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</figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457428" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457428/private-school-politics" class="story__link">Private school politics </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Should education be treated like a car or a bar of soap? <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-01-14T07:19:31+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jan 14, 2019</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:19am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1454623" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1454623/taking-stock-of-democracy"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/12/5c297606642d2.jpg" alt="Taking stock of democracy"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1454623" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1454623/taking-stock-of-democracy" class="story__link">Taking stock of democracy </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The political party landscape remains wracked with judicial complications and ongoing accountability pressures. <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-12-31T06:52:27+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 31, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">06:52am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1451890" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1451890/institutional-strengthening"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/12/5c16c8248803e.jpg" alt="Institutional strengthening?"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1451890" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1451890/institutional-strengthening" class="story__link">Institutional strengthening? </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Years of compromised logic dictating government functioning have eroded bureaucratic capacity in myriad ways. <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-12-17T12:58:26+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 17, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">12:58pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1449131" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1449131/listening-to-students"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/12/5c0487d6115c4.jpg" alt="Listening to students"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1449131" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1449131/listening-to-students" class="story__link">Listening to students </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Recent student activism has gone well beyond issues of access. <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-12-03T10:43:29+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Dec 03, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">10:43am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1446504" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1446504/media-blues"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/11/5bf1dd9ad6dcf.jpg" alt="Media blues"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1446504" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1446504/media-blues" class="story__link">Media blues </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The young and urban population is the future market for Pakistan’s media and cultural production industry. <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-11-19T06:28:58+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Nov 19, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">06:28am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1443679" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1443679/inevitable-outcomes"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/11/5bdf7ad2b0844.jpg" alt="Inevitable outcomes"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1443679" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1443679/inevitable-outcomes" class="story__link">Inevitable outcomes </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The reason why the state will fail to keep the religious right at bay is because far too many inches have been... <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-11-05T06:42:52+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Nov 05, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">06:42am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1440576" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1440576/pakistans-hdi-shame"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/10/5bccf8d142189.jpg" alt="Pakistan’s HDI shame"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1440576" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1440576/pakistans-hdi-shame" class="story__link">Pakistan’s HDI shame </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">How and why have others in our geographic neighbourhood been more successful on the human development front? <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-10-22T09:04:59+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Oct 22, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:04am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1437539" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1437539/the-spectre-of-centralisation"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/10/5bba7ddbd7900.jpg" alt="The spectre of centralisation"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1437539" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1437539/the-spectre-of-centralisation" class="story__link">The spectre of centralisation </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">What devolution seeks to do — in spirit, at least — faces two challenges from within the ambit of governance and party <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-10-08T06:52:57+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Oct 08, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">06:52am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1434686" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1434686/punjabs-urban-challenge"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/09/5ba82268cc8b9.jpg" alt="Punjab’s urban challenge"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1434686" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1434686/punjabs-urban-challenge" class="story__link">Punjab’s urban challenge </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The land problem is not just one of housing shortage; it also plagues viable commercial and industrial development. <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-09-24T07:13:38+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Sep 24, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:13am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1432008" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1432008/pathways-to-capitulation"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/09/5b9599191b74b.jpg" alt="Pathways to capitulation"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1432008" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1432008/pathways-to-capitulation" class="story__link">Pathways to capitulation </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">How do small groups of ideologically committed extremists manage to shape social mores and public policy? <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-09-10T06:04:56+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Sep 10, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">06:04am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1429226" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1429226/of-intentions-and-compulsions"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/08/5b83562566b31.jpg" alt="Of intentions and compulsions"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1429226" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1429226/of-intentions-and-compulsions" class="story__link">Of intentions and compulsions </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">Is this particular government more amenable to wide-ranging reform than the previous one? <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-08-27T07:10:34+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Aug 27, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:10am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1426736" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1426736/pml-ns-new-reality"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/08/5b70cd74f128e.jpg" alt="PML-N’s new reality"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1426736" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1426736/pml-ns-new-reality" class="story__link">PML-N’s new reality </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The party has to reconcile its internal contradictions if it hopes to stay competitive in the long run. <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-08-13T07:51:57+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Aug 13, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:51am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1423793" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1423793/managing-expectations"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/07/5b5e77de7f53d.jpg" alt="Managing expectations"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1423793" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1423793/managing-expectations" class="story__link">Managing expectations </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The fundamental problem with the messianic mode of politics is that people expect you to follow up on it as well. <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-07-30T07:29:36+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jul 30, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:29am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1420379" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1420379/toxic-partisanship"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/07/5b4bf8959db74.jpg" alt="Toxic partisanship"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1420379" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1420379/toxic-partisanship" class="story__link">Toxic partisanship </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">In an ideological vacuum, the non-cosmetic difference between the PTI and the PML-N is always going to be marginal. <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-07-16T06:58:17+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jul 16, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">06:58am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1417420" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1417420/a-new-upper-class"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/07/5b39845b5504c.jpg" alt="A new upper class?"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1417420" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1417420/a-new-upper-class" class="story__link">A new upper class? </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">In terms of origins, Karachi is where the story of a new professional elite begins in earnest. <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-07-02T08:03:33+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jul 02, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">08:03am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1411923" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1411923/a-decade-of-democracy"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/06/5b145e3e377d0.jpg" alt="A decade of democracy"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1411923" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1411923/a-decade-of-democracy" class="story__link">A decade of democracy </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">In a country where a sweeping change was never possible, some questions have started to resonate. <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-06-04T21:37:41+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Jun 04, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:37pm</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1409032" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1409032/a-counterproductive-strategy"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/05/5b0228758fa14.jpg" alt="A counterproductive strategy?"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1409032" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1409032/a-counterproductive-strategy" class="story__link">A counterproductive strategy? </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">If confrontation is Nawaz’s chosen route then defection is a means for retaining elected office for many in Punjab. <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-05-21T09:30:35+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">May 21, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">09:30am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1406108" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1406108/elections-and-violent-conflict"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/05/5aef7beb4fa38.jpg" alt="Elections and violent conflict"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1406108" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1406108/elections-and-violent-conflict" class="story__link">Elections and violent conflict </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">As Pakistan heads towards another election, it is worth reviewing the conflict landscape to pinpoint potential sources <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-05-07T11:01:34+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">May 07, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">11:01am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1403319" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1403319/patricians-and-parties"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/04/5add43c989ed4.jpg" alt="Patricians and parties"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1403319" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1403319/patricians-and-parties" class="story__link">Patricians and parties </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The PTI’s electoral strategy shifted from underdog populism to calculated competition at the constituency level. <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-04-23T07:25:27+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 23, 2018</span> <span class="timestamp__time">07:25am</span></span></span> </div> </article>   <article class="box story mb-4 pb-4 border--bottom" data-id="1400496" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--left media--stretch col-sm-4 col-12 px-0 " data-focus-x="0%" data-focus-y="0%"> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1400496/politics-and-amnesty-schemes"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936im_/https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2018/04/5aca9b8c81ac3.jpg" alt="Politics and amnesty schemes"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1400496" class="story__title p-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1400496/politics-and-amnesty-schemes" class="story__link">Politics and amnesty schemes </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt p-2 ">The thinking and rationale behind the newest scheme, and the evidence base on which it stands, need to be interrogated <span class="story__time size-two uppercase "><span class="timestamp--label">Published</span> <span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2018-04-09T06:21:53+05:00"><span class="timestamp__calendar">Apr 09, 2018</span> <span 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457387/state-minister-denies-friendship-with-alleged-cocaine-dealer" class="story__link">State minister denies friendship with alleged cocaine dealer </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457377" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457377" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457377/parks-across-capital-in-disrepair-due-to-neglect" class="story__link">Parks across capital in disrepair due to neglect </a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge uppercase accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/islamabad" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three uppercase accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Peshawar</span> 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class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457408/nab-asked-to-reveal-corruption-in-brt" class="story__link">NAB asked to reveal ‘corruption’ in BRT </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457407" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457407" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457407/who-to-help-kp-govt-in-devising-uniform-plan-for-free-healthcare" class="story__link">WHO to help KP govt in devising uniform plan for free healthcare </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457406" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457406" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457406/govt-urged-to-spend-more-on-lakki-facelift" class="story__link">Govt urged 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size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457315/cpec-govt-seeks-more-joint-ventures" class="story__link">CPEC: govt seeks more joint ventures </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457314" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457314" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457314/let-microfinance-banks-do-sme-financing" class="story__link">Let microfinance banks do SME financing </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457313" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457313" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457313/is-hiking-nss-rates-enough" class="story__link">Is hiking NSS rates enough? </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457312" 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457356/ton-up-de-kock-helps-sa-set-pakistan-daunting-chase" class="story__link">Ton-up de Kock helps SA set Pakistan daunting chase </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457355" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457355" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457355/comment-on-a-tight-rope-facing-clean-sweep" class="story__link">COMMENT: On a tight rope, facing clean sweep </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457354" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457354" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457354/everton-ride-luck-for-victory-against-bournemouth" class="story__link">Everton ride luck for victory against Bournemouth </a></h2> </article>   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class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three uppercase accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Editorial</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-editorial"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1457426" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457426" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457426/jit-or-institutional-reform" class="story__link">JIT or institutional reform? </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457425" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457425" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457425/child-brides" class="story__link">Child brides </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457424" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" 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text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/editorial" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three uppercase accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Column</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-column"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1457430" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457430" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457430/judicial-overreach" class="story__link">Judicial overreach? </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457429" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457429" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457429/defining-culture" 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class="story__link">A Chinese ‘re-education’ </a></h2> </article>  </div> <span class="badge uppercase accordion__item__readmore size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/column" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three uppercase accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">International</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-international"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1457423" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457423" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457423/hundreds-rally-in-sudan-for-presidents-ouster" class="story__link">Hundreds rally in Sudan for president’s ouster </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457422" data-layout="story">  <h2 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size-one text-right pr-0"><a title="Read More" href="/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/newspaper/sunday-magazine" class="">Read More</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item" role="tab"> <span class="badge size-three uppercase accordion__item__title col-12 float-none p-2">Books & Authors</span> <div class="accordion__content" id="panel-books-authors"> <div class="accordion__content__item">  <article class="box story " data-id="1457087" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457087" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457087/non-fiction-the-lines-of-others" class="story__link">NON-FICTION: THE LINES OF OTHERS </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457086" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457086" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457086/fiction-subaltern-afterlives-of-partition" class="story__link">FICTION: SUBALTERN AFTERLIVES OF PARTITION </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457085" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457085" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457085/fiction-dissolving-identities" class="story__link">FICTION: DISSOLVING IDENTITIES </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1457084" data-layout="story">  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1457084" class="story__title size-three font-normal py-2 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190114063936/https://www.dawn.com/news/1457084/column-social-media-and-power" class="story__link">COLUMN: SOCIAL MEDIA AND POWER </a></h2> </article>   <article class="box story " data-id="1455752" data-layout="story">  <h2 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