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Saim Saeed
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Down but not out: Nawaz Sharif is no longer prime minister but he will continue to rule Pakistan
He was removed from office for corruption by the Supreme Court on Friday.
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Pakistan lynching: When ‘innocent until proven guilty’ is a dangerous argument
Mob lynching of 23-year-old Mashal Khan is yet another reminder that Pakistan has to stop treating blasphemy to be a moral or a legal crime.
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Four outspoken bloggers abducted in Pakistan have been set free, but they've since fallen silent
Illegal detentions, intimidation of the media have become routine in the country.
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Trending
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This holiday season, who’s ‘Uninvited’ from Goa?
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‘Finding a long-term solution’: More farmers turn to ‘natural farming’ amid climate change challenge
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Supreme Court upholds abrogation of Article 370 that gave Jammu and Kashmir special status
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Memoir: Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter recalls the family’s first few days in Rashtrapati Bhavan
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A new book re-examines Bill Gates and Melinda Gates’s philanthropic work
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Sindh's anti-conversion bill will help protect Hindus. But will it actually become law?
For the sake of hundreds of Hindu women and girls who are kidnapped and forced to convert every year, the Pakistan People's Party must live up to its rhetoric.
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In its tussle with the military, Pakistani government throws the media under the bus
The decision to bar Dawn reporter Cyril Almeida from travelling abroad underscores the fragility of democracy across the border.
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Why Pakistani liberals are unable to resolve their Balochistan dilemma
To remain Pakistani, they cannot endorse Baloch independence. To remain liberal, they cannot honestly believe in Pakistaniyat.
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Video
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Watch: Boulders rolling down hillside halt traffic movement on Jammu and Kashmir National Highway
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Watch: Iranian guests at Nobel Prize ceremony sing to celebrate Narges Mohammadi’s Peace Prize
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Watch: Actor Bradley Cooper makes sandwiches and serves them from a food truck in New York
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Watch: Meet Captain Fatima Wasim, the first woman medical officer to be deployed at Siachen Glacier
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Watch: British PM Rishi Sunak, Dutch PM Mark Rutte get locked out of Sunak’s residence briefly
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A fake degree scam, Dawood and ISI: Pakistani media is experiencing another convulsion
A New York Times story on a Pakistani company triggered a chain of events that exposed the faultlines in the country’s media: censorship, graft and an ever-present threat of violence.
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Yet again, Pakistan goes into mourning – without a plan for prevention or action
Wednesday's shootings of 43 Shias elicited familiar words of sorrow from politicians. But their statements have long begun to sound hollow.
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'She was both mother and anarchist': Remembering slain Pakistani activist Sabeen Mahmud
Mehmud's T2F venue was a haven for alternative culture in Karachi. Her killing leaves a generation adrift.
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The Reel
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The Yemenese film about abortion that grabbing attention – and its Indian connections
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Start the week with a film: ‘Somewhere’ is a sensitive look at an actor’s empty life
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Mining town-set film ‘Whispers of Fire and Water’ is an immersive experience
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In Ken Loach’s ‘The Old Oak’, a solidarity that transcends differences
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In animated film ‘The Siren’, a reminder that ‘democracy and peace are never eternal’
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Yemen crisis: Pakistan finds itself caught between an angry Iran and an angrier Saudi Arabia
Whatever decision Islamabad takes on joining the Saudi campaign against the Houthis, the cost is likely to be steep.
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That part of the India-Pakistan border that’s all beer and gunshots of joy
A jeep rally in Pakistan's Bahawalpur desert provides unique sights and has a subculture all its own.
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Spotted at the Karachi Lit Fest: the endangered Pakistani liberal
They call people 'chaps' and have accents as expired as the era they talk about.
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The Field
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WPL 2024: Vrinda Dinesh – Once a benchwarmer, now one of the most expensive players from the auction
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: Netherlands beat Argentina on penalties to win fifth title
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Pro Kabaddi League: Bengal Warriors pick up comprehensive win; Haryana Steelers pip Dabang Delhi
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IWL 2023-24: East Bengal open campaign with win over Sports Odisha
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England tour of India: Saika Ishaque, Shreyanka Patil spur hosts to consolation win in final T20I