19080459b21305c.jpg?r=080714" alt="Trade with India suspended due to heavy duties, says Dar" title="Trade with India suspended due to heavy duties, says Dar"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834342" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834342/trade-with-india-suspended-due-to-heavy-duties-says-dar" class="story__link ">Trade with India suspended due to heavy duties, says Dar </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">In written reply to NA, deputy PM says "onus now on Delhi" to create environment conducive to dialogue. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-19T08:07:14+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">19 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:07am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834453" id="1834453" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Saudi king has ‘high temperature’, will undergo tests: statement" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834453/saudi-king-has-high-temperature-will-undergo-tests-statement" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/191457177c6a787.jpg?r=150018" alt="Saudi king has ‘high temperature’, will undergo tests: statement" title="Saudi king has ‘high temperature’, will undergo tests: statement"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834453" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834453/saudi-king-has-high-temperature-will-undergo-tests-statement" class="story__link ">Saudi king has ‘high temperature’, will undergo tests: statement</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">“The treating medical team decided to conduct some tests to diagnose the health condition and to ensure his health," Royal Court says. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-19T15:06:26+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">19 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">03:06pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834351" id="1834351" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Pakistani students flee Kyrgyzstan after mob attacks" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834351/pakistani-students-flee-kyrgyzstan-after-mob-attacks" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/19101732e57b4b0.jpg?r=101805" alt="Pakistani students flee Kyrgyzstan after mob attacks" title="Pakistani students flee Kyrgyzstan after mob attacks"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834351" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834351/pakistani-students-flee-kyrgyzstan-after-mob-attacks" class="story__link ">Pakistani students flee Kyrgyzstan after mob attacks </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">More students likely to return today; Dar, Muqam to leave for Bishkek today as Islamabad demands "all possible" safety measures. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-19T10:18:05+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">19 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:18am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834222" id="1834222" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Toronto-bound plane heads back to Karachi after four hours in air" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834222/toronto-bound-plane-heads-back-to-karachi-after-four-hours-in-air" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/18082126f35e7a0.jpg?r=082132" alt="Toronto-bound plane heads back to Karachi after four hours in air" title="Toronto-bound plane heads back to Karachi after four hours in air"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834222" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834222/toronto-bound-plane-heads-back-to-karachi-after-four-hours-in-air" class="story__link ">Toronto-bound plane heads back to Karachi after four hours in air </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">A technical fault was noticed by the captain of PIA flight PK-781 while flying over Russia. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-18T08:21:32+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">18 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:21am</span></span></span> </article>  <div class="flex justify-center py-4">  <div id="div-gpt-ad-1683363673257-0" class="ad__wrapper__slot py-4" data-name="Dawn-Responsive-ATF-MREC" data-height="250px" data-width="300px"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1683363673257-0'); });</script> </div>  </div>  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834404" id="1834404" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Students in Kyrgyzstan" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834404/students-in-kyrgyzstan" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/1909114057057bf.png?r=091231" alt="Students in Kyrgyzstan" title="Students in Kyrgyzstan"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834404" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834404/students-in-kyrgyzstan" class="story__link ">Students in Kyrgyzstan </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">The govt ought to take a direct approach comprising convincing communication with the students and Kyrgyz authorities. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-19T09:11:27+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">19 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:11am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834450" id="1834450" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="540 students to return from Kyrgyzstan today via special flights, says Dar" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834450/540-students-to-return-from-kyrgyzstan-today-via-special-flights-says-dar" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/1914030081e2e69.png?r=154029" alt="540 students to return from Kyrgyzstan today via special flights, says Dar" title="540 students to return from Kyrgyzstan today via special flights, says Dar"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834450" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834450/540-students-to-return-from-kyrgyzstan-today-via-special-flights-says-dar" class="story__link ">540 students to return from Kyrgyzstan today via special flights, says Dar</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Says no Pakistani killed in violence, around four to five injured; Shehbaz says students should be brought back on priority basis. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-20T16:48:59+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">20 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">04:48pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834564" id="1834564" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="No plans to scrap solar net metering policy: energy minister" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834564/no-plans-to-scrap-solar-net-metering-policy-energy-minister" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/200752520113496.jpg?r=075621" alt="No plans to scrap solar net metering policy: energy minister" title="No plans to scrap solar net metering policy: energy minister"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834564" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834564/no-plans-to-scrap-solar-net-metering-policy-energy-minister" class="story__link ">No plans to scrap solar net metering policy: energy minister </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Awais Leghari says govt will encourage shift to solar power since the policy was the brainchild of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-20T07:56:21+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">20 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:56am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834384" id="1834384" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Over 150 ‘illegal’ structures demolished in Karachi in fresh SBCA campaign" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834384/over-150-illegal-structures-demolished-in-karachi-in-fresh-sbca-campaign" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/19124527fbac0c3.jpg?r=124656" alt="Over 150 ‘illegal’ structures demolished in Karachi in fresh SBCA campaign" title="Over 150 ‘illegal’ structures demolished in Karachi in fresh SBCA campaign"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834384" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834384/over-150-illegal-structures-demolished-in-karachi-in-fresh-sbca-campaign" class="story__link ">Over 150 ‘illegal’ structures demolished in Karachi in fresh SBCA campaign</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Campaign going on in “full swing", targeting additional floors, portions and other illegal constructions. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-19T12:46:56+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">19 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">12:46pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834027" id="1834027" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Pyramids were built along long-lost Nile branch: scientists" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834027/pyramids-were-built-along-long-lost-nile-branch-scientists" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/1710045264ba5a8.jpg?r=100554" alt="Pyramids were built along long-lost Nile branch: scientists" title="Pyramids were built along long-lost Nile branch: scientists"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834027" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834027/pyramids-were-built-along-long-lost-nile-branch-scientists" class="story__link ">Pyramids were built along long-lost Nile branch: scientists </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">The existence of the river explains why the 31 pyramids were built in a chain along a now inhospitable desert strip. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-17T08:29:01+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">17 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:29am</span></span></span> </article>  <div class="flex justify-center py-4">  <div id="div-gpt-ad-1683363763562-0" class="ad__wrapper__slot py-4" data-name="Dawn-Responsive-BTF-MREC" data-height="250px" data-width="300px"> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1683363763562-0'); });</script> </div>  </div>  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834203" id="1834203" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Sizzling Punjab dreads imminent heatwave" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834203/sizzling-punjab-dreads-imminent-heatwave" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/181246212a73a1f.jpg?r=124636" alt="Sizzling Punjab dreads imminent heatwave" title="Sizzling Punjab dreads imminent heatwave"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834203" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834203/sizzling-punjab-dreads-imminent-heatwave" class="story__link ">Sizzling Punjab dreads imminent heatwave </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">PDMA claims arrangements in place to deal with hot weather, but on ground reports present a different picture. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-18T09:39:32+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">18 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:39am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834565" id="1834565" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Over 300 return as govt downplays Kyrgyz unrest" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834565/over-300-return-as-govt-downplays-kyrgyz-unrest" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/20074900e0c5c3f.png?r=074915" alt="Over 300 return as govt downplays Kyrgyz unrest" title="Over 300 return as govt downplays Kyrgyz unrest"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834565" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834565/over-300-return-as-govt-downplays-kyrgyz-unrest" class="story__link ">Over 300 return as govt downplays Kyrgyz unrest </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">FM Dar says situation in Bishkek under control, attacks result of a "misunderstanding"; students say all is not well, hundreds trapped. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-20T07:48:04+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">20 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:48am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834349" id="1834349" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Tribal elders help Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to truce" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834349/tribal-elders-help-pakistan-afghanistan-agree-to-truce" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/1907433252b90a0.jpg?r=074646" alt="Tribal elders help Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to truce" title="Tribal elders help Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to truce"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834349" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834349/tribal-elders-help-pakistan-afghanistan-agree-to-truce" class="story__link ">Tribal elders help Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to truce </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Peace restored; border crossing expected to reopen soon. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-19T07:36:37+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">19 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:36am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834281" id="1834281" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834281/in-canada-bodies-go-unclaimed-as-costs-put-funerals-out-of-reach" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/18224141a38c4a1.jpg?r=224327" alt="In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach" title="In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834281" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834281/in-canada-bodies-go-unclaimed-as-costs-put-funerals-out-of-reach" class="story__link ">In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">The phenomenon has prompted at least one province to build a new storage facility. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-18T22:43:27+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">18 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:43pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1833948" id="1833948" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 " data-focus-x="61.67%" data-focus-y="64.95%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="Karachi’s BRT Green and Orange lines now go hand in hand" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833948/karachis-brt-green-and-orange-lines-now-go-hand-in-hand" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/1710111368c029a.png?r=101429" alt="Karachi’s BRT Green and Orange lines now go hand in hand" title="Karachi’s BRT Green and Orange lines now go hand in hand"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1833948" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833948/karachis-brt-green-and-orange-lines-now-go-hand-in-hand" class="story__link ">Karachi’s BRT Green and Orange lines now go hand in hand</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">The Green Line Board Office Station has been made an interchange where the two bus lines merge. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-17T10:14:23+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">17 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:14am</span></span></span> </article>  </div> <div class="tabs__pane hidden" id="mostPopular168">  <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1833476" id="1833476" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Dubai Unlocked: Pakistan’s multi-billion dollar property pie" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833476/dubai-unlocked-pakistans-multi-billion-dollar-property-pie" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/15081457dc3b76d.jpg?r=081854" alt="Dubai Unlocked: Pakistan’s multi-billion dollar property pie" title="Dubai Unlocked: Pakistan’s multi-billion dollar property pie"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1833476" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833476/dubai-unlocked-pakistans-multi-billion-dollar-property-pie" class="story__link ">Dubai Unlocked: Pakistan’s multi-billion dollar property pie</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Details — an astounding volume of leaked property data that includes over 23,000 properties listed as belonging to Pakistani nationals up to the spring of 2022 — are unveiled after a six-month-long investigation. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-16T14:52:39+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">16 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">02:52pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834250" id="1834250" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Special flight with 1st batch of Pakistani students from Bishkek lands at Lahore airport" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834250/special-flight-with-1st-batch-of-pakistani-students-from-bishkek-lands-at-lahore-airport" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/19000354812c1de.jpg?r=000438" alt="Special flight with 1st batch of Pakistani students from Bishkek lands at Lahore airport" title="Special flight with 1st batch of Pakistani students from Bishkek lands at Lahore airport"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834250" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834250/special-flight-with-1st-batch-of-pakistani-students-from-bishkek-lands-at-lahore-airport" class="story__link ">Special flight with 1st batch of Pakistani students from Bishkek lands at Lahore airport</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">FM Dar, Amir Muqam leave for Bishkek today; FO hands Kyrgyz envoy demarche. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-19T07:29:06+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">19 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:29am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834463" id="1834463" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter ‘crashes upon landing’ in Varzaqan region: state media" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834463/iran-president-ebrahim-raisis-helicopter-crashes-upon-landing-in-varzaqan-region-state-media" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/19184537c48b68a.jpg?r=192246" alt="Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter ‘crashes upon landing’ in Varzaqan region: state media" title="Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter ‘crashes upon landing’ in Varzaqan region: state media"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834463" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834463/iran-president-ebrahim-raisis-helicopter-crashes-upon-landing-in-varzaqan-region-state-media" class="story__link ">Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter ‘crashes upon landing’ in Varzaqan region: state media</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Search efforts underway but no news yet on his condition; FM Amir-Abdollahian also onboard; Iranians urged to pray. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-20T00:34:50+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">20 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">12:34am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1833620" id="1833620" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Castles in the sand: politicians in Dubai leaks" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833620/castles-in-the-sand-politicians-in-dubai-leaks" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/15075604e310400.jpg?r=140357" alt="Castles in the sand: politicians in Dubai leaks" title="Castles in the sand: politicians in Dubai leaks"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1833620" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833620/castles-in-the-sand-politicians-in-dubai-leaks" class="story__link ">Castles in the sand: politicians in Dubai leaks </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">A slew of elected officials and Politically Exposed Persons have invested in Dubai real estate. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-15T22:48:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">15 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:48pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1833660" id="1833660" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="IHC approves Imran Khan’s bail in £190m corruption case" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833660/ihc-approves-imran-khans-bail-in-ps190m-corruption-case" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/151654258d1255d.png?r=165433" alt="IHC approves Imran Khan’s bail in £190m corruption case" title="IHC approves Imran Khan’s bail in £190m corruption case"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1833660" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833660/ihc-approves-imran-khans-bail-in-ps190m-corruption-case" class="story__link ">IHC approves Imran Khan’s bail in £190m corruption case</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Despite bail, Imran to still remain in jail as he is serving out his sentences in cipher and Iddat cases. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-15T20:03:58+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">15 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:03pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1833486" id="1833486" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="‘Nothing new or illegal’: Pakistani politicians named in Dubai property data defend ownership, downplay report" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833486/nothing-new-or-illegal-pakistani-politicians-named-in-dubai-property-data-defend-ownership-downplay-report" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/14223822ebaf474.jpg?r=230141" alt="‘Nothing new or illegal’: Pakistani politicians named in Dubai property data defend ownership, downplay report" title="‘Nothing new or illegal’: Pakistani politicians named in Dubai property data defend ownership, downplay report"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1833486" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833486/nothing-new-or-illegal-pakistani-politicians-named-in-dubai-property-data-defend-ownership-downplay-report" class="story__link ">‘Nothing new or illegal’: Pakistani politicians named in Dubai property data defend ownership, downplay report</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">PPP's Bilawal, Interior Minister Naqvi and PTI's Marwat say their properties identified in the data are already declared. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-15T16:07:40+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">15 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">04:07pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1833815" id="1833815" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Anticlimactic adjournment as NAB laws hearing featuring Imran ends without him speaking" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833815/anticlimactic-adjournment-as-nab-laws-hearing-featuring-imran-ends-without-him-speaking" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/161247564278898.png?r=170345" alt="Anticlimactic adjournment as NAB laws hearing featuring Imran ends without him speaking" title="Anticlimactic adjournment as NAB laws hearing featuring Imran ends without him speaking"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1833815" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833815/anticlimactic-adjournment-as-nab-laws-hearing-featuring-imran-ends-without-him-speaking" class="story__link ">Anticlimactic adjournment as NAB laws hearing featuring Imran ends without him speaking</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Imran, who couldn't make expected first appearance since arrest in August last year, to appear via video link in next hearing too. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-16T21:16:30+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">16 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:16pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1833583" id="1833583" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Ex-military men in Dubai leaks" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833583/ex-military-men-in-dubai-leaks" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/15083528a83dab9.jpg?r=083609" alt="Ex-military men in Dubai leaks" title="Ex-military men in Dubai leaks"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1833583" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833583/ex-military-men-in-dubai-leaks" class="story__link ">Ex-military men in Dubai leaks</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">A number of retired members of the security establishment show up in the data. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-15T22:07:13+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">15 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:07pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1833481" id="1833481" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Global players feature in Dubai property leaks" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833481/global-players-feature-in-dubai-property-leaks" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/142050285ae188f.jpg?r=205611" alt="Global players feature in Dubai property leaks" title="Global players feature in Dubai property leaks"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1833481" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833481/global-players-feature-in-dubai-property-leaks" class="story__link ">Global players feature in Dubai property leaks</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Indians rank top among foreign owners with 35,000 properties estimated at $17 billion as of 2022. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-15T22:50:24+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">15 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:50pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834326" id="1834326" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Declared winners of Islamabad NA seats secured less votes than runners-up, audit claims" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834326/declared-winners-of-islamabad-na-seats-secured-less-votes-than-runners-up-audit-claims" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/19131925034717e.jpg?r=132129" alt="Declared winners of Islamabad NA seats secured less votes than runners-up, audit claims" title="Declared winners of Islamabad NA seats secured less votes than runners-up, audit claims"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834326" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834326/declared-winners-of-islamabad-na-seats-secured-less-votes-than-runners-up-audit-claims" class="story__link ">Declared winners of Islamabad NA seats secured less votes than runners-up, audit claims</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Points out that the votes received by the PTI candidate were shown in the PML-N candidate’s column on ECP’s documents and vice versa. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-19T13:25:51+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">19 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">01:25pm</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834222" id="1834222" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Toronto-bound plane heads back to Karachi after four hours in air" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834222/toronto-bound-plane-heads-back-to-karachi-after-four-hours-in-air" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/18082126f35e7a0.jpg?r=082132" alt="Toronto-bound plane heads back to Karachi after four hours in air" title="Toronto-bound plane heads back to Karachi after four hours in air"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834222" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834222/toronto-bound-plane-heads-back-to-karachi-after-four-hours-in-air" class="story__link ">Toronto-bound plane heads back to Karachi after four hours in air </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">A technical fault was noticed by the captain of PIA flight PK-781 while flying over Russia. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-18T08:21:32+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">18 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:21am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1833994" id="1833994" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Heatwaves to sweep country from 21st" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833994/heatwaves-to-sweep-country-from-21st" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/17075608bdfc3e0.jpg?r=075620" alt="Heatwaves to sweep country from 21st" title="Heatwaves to sweep country from 21st"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1833994" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833994/heatwaves-to-sweep-country-from-21st" class="story__link ">Heatwaves to sweep country from 21st </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Met Department forecasts dust storms, thunderstorms, and heavy rains in country’s northern areas. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-17T07:50:57+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">17 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:50am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834027" id="1834027" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Pyramids were built along long-lost Nile branch: scientists" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834027/pyramids-were-built-along-long-lost-nile-branch-scientists" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/1710045264ba5a8.jpg?r=100554" alt="Pyramids were built along long-lost Nile branch: scientists" title="Pyramids were built along long-lost Nile branch: scientists"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834027" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834027/pyramids-were-built-along-long-lost-nile-branch-scientists" class="story__link ">Pyramids were built along long-lost Nile branch: scientists </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">The existence of the river explains why the 31 pyramids were built in a chain along a now inhospitable desert strip. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-17T08:29:01+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">17 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:29am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1833377" id="1833377" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Govt subsidy fails as three killed in AJK violence" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833377/govt-subsidy-fails-as-three-killed-in-ajk-violence" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/66428c1ea58c3.jpg" alt="Govt subsidy fails as three killed in AJK violence" title="Govt subsidy fails as three killed in AJK violence"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1833377" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833377/govt-subsidy-fails-as-three-killed-in-ajk-violence" class="story__link ">Govt subsidy fails as three killed in AJK violence </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">"Charged" protesters clash with Rangers exiting territory. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-14T07:45:13+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">14 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:45am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834472" id="1834472" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834472/what-happens-if-an-iranian-president-dies-in-office" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/19225244ab68451.jpg?r=093247" alt="What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?" title="What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834472" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834472/what-happens-if-an-iranian-president-dies-in-office" class="story__link ">What happens if an Iranian president dies in office?</a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">The country's current President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash last night, an Iranian official says. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-20T09:32:47+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">20 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:32am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834408" id="1834408" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Brisk buying of solar panels dampens demand for generators, UPS" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834408/brisk-buying-of-solar-panels-dampens-demand-for-generators-ups" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/664938b47d474.gif" alt="Brisk buying of solar panels dampens demand for generators, UPS" title="Brisk buying of solar panels dampens demand for generators, UPS"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834408" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834408/brisk-buying-of-solar-panels-dampens-demand-for-generators-ups" class="story__link ">Brisk buying of solar panels dampens demand for generators, UPS </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">The corporate sector, industries, educational institutions, and petrol pumps are converting to solar systems to save overhead costs. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-19T07:36:57+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">19 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:36am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1833228" id="1833228" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="Solar net metering policy discontent" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833228/solar-net-metering-policy-discontent" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/66418f6067297.jpg" alt="Solar net metering policy discontent" title="Solar net metering policy discontent"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1833228" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833228/solar-net-metering-policy-discontent" class="story__link ">Solar net metering policy discontent </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">Current electricity pricing regime subsidises wealthy, solar power generating households while shifting cost burden on the grid-dependent citizens. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-13T08:55:48+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">13 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:55am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1834342" id="1834342" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Trade with India suspended due to heavy duties, says Dar" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834342/trade-with-india-suspended-due-to-heavy-duties-says-dar" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/19080459b21305c.jpg?r=080714" alt="Trade with India suspended due to heavy duties, says Dar" title="Trade with India suspended due to heavy duties, says Dar"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1834342" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1834342/trade-with-india-suspended-due-to-heavy-duties-says-dar" class="story__link ">Trade with India suspended due to heavy duties, says Dar </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">In written reply to NA, deputy PM says "onus now on Delhi" to create environment conducive to dialogue. </div> <span class="story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase font-merriweather text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-0 sm:p-2"><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2024-05-19T08:07:14+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">19 May, 2024</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:07am</span></span></span> </article>   <article class="story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200" data-id="1833778" id="1833778" data-layout="story" data-tags="">  <figure class="media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="Amid US rebuilding of Afghanistan, contractors snapped up UAE properties" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833778/amid-us-rebuilding-of-afghanistan-contractors-snapped-up-uae-properties" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/160843249be94fe.png?r=084505" alt="Amid US rebuilding of Afghanistan, contractors snapped up UAE properties" title="Amid US rebuilding of Afghanistan, contractors snapped up UAE properties"/></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir="auto" data-layout="story" data-id="1833778" class="story__title font-bold font-merriweather text-5 pb-2 leading-6 overflow-hidden sm:p-2 px-0 pt-1 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240521114531/https://www.dawn.com/news/1833778/amid-us-rebuilding-of-afghanistan-contractors-snapped-up-uae-properties" class="story__link ">Amid US rebuilding of Afghanistan, contractors snapped up UAE properties </a></h2>  <div dir="auto" class="story__excerpt font-merriweather text-3.5 leading-6 text-gray-700 overflow-hidden pb-1 px-0 sm:px-2 mt-0">US government auditors say billions of dollars in reconstruction funds were stolen or misused over the two decades of Western intervention 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