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3 weeks ago | dawn.com | Zahid Hussain |Riaz Riazuddin

DAWN.COM E-Paper | April 24, 2025 Subscribe to notifications Get the latest news and updates from Dawn Not Now Allow Notifications IN the aftermath of Tuesday’s militant attack on tourists in India-held Kashmir’s Pahalgam area, South Asia once again stands on a knife’s edge.

3 weeks ago | dawn.com | Zahid Hussain |Riaz Riazuddin

DAWN.COM E-Paper | April 24, 2025 Subscribe to notifications Get the latest news and updates from Dawn Not Now Allow Notifications AS controversy over the new canals continues to rage, traders across the country have begun raising the alarm over economic contagion from the crisis.

3 weeks ago | dawn.com | Zahid Hussain |Riaz Riazuddin

DAWN.COM E-Paper | April 24, 2025 Subscribe to notifications Get the latest news and updates from Dawn Not Now Allow Notifications THE downgrading of the IMF’s growth forecast for Pakistan by 40bps to 2.6pc is perturbing, especially considering the country’s elevated poverty levels. More than 42pc of the population currently lives below the poverty line, while the World Bank estimates that 1.9m more people will fall into this category this year.

3 weeks ago | dawn.com | Zahid Hussain |Riaz Riazuddin

• Committee chairman notes agriculture, once contributing 35pc to Pakistan’s GDP, now accounts for only 20pc• Directs Ministry of National Food Security to present comprehensive 20-year roadmapISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research on Wednesday has expressed concern over the declining per capita water availability, rapid population growth, and the impact of climate change factors which are posing significant threats to national food security.

3 weeks ago | dawn.com | Zahid Hussain |Riaz Riazuddin

VATICAN CITY: No one knows who the world’s Catholic cardinals will choose to succeed Pope Francis as the new leader of the global Catholic Church. But for those watching attentively, there are sometimes hints about who might emerge as the next pontiff. The process to choose a new pope is long and secretive. Most of the world’s 252 cardinals are coming to Rome to take part. Those under the age of 80, about 135 prelates, are preparing to enter into a conclave to elect the next pontiff.