25+ min ago   (215+ words) INTENSE fighting has broken out between the Saudi-backed government of Yemen, and the pro-Iran Houthi Ansarallah group that currently holds the capital Sanaa and much of the north. While the hostilities will add to the miseries of the Yemeni people,…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (679+ words) GILGIT: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Friday that consultations on the constitutional and legal status of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) were under way, while the federal government was considering an arrangement to give the region…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (569+ words) • Islamabad rules out strikes on Houthi targets for now• New Foreign Office spokesperson distinguishes trilateral pact from existing defence ties with Riyadh; ‘no plans yet’ to expand three-member alliance• Insists Pakistani troops in the kingdom deployed for ‘training, logistics’• Backs…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (524+ words) Dawn THE proposal presented by a federal minister to the effect that Pakistan should either create 15 more provinces or establish around 160 fully empowered district governments deserves serious national debate. We must explore if creating more provinces is really the answer,…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (221+ words) The PTI’s absence is more tragic. In the past, the party led large protest movements. For now, even as it embarks on another drive for its founder’s release, it is effectively without a central leadership, and its decision-making structure is…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (302+ words) No move to restructure governance should be separated from the democratic process. There seems to be complete confusion in the ranks of the ruling party. While some PML-N cabinet members and party officials appear supportive of the administrative restructuring, the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (17+ words) Dawn Govt reduces petrol price by Rs3.13, increases HSD by Rs3.74 Next Story...

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5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (948+ words) A new dark age? Dawn Get the latest news and updates from Dawn RECENT years have seen a surge of books and articles on the impact of technology on people’s lives and thinking. While communication technology has opened new vistas…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (123+ words) IT’S a little disturbing to live long enough to see fictional dystopias become reality. Take Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 — published in 1953 — which depicts a world in which books are outlawed and specially designated ‘firemen’ are tasked with destroying these offending objects…...