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.content-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:32px;padding-top:32px;padding-bottom:55px}.content-main{min-width:0}.site-sidebar{min-width:0}.widget{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;padding:16px;margin-bottom:20px}.widget-title{font-size:15px;margin:0 0 10px;padding-bottom:8px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--navy)}.widget ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.widget li{font-size:12px;padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #edf0f3}.widget li:last-child{border:0}.sidebar-ad{min-height:250px;margin:18px 0}.article-page{max-width:920px}.article-title{font-size:clamp(30px,3.3vw,46px);line-height:1.17;letter-spacing:-1px;color:var(--navy);margin:5px 0 12px}.article-byline{font-size:11px;color:#8995a2;margin-bottom:20px}.article-cover{margin:20px 0 25px}.article-cover img{width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:4px}.article-body{font-size:17px;line-height:1.85;color:#283b4e;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.article-body h2{font-size:27px;line-height:1.3;color:var(--navy);margin:30px 0 12px}.article-body h3{font-size:21px;margin:24px 0 10px}.article-body p{margin:0 0 20px}.article-body a{color:var(--blue);text-decoration:underline}.article-body blockquote{background:var(--soft);border-left:4px solid var(--red);padding:14px 20px;margin:22px 0}.article-body img{height:auto}.article-tags{margin:24px 0}.article-tags a{display:inline-block;background:var(--soft);padding:5px 9px;margin:3px;border-radius:3px;font-size:10px}.author-panel{background:var(--soft);padding:17px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:4px}.author-panel p{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin:5px 0 0}.related-block{margin-top:35px}.archive-description{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}.pagination,.nav-links{margin:25px 0}.page-numbers{display:inline-block;padding:8px 12px;margin:3px;background:var(--soft);border-radius:3px;font-size:12px}.page-numbers.current{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}.error-page{text-align:center;padding:90px 0}.error-page strong{font-size:90px;color:var(--red)}.error-page h1{font-size:30px}.home-button{display:inline-block;padding:10px 18px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;margin-top:14px;border-radius:3px}
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/* v2.1: reusable Pakistan information strip and category/archive lead layout */
.global-dashboard-wrap{padding-top:22px}
.global-dashboard-wrap .info-dashboard{margin-bottom:0}
.archive-lead-grid{margin:8px 0 30px}
.archive-lead-grid .lead-copy h2{font-size:clamp(24px,2.3vw,34px);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.6px;margin:0 0 9px;color:var(--navy)}
.archive-lead-grid .lead-copy h2 a{color:inherit}
.archive-lead-grid .top-stories{min-width:0}
@media(max-width:760px){.global-dashboard-wrap{padding-top:15px}.archive-lead-grid{margin-top:4px}.archive-lead-grid .lead-copy h2{font-size:26px}}