In-Depth - Year End 2014

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Most have fled but the troops have orders not to spare anyone. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1154440" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154440/2014-of-empire-and-umpire"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2015/01/54a51d38f188e.jpg?r=256969164" alt="2014: Of Empire and Umpire"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154440/2014-of-empire-and-umpire" class="story__link">2014: Of Empire and Umpire</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/1915/zarrar-khuhro">Zarrar Khuhro</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-01-02T15:22:52+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 02, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">03:22pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri, willingly played the parts the hidden scriptwriter wrote for them. And why wouldn’t they? </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1154659" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154659/2014-tech-highlights-driverless-cars-and-celebrity-hacks"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2015/01/54a6a4aa524cb.jpg?r=2051316708" alt="2014 Tech highlights: Driverless cars and celebrity hacks"/></a></td></tr> </table> <div class="loz caps theme theme--2014-year-end-light push-half--bottom size-three theme--transparent hard"><a href="/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/multimedia/2014-year-end" alt="2014 Year End">2014 Year End</a></div> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154659/2014-tech-highlights-driverless-cars-and-celebrity-hacks" class="story__link">2014 Tech highlights: Driverless cars and celebrity hacks</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/119/afp">AFP</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-01-02T19:02:11+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 02, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:02pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">New products, take overs and massive hackings were among the top tech highlights in 2014. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1154657" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154657/facebook-year-in-review-feature-painful-for-some"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2015/01/54a698b2f29eb.jpg?r=2124307209" alt="Facebook &#039;year in review&#039; feature painful for some"/></a></td></tr> </table> <div class="loz caps theme theme--2014-year-end-light push-half--bottom size-three theme--transparent hard"><a href="/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/multimedia/2014-year-end" alt="2014 Year End">2014 Year End</a></div> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154657/facebook-year-in-review-feature-painful-for-some" class="story__link">Facebook 'year in review' feature painful for some</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/119/afp">AFP</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-01-02T18:05:53+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 02, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">06:05pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">Facebook inadvertently revived painful memories for some who suffered tragic events in 2014. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1154429" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154429/what-pakistanis-want-in-2015"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2015/01/54a52d3a4df92.jpg?r=464833619" alt="What Pakistanis want in 2015"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154429/what-pakistanis-want-in-2015" class="story__link">What Pakistanis want in 2015</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/1239/muhammad-umar">Muhammad Umar</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/3360/yumna-rafi">Yumna Rafi</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-01-01T17:31:16+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 01, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">05:31pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">Hope, education, girlfriends, laughs, more Shahid Afridi, art and more. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1154255" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154255/year-2014-few-highs-many-lows-for-pakistan-hockey"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/54a3d473a09c9.jpg?r=1728606807" alt="Year 2014: Few highs, many lows for Pakistan hockey"/></a></td></tr> </table> <div class="loz caps theme theme--2014-year-end-light push-half--bottom size-three theme--transparent hard"><a href="/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/multimedia/2014-year-end" alt="2014 Year End">2014 Year End</a></div> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154255/year-2014-few-highs-many-lows-for-pakistan-hockey" class="story__link">Year 2014: Few highs, many lows for Pakistan hockey</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/3019/umer-bin-ajmal">Umer Bin Ajmal</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-01-02T10:29:38+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 02, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:29am</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">The year was disastrous but there was a little spark of brilliance at the end, something which the team can build on. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1154425" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154425/2014-the-year-that-wasnt"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2015/01/54a50bce2f502.jpg?r=2146348976" alt="2014: The year that wasn&#039;t"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154425/2014-the-year-that-wasnt" class="story__link">2014: The year that wasn't</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/57/arifa-noor">Arifa Noor</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-01-01T16:45:06+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 01, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">04:45pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">Tense times have marked the equation between civil and military establishment </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1154293" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154293/year-of-the-dharna"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2015/01/54a4ce63837fd.jpg?r=1648276760" alt="Year of the dharna"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154293/year-of-the-dharna" class="story__link">Year of the dharna </a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/1230/i-a-rehman">I.A. Rehman</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-01-01T01:40:31+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 01, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">01:40am</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">The 2014 demonstrations led by Tahirul Qadri and Imran Khan set a record in Pakistan for extended protest. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1151027" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1151027/lost-the-battle-against-polio"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/54a40f0d10497.jpg?r=2143934081" alt="Lost &mdash; The battle against polio"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1151027/lost-the-battle-against-polio" class="story__link">Lost — The battle against polio</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/848/sajjad-haider">Sajjad Haider</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/874/shameen-khan">Shameen Khan</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-01-19T15:35:22+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 19, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">03:35pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">Hundreds of thousands of children remained unvaccinated across the country as 2014 saw a record number of polio cases. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1146800" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1146800/2014-captain-misbah-triumphs-but-is-he-the-best"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/54a3e23bc415d.jpg?r=379077480" alt="2014 &mdash; Captain Misbah triumphs, but is he the best?"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1146800/2014-captain-misbah-triumphs-but-is-he-the-best" class="story__link">2014 — Captain Misbah triumphs, but is he the best?</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/3837/shahan-shahid">Shahan Shahid</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/3841/fahad-sultan">Fahad Sultan</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-01-01T17:04:43+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 01, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">05:04pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">Inzamam's wins overshadow Misbah's victories in terms of 'quality'. But Misbah ranks better than Imran Khan. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1154238" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154238/2014-a-good-year-for-pakistani-tv-and-cinema"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/54a3bf66c510a.jpg?r=1253936205" alt="2014: A good year for Pakistani TV and cinema"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154238/2014-a-good-year-for-pakistani-tv-and-cinema" class="story__link">2014: A good year for Pakistani TV and cinema</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/3155/salima-feerasta">Salima Feerasta</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2014-12-31T17:05:29+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 31, 2014</span> <span class="timestamp__time">05:05pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">The best movies and television serials now combine great acting talent, good scripts and excellent production quality. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1152676" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152676/drama-poll-2014-results-pyaray-afzal-dominates-pakistani-television"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/54a248a461cb7.jpg?r=1801896821" alt="Drama Poll 2014 results: &#039;Pyaray Afzal&#039; dominates Pakistani television"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152676/drama-poll-2014-results-pyaray-afzal-dominates-pakistani-television" class="story__link">Drama Poll 2014 results: 'Pyaray Afzal' dominates Pakistani television</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/3661/sadaf-haider">Sadaf Haider</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/3662/sadaf-siddique">Sadaf Siddique</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2014-12-30T19:54:27+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 30, 2014</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:54pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">This has been the year of the script writer. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1154044" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154044/7-news-stories-that-will-shape-pakistan-in-2015"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/54a2a26726fe3.jpg?r=1735585798" alt="7 news stories that will shape Pakistan in 2015"/></a></td></tr> </table> <div class="loz caps theme theme--the-graffiti-reader-light push-half--bottom size-three theme--transparent hard"><a href="/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/blogs/the-graffiti-reader" alt="The Graffiti Reader">The Graffiti Reader</a></div> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1154044/7-news-stories-that-will-shape-pakistan-in-2015" class="story__link">7 news stories that will shape Pakistan in 2015</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/510/tahir-mehdi">Tahir Mehdi</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-04-10T11:17:37+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 10, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:17am</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">From free-falling global oil prices to the local war on terror, here is what may decide our course in the next year. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1153480" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1153480/unforgiving-scar-2014-a-year-of-horrific-acid-attacks"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/54a13f161997d.jpg?r=967192552" alt="Unforgiving scar: 2014, a year of horrific acid attacks"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1153480/unforgiving-scar-2014-a-year-of-horrific-acid-attacks" class="story__link">Unforgiving scar: 2014, a year of horrific acid attacks</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/1239/muhammad-umar">Muhammad Umar</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/3360/yumna-rafi">Yumna Rafi</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-01-03T16:14:09+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 03, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">04:14pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">Ruqaiyya cannot close one of her eyes at all, even during sleep. She spends her night fighting the agonising pain. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1153852" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1153852/2014-the-year-i-made-my-fifa-world-cup-reporting-debut"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/54a27d9e78f33.jpg?r=1993105042" alt="2014 &mdash; The year I made my FIFA world cup reporting debut"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1153852/2014-the-year-i-made-my-fifa-world-cup-reporting-debut" class="story__link">2014 — The year I made my FIFA world cup reporting debut</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/943/umaid-wasim">Umaid Wasim</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-04-10T11:17:21+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 10, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:17am</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">“The second row? Really?” I almost screamed inside. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1153830" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1153830/2014-a-solid-year-for-pakistani-fashion"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/54a11d0170662.jpg?r=1203496946" alt="2014: A solid year for Pakistani fashion"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1153830/2014-a-solid-year-for-pakistani-fashion" class="story__link">2014: A solid year for Pakistani fashion</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/3155/salima-feerasta">Salima Feerasta</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-04-10T11:17:05+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 10, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:17am</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">Find out who set the trends and who stood out from the crowd this year. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1153845" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1153845/woman-of-the-year-the-pakistani-mother"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/54a13fed46313.jpg?r=1087645619" alt="Woman of the year: The Pakistani mother"/></a></td></tr> </table> <div class="loz caps theme theme--the-graffiti-reader-light push-half--bottom size-three theme--transparent hard"><a href="/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/blogs/the-graffiti-reader" alt="The Graffiti Reader">The Graffiti Reader</a></div> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1153845/woman-of-the-year-the-pakistani-mother" class="story__link">Woman of the year: The Pakistani mother</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/410/rafia-zakaria">Rafia Zakaria</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2014-12-30T13:10:17+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 30, 2014</span> <span class="timestamp__time">01:10pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">150 of them buried their kids in Peshawar earlier this month, and no assessment of women can be complete without them. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1152060" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152060/2014-when-lollywood-met-bollywood"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/54a0f9af7c57c.jpg?r=617411983" alt="2014: When Lollywood met Bollywood"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152060/2014-when-lollywood-met-bollywood" class="story__link">2014: When Lollywood met Bollywood</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/3494/anum-rehman-chagani">Anum Rehman Chagani</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2014-12-29T19:08:14+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 29, 2014</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:08pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">2014 had its standout moments for our celebrities who are working in B-town and here's what they have to say about it. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1152906" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152906/2014-pakistans-year-of-music-idols-festivals-and-indie-bands"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/549d6620559db.jpg?r=173549033" alt="2014: Pakistan&#039;s year of music idols, festivals and indie bands"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152906/2014-pakistans-year-of-music-idols-festivals-and-indie-bands" class="story__link">2014: Pakistan's year of music idols, festivals and indie bands</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/3648/zahra-salahuddin">Zahra Salahuddin</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2015-04-10T11:16:11+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 10, 2015</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:16am</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">The year has seen some disappointing and some exciting music moments in Pakistan. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1152896" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152896/your-choice-top-stories-of-2014"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/549a6feb3531a.jpg?r=617959790" alt="Your choice: Top stories of 2014"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152896/your-choice-top-stories-of-2014" class="story__link">Your choice: Top stories of 2014</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2014-12-26T14:03:40+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 26, 2014</span> <span class="timestamp__time">02:03pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">Take an interactive look at what Dawn.com visitors chose to read and comment on most this year. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1153195" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1153195/footprints-awaran-a-year-on"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/549c815e2f052.jpg?r=1064055999" alt="Footprints | Awaran: A year on"/></a></td></tr> </table> <div class="loz caps theme theme--balochistan-light push-half--bottom size-three theme--transparent hard"><a href="/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/pakistan/balochistan" alt="Balochistan">Balochistan</a></div> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1153195/footprints-awaran-a-year-on" class="story__link">Footprints | Awaran: A year on </a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/80/saher-baloch">Saher Baloch</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2014-12-26T11:33:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 26, 2014</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:33am</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">Even after more than one year, Awaran is still suffering from the outcomes of the earthquake. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1152470" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152470/top-10-the-most-viewed-videos-of-2014"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/549a6f869823a.jpg?r=1814374259" alt="Top 10: The most viewed videos of 2014"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152470/top-10-the-most-viewed-videos-of-2014" class="story__link">Top 10: The most viewed videos of 2014</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2014-12-24T13:03:34+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 24, 2014</span> <span class="timestamp__time">01:03pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">From one student’s account of surviving the brutal Taliban attack in Peshawar to an act public defiance on a plane. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1152905" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152905/top-five-slogans-of-2014"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/549a9b1f698f9.jpg?r=1336770365" alt="Top five slogans of 2014"/></a></td></tr> </table> <div class="loz caps theme theme--2014-year-end-light push-half--bottom size-three theme--transparent hard"><a href="/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/multimedia/2014-year-end" alt="2014 Year End">2014 Year End</a></div> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152905/top-five-slogans-of-2014" class="story__link">Top five slogans of 2014</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2014-12-24T15:47:34+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 24, 2014</span> <span class="timestamp__time">03:47pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">Khizar Hayat Rizvi shares his list of slogans that made it big in 2014. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1152473" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152473/2014-the-year-of-the-children"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/549914681fd53.jpg?r=1720824545" alt="2014: The Year of the Children"/></a></td></tr> </table> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152473/2014-the-year-of-the-children" class="story__link">2014: The Year of the Children</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/3311/saroop-ijaz">Saroop Ijaz</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2014-12-23T12:24:48+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 23, 2014</span> <span class="timestamp__time">12:24pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">This year was many things, miserable, wretched, in very small parts lovely, but above all murderous. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1152457" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152457/tech-in-2014-pakistans-performance-tepid-at-best"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/5497f688a5108.jpg?r=1955863560" alt="Tech in 2014 &mdash; Pakistan&#039;s performance tepid at best"/></a></td></tr> </table> <div class="loz caps theme theme--the-graffiti-reader-light push-half--bottom size-three theme--transparent hard"><a href="/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/blogs/the-graffiti-reader" alt="The Graffiti Reader">The Graffiti Reader</a></div> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152457/tech-in-2014-pakistans-performance-tepid-at-best" class="story__link">Tech in 2014 — Pakistan's performance tepid at best</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/997/y-brohi">Y. Brohi</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2014-12-23T12:18:38+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 23, 2014</span> <span class="timestamp__time">12:18pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">Several factors complicate the assessment of our performance in technology. But all said, it has been fairly mediocre. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1152461" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152461/2014-the-deadliest-year-for-flight"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/5497e8035ecd4.jpg?r=1432108415" alt="2014 &mdash; The deadliest year for flight?"/></a></td></tr> </table> <div class="loz caps theme theme--2014-year-end-light push-half--bottom size-three theme--transparent hard"><a href="/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/multimedia/2014-year-end" alt="2014 Year End">2014 Year End</a></div> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152461/2014-the-deadliest-year-for-flight" class="story__link">2014 — The deadliest year for flight?</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/119/afp">AFP</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2014-12-22T14:49:25+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 22, 2014</span> <span class="timestamp__time">02:49pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">A year that stirred our deepest fears about modern jet travel was in fact one of the safest in aviation history. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1152088" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152088/civilian-deaths-in-afghanistan-war-reach-new-high-in-2014"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/54957d9445cf3.jpg?r=1542636865" alt="Civilian deaths in Afghanistan war reach new high in 2014"/></a></td></tr> </table> <div class="loz caps theme theme--2014-year-end-light push-half--bottom size-three theme--transparent hard"><a href="/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/multimedia/2014-year-end" alt="2014 Year End">2014 Year End</a></div> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1152088/civilian-deaths-in-afghanistan-war-reach-new-high-in-2014" class="story__link">Civilian deaths in Afghanistan war reach new high in 2014</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/422/reuters">Reuters</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2014-12-20T18:39:31+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 20, 2014</span> <span class="timestamp__time">06:39pm</span></span></span> <div class="story__excerpt ">The numbers are a sharp reminder that the Afghan war is far from over, even as a US-led force ends its combat mission. </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="grid__item one-third palm--one-whole lap--one-half"> <div class="soft-half push--bottom">  <article class="box story push--ends" data-id="1151206" data-layout="story"> <table class="media media--stretch one-whole palm--one-whole "> <tr><td class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1151206/66-journalists-killed-in-past-year-as-attacks-grow-more-barbaric-report"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212im_/http://i.dawn.com/medium/2014/12/54954b8df052d.jpg?r=840653008" alt="66 journalists killed in past year as attacks grow more barbaric: report"/></a></td></tr> </table> <div class="loz caps theme theme--2014-year-end-light push-half--bottom size-three theme--transparent hard"><a href="/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/multimedia/2014-year-end" alt="2014 Year End">2014 Year End</a></div> <h2 class="story__title "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1151206/66-journalists-killed-in-past-year-as-attacks-grow-more-barbaric-report" class="story__link">66 journalists killed in past year as attacks grow more barbaric: report</a></h2> <span class="story__byline float--left soft-half--right byline-class"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150814002212/http://www.dawn.com/authors/119/afp">AFP</a></span> <span class="story__time "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span 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