:root{
--red:#d71920;--dark:#17191c;--ink:#1f2225;--muted:#6e747a;--line:#e6e7e9;--soft:#f5f6f7;--white:#fff;--container:1160px
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--red)}
.container{width:min(calc(100% - 32px),var(--container));margin-inline:auto}
.screen-reader-text{position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}

.topbar{background:var(--dark);color:#d7d7d7;font-size:12px}
.topbar__inner{height:28px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center}
.masthead{height:86px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr;align-items:center}
.brand{text-align:center}
.brand-text{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:700;font-size:42px;color:var(--red);letter-spacing:-1.5px}
.custom-logo{height:auto;width:auto;max-height:68px;max-width:260px}
.header-right{justify-self:end;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}
.icon-btn{width:40px;height:40px;border:1px solid #d8dadd;background:#fff;border-radius:7px;font-size:20px;cursor:pointer}
.epaper{background:var(--red);color:#fff;padding:10px 15px;border-radius:5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;font-size:12px}

.primary-nav{border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;position:sticky;top:0;z-index:40}
.primary-menu{height:44px;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:24px;list-style:none;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;overflow-x:auto;white-space:nowrap}
.search-panel{padding:12px 0;background:var(--soft);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.search-form{display:flex;gap:8px}.search-field{flex:1;min-width:0;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:11px 13px;border-radius:6px;font-size:16px}.search-form button,.button{border:0;background:var(--dark);color:#fff;padding:11px 17px;border-radius:6px;font-weight:700}
.mobile-drawer{position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,.45);z-index:100;opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transition:.18s}.mobile-drawer.is-open{opacity:1;visibility:visible}.mobile-drawer__panel{position:absolute;left:0;top:0;height:100%;width:min(84vw,340px);background:#fff;padding:72px 24px 28px;transform:translateX(-100%);transition:.22s}.mobile-drawer.is-open .mobile-drawer__panel{transform:none}.drawer-close{position:absolute;right:16px;top:16px;border:1px solid #ddd;background:#fff;width:40px;height:40px;font-size:26px;border-radius:50%}.mobile-menu{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}.mobile-menu li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.mobile-menu a{display:block;padding:14px 0;font-size:17px;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif}.drawer-open{overflow:hidden}

.breaking{background:#fff3f3;border-bottom:1px solid #f0d4d4}.breaking .container{min-height:38px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;font-size:13px}.breaking strong{color:var(--red);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em}
.ad-slot{min-height:72px;border:1px dashed #ccc;margin:14px auto 18px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:#777;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden}.ad-slot span{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;margin-bottom:4px}

.section{padding:28px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.section--hero{padding-top:22px}
.section-heading{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:end;margin-bottom:16px}
.section-heading--left{justify-content:flex-start}
.section-heading h2{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;margin:0;font-size:27px}
.section-heading h2:after{content:"";display:block;width:42px;height:3px;background:var(--red);margin-top:7px}
.section-heading>a{color:var(--red);font-weight:700;font-size:13px}

.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.7fr .8fr;gap:24px}
.hero-main__image{display:block;aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden;background:var(--soft)}
.hero-main__image img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.hero-main h1{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:38px;line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.8px;margin:9px 0}
.hero-main p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--muted);margin:8px 0}
.hero-side{display:grid;gap:12px;align-content:start}
.compact-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:112px 1fr;gap:11px;padding-bottom:12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.compact-item:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.compact-item__image{aspect-ratio:1.45/1;overflow:hidden;background:var(--soft)}
.compact-item__image img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.compact-item h3{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.22;margin:2px 0 6px}

.eyebrow{font-size:10px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--red);font-weight:800;margin-bottom:5px}
.meta{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted)}

.news-card__image{display:block;aspect-ratio:1.55/1;overflow:hidden;background:var(--soft)}
.news-card__image img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.news-card h3{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.2;margin:7px 0}
.news-card p{color:var(--muted);font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;margin:7px 0}
.placeholder{display:grid;place-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:120px;background:#f0f0f0;color:#aaa;font-weight:900}

.latest-list{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;column-gap:24px}
.latest-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:44px 94px 1fr;gap:10px;align-items:center;padding:11px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.latest-item:nth-child(-n+2){border-top:0}
.latest-item__time{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted)}
.latest-item__thumb{aspect-ratio:1.5/1;overflow:hidden;background:var(--soft)}
.latest-item__thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.latest-item h3{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.22;margin:0}

.category-feature-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;gap:22px}
.category-lead .news-card h3{font-size:25px}
.category-side-list{display:grid;gap:12px;align-content:start}

.archive-page{padding:34px 0 55px}
.archive-header{border-bottom:3px solid var(--dark);padding-bottom:13px;margin-bottom:18px}
.archive-header h1{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:36px;margin:0}
.archive-description{color:var(--muted);max-width:760px}
.archive-list{display:grid}
.archive-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:260px 1fr;gap:20px;padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.archive-item__image{aspect-ratio:1.55/1;overflow:hidden;background:var(--soft)}
.archive-item__image img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.archive-item h2{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:25px;line-height:1.2;margin:4px 0 8px}
.archive-item p{color:var(--muted);line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 8px}
.pagination{padding-top:26px}.nav-links{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}.page-numbers{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:8px 12px}.page-numbers.current{background:var(--dark);color:#fff}

.single-wrap{padding:30px 0 46px}
.single-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,780px) 280px;gap:44px;justify-content:center}
.article-header{margin-bottom:18px}
.article-title{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:46px;line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-1px;margin:8px 0 12px}
.standfirst{font-size:19px;line-height:1.5;color:#50565b;margin:0 0 13px}
.article-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;padding:12px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}
.article-meta a{font-weight:700}
.share-row{display:flex;gap:7px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:12px 0 0}
.share-row a{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:7px 10px;border-radius:5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700}
.article-featured{margin:0 0 22px}
.article-featured img{width:100%;height:auto}
.article-featured figcaption{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:6px}
.article-content{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:19px;line-height:1.82;max-width:720px}
.article-content p{margin:0 0 1.22em}
.article-content h2,.article-content h3{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.25;margin-top:1.6em}
.article-content blockquote{border-left:4px solid var(--red);margin:1.4em 0;padding:.2em 0 .2em 1.1em;font-size:1.16em}
.article-content img{margin:1.15em auto}
.article-content table{display:block;overflow-x:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse}
.article-content th,.article-content td{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:8px}
.article-end-ad{margin-top:26px}
.tags{margin-top:22px;padding-top:13px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.related-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px}
.compact-headlines{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.compact-headlines li{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:11px 0;font-weight:700}
.compact-headlines span{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);font-weight:400;white-space:nowrap}
.widget{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:15px;margin-bottom:16px}.widget-title{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;margin-top:0}

.page-wrap{padding:34px 0 55px;max-width:820px}
.error-page{padding:80px 0;text-align:center}.error-code{font-size:82px;font-weight:900;color:#ddd}
.site-footer{background:var(--dark);color:#ddd;margin-top:28px}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;gap:38px;padding:40px 0}
.footer-brand{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;color:#fff;font-size:32px}
.site-footer h3{color:#fff}.site-footer ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}.site-footer li{margin:8px 0}.site-footer p{color:#aaa;line-height:1.6}
.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);padding:14px 0;font-size:12px;color:#aaa}.footer-ad{border-color:#555}

/* Prevent empty ad wrappers from creating large blank spaces. */
ins.adsbygoogle:empty{display:none!important}
.ad-slot:has(ins.adsbygoogle:empty){min-height:0!important;border:0!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important}

@media(max-width:900px){
.topbar{display:none}
.masthead{height:78px}
.brand-text{font-size:34px}
.custom-logo{max-height:58px;max-width:230px}
.primary-nav{display:none}
.epaper{padding:8px 11px}
.hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.hero-side{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
.category-feature-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.category-side-list{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
.latest-list{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.latest-item:nth-child(2){border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.single-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.article-sidebar{display:none}
.article-title{font-size:39px}
}

@media(max-width:620px){
.container{width:min(calc(100% - 24px),var(--container))}
.masthead{height:74px}
.brand-text{font-size:29px}
.custom-logo{max-height:54px;max-width:210px}
.epaper{display:none}
.icon-btn{width:38px;height:38px}
.section{padding:22px 0}
.section--hero{padding-top:12px}
.hero-grid{gap:16px}
.hero-main__image{aspect-ratio:16/9}
.hero-main h1{font-size:28px;line-height:1.1}
.hero-main p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.5}
.hero-side{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.compact-item{grid-template-columns:110px 1fr}
.compact-item h3{font-size:15px}
.section-heading{margin-bottom:13px}
.section-heading h2{font-size:23px}
.latest-item{grid-template-columns:38px 76px 1fr;gap:8px}
.latest-item h3{font-size:14px}
.category-lead .news-card h3{font-size:21px}
.category-side-list{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.news-card h3{font-size:18px}
.news-card p{font-size:13px}
.archive-header h1{font-size:29px}
.archive-item{grid-template-columns:118px 1fr;gap:12px}
.archive-item h2{font-size:18px}
.archive-item p{display:none}
.single-wrap{padding-top:20px}
.article-title{font-size:32px;line-height:1.12}
.standfirst{font-size:17px}
.article-meta{font-size:11px;gap:9px}
.share-row{position:static;padding-top:10px}
.article-featured{margin-inline:-12px}
.article-content{font-size:18px;line-height:1.78;max-width:none}
.article-content p{margin-bottom:1.18em}
.related-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
.related-grid .news-card:last-child{display:none}
.compact-headlines li{display:block}
.compact-headlines span{display:block;margin-top:4px}
.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:20px;padding:34px 0}
}

/* Customizer/live-preview safety: remove accidental large top gaps. */
body.customize-partial-edit-shortcuts-shown main,
body.customize-preview main{margin-top:0!important;padding-top:0!important}
main#main-content{margin-top:0!important}


/* v3 logo and Pakistan-first homepage refinements */
.brand .custom-logo-link{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;line-height:0}
.brand .custom-logo-link img{display:block;width:auto;height:auto;object-fit:contain}
.hero-main .eyebrow{margin-top:10px;font-size:11px}
@media(max-width:620px){
	.brand{min-width:190px}
	.brand .custom-logo-link img{max-width:210px!important;max-height:54px!important}
	.hero-main .eyebrow{font-size:11px;margin-top:9px}
}