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Reforms Khusro Bakhtyar. — File photo"/></div> <figcaption class="media__caption ">Planning Commission is finalising 12th five-year plan by Planning Commission at a meeting headed by Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Khusro Bakhtyar. — File photo </figcaption> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="template__main clearfix modifier--open px-1 modifier--widedefault modifier--blockquote-center-narrow ">   <div class="story__content pt-1 mt-1"><p>ISLAMABAD: The government is targeting an average economic growth rate of 5.8 per cent — the departing rate of the last government — over the next five years of its term amid poor showing of the agriculture sector next year. </p> <p>This is part of the 12th five-year plan currently being finalised by the Planning Commission and discussed at a meeting presided over by Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Khusro Bakhtyar. </p> <p>“The plan aims at achieving 5.8pc GDP growth on average during the plan period 2018-23,” the meeting was told and explained that this growth had been projected on the basis of 3.6pc growth in agriculture, 6.1pc in industry and 6.8pc in services sector on average during the plan period. </p> <blockquote> <p>Planning Commission is finalising 12th five-year plan</p> </blockquote> <p>The draft five-year plan was approved in principle by the National Economic Council in April last year under then prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi with the condition that it should be vetted by the next government before its formal launch. The draft targeted GDP to grow by 6.2pc in 2018-19 with 3.8pc contribution from agriculture, 7.6pc from industry and 6.5pc from services. </p> <p>A senior government official said the growth rate target for the current financial year had already been revised downwards significantly from 6.2pc to 4.2pc owing to a series of factors. These included a policy of fiscal consolidation adopted by the current government because of higher than anticipated fiscal deficit on the conclusion of last fiscal year, downturn in agriculture and the expected programme of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). </p> <p>The agriculture growth was already revised to 3.6pc on the back of a higher 3.8pc growth achieved last year but this has now been scaled down to 2.4pc. The major crops were now projected to show a decline of 0.8pc because of overall water shortage and shift in area under cultivation from sugarcane to other crops. </p> <p>The official said the government had to revise almost all the targets because of ensuing higher fiscal deficit on the lack of decision making during a prolonged political transition. The path of consolidation meant the aggregate demand will reduce significantly. The farmers have been struggling over the past many months, they faced water shortages and could not secure reasonable prices for sugarcane and for wheat as well and faced higher input prices — fertiliser, energy to name a few. </p> <p>This is expected to shift the area under cultivation from sugarcane to cotton and to minor crops to some extent. The bumper wheat crops of the past two years also had an impact on the overall return offered by the sector to the farmers and associated sectors. Since the manufacturing and transport is highly dependent on agriculture this would also affect industry and the services sector. </p> <p>Officials said the government now expected that an enabling environment for investment would be created with better energy supplies and competitiveness would improve because of better energy prices offered by the new government in one to two years. During this period, SMEs were expected to perform well and coupled with planned structural reforms they may help revive the foreign direct investment (FDI) supported by investors from friendly countries like China, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, the UAE and Qatar. </p> <p>This would help generate greater exportable surpluses that would also be competitive in the international market. The participants were explained that consolidation period was expected to be over by the next financial year and GDP growth will start picking up from the current envisaged at 4.2pc to 7pc during terminal year of the five year plan. The meeting was apprised that the plan’s draft is ready which will be launched after the approval from the competent forum, an official statement said. </p> <p>The officials said the draft had not been properly shared with the provinces at the time of its approval in principle. The meeting presided over by the planning minister decided that all stakeholders, particularly the provinces should be contacted for a broader consultation. </p> <p>The minister asked the planning commission that the 12th five-year plan should contribute to real economic growth covering all aspects for attaining sustained economic growth. In line with the government’s vision, emphasis during the plan period would remain on social sectors, poverty alleviation, job creation and improvement of governance for ensuring transparency and overcoming corruption. </p> <p>The IMF has already revised growth prospects downward saying the macroeconomic stability gains have been eroding, putting the outlook at risk. “Growth is expected to moderate to 4.0pc in 2019, and slow to about 3.0pc in the medium term – till 2023.”</p> <figure class="media one-whole palm--one-whole media--stretch media--uneven media--embed "> <div class="media__item media__item--relative media__item--infogram "> <script id="infogram_0_tracker-for-stories-1h8j4xxmgndp4mv" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620js_/https://e.infogr.am/js/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div> </figure> <p> </p> <p><em>Published in Dawn, January 8th, 2019</em></p> </div> </div>  <div class="px-1 modifier--widedefault"> <p><i>Download the new Dawn mobile app 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class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Kamal</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-01-08T07:45:04+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-01-08T07:45:04+05:00">Jan 08, 2019 07:45am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>So our growth rate is also decreasing!</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Kamal, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" 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title="2019-01-08T09:15:24+05:00">Jan 08, 2019 09:15am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Well done on the right track..positive actions needed to implement.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Hafeez, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6619444">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6619444">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6619500" data-id="4"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">ARIF UR RAHMAN</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-01-08T09:40:28+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-01-08T09:40:28+05:00">Jan 08, 2019 09:40am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Start planning for the next budget. The rest is cosmetics.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="ARIF UR RAHMAN, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6619500">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6619500">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6619582" data-id="5"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">SHAHID SATTAR </div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-01-08T10:10:28+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-01-08T10:10:28+05:00">Jan 08, 2019 10:10am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Given the ground realities, an impossible task to achieve. But then the people in the government have to show their over ambitiousness to harp about the same in the media during the coming weeks.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="SHAHID SATTAR , " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6619582">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6619582">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6619656" data-id="6"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Tamza</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-01-08T10:32:17+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-01-08T10:32:17+05:00">Jan 08, 2019 10:32am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>That 5.8% is a reasonable ‘starting rate’. But longer term need it to be closer to 7.5%.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Tamza, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6619656">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6619656">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6619682" data-id="7"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">anwarsher</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-01-08T10:40:32+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-01-08T10:40:32+05:00">Jan 08, 2019 10:40am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>All talk no action. First take care of this month import bill.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="anwarsher, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6619682">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6619682">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6619862" data-id="8"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Rameez Ahmed</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-01-08T11:50:24+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-01-08T11:50:24+05:00">Jan 08, 2019 11:50am</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>Gr8, we will have 29 percent growth in 5 years, we will surely overtake few big economies in this period. great going PMIK</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Rameez Ahmed, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6619862">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6619862">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6620122" data-id="9"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">shamshad</div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-01-08T13:30:44+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-01-08T13:30:44+05:00">Jan 08, 2019 01:30pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>the prediction is not more than 3% growth rate for this year if every thing goes well</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="shamshad, " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6620122">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6620122">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6620190" data-id="10"> <div class="row no-gutters"> <div class="col-11"> <div class="comment__author font-bold font--playfair-display size-five float-left mb-1">Vikas </div> <div class="timeago comment__date text-grey size-three leading-none clear--left" title="2019-01-08T13:57:26+05:00"><span class="timestamp--time timeago" title="2019-01-08T13:57:26+05:00">Jan 08, 2019 01:57pm</span></div> <div class="comment__body mt-2 size-four clearfix"><p>What is there in taking aim. One could aim for 10 per cent, why only 5? Question is what will actually be the growth. Forstly the target would be revised midway to 4 and eventually even that would not be achieved.</p> </div> <div class=""> <input type="button" value="Reply" data-name="Vikas , " class="button p-t-one-eighth p-b-one-eighth px-2 mr-2 comment__reply bg-transparent text-grey size-two border-0 rounded-none border-none hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray"/> <div class="button p-0 no-underline inline-block list-reset cursor-pointer relative whitespace-no-wrap align-middle bg-white border leading-normal size-three hover-bg-image-linear-gradient-lightgray select-none" title="Recommend this comment"> <span class="button__label p-t-one-eighth px-2 text-grey size-two votejs__cast" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6620190">Recommend</span> <span class="button__count border--left p-one-eighth text-grey size-two votejs__count" data-vote-key="1456181/up-6620190">0</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="comment pb-4 mb-4 border--bottom" id="6620210" data-id="11"> <div class="row 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</div><div class="popular-row lap-and-up-border--bottom last-child-border-none"> </div></div> </div> <div class="border-3 border-r-0 border-b-0 border-l-0 border-solid border-black mx-sm-2 mx-0 clearfix"> <h3 class="my-2"><a class="font--playfair-display size-nine leading-tight text-black-light" href="/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/must-read">Must read</a></h3> <div class=" slideshow--list px-0 pr-sm-2 col-sm-4 col-12 float-left mt-2"> <div class="clear--both"> <div class="slideshow--row__item active pr-0pr-sm-2 mb-2 palm-border--bottom equalize float-left" data-id="0" style="float:left;width:99%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1456222" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456222/the-next-5-years-will-be-a-rough-ride-for-pti"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/01/5c3411b79d36a.jpg" alt="The next 5 years will be a rough ride for PTI"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1456222" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-five sm-size-five leading-tight "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456222/the-next-5-years-will-be-a-rough-ride-for-pti" class="story__link">The next 5 years will be a rough ride for PTI </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four text-black font--georgia ">Is 5 months enough time to judge the incompetence of the PTI, in which case the criticism should be replaced with panic? </div> </article>  </div> </div><div class="clear--both"> </div></div> <div class=" slideshow--list px-0 col-sm-8 col-12 float-left mt-2"> <div class="clear--both"> <div class="slideshow--row__item active pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="0" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1456231" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-sm-12 col-3 mr-sm-0 mr-2 sm-float-none px-0 "> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456231/editorial-success-against-terrorism-is-surely-within-reach-if-pakistans-institutions-work-together"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/01/5c3447e75c7b4.jpg" alt="Editorial: Success against terrorism is surely within reach if Pakistan's institutions work together"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1456231" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-five sm-size-five leading-tight py-0 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456231/editorial-success-against-terrorism-is-surely-within-reach-if-pakistans-institutions-work-together" class="story__link">Editorial: Success against terrorism is surely within reach if Pakistan's institutions work together </a></h2> <div class=" mt-1 "><span class="story__byline size-three text-black "></span> </div></article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="1" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1456224" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-sm-12 col-3 mr-sm-0 mr-2 sm-float-none px-0 "> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456224/editorial-we-owe-it-to-zainab-and-countless-other-children-to-formulate-better-policies-to-protect-them"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/01/5c3421b5ed190.jpg" alt="Editorial: We owe it to Zainab — and countless other children — to formulate better policies to protect them"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1456224" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-five sm-size-five leading-tight py-0 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456224/editorial-we-owe-it-to-zainab-and-countless-other-children-to-formulate-better-policies-to-protect-them" class="story__link">Editorial: We owe it to Zainab — and countless other children — to formulate better policies to protect them </a></h2> <div class=" mt-1 "><span class="story__byline size-three text-black "></span> </div></article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="2" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1456223" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-sm-12 col-3 mr-sm-0 mr-2 sm-float-none px-0 "> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456223/was-gandhis-alleged-racism-the-only-reason-behind-ghanas-anger-over-his-statue"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/01/5c341c9a3eb34.jpg" alt="Was Gandhi's alleged racism the only reason behind Ghana's anger over his statue?"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1456223" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-five sm-size-five leading-tight py-0 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456223/was-gandhis-alleged-racism-the-only-reason-behind-ghanas-anger-over-his-statue" class="story__link">Was Gandhi's alleged racism the only reason behind Ghana's anger over his statue? </a></h2> <div class=" mt-1 "><span class="story__byline size-three text-black "></span> </div></article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="3" style="float:left;width:24%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1456221" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-sm-12 col-3 mr-sm-0 mr-2 sm-float-none px-0 "> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456221/whats-behind-the-gas-crisis-gripping-the-country-wastage"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/01/5c340e278cb71.jpg" alt="What's behind the gas crisis gripping the country? Wastage."/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1456221" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-five sm-size-five leading-tight py-0 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456221/whats-behind-the-gas-crisis-gripping-the-country-wastage" class="story__link">What's behind the gas crisis gripping the country? Wastage. </a></h2> <div class=" mt-1 "><span class="story__byline size-three text-black "></span> </div></article>  </div> </div><div class="clear--both"> </div></div> </div> <div class="border-3 border-r-0 border-b-0 border-l-0 border-solid border-black mx-sm-2 mx-0 clearfix"> <h3 class="my-2"><a class="font--playfair-display size-nine leading-tight text-black-light" href="/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/opinion">Opinion</a></h3> <div class=" slideshow--list px-0 pr-sm-2 col-sm-4 col-12 float-left mt-2"> <div class="clear--both"> <div class="slideshow--row__item active pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 palm-border--bottom equalize float-left" data-id="0" style="float:left;width:99%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1456177" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--stretch col-12 px-0 "> <div class="media__item "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456177/a-rough-ride-ahead"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/01/5c33c4047a585.jpg" alt="A rough ride ahead"/></a></div> </figure> <div class="clearfix"></div>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1456177" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-five sm-size-five leading-tight "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456177/a-rough-ride-ahead" class="story__link">A rough ride ahead </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four text-black font--georgia ">Is there more to the story than just the government’s mismanagement? </div> </article>  </div> </div><div class="clear--both"> </div></div> <div class=" slideshow--list px-0 col-sm-8 col-12 float-left mt-2"> <div class="clear--both"> <div class="slideshow--row__item active pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="0" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1456176" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-sm-12 col-3 mr-sm-0 mr-2 sm-float-none px-0 "> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456176/the-nouveau-riche-indian"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/01/5c33c3ab0fa02.jpg" alt="The nouveau riche Indian"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1456176" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-five sm-size-five leading-tight py-0 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456176/the-nouveau-riche-indian" class="story__link">The nouveau riche Indian </a></h2> <div class=" mt-1 "><span class="story__byline size-three text-black "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/authors/280/jawed-naqvi">Jawed Naqvi</a></span> </div>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four text-black font--georgia ">Observe the widespread influence-peddling and power play, which impoverished Africans watch rich Indians indulging in. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="1" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1456175" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-sm-12 col-3 mr-sm-0 mr-2 sm-float-none px-0 "> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456175/importing-success"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/01/5c33c33f4e81b.jpg" alt="Importing success?"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1456175" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-five sm-size-five leading-tight py-0 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456175/importing-success" class="story__link">Importing success? </a></h2> <div class=" mt-1 "><span class="story__byline size-three text-black "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/authors/2713/farhan-bokhari">Farhan Bokhari</a></span> </div>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four text-black font--georgia ">Rulers have ignored the mistakes committed in the nation’s history. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="2" style="float:left;width:24%;margin-right:1.3333333333333%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1456173" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-sm-12 col-3 mr-sm-0 mr-2 sm-float-none px-0 "> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456173/endless-delay"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/01/5c33c2e1a30c5.jpg" alt="Endless delay"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1456173" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-five sm-size-five leading-tight py-0 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456173/endless-delay" class="story__link">Endless delay </a></h2> <div class=" mt-1 "><span class="story__byline size-three text-black "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/authors/7519/anees-jillani">Anees Jillani</a></span> </div>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four text-black font--georgia ">Barefooted and bored, children in Pakistan’s jails await their release. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="3" style="float:left;width:24%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1455963" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-sm-12 col-3 mr-sm-0 mr-2 sm-float-none px-0 "> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1455963/data-protection-law"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/01/5c327bd3dd51c.jpg" alt="Data protection law"/></a></div> </figure>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1455963" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-five sm-size-five leading-tight py-0 "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1455963/data-protection-law" class="story__link">Data protection law </a></h2> <div class=" mt-1 "><span class="story__byline size-three text-black "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/authors/7248/usama-khilji">Usama Khilji</a></span> </div>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four text-black font--georgia ">The draft law contains some welcome steps to protect personal information. </div> </article>  </div> </div><div class="clear--both"> </div></div> </div> <div class="border-3 border-r-0 border-b-0 border-l-0 border-solid border-black mx-sm-2 mx-0"> <h3 class="my-2"><a class="font--playfair-display size-nine leading-tight text-black-light" href="/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/opinion">Editorial</a></h3> <div class=" slideshow--list mt-2"> <div class="clear--both"> <div class="slideshow--row__item active pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="0" style="float:left;width:15.666666666667%;margin-right:1.2%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1456180" data-layout="story"><span class="story__time size-two text-grey font--arial "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> January 08, 2019</span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1456180" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-four sm-size-five leading-tight "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456180/terrorism-threat" class="story__link">Terrorism threat </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four text-black font--georgia ">Pakistan is more stable and secure than it was at the turn of the decade. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="1" style="float:left;width:15.666666666667%;margin-right:1.2%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1456179" data-layout="story">  <figure class="media media--focus media--stretch col-sm-12 col-3 mr-sm-0 mr-2 px-0 "> <div class="media__item media__item--100 "><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456179/lest-we-forget"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620im_/https://i.dawn.com/medium/2019/01/5c3421c76f3f9.jpg" alt="Lest we forget"/></a></div> </figure> <span class="story__time size-two text-grey font--arial "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> January 08, 2019</span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1456179" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-four sm-size-five leading-tight "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456179/lest-we-forget" class="story__link">Lest we forget </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four text-black font--georgia ">Have we learnt any lessons since last year? </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="2" style="float:left;width:15.666666666667%;margin-right:1.2%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1456178" data-layout="story"><span class="story__time size-two text-grey font--arial ">January 08, 2019</span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1456178" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-four sm-size-five leading-tight "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1456178/chinese-education-camps" class="story__link">Chinese ‘education’ camps </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four text-black font--georgia ">MANY questions surround the fate of Chinese Uighur Muslims sent to ‘education’ camps run by Beijing, apparently... </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="3" style="float:left;width:15.666666666667%;margin-right:1.2%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1455966" data-layout="story"><span class="story__time size-two text-grey font--arial "><span class="timestamp--label">Updated</span> January 07, 2019</span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1455966" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-four sm-size-five leading-tight "><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190108121620/https://www.dawn.com/news/1455966/balancing-ties" class="story__link">Balancing ties </a></h2>  <div class="story__excerpt size-four text-black font--georgia ">Govt must protect own interests abroad, and at home it must be more transparent about financial assistance it receives. </div> </article>  </div> <div class="slideshow--row__item pr-0 pr-sm-2 mb-2 lap-and-up-border--right palm-border--bottom equalize last-child-border-none float-left" data-id="4" style="float:left;width:15.666666666667%;margin-right:1.2%;">  <article class="box story mt-1 mb-1 mb-sm-2 mt-sm-0 pt-0 pb-1 pb-sm-2 pt-1 pt-sm-0 pr-0" data-id="1455965" data-layout="story"><span class="story__time size-two text-grey font--arial ">January 07, 2019</span>  <h2 data-layout="story" data-id="1455965" class="story__title font--playfair-display text-black-light size-four sm-size-five leading-tight "><a 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